BTWF Octane (October Week 1)
'Are You Ready' by Disturbed plays, causing the crowd to cheer and chant 'BTWF' as the camera panned to all the cheering fans. The camera then panned to the stage while pyro went off all over the stage as the camera panned to the announce desk as the crowd continued to cheer and chant.
"Welcome back to Octane ladies and gentlemen! We have a night packed with action tonight live from Osaka Japan in preparation for our first PPV outside the United States, Trouble in Tokyo! I'm Jim Cornette alongside Rintaro Okabe and taking the place of Beth Vanderwood tonight, is former BTWF Women's Champion Mirajane Strauss!" Cornette exclaimed as Okabe nodded to the camera as Mirajane smiled at the camera and waved at the fans at home.
"Thank you for the introduction Jim, and I am excited to be back in the BTWF for the first time in a while!" Mirajane exclaimed as 'God's Gonna Cut You Down' by Marilyn Manson played, causing the crowd to cheer as Death the Kid came out on his skateboard with Homer Simpson and Bam following him.
"The following contest is a 6 man tag team match scheduled for one fall. Approaching the ring, accompanied to the ring by Rachel Light, the team of Bam, Homer Simpson, and Death the Kid!" Mary Hughes announced as Rachel followed the team to the ring, looking annoyed as Bam, Homer hi-fived fans while Death continued to skateboard down the ramp and to ringside.
"Despite Rachel's objections, Bam has agreed to help Death the Kid and Homer Simpson with going against Mr. Enter's Enter Enterprises, which I think shows just what kind of a man he is," Mirajane explained as Bam rolled into the ring while Homer climbed up the steel steps and Death the Kid got off of his skateboard and leaned it over the steel steps.
"Well with the small army that Mr. Enter obtained for his new faction, Kid and Homer are going to need all the help they need," Okabe responded as Kid rolled into the ring and hi-fived Bam and Homer as 'One Finger and a Fist' by Drowning Pool played, causing the crowd to boo as Mr. Enter and Manabo came out with Owen, Bonifer, and Joe following them.
"And their opponents, representing Enter Enterprises, accompanied to the ring by Mr. Enter and Manabo, the team of Owen, Joe Wolf, and Charlie Bonifer!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd continued to boo as Joe and Owen hi-fived each other while Bonifer snarled at the booing fans as they made their way to the ring.
"Death the Kid, at New Horizons, refused Enter's request to join the Enter Enterprises, and now Mr. Enter and the rest of Enter Enterprises is out for blood!" Cornette exclaimed as the five headed to the ringside area, and then Joe, Bonifer, and Owen got into the ring and started a yelling match with the other team, as the crowd chanted for the men to fight.
"And it looks like they want that blood right now!" Mirajane exclaimed as the referee rang the bell. Joe and Kid started the match, with the crowd cheering as Kid was immediately able to send Joe down an arm drag and then tried to put him in an armbar, but Joe was able to get back to his feet and attempted to punch Kid, but Kid was able to dodge the punches and hit Joe with multiple knife-edge chops to Joe's chest before sending him back down with a Headscissors Takedown. The crowd cheered as Kid put Joe in a seated position and hit him with a Dropkick to the back of his head.
"Death had control of this match completely in his favor!" Okabe exclaimed as Kid picked Joe up, and tagged Bam into the match. Bam got into the ring, and he and Bam Irish Whipped Joe into the ropes, allowing the both of them to hit a Double Dropkick onto a rebounding Joe. The crowd cheered as Bam ran the ropes and hit Joe with a Jumping Knee Drop onto Joe's head before going for the pin as Kid went to the apron and Rachel nodded in approval.
Ref: 1…
"Rachel looks happy at Bam's strong start to this match!" Cornette exclaimed as Bam picked Joe up, but Joe poked Bam in the eye and pushed him away before tagging Bonifer into the match, causing the crowd to boo. However, when Bonifer ran at him, Bam hit a dropkick into Bonifer's face that sent him down to the mat. The crowd and Rachel cheered as Bam started punching Bonifer in the head, causing the crowd to cheer as Bonifer pushed him out of the ring through the ropes.
"And Bonifer able to push Bam out of the ring!" Mirajane exclaimed as Bam, still on his feet, started clubbing Bonifer in the head and chest before pushing him and walking back onto the apron. Bonifer started staggering to his feet, and Bam responded by diving into the ring with a Springboard Dropkick, causing the crowd to cheer as he tagged Homer Simpson into the match. Homer picked Bam up and threw him into Bonifer in a crossbody form, causing the crowd to cheer louder before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
"And now Homer is in this match! And he has had his own problems with Enter Enterprises!" Okabe exclaimed as Homer picked Bonifer up and started punching him in the gut before throwing him into another corner. The crowd cheered as Homer hit a running hip attack into Bonifer's gut, and when Bonifer walked out of the corner, Homer ran the ropes, attempting to hit a spear. However, Bonifer hit Homer with a knee lift before tagging Owen into the match, causing the crowd to boo as Owen started punching Homer in the side of the head. However, Homer started punching Owen in the gut, causing the crowd to cheer as Homer was able to push Owen into the corner.
"The two big men are brawling in the middle of the ring with intent and bad blood, shades of their match at Bash at the Beach!" Cornette exclaimed as Joe ran into the ring and hit a running knee to Homer's back. Homer barely acknowledged the strike, and when he turned around, he grabbed Joe by the throat, causing the crowd to cheer. However, the crowd booed as Owen hit a Savate Kick to the side of Homer's head, sending Homer falling onto his knees. Joe was able to release himself from Homer's grip and hit him with a Snap DDT before rolling out of the ring, allowing Owen to pin him.
Ref: 1…2
"Owen and Joe working together to regain control of this match!" Okabe exclaimed as Owen started stomping on Homer's back before tagging Bonifer back into the match. The crowd booed as Bonifer ran at Owen and hit him with a Jumping Elbow Drop to his back. Bonifer then saw Mr. Enter cheering from the outside and hi-fived him before hitting another Jumping Elbow Drop onto Homer's chest before going for the pin. Enter was cheering on the outside while Rachel started pounding on the apron.
Ref: 1…2
"And Bonifer targeting the midsection and back of Homer with multiple elbow drops!" Mirajane exclaimed as Bonifer started stomping on Homer's back before tagging Joe back into the match. The crowd booed as Bonifer picked Joe up and hit him with a scoop slam that caused Joe to land on the center of Homer's back. The crowd booed as Joe and Bonifer started stomping multiple on Homer until the referee kicked Bonifer out of the ring. Joe ran the ropes and hit a leg drop to the back of Homer's head before running the ropes again and hitting him with a Running Dropkick before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"And Homer literally throws Joe off of him!" Cornette exclaimed as Joe was thrown nearly halfway across the ring by Homer, and when he was getting back in a seated position, Joe ran up to Homer and started kicking him in the head before tagging Bonifer back into the match. The crowd booed as both men ran the ropes and hit a Running Senton/Jumping Leg Drop Combination onto Homer before Bonifer put Homer in a headlock. Homer tried to tag Kid or Bam back into the match, but Bonifer was able to stomp on Homer's hand a couple of times and put his arm back, causing the crowd to boo louder as Bonifer continued to wrench in the hold.
"Bonifer trying to choke Homer out with this hold!" Mirajane exclaimed as Homer attempted to get back to his feet, but Bonifer immediately started clubbing Homer in the face, sending him back down to his knees. However, after another thirty seconds in the hold, Homer started getting back to his feet, taking Bonifer off of his feet. Homer rammed Bonifer back first into the corner, but this allowed Owen to tag himself back into the match, and hit Homer with a Spinning Backfist to the side of his head.
"Homer thought he was getting some reprieve, but Owen immediately getting control back into Enter Enterprise's corner!" Okabe exclaimed as Owen Irish whipped Homer into the ropes, but much to the crowd's delight, Homer hit Owen with a spear, sending both men falling to the ground as the crowd cheered and chanted for Homer to get back into the match. After a few seconds of crawling in the ring, Homer and Owen went into their respective corners and reached out for their partners. Just as the referee counted to eight, Homer and Owen were able to crawl to their corners, tagging Joe and Kid back into the match, causing the crowd to cheer.
"And we're back to where we started with Joe Wolf and Death the Kid back in this match!" Mirajane exclaimed as Kid hit Joe with two flying clotheslines, a flapjack, a running dropkick to the side of the head, and a Reverse Leg Drop Bulldog. The crowd cheered as Kid kipped back up to his feet and when he saw Joe down on his back, hit him with a Corkscrew Shooting Star Press. Bonifer attempted to get into the ring, but Kid was able to take notice and hit him with a Superkick, causing him to fall into Manabo's waiting arms.
"Death the Kid picking up the pace of this match, not letting Joe or Bonifer get a hit in!" Cornette exclaimed as Kid picked Joe up and hit him with a scoop slam before springboarding off of the middle rope to hit him with a springboard leg drop before going for a pin, hooking both of Joe's legs back.
Ref: 1…2.
"Joe barely able to roll his shoulder out, making sure that this match doesn't end," Okabe explained as Kid tried to grab Joe, but Joe was able to roll onto the apron. Death then went to the apron, but Joe poked Kid in the eye, causing the crowd to boo as Joe got back into the ring and using his remaining energy, was able to start clubbing Kid in the back before kicking him in the gut. Joe attempted to put him in a DDT, but Kid was able to escape the hold, push him down, put him in a Cloverleaf position, and hooked both his legs back, going for a pin.
Ref: 1...2..
Owen ran into the ring and stomped on Kid, causing the crowd to boo before he threw Kid into the corner. Homer then got into the ring, causing the crowd to cheer as he punched Owen in the gut a couple of times and then clotheslined him back out of the ring. However, the crowd booed as Owen landed on his feet and while the referee was distracted by checking on Kid, he and Manabo pulled Homer out of the ring and threw him into the steel steps.
"Enter Enterprises using their numbers advantage while the referee is distracted!" Cornette exclaimed as Joe got back to his feet and attempted to stomp on Kid, but he grabbed his foot and hit him with a legsweep. While this was happening, Rachel told Bam to get into the match and do something, which Bam responded to by tagging himself into the match when Kid backed away from Joe. Bam got into the match, picked Joe up, and started hitting him with multiple jabs to the face before Joe kicked him in the gut before tagging Bonifer back into the match.
"Bam is now in the match, and we'll see if Rachel's words of encouragement inspired him enough to get the victory!" Mirajane exclaimed as when Bonifer got into the ring, Bam was able to take him down with a Drop Toe Hold, and then hit him with a Jumping Double Stomp to the back of Bonifer's head. Bam then dragged Bonifer to the corner and kicked him in the gut before attempting to hit him with a Starship Pain, but Bonifer was able to get back to his feet and attempted to hit him with a Crucifix Powerbomb. However, the crowd cheered as Bam was able to counter this into a Backslide pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"Bam almost got the shocking upset there!" Okabe exclaimed as Kid ran out of the ring and hit a Diving Tope Con Hilo onto Owen, causing the crowd to cheer as Owen landed on his ass, while Bam attempted to pick Bonifer up. However, Mr. Enter got onto the apron and started distracting the referee, allowing Bonifer to hit Bam with a low-blow before hitting him with a stiff-looking Lariat onto Bam.
"Enter allowing Bonifer to steal control of this match from Bam via that blow to the family jewels!" Cornette exclaimed as Bonifer picked Bam back up and hit him with a Stump Puller Piledriver, causing the crowd to boo as Joe dived off of the apron and onto Death the Kid with a flying clothesline before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here are your winners, the team of Joe Wolf, Charlie Bonifer, and Owen, Enter Enterprises!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd booed when Enter ran into the ring and pushed the referee out of the way before raising Bonifer's arm in victory. Rachel looked disappointed at Bam as he rolled to the apron.
"This New Era of Enter Enterprises starting off hot with this victory on Octane!" Cornette exclaimed as Owen, Manabo, and Joe rolled into the ring to celebrate with Enter and Bonifer as Bam rolled out of the ring next to Rachel, who despite helping him up, looked at him with disappointment as Owen and Kid got back to their feet.
"Rachel looks irritated at Bam's loss here, but then again, Kid and Homer look irritated at the loss too," Mirajane noted as the five men in the ring hi-fived each other and celebrated in the ring as Rachel and Bam were arguing on their way to the back while Kid continued to glare at Enter Enterprises.
"One thing's for sure, it looks like Death the Kid isn't done with Enter Enterprises," Okabe explained as the camera panned to the back, where Pete Corvus and Tsubaki were celebrating in their locker room with a bottle of champagne in their locker room with the BTWF Hardcore Championship on Corvus' shoulder.
"To the surprise of nobody, I defeated that jumping tub of lard and retained my title! I mean honestly, Tsubaki, who thought that I was gonna lose to him!?" Corvus asked in between laughs as Tsubaki rolled her eyes with a smirk on her face.
"I don't know who possibly thought you would lose, but they're just a bunch of losers who are jealous," Tsubaki responded as the two leaned in for a kiss. However, soon after the kiss started, Arthur Morgan walked into the locker room, laughing and even taking a glass of champagne for himself.
"Man, you really know how to celebrate. You can never get something like this where I'm from," Arthur said with a laugh as Pete and Tsubaki glared at him while Arthur drank out of the champagne.
"Yeah, I bet you can't get that stuff in the redneck dump you're from, so what the hell are you doing here?" Corvus asked in an annoyed tone before Arthur downed his glass of champagne and gave the empty glass to Tsubaki.
"Well Corvus, I wanted to tell you that after your amazing performance at New Horizons, I decided to make a couple of matches for the next two weeks. Not only will you defend your Hardcore title next week in a Stretcher Match against Arnold Jackson, but you'll also defend the championship in an I Quit match two weeks from now against Black Star," Arthur explained, causing Corvus to drop his champagne bottle on the ground, breaking it in his shock as Tsubaki glared at Arthur.
"What!? You can't do that!" Tsubaki yelled in Arthur's face, and before she could start ranting, Arthur patted her shoulder with a confident smile on his face.
"Don't worry about it, if Corvus loses the title to Arnold, he'll be the one to defend against Black Star in the I Quit match. But anyway, let this teach you a lesson; don't start battles you don't want to finish," Arthur advised as he left the locker room, leaving Pete and Tsubaki furious as the camera panned back to the ring, where Hollywood Hooligan and Mandy were standing in the middle of the ring while the crowd was booing.
"Little people, your Hollywood Hero has arrived!" Mandy announced as the crowd booed louder while Hooligan took the microphone.
"You know, one of the things you learn in Hollywood is that you never know what happens when you give kindness to someone. So, I wanted to put that to the test right now. I am going to be gracious enough to let a wrestler back there, even Absolute Zero, wrestle me," Hooligan announced as the crowd booed loudly at Hooligan using the 'Absolute Zero' nickname for Kaminari.
"And you know what? If that person somehow beats me, I'll give them a shot at the BTWF Championship after I win it at Trouble in Tokyo!" Hooligan exclaimed as he dropped the microphone and waited for someone to come out. The crowd cheered as an angry Denki Kaminari came out, with a worried KIRISHIMA following him, as Hooligan and Mandy laughed at the two.
"Well here comes Hooligan's opponent for the night," Cornette stated as Kaminari went into the ring and attempted to get at Hooligan, but Hooligan rolled out of the ring along with Mandy and stayed there until a referee ran into the ring and kept Kaminari in the corner. Hooligan then rolled into the ring and gave his black fur coat to Mandy as the referee made sure both of them were prepared before ringing the bell.
"And we're underway with this impromptu match!" Cornette exclaimed as Kaminari immediately ran at Hooligan and started hitting him with multiple punches to the face, causing the crowd to cheer as those punches turned to forearms. Kaminari then Irish whipped Hooligan into the corner and attempted to hit him with a corner clothesline. However, the crowd booed as Hooligan was able to counter the move with a Bicycle Knee Strike to Kaminari's face, and rolled him up with a School Boy, pulling on his tights.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, the Hollywood Hooligan!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd booed when Hooligan rolled out of the ring and hugged Mandy before both of them laughed at Kaminari, who was sat up with a frustrated look on his face.
"Wow! Hooligan only took 30 seconds to end this match!" Mirajane exclaimed in shock as KIRISHIMA rolled into the ring and checked on Kaminari, who was glaring at Hooligan and Mandy, who were continuing to laugh at Kaminari. Kaminari suddenly shot back up to his feet and glared at KIRISHIMA, who tried to talk him down, but it didn't work as Kaminari punched KIRISHIMA in the face.
"Kaminari's finally had enough! And he's taking out his anger on KIRISHIMA!" Okabe exclaimed in shock as Kaminari kicked KIRISHIMA in the face, sending him down to the ground before mounting KIRISHIMA and punching him in the face as Hooligan and Mandy laughed at what was going on in the ring while the crowd was booing and chanting 'Why Kaminari Why?'
"But why go after KIRISHIMA!? He's only been trying to help!" Mirajane exclaimed as Kaminari picked KIRISHIMA up, and hit him with the Aftershock DDT (Future Shock DDT), causing the crowd to boo as Kaminari continued to stomp on the side of KIRISHIMA's head before multiple security guards and referees came into the ring to separate the enraged KIRISHIMA.
"Thank God we finally have security out here to separate this Goddamn lunatic from KIRISHIMA!" Cornette exclaimed as Hooligan and Mandy applauded Kaminari as they walked back to the backstage area as the security and referees pulled Kaminari out of the ring while a couple of referees stayed behind to check on KIRISHIMA.
"We're seeing a new side of Kaminari here tonight, and KIRISHIMA is the first victim of this new side to him," Mirajane lamented as the camera panned to a commercial break as Kaminari yelled at the camera and the booing fans.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the backstage interview area as Yuko Yoshida was standing next to the Hollywood Hooligan and Mandy, who were still chuckling at what just happened with Kaminari and KIRISHIMA.
"Ladies and gentlemen, during the commercial break, Denki Kaminari has been ejected from the arena and will be banned for the rest of the night. I'm here with the Hollywood Hooligan, who was able to beat Kaminari in thirty seconds, causing this whole…attack," Yuko explained as Hooligan took the microphone from her and slung his arm around the back of Mandy's neck.
"Listen, that…that out there was amazing. That was ALMOST as good as one of my movies. Absolute Zero finally showed some backbone, I got some momentum heading to my inevitable BTWF Championship victory, and the crowd got a good show. This is what happens when a Hollywood star like myself does a kindness for people," Hooligan explained as Natsu Dragneel came into the frame.
"I'll admit, that was impressive of you. I don't think I've won a match in thirty seconds. But if you think that's gonna happen with me or any of your opponents at Trouble in Tokyo, then I think you've watched one too many Michael Bay movies," Natsu joked as Hooligan rolled his eyes in response.
"I've actually been offered a role in a possible new Transformers movie," Hooligan countered as Natsu nodded, pretending to be interested.
"After seeing one of your movies, I can imagine that. But back to our match, I've been looking to get that BTWF Championship back, and you, Kaworu, and Mordecai are not gonna stop me," Natsu responded. Hooligan and Mandy looked at each other and laughed before kicking Natsu in the balls, sending him onto his knees.
"Oh look at that, I just stopped you," Hooligan joked before throwing Natsu into the wall of the interview area, frightening Yuko before he and Mandy hugged and left the area. The camera then panned to the stage, where 'Fear Nothing' by CFO$ played, causing the crowd to cheer as Zia came running out of the back, and then kneeled down on one knee. After a few seconds of kneeling, Zia shot back up, pointing both her fingers together and shooting them up in the air as pyro and smoke appeared from behind her.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, from Springfield Illinois, she is the Woman that Gravity Forgot, Zia Simpson!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd continued to cheer as Zia ran from the stage to the ringside area, pointing at all the cheering fans before sliding underneath the bottom rope on her back.
"Zia, at New Horizons, came up on the short end of the stick against the Sisterhood of Darkness, after being pinned by Sherry," Cornette explained as Zia ran up to the top turnbuckle, and pointed to the sky with both of her pointer fingers, causing the crowd to cheer louder as she looked on at her cheering fans.
"And she's looking to get some momentum back by taking on the newest member of the Sisterhood of Darkness," Mirajane explained as 'Enjoy Your Slay' by Ice Nine Kills played, causing the crowd to boo as the lights in the arena turned blood red and fire started coming out of the stage. Flare, with the rest of the Sisterhood, appeared from the fire, with the crowd booing as Flare bowed to Sherry before turning around and walking to the ring.
"And her opponent, representing the Sisterhood of Darkness, from the Sun Village, Flare Corona!" Mary Hughes announced as Flare continued walking to the ring while holding both her hands in front of her chest, as she smiled at Zia. Zia, on the other hand, was waiting in the corner for Flare to get into the ring.
"Flare joined the Sisterhood at New Horizons, helping Sherry get the victory at the PPV against Zia, so now she gets Zia one on one tonight!" Okabe exclaimed as Flare rolled into the ring while Sherry and the rest of the Sisterhood (Ultear Milkovich, Tomoko Kuroki, Xochi, Tina Belcher, Toga Himiko, Clementine, and Scarlett) stayed on the stage, watching as Flare rose back up off of the ground and walked over to Zia with her sick smile plastered on her face.
"Zia actually wanted this match, and with the Sisterhood's mission to extinguish the 'light' of Zia Simpson from the BTWF, you have to imagine they were more than happy to oblige!" Cornette exclaimed as the bell rang, and Zia immediately ran at Flare with a Running Uppercut, sending Flare crashing into the corner, causing the crowd to cheer as Zia pulled on Flare's hair and started hitting her with multiple forearm smashes to the face.
"Zia starting this match with fire and fury!" Mirajane exclaimed as Zia Irish whipped Flare into another corner before running into that corner with a running dropkick to the face before dragging her out of the corner and hitting her with a Snap Vertical Suplex before hitting her with a Standing Shooting Star Press. The crowd cheered as Zia looked over at the stage and yelled at the Sisterhood before picking her up in a Reverse DDT position, and attempted to hit her with a Lifting Reverse DDT, but Flare was able to counter by punching Zia in the side of the head and push her away, causing the crowd to boo.
"Flare trying to escape Zia's offense with those punches to the side of the head," Okabe explained as Flare turned around and attempted to hit Zia with a suplex. However, the crowd cheered as Zia landed on her feet, turned Flare around, and hit her with a spin kick to the gut before picking her up in a suplex position and hitting Flare with a Gourdbuster before turning her around and going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Zia dominating the early goings of this match, probably still mad about how she lost at New Horizons!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia picked Flare back up and started hitting her with multiple knife-edge chops to her chest before picking her up for a scoop slam. However, the crowd booed as Flare was able to land on her feet and grabbed Zia in a German Suplex position. However, Zia hit a couple of elbows to the side of Flare's head, but Flare pushed Zia away and attempted to hit her with a Kitchen Sink.
"Flare still showing off some fight in her!" Mirajane exclaimed as Zia was able to counter the Kitchen Sink into a School Boy pin.
Ref: 1…
Flare kicked out and attempted to hit a dropkick, but Zia was able to catch both of her legs and attempted to put her in a Sharpshooter, but Flare was able to pull herself to the ropes, causing the crowd to boo as Zia was forced to back away. With the referee pushing Zia away from her, Flare was able to use the opportunity to kick Zia in the gut multiple times before Irish whipping her into the corner. The crowd booed as Flare started stomping on Zia's gut, but Zia was able to get one of her legs and push her away.
"Zia still in this match despite the repeated boots to the gut!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia hit Flare with multiple forearms to the face before attempting a high head kick, but Flare was able to duck and went for one of her own, but Zia grabbed her leg, turned her around, and hit her with a Leg Trap German Suplex before bridging into a pin, much to the crowd's delight.
Ref: 1…2
"Flare able to get her shoulders up, but what a counter from Zia!" Okabe exclaimed as Zia climbed up to the top rope, attempting to hit the Blue Arrow (Red Arrow), but Flare rolled onto the apron, causing the crowd to boo. However, much to the crowd's shock and delight, Zia dived off of the top rope and hit Flare with a Hurricanrana from the top rope, sending her crashing onto the floor from off of the apron.
"Wow! What a move by Zia, sending Flare to the floor below with a top rope diving hurricanrana!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia, not done with her high flying antics, ran to the center of the apron, blew a sarcastic kiss at the angry Sisterhood, and hit Flare with a Springboard Moonsault onto Flare's chest. The crowd cheered as Zia, fired up from her high flying moves, pounded on the announcers' table.
"Zia giving it her all to show the Sisterhood that she means business!" Mirajane exclaimed as Zia grabbed Flare up by her hair and threw her back into the ring before climbing back up to the top rope. However, the crowd started booing as Xochi and Toga of the Sisterhood started making their way to the ring, causing Zia to look at them and yell at them. This distraction was enough to allow Flare to use the ropes to get back to her feet and hit Zia with a Dropkick right to the chest, causing the crowd to boo louder as Xochi and Toga applauded her.
"Zia shouldn't have allowed herself to get distracted like that, as Flare now has control!" Okabe scolded as Flare threw Zia off of the top rope with an arm drag, causing the crowd to boo louder before he went for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Well with these psychos lurking nearby, I can't really blame her for being distracted," Cornette countered as Flare started stomping on Zia's back before putting her in a seated position and started punching her in the face. The crowd booed as Flare pushed Zia down and hit her with a Jumping Knee Drop, causing the crowd to boo as she put a blatant chokehold onto Zia's throat, causing the referee to start pushing her off. The crowd booed as Flare hit another Jumping Knee Drop onto Zia's face before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Flare slowing the pace of this match down, which is a great strategy when going against a wrestler like Zia, especially with what she just went through with Zia," Okabe explained as Flare, while having a hand on her back in pain, dragged Zia to the bottom turnbuckle. The crowd continued to boo as Flare started stomping on Zia before choking her with her foot until the referee pulled her off. Zia started coughing before Flare ran the ropes and hit Zia with a Running Sliding Elbow to Zia's face.
"I don't think I've seen an elbow like that before," Mirajane noted, sounding impressed as Flare moved Zia closer to the center of the ring before running the ropes and hitting her with a Jumping Senton before leaning back into a pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Flare looked up at the referee in shock before grabbing Zia in a headlock, and clubbed her in the face, causing the crowd to boo before moving to a rear chinlock and hitting multiple knees to Zia's back.
"Flare looks mad that she didn't end this match right there, and is starting to get much more aggressive," Cornette noted as Flare picked Zia up and started punching her in the face before hitting her with a scoop slam. The crowd continued to boos as Flare smiled at a cheering Xochi and Toga before hitting a Jumping Leg Drop across Zia's throat.
"Flare doesn't really seem to care what the fans are thinking, and is more interested in the opinions of her new friends in the Sisterhood," Okabe explained as Flare knelt down, ran her hands through Zia's hair, and put her in a rear chinlock, causing the crowd to boo as Flare started to dig her knee deeper into the middle of Zia's back and started rubbing her forearm into Zia's face.
"She definitely is showing off her aggressiveness, doing everything she can to make a simple rear chinlock more painful!" Mirajane exclaimed as Zia attempted to get back onto her feet, but Flare slammed the back of Zia's head back down to the mat before putting her in a headlock. The crowd started clapping and chanting for Zia as she attempted to escape the hold. After forty-five seconds in the hold, Zia was able to get back to her feet, hit multiple elbows to Flare's gut, and pushed her away, causing the crowd to cheer.
"Zia able to escape the headlock! Can she get momentum back on her side!?" Cornette exclaimed as Zia kicked Flare in the legs and sides of the body multiple times, but Flare was able to grab one of her legs, knee Zia in the face, and hit her with an Inverted Shoulder Jawbreaker, causing the crowd to boo before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Flare looked incensed at the two count and started arguing with the referee, causing Toga and Xochi to tell her to focus on Zia. Flare immediately did so and started stomping on Zia's back again before grabbing her by the hair, and attempted to throw her into the top turnbuckle, but Zia was able to duck underneath the bottom rope, and land on the apron, causing the crowd to cheer as Flare attempted to walk up to her, but Zia kicked Flare in the head, causing the crowd to cheer as Zia attempted to springboard into the ring. However, Flare countered with a punch to the face, causing the crowd to boo as Zia hung over the top rope.
"Zia showing off some of her impressive athleticism, but Flare is showing herself able to counter her moves with some good old-fashioned punches to the face!" Cornette exclaimed as Flare put Zia into a front facelock, and attempted to hit her with a Rope Hung DDT, but the crowd cheered as Zia punched Flare in the back and pushed her away before slinking back onto the apron. Flare ran at Zia, but Zia countered with a kick to the gut, sending Flare bending at a 90-degree angle. The crowd cheered as Xia springboarded into the ring with a One Final Beat Springboard DDT, causing the crowd to cheer as both women fell to the ground.
"Zia finally getting back into the groove of this match thanks to that DDT ala Johnny Gargano, or as Jim Cornette calls him, Johnny Sameface!" Okabe exclaimed as Cornette chuckled at the reference as Zia rolled away from Flare as Flare started getting back on all fours, with Xochi and Toga trying to cheer her on. Zia was able to stagger to her feet, causing the crowd to cheer, but when she went to pick Flare up, Flare hit her with multiple punches to the gut and attempted to hit her with another Inverted Shoulder Jawbreaker. However, Zia countered with a kick to the side of Flare's head before Irish whipping her into the ropes.
"That kick rocked Flare, and gave Zia the opportunity she needed to get back into this match!" Cornette exclaimed as when Flare rebounded, Zia knocked Flare back down with a double ax handle, causing the crowd to cheer loudly as Flare staggered back to her feet. Zia hit two more double ax handles, two kicks to the side, a spinning kick to the chest, ran the ropes to hit Flare with a reverse Sling Blade, and then hit a Shining Wizard onto Flare before going for a pin, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2
"Zia picking the pace of this match back up, and the Sisterhood is not happy about that!" Mirajane exclaimed as Zia stood on Flare's side and hit her with a Twisting Moonsault onto Flare's gut before putting her in a seated position. The crowd cheered as Zia ran the ropes and hit Flare with a Running Meteora before running the ropes and hitting a Springboard Moonsault onto Flare. However, the crowd started booing as Toga and Xochi got onto the ring apron.
"It looks like the Sisterhood has had enough of Zia's domination of this portion of the match!" Okabe exclaimed as Zia knocked Toga and Xochi off of the apron with Superkicks, causing the crowd to cheer as she hit another Superkick onto Flare as she tried to get up onto her knees. Before she could go for another pin, the rest of the Sisterhood attempted to walk to the ring, but the crowd cheered as Ochako Uraraka, Zoey Hanson, Alex Vasquez, Haruko Haruhara, and Meg Griffin came out and started attacking the Sisterhood.
"And thankfully, Zia's friends are here to make sure that the rest of the Sisterhood can't interfere!" Mirajane exclaimed as Zia nodded at the stage where the women were fighting and picked Flare up. However, the crowd booed as Flare was able to escape the suplex and started hitting her with a kick to the knee before putting her in a position for a DDT. However, the crowd cheered as Zia hit Flare with a Northern Lights Suplex and bridged into another pinfall.
Ref: 1…2..
Flare barely rolled her shoulder out, causing the crowd to boo as Zia hit a Jumping Leg Drop across Flare's throat before going up to the top rope, causing the crowd to cheer as she prepared for the Blue Arrow (Red Arrow). However, the crowd booed as Xochi got back onto the apron, and started arguing with the referee. While the referee was distracted, Toga got onto the apron as well, and spat blood into Zia's face, causing the crowd to boo as she pushed Zia off of the top rope.
"And Zia gets shot in the eyes with blood by Toga, and the referee didn't see a damn thing!" Cornette exclaimed as Flare was able to get back to her feet and while Zia attempted to rub the blood out of her eyes, Flare hit her with a Jumping Cutter, causing the crowd to boo before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, representing the Sisterhood of Darkness, Flare Corona!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd booed while Flare immediately started stomping on Flare, and started taking off Zia's shirt, causing the crowd to boo louder as Xochi pulled Zia's legs to the steel ring post.
"Flare won her singles debut match, but what are we going to see a softcore porn in the middle of the ring!?" Cornette asked as Toga ran into the brawl that was going on at the stage, replacing Sherry in the brawl as Sherry ran to the ring where Flare and Xochi had Zia trapped in the corner of the ring with her back bare.
"Get your mind out of the gutter Jim! There's clearly something sick about to happen here!" Okabe exclaimed as the crowd continued to boo as Sherry whispered into Xochi's ear and she nodded with a smirk on her face. Xochi took the belt off of her jeans, and handed the belt to Sherry, causing the crowd to boo as she knelt in front of Zia, pulled her head up by her chin, and told her that 'the Light needs to die'.
"I don't like where this is going, guys," Mirajane stated in worry as Sherry slammed her face down and started whipping her in the back, causing the crowd to boo as Zia screamed in pain while her friends were distracted by the rest of the Sisterhood. Flare and Xochi started mocking the downed Zia while Sherry was whipping her. However, Sherry soon stopped, and pulled the sharp part of the belt buckle out, causing the crowd to boo louder as security started coming down to the ring.
"Now what does Sherry have planned here!?" Cornette asked in shock as Sherry knelt down and started carving the letters 'SoD' into Zia's back, causing the crowd to boo loudly and chant 'You Sick Fucks!' at the Sisterhood before Xochi went into the ring, picked up Zia, and hit her with a Jackknife Powerbomb, causing the crowd to boo as the three women laid out the security in the middle of the ring before rolling out of the ring to join in on the brawl between the women of the BTWF and the Sisterhood of Darkness.
"A disgusting assault onto Zia Simpson by the Sisterhood, I just hope that she's alright," Mirajane stated as the medical personnel at ringside rolled into the ring to check on Zia, who was bleeding from her wounds. The camera then panned to the outside of the arena in the parking lot, where Endeavor was glaring into the camera.
"I want to make something very clear to all of you; Kaworu Nagisa had nothing to do with my attacking Shoto at New Horizons and at the Octane beforehand. I attacked him of my own free will to show that I am still worthy of respect from all of you!" Endeavor yelled into the camera and took several deep breaths before continuing.
"While I have not signed any contract with the BTWF, I will be here until Trouble in Tokyo. The reason for that is simple; I want to challenge Shoto to a match at the event to show how much respect I am worth. My ungrateful son and you ungrateful fans have shown me nothing but disrespect over the years, and at Trouble in Tokyo, I'm going to make you all regret ever disrespecting me!" Endeavor exclaimed, not noticing that Shoto Todoroki had appeared from behind him.
"I accept your challenge," Todoroki stated before turning a shocked Endeavor around and punched him in the face and gut. Todoroki then started stomped on Endeavor's chest before security came running out of the building and pulled Todoroki away. Endeavor looked furious as the security guards tried to pull him away from Todoroki's disappearing form and the camera panned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned to the backstage interview area where Yuko Yoshida was standing next to the BTWF United States Champion Shinji Ikari.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the BTWF United States Champion, who was able to retain his title in the main event of New Horizons. Now Shinji, the main event of tonight's Octane has Soul Eater Evans, Ed, and Stan Smith going at it in a triple threat match to determine who will face you for the championship at Trouble in Tokyo. I wanted to get your thoughts on that," Yuko explained as Shinji nodded while patting the United States Championship on his shoulder.
"Yeah, and I like that. I loved wrestling Soul at Cyber Sunday, so I wouldn't mind facing him again. Stan is still being the racist prick he always is, so I wouldn't mind shutting him up again either, and as for Ed…I'm always up for a new battle, and I haven't faced him yet, but if I had to pick one-" Shinji explained as Clover Lamoreaux, Jerry Lewis, and Charlotte Belew came into the frame.
"Nobody cares who you would rather face at Trouble in Tokyo! I care about where your wife is!" Clover exclaimed as Shinji sighed before looking at her.
"Rei's going through physical therapy right now so she could be at her best at Trouble in Tokyo," Shinji explained as Clover rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"Of course she isn't here when I had to go through all these hoops to get a match for her championship that should've been mine from the beginning!" Clover ranted as Jerry patted her back to calm her down.
"You wrestled one Fatal-4-Way match that you barely won, and you're complaining that you had it hard? Your journey was nothing compared to Stone Cold Steve Austin's," Shinji countered as Clover glared at Shinji before chuckling again and slapping him in the face.
"Tell Rei that one was for her, and tell her to keep the BTWF World Women's Championship warm for me because, at Trouble in Tokyo, that championship is going to be mine!" Clover exclaimed as she, Jerry, and Charlotte left the interview area as Shinji glared at Clover's leaving frame and left the interview area, not finishing his response to Yuko as the camera panned to the stage, where 'Black Sheep' by Saliva played, causing the crowd to boo as BTWF World Tag Team Champions Naruto and Sheldon came out with Mr. Enter accompanying them.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, accompanied to the ring by one half of the BTWF World Tag Team Champions Sheldon Lee and Mr. Enter, representing Enter Enterprises, from the Leaf Village, he is the other half of the BTWF World Tag Team Champions, Naruto Uzumaki!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd continued to boo as Naruto handed his BTWF World Tag Team title belt to Enter before walking to the ring with Sheldon and Enter following him.
"Naruto and Sheldon gave a challenge to Valentino; if he can beat Naruto here tonight, he will get a BTWF World Tag Team Championship match at Trouble in Tokyo," Cornette explained as Naruto rolled into the ring while Sheldon and Enter were laughing at the thought of Valentino winning while Naruto ran up to the top rope and yelled at the fans himself.
"Enter Enterprises already has one win tonight, can he make it two for two here!?" Mirajane asked as 'Heroes of Today' by Once Monsters played causing the crowd to cheer as Valentino came rushing out of the back with Frida right behind him as he smiled at the crowd while he had a bandage on his forehead from his Hardcore Championship match at New Horizons.
"And his opponent accompanied to the ring by Frida Suarez, from Monte Macabre, Mexico, Valentino Calavera!" Mary Hughes announced as Valentino started hi-fiving the cheering fans as Frida started singing Valentino's praises.
"And here comes Valentino, and the fans are loving it!" Cornette exclaimed as Valentino ran to the ring and slid underneath the bottom rope as Frida and the audience continued to cheer Valentino as he rushed to the other side of the ring and ran to the top rope.
"Valentino has experience with the BTWF World Tag Team Champions, introducing Death the Kid to the audience but coming up short in the tag title match at Cyber Sunday," Okabe explained as Valentino raised both his fists up before turning to Naruto, Sheldon, and Enter, and smirked at them before jumping to the near middle of the ring and attempted to get in Naruto's face before the referee pushed him away. Once the referee got both men prepared, the referee rang the bell, causing the crowd to cheer as Naruto and Valentino locked up in the middle of the ring. The crowd booed as Naruto hit multiple knees to Valentino's gut before putting him in a headlock.
"And this match is underway, with Naruto taking the early advantage with the headlock locked in!" Mirajane exclaimed as the crowd started cheering as Valentino started hitting Naruto with multiple elbows to his chest, but Naruto punched Valentino in the top of the head a couple of times before keeping him in the headlock. The crowd cheered as Valentino picked Naruto up and attempted to hit him with a back suplex, but booed when Naruto landed on his feet behind Valentino. However the crowd cheered as Naruto turned Valentino around, and Valentino countered by punching him in the face hard enough for Naruto to fall on his back.
"And a straight right hand to the face of Naruto! Knocking him down on his ass!" Cornette exclaimed as Valentino picked Naruto up and Irish whipped him into the corner. The crowd cheered as Valentino ran into the corner and hit a Running Clothesline to Naruto's throat before throwing him out of the corner with an Exploder Suplex. The crowd cheered as Valentino then ran at Naruto and hit him with a Jumping Elbow Drop to the chest before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…
"Valentino taking control of this match, and Frida is loving it!" Okabe exclaimed as Valentino picked Naruto up, and hit him with multiple punches to the gut before hitting him with a scoop slam. The crowd continued to cheer as Valentino ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Headbutt to Naruto's chest before attempting to Deadlift Naruto. However, Naruto poked Valentino in the eye, causing the crowd to boo as Naruto was able to push him away. Naruto then got back up and attempted to hit him with the Ninja Kick (Trouble in Paradise), but the crowd cheered as Valentino caught Naruto, turned around, and hit him with a Catch Suplex.
"A nod to the Human Suplex Machine Taz with that Catch Suplex, sending Naruto all the way to the other side of the ring!" Okabe exclaimed as Valentino ran up to Naruto and picked him up before punching Naruto in the side of the head, and picked him up. The crowd cheered as Valentino put Naruto in position for the Gorilla Press, and walked over to where Sheldon and Enter were standing, and threatened to throw Naruto at them. However, when they flinched, Valentino dropped Naruto on his face and chest in the ring, causing the crowd to cheer and laugh at Sheldon and Enter.
"Valentino having a little bit of fun at the expense of Enter Enterprises," Mirajane noted as Valentino climbed to the second rope, about to dive, but Naruto rolled out onto the apron, causing the crowd to boo as Sheldon and Enter started comforting a winded Naruto. Valentino jumped off of the middle rope, run the ropes, and hit Naruto in the back with a Baseball Slide Dropkick, sending him crashing into Enter and Sheldon.
"Valentino not letting Naruto getting any breathing room in this match, and that is very smart of Valentino," Okabe explained as Valentino followed Naruto to the outside and started hitting him with multiple Knife-Edge chops to the chest before throwing him onto the announcers' table. The crowd and Frida cheered as Valentino attempted to grab Naruto by the hair, but Sheldon and Enter started to yell at and distract Valentino, causing the crowd to boo as Naruto slid off of the table.
"And here comes Enter Enterprises, trying to take advantage of the numbers game!" Cornette exclaimed as Frida came stomping over to the two and started yelling at Enter and Sheldon. However, the crowd booed as Naruto finally got back to his feet and while Valentino was trying to calm Frida down, hit Valentino in the back of the head with a Ninja Kick (Trouble in Paradise) to the back of the head as the referee started counting the men out.
Ref: 1…2…3
"And Naruto is able to take advantage of this distraction with a kick to the back of the head!" Mirajane exclaimed as Naruto started punching Valentino in the side of the head before throwing Valentino back into the ring. The crowd booed as Naruto got back into the ring while Valentino tried to get on all fours, but Naruto stomped on both of Valentino's hands before picking him up and hitting him with another Ninja Kick (Trouble in Paradise) to the face before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Valentino barely being able to kick out of those two kicks, but they may have knocked him for a loop," Okabe explained as Naruto put Valentino on his knees and hit him with multiple chops to the head before kicking him back to the ground. The crowd continued to boo as Naruto started stomping on Valentino's chest and gut before running the ropes and hit a Running Stomp onto Valentino's face. Naruto then smirked at the booing crowd before hitting a Jumping Stomp to Valentino's face before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Naruto picked Valentino up and hit him with multiple uppercuts to the face before throwing him into the corner. Naruto smirked at Frida, causing the crowd to boo louder before Naruto ran into the corner. Valentino attempted to put his feet up to counter, but Naruto grabbed both of his feet, spun him around, and put his feet on the middle rope. The crowd booed as Naruto ran the ropes and hit a Sliding German Suplex onto Valentino, before he hi-fived Enter and Sheldon on the outside.
"A Sliding German Suplex ala Shinsuke Nakamura! That can't be good for Valentino's neck!" Mirajane exclaimed as Naruto jumped up onto the apron and hit a springboard splash back into the ring, hitting Valentino in the chest. Naruto then mounted Valentino and started punching him in the face until the referee pulled Naruto off of him. Valentino then rolled to the corner, but before Valentino could get on his feet, Naruto was able to run at him and stomped on his gut before running the ropes and hitting him with a Running Knee to the face.
"Naruto is targeting the face and head of Valentino, keeping him groggy and off of his feet!" Okabe exclaimed as Naruto dragged Valentino to the center of the ring and went for another pin, hooking both of his legs.
Ref: 1…2.
"Valentino still in this match, but you can see how groggy he is after all the attacks to the head!" Cornette exclaimed as Naruto grabbed Valentino and started punching him in the face before kneeing him in the gut. The crowd continued to boo as Naruto put Valentino in a front facelock and started clubbing him in the back before hitting him with a Snap Swinging Neckbreaker. Frida started pounding on the mat to get Valentino back into the match, but Naruto mocked her by stomping his foot in rhythm before hitting another Snap Swinging Neckbreaker onto Valentino.
"Naruto showing off in this match, clearly believing that he has this match in the bag," Mirajane explained as Naruto put Valentino in a deep headlock, causing the crowd to boo as Valentino attempted to drag himself to the ropes. Enter and Sheldon yelled at Valentino to tap out while the fans and Frida started clapping and chanting for Valentino to get back to his feet.
"Valentino getting choked out by Naruto here, and his face is turning as red as a tomato!" Cornette exclaimed as Valentino tried to get back to his feet, but Naruto punched him in the gut multiple times before jumping on his back, putting Valentino in a sleeper hold. After about a minute of Valentino trying to get to the ropes, Valentino started running into the corner, ramming Naruto's back into the corner twice.
"Valentino looks like he can get out of this hold!" Mirajane exclaimed as the crowd started cheering as Valentino threw Naruto off of him. However, the crowd booed when Naruto threw Valentino's throat into the middle rope when Valentino walked up to him. The crowd booed as Naruto put Valentino on his knees and started clubbing Valentino in the chest before running the ropes and hitting Valentino with a Running Facebuster before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"Valentino still in this match, but you have to question for how much longer given all the abuse to his head," Okabe wondered aloud as Naruto pounded the mat in frustration before picking Valentino up, and attempted to put him in position for a Powerbomb. However, the crowd cheered as Valentino was able to pick Naruto up and throws him face first into the mat, causing the crowd to cheer. Naruto attempted to get back to his feet, but Valentino was able to jump up and hit him with a dropkick to the face, causing the crowd to cheer as both men went down to the mat.
"Valentino may have finally gotten this match back into his favor thanks to that beautiful dropkick!" Mirajane exclaimed as both men started getting onto their knees, and when both men saw each other, they started punching each other in the head, causing the crowd to cheer and boo accordingly before Valentino was able to win by hitting him with multiple palm strikes to the face. Valentino got back to his feet and deadlifted Naruto up, and much to the crowd's delight hit him with a Samoan Drop.
"Valentino showing off more of his impressive strength by slamming Naruto down to the mat with that Samoan Drop!" Okabe exclaimed as Valentino ran into the corner and waited for Naruto to get up. When Naruto got back on his feet, Valentino ran at Naruto and hit him with a Hurricanrana before running the ropes again and hitting a now standing Naruto with a jumping clothesline. The crowd continued to cheer as Valentino picked up Naruto, hit him with a Reverse Atomic Drop, and then a Jumping DDT before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Valentino pounded the mat before picking Naruto up, slapping him multiple times in the face, and then ran the ropes to springboard off of the 2nd rope and hit Naruto with a moonsault before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Valentino's amazing athleticism will never cease to amaze me, especially given his size!" Cornette exclaimed as Valentino climbed up the corner, causing the crowd to cheer as he attempted to hit a moonsault from the top rope. However, Naruto was able to get back to his feet and started clubbing Valentino in the back, causing the crowd to boo as Naruto climbed up to the top rope to join Valentino.
"Naruto isn't out of the fight yet though!" Okabe exclaimed as Naruto put Valentino in position for a back suplex from the top rope, causing the crowd to boo. However, when Naruto went for the back suplex, Valentino was able to land on his feet, causing the crowd to cheer while Naruto was trapped on the top turnbuckle, causing the crowd to cheer as Valentino put Naruto upside down in the corner before running the ropes and hitting Naruto with a Jumping Elbow to Naruto's face.
"Valentino once again able to use his fantastic and shocking athleticism to get back into this contest!" Cornette exclaimed as Enter and Sheldon went onto the apron, attempting to interfere, but Valentino was able to knock them off of the apron with punches, causing the crowd to cheer louder as Valentino picked Naruto up. Valentino then put Naruto in a Gory Bomb position and then hit Naruto with a Weapon V (Gory Special Reverse STO) before going for a pinfall, much to the crowd's delight.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, Valentino Calavera!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd cheered when the referee raised Valentino's arm up in victory. Frida rolled underneath the bottom rope, and jumped into Valentino's free arm, and hugged him, causing the crowd to cheer louder.
"Valentino has won this match, and he has earned himself a BTWF World Tag Team Title match at Trouble in Tokyo!" Cornette exclaimed as Valentino kissed Frida on the cheek before lifting her up over his head with only one arm, causing the crowd and Frida to cheer. Meanwhile, Enter and Sheldon were checking on Naruto out of the ring while holding their hands over their mouths because of Valentino's strikes to their face.
"Enter Enterprises is one for one tonight, and Mr. Enter cannot be pleased!" Okabe exclaimed as Enter yelled at the crowd who were still cheering Valentino and Frida, as they walked out of the ring hand in hand while Valentino started hi-fiving the fans who were cheering and chanting his name.
"Enter's mouth has gotten him into trouble as Valentino now has the match set for the PPV. We'll see what plan Enter has for this upcoming match," Mirajane stated as Enter and Sheldon continued to argue with the referee as the camera panned to the backstage interview area, where Kagura and Millianna were standing next to Hana Uzaki.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the team of Kagura Mikazuchi and Millianna, also known as Mermaid Heel," Uzaki introduced.
"Thank you for having us. Normally we'd be ignoring this interview so we could get in some last-minute training for this match coming up, but I was able to get my sword back from that S7W wrestler, and I'm in a good mood," Kagura explained with a completely serious and deadpanned expression on her face.
"That's…good for you and…thanks. Now, I wanted to ask what your thoughts on this upcoming #1 contenders match with Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki of the Sisterhood of Darkness," Uzaki asked as Millianna took a turn to speak for the team.
"It's no secret that me and Kagura have been looking to get those BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships since we came in here for the inaugural tournament. Plus, we've had our own problems with the Sisterhood, so we think of this as killing two birds with one stone," Millianna explained as Kagura agreed before she took over.
"That's right. Not only will we win a match for the BTWF Women's Tag Team titles at Trouble in Tokyo, but we'll also get to teach a lesson to those maniacs in the Sisterhood," Kagura elaborated. "Now, we have some last-minute preparations to do for our match. Millianna, let's go," Kagura finished as Millianna followed Kagura out of the interview area. Before Hana could sign out, a panting and angry looking Todoroki grabbed her microphone and looked into the camera.
"Endeavor, you were lucky that security was there to stop me from kicking your ass! But don't think they're always going to be there to save you! Because rest assured, when I get my hands on you, I'm going to make you regret ever stepping foot back into the BTWF!" Todoroki exclaimed before stomping away as Hana looked shocked at this angry looking Todoroki as the camera panned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera then panned back to the backstage interview area, where Todd Grisham was standing with a microphone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, during the commercial break, I have been told that next week, we will see how much progress BTWF World Women's Champion Rei Ayanami has been making in her physical therapy. Rei has said on Twitter that she does plan on being at Trouble in Tokyo to defend her title against Clover Lamoreaux and-" Todd explained before Ed walked up to the interview area, and motioned for Todd to lean the microphone closer to his mouth.
"Why are you talking about Rei again when you have a future United States Champion on your hands? Mordecai may have a BTWF Championship match at Trouble in Tokyo, but I'm going to beat two men at once for a shot a Shinji's US Championship," Ed explained with a smirk on his face. Before Todd could reply, Soul Eater Evans came into the picture and just rolled his eyes with a smirk of his own on his face.
"You know, for someone who just had his final match with his former tag team partner, you sure love bringing him up," Soul countered as Ed glared at Soul, who paid him no mind.
"Yeah, I'm bringing him up because unlike him, I'm going to be the one walking out of Trouble in Tokyo the United States Champion while he walks out of Trouble in Tokyo a loser, like he always is," Ed countered as Soul walked up to Ed and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Buddy…I think your memory is a little shot. Last I checked, Mordecai was the one who beat you at New Horizons to get that BTWF title match," Soul countered as Ed pushed him in frustration.
"Are you really trying to start something before the triple threat!? Because if you want to start something, you aren't going to make it to the main event!" Ed exclaimed as Soul, who dusted himself off and laughed at Ed.
"You know what? You're right Ed, I don't want to fight you right now. I want to save it for the ring, but let me guarantee you; I'll be the one leaving Trouble in Tokyo with the United States Championship," Soul responded before walking away, causing Ed to push Todd away before stomping away from the backstage interview area before the camera panned to the stage. 'Going Under' by Evanescence played, causing the crowd to cheer as Kagura and Millianna came out from the back.
"The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall, and is to determine the #1 contenders for the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championship! Introducing first, the team of Kagura Mikazuchi and Millianna, Mermaid Heel!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd cheered while Millianna jumped with joy and hi-fived the fans and Kagura simply walked to the ring with a serious glare on her face.
"We saw Kagura in a good mood earlier after finding her sword, but with this important match coming up, she has put that determined face back on!" Cornette exclaimed as Millianna rolled underneath the bottom rope while Kagura walked up the steel steps and jumped over the top rope.
"I remember seeing these two in a training school in Fiore, and Millianna and Kagura would reach a new high in their training every week of training, so it's exciting to finally see them in an up and coming promotion like the BTWF!" Mirajane exclaimed in excitement as Kagura knelt down to her knees in the middle of the ring while Millianna gave the peace sign while standing behind Kagura. The crowd then started booing as the lights in the arena turned blood red as 'Enjoy Your Slay' by Ice Nine Kills played and Ultear and Tomoko came out of the flames that rose up from the stage.
"And their opponents, representing the Sisterhood of Darkness, the team of Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd continued to boo as the two made their way to the ring while making faces at Millianna and Kagura.
"Millianna and Kagura, like many other women on the Octane Women's Roster, have had their own problems with the Sisterhood," Okabe explained as Ultear picked Tomoko up and put her on the apron before going up the steel steps and they both got into the ring at the same time. Ultear and Tomoko then got in the middle of the ring and started arguing with Millianna and Kagura as the referee tried to separate them.
"That and the fact they were involved in a brawl with other members of the Octane Women's Roster earlier in the night, so they have to be more fired up than they usually are!" Cornette exclaimed as the crowd cheered when the referee was able to separate the people and rang the bell. Kagura and Ultear started the match, causing the crowd to cheer as both women locked up in the middle of the ring. However, the crowd started to boo as Ultear pushed Kagura into the corner before she attempted to hit Kagura with a punch. However, Kagura was able to move out of the way, and start hitting Ultear with multiple punches to the head, and kicked her in the gut hard enough to send her into the corner.
"Ultear may have the strength advantage in this match, but Kagura definitely has the speed advantage as she just showed there!" Okabe exclaimed as Kagura climbed up to the middle turnbuckle and started hitting Ultear with the ten punch salute. However, after the 6th punch, Ultear grabbed Kagura and attempted to hit her with a Powerbomb, but Kagura was able to send Ultear back to the ground with a Hurricanrana, causing the crowd to cheer as Kagura grabbed Ultear by the arm and put her in an armlock.
"Kagura able to take Ultear down with a Hurricanrana!" Cornette exclaimed as Kagura tagged Millianna into the match, and Kagura responded by kicking Ultear in the back of the head before hitting Millianna with a snap suplex, allowing Millianna to use her back to hit Ultear in the gut. The crowd cheered as Millianna picked Ultear up and started hitting her with multiple punches to the face before sending her into the corner. However, when Millianna ran into the corner with a Running Boot, Ultear was able to grab her leg and push her away.
"Ultear pushed Millianna away with a simple push!" Mirajane exclaimed as Millianna was able to quickly get back to her feet, and hit Ultear in the face with multiple forearms, but Ultear hit Millianna with a headbutt, allowing her to get to her corner and tag Tomoko into the match, causing the crowd to boo. However, the crowd quickly went back to cheering as Millianna hit multiple arm drags onto Tomoko and then knocked her back down with a dropkick right to the side of her head before going for the first pinfall of the match.
Ref: 1…
"Millianna able to quickly subdue Tomoko with multiple Japanese Arm Drags!" Okabe exclaimed as Millianna wrung Tomoko's arm, and tagged Kagura back into the match. The crowd continued to cheer as the two hit a double suplex on Tomoko before the two ran the ropes and hit a Knee Drop/Jumping Leg Drop Combination before Kagura went for another pinfall.
Ref: 1…2
Kagura picked Tomoko up and hit her with multiple chops to the chest before hitting her with a scoop slam. Kagura then ran the ropes and hit a Pendulum Elbow onto Tomoko before putting her in a seated position and hit Tomoko in the face with a dropkick. The crowd continued to cheer as Kagura tagged Millianna back into the match, as the two hit a double back suplex onto Tomoko. Ultear attempted to run into the ring to save Tomoko, but Millianna and Kagura hit a double dropkick onto Ultear before Kagura knocked her down with a dropkick from the second rope.
"Kagura and Millianna able to take down both members of the Sisterhood of Darkness!" Mirajane exclaimed as Millianna picked Tomoko up and hit her with a Snap Vertical Suplex. However, the crowd started booing as Tomoko rolled onto the apron, causing Millianna to have to follow her to the apron. Millianna picked Tomoko up by the head but was briefly distracted by Ultear getting back onto the apron. This distraction allowed Tomoko to poke Millianna in the eye and hit her with a hot-shot across the top rope, causing the crowd to boo.
"Tomoko finally able to gain momentum for the Sisterhood in this contest!" Cornette exclaimed as Tomoko ran back into the ring and started kicking and stomping on Millianna's back and gut before pushing her into her corner and tagged Ultear back into the match. Ultear picked Tomoko up in a Wheelbarrow position and slammed her into Millianna's gut, causing the crowd to boo as Tomoko rolled out of the ring.
"Now Tomoko and Ultear showing off their tandem offense!" Mirajane exclaimed as Ultear hit a jumping leg drop onto Millianna's throat before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2
Ultear immediately got back to her feet and picked Millianna up, putting her in position for a Powerslam. However, instead of hitting her with a Powerslam, Ultear threw Millianna into the middle turnbuckle with a Lawn Dart. The crowd booed as Ultear picked Millianna back up in a Powerslam position and hit her with a Powerslam. Ultear smirked and stuck her tongue out at Kagura before stepping on Millianna's face and tagged Tomoko back into the match.
"Ultear tagging Tomoko back into the match, and what will she do now that Millianna has literally been thrown into the turnbuckle," Okabe explained as Tomoko grabbed Millianna by the hair and started punching her in the face before running the ropes and knocking Millianna back down with a back elbow to the side of her head. Tomoko then picked Millianna's head up and hit her with a couple of European Uppercuts before slamming her face back into the canvas.
"Tomoko showcasing that despite her smaller stature, she has the same level of aggression as the rest of the Sisterhood," Cornette explained as Tomoko hit a jumping double stomp onto Millianna's gut before tagging Ultear into the match. Ultear got into the ring and picked up Millianna in a suplex, causing the crowd to boo as she walked around the ring with Millianna. Ultear then slammed Millianna down to the canvas face first with a Gourdbuster, causing the crowd to boo louder as she pushed Kagura off of the apron before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Ultear grabbed Millianna from behind and attempted to hit her with a German Suplex, but the crowd started cheering as Millianna hit him with a couple of elbows to the side of the head, but Ultear was unfazed and hit Millianna with a Release German Suplex.
"Oh, God! Millianna landed right on the back of her neck from that German Suplex!" Cornette exclaimed after a wince before Kagura, in anger, ran into the ring and attempted to go after Ultear. However, the referee got in the way and tried to push her back, allowing Tomoko to start kicking Millianna in the side of the head, causing the crowd to boo.
"Tomoko taking advantage of the referee dealing with Kagura by doing more damage to the head!" Okabe exclaimed as Ultear grabbed Millianna and put her in a front facelock, and dragged her to the corner, and tagged Tomoko back into the match. Tomoko got into the ring and laid down on her back with her knees back up, and Ultear responded by picking Millianna up in a suplex position and hit her with another Gourdbuster that sent Millianna's gut into Tomoko's knees.
"A brutal tag team move by the Sisterhood, sending Millianna's ribs and midsection crashing into Tomoko's knees!" Mirajane exclaimed after a cringe before Tomoko picked Millianna up and hit her with a neckbreaker before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Millianna rolled her shoulder out, and Tomoko responded by clubbing her multiple times in the midsection before putting her in a bodyscissors, causing the crowd to boo as Millianna tried to roll herself to the ropes. The crowd booed louder as Tomoko started clubbing Millianna in the chest and throat area before rolling her back to the center of the ring and squeezed her midsection even more as Millianna tried to go to the ropes once again.
"Tomoko continuing the attack on the midsection of Millianna. Millianna may have to tap out here," Okabe stated as Millianna started elbowing Tomoko in the side of the head, causing the crowd to cheer as she attempted to get out of the bodyscissors, but Tomoko turned Millianna on her gut, and put her in a Rear Chinlock, causing the crowd to boo as Tomoko started hitting multiple butt drops onto Millianna's back while continuing to hold in the Rear Chinlock.
"Tomoko able to turn the bodyscissors into a rear chinlock, which is very impressive," Cornette exclaimed as Millianna, after another minute, was able to get back onto her feet, and started hitting Tomoko on the side of the head with her elbow, before throwing her off and hitting her with a Spinning Leg Lariat before falling onto her knees as Tomoko fell down on her back. The crowd cheered and clapped for Millianna as she crawled to her corner as Tomoko started regaining her focus.
"Millianna able to free herself from Tomoko's grasp, but this may be her last chance to get Kagura back into the match!" Mirajane exclaimed as the crowd started booing when Tomoko grabbed Millianna's legs and attempted to drag her back into her own corner, but Millianna was able to counter by pulling herself back up with a headscissors, sending her to the other side of the ring before jumping into her corner and tagged Kagura back into the match, much to the crowd's delight.
"And Millianna did it! Kagura is back in the match!" Cornette exclaimed as Kagura springboarded back into the ring, hitting Tomoko with a springboard dropkick before running the ropes and hitting a Triangle Dropkick onto Ultear, sending her falling to the mat before seeing Tomoko getting back to her feet, and responded by hitting her with a Running Dropkick to the side of her head. The crowd continued to cheer as Kagura picked Tomoko up and hit her with a scoop slam before hitting her with a Standing Jumping Senton before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"Kagura getting momentum back on the side of Mermaid Heel!" Mirajane exclaimed as Kagura picked Tomoko up, and Irish whipped Tomoko into the corner, causing the crowd to cheer as Kagura ran into the corner. However, Tomoko attempted to counter with a boot to the face, but Kagura grabbed the boot and put it back down before striking Tomoko with a knee to the face, sending her falling to the bottom turnbuckle. The crowd cheered as Kagura ran the ropes and hit Tomoko with a Running Meteora into the corner. Kagura dragged Tomoko to the center of the ring before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Ultear rolled into the ring and stomped on Kagura's back, breaking up the pin much to the crowd's chagrin.
"And Ultear just in time to break up the pin, keeping the Sisterhood in this match!" Okabe exclaimed as Ultear grabbed Kagura by the throat and attempted to hit her with a chokeslam, but Millianna ran into the ring and hit a chop block from behind. The crowd cheered as Kagura was able to escape, and Millianna threw Ultear to the outside, but she was still on her feet. The crowd cheered as Millianna ran and hit a Triangle Crossbody onto Ultear, knocking both women down on the floor.
"Millianna able to make the save before Ultear could hit something devastating on her partner!" Cornette exclaimed as Tomoko was able to get to her feet and roll Kagura up with a school girl pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Kagura kicked out, picked Tomoko up, and kicked her in the gut multiple times before Irish whipping her back into the ropes. Tomoko rebounded and hit Kagura with a dropkick to the knee and ran the ropes to hit her with a jumping leg drop to the back of Kagura's head before rolling her on her back and going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Kagura able to stay in this match, much to the shock and chagrin of Tomoko!" Mirajane exclaimed as Tomoko put Kagura on her knees and started angrily clubbing her on the back before running the ropes, and attempting a Knee Trembler, but Kagura was able to counter with a spinning kick to the face. Meanwhile, outside of the ring, Ultear was able to get back to her feet and throw Millianna into the steel steps before running to the apron, ready for a tag. Back inside the ring, Kagura attempted to pick Tomoko up for a German Suplex, but Tomoko elbowed Kagura in the side of the head until she let go, and then ran to tag Ultear into the match.
"And Ultear is back into the match, and she looks ready for a fight!" Okabe exclaimed as Ultear attempted to hit a Running Big Boot, but Kagura was able to roll out of the way. The two women then exchanged multiple forearms to the face, before Ultear gave Kagura a headbutt to the side of the head. While Kagura was dazed, Ultear ran the ropes and attempted to hit the Time Warp (Discus Clothesline), but Kagura was able to catch Ultear in a Snap German Suplex, bridging into a pin, inadvertently putting her own shoulders on the mat.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
The crowd gave a mixed reaction as the referee looked at both women. Kagura let go of Ultear and raised her arm as if she won, but the referee told her to stop as the referee was still unsure of who actually got the victory.
"What's going on? The referee counted to three, shouldn't we have a winner?" Mirajane asked as Kagura started arguing with the referee as Millianna got back to her feet with a hand over the back of her head. Millianna rolled into the ring, and looked just as confused as Kagura, as she asked the referee what was going on.
"Kagura did pin Ultear for the three count after that German Suplex, but from what I can hear, Kagura also had her shoulders down for the three count," Okabe explained as Mary Hughes was still waiting for the referee to make a decision just as Ultear started arguing with the referee as Tomoko rolled into the ring to see what was going on. The crowd cheered as one of the Octane GMs Tanya von Degurechaff came down to the ring, seemingly to make a decision.
"Well we may not have to wonder any longer as Tanya is out and looks like she has something to say," Cornette explained as Tanya went up to Mary Hughes and whispered something into her ear as all four women in the ring and the referee were looking at her, waiting for the decision.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Octane General Manager Tanya von Degurechaff has deemed that since both women had their shoulders down, this match will be ruled a draw!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd booed as the four women in the ring started yelling before Mary continued.
"Therefore, Tanya has made it official that at Trouble in Tokyo, both Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki of the Sisterhood of Darkness, and Kagura Mikazuchi and Millianna of Mermaid Heel will face Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long for the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships in a Triple Threat tag team match!" Mary Hughes finished announcing as the crowd cheered. Millianna seemed satisfied with this answer, while Kagura still looked annoyed at having a triple threat tag match for the titles rather than a one on one tag match. Ultear and Tomoko knocked both Millianna and Kagura down with strikes to the back of the head before they left the ring in annoyance, causing the crowd to boo.
"I don't think any of these teams are happy about the circumstances, but the fact remains that they both have an opportunity to win the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships at Trouble in Tokyo!" Cornette exclaimed as the referee and Tanya checked on Millianna and Kagura, who looked furious at the attack.
"Well the Sisterhood definitely aren't happy about it, stroking the flames of their relationship with the rest of the women's roster," Mirajane explained as the camera panned to the back where Scott Stanford was in the backstage interview area, where Stan Smith was standing next to him, holding an American Flag.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the third man who will be competing in the #1 contenders triple threat match for the BTWF United States Championship, Stan Smith. Stan, you're the only member of this match who is a former United States Champion, so what does it mean for you to win this match?" Scott asked as Stan nodded and leaned in to put his mouth closer to the microphone.
"Good question Scott. You see, Shinji was the man who took the United States Championship from me, a championship that I held onto with pride. Shinji is an excellent competitor, but there's one thing he isn't that I am; a Real American. It makes me furious seeing Shinji hold the championship of my country while I can do nothing but sit by and wrestle others," Stan explained as Scott nodded.
"Now how do you plan on defeating Shinji when he has the hometown advantage if you manage to win this triple threat?" Scott asked as Stan continued.
"Scott, do you remember the last time Japan attacked the United States soil? Let's just say it ended very badly for them, and trust me, WHEN I win the triple threat match, things will end badly for Shinji, with me returning the United States title to the greatest country on Earth," Stan responded before leaving the interview area as the camera panned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the trainer's room, where BTWF Champion Kaworu Nagisa was having the back of his neck looked over by a trainer while he was pressing an ice pack over the back of his neck. While he was being looked over, Mordecai came into the trainer's room with a smirk on his face, causing Kaworu to sigh in annoyance.
"Hey Kaworu, how've you been? Still hurt from that spectacular dive I did?" Mordecai asked before sitting down and patting Kaworu on the back.
"If by 'spectacular' you mean 'reckless' then I agree. Anyway, I will recover soon, so you needn't worry about me," Kaworu responded, not even bothering to look at Mordecai before Mordecai picked up the BTWF Championship and started shining it.
"Well that's good to know, because I just had a conversation with Arthur, and he said that next week, I'm going to be teaming up with Natsu against you and the Hollywood Hooligan," Mordecai responded, causing Kaworu to sigh and put both of his hands over his face, dropping his pack of ice on the floor.
"Yeah, I was surprised too, but don't worry, I'll be sure to go easy on you. I don't want you to get injured before I win the BTWF Championship. Well, I'll see you around, Kaworu, get well soon," Mordecai responded before slapping Kaworu in the back hard enough to cause Kaworu to wince in pain as Mordecai left the trainer's room. Kaworu glared at the door as Mordecai left the trainer's room as the camera panned to the stage, where 'Zero Visibility' by Rise Against played, causing the crowd to boo as Ed walked out of the back, and glared at the booing fans.
"The following contest is a triple threat match scheduled for one fall, where the winner will face Shinji Ikari at Trouble in Tokyo for the BTWF United States Championship! Approaching the ring, from Toronto Ontario Canada, Ed!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd continued to boo while Ed walked to the ring, completely focused on it, and never looking at the fans once while walking to the ring.
"Ed may have lost to Mordecai at New Horizons, but Ed's confidence is still at an all-time high," Mirajane explained as Ed climbed up the apron using the ropes, and walked into the ring before walking to the center of the ring, and glaring at the fans, who were still booing him.
"That's right Mirajane, he believes that he's not only going to win this match but also beat Shinji for the United States Championship," Cornette responded before Jack Swagger's 'Patriot' theme song played, causing the crowd to boo as Stan walked out from the back with the United States flag in his hands.
"And his opponent, from Langley Falls Virginia, he is a Real American, Stan Smith!" Mary Hughes announced as the crowd continued to boo as Stan waved the American Flag over his head as the crowd continued to boo chant 'Racist!' at him. Stan argued with the fans while walking to the ring and waving the flag.
"Speaking of confidence, Stan believes he will get the United States Championship back from Shinji Ikari, who is sitting with us on commentary to see who wins this match," Okabe explained as the camera panned to Shinji, who was sitting next to Okabe with the United States Championship in front of him on the announcer's table.
"Thanks for having me. I've been in some great matches with Stan, and I would have a lot more respect for him if he had more respect for minorities," Shinji explained as Stan rolled into the ring and waved the flag in front of Ed's face, causing the two to argue as Johnny Gargano's 'Rebel Heart' theme song played, causing the crowd to cheer as Soul ran out of the back and jumped to the center of the stage.
"And their opponents, from Death City, Nevada, Soul Eater Evans!" Mary Hughes announced as Soul put his hand over his eyebrows, looking on at the cheering crowd before he ran to the ring. Soul ran onto the apron and climbed up to the top rope, hitting Ed with a missile dropkick before he started punching Ed in the gut and face. The bell rang as Stan backed away from the two as they continued to brawl.
"Soul starting this match off with his mind still racing on his backstage altercation with Ed!" Okabe exclaimed as Ed pushed Soul off of him, but Soul responded by kicking Ed in the face and throwing him into the corner. The crowd cheered as Soul continued to punch Ed in the gut and face before Ed rolled out of the ring, causing the crowd to boo, which grew louder as Stan pushed Soul into the corner and started punching him in the gut.
"One thing I know about Stan from my time fighting him is that he knows when to make his move and how to make it count," Shinji explained as Stan attempted to hit a Belly to Belly suplex, but Soul was able to escape by hitting a Bell Clap onto Stan's ears. When Stan let go, Soul kicked Stan in the gut and ran the ropes before hitting him with a running neckbreaker. Ed started getting back to his feet, so Soul responded by running the ropes and hitting a Suicide Dive through the ropes onto Ed, causing the crowd to cheer as both men crashed into the announcers' table.
"Soul knocking Ed down with that vicious suicide dive!" Mirajane exclaimed as Soul smirked at Shinji before patting his United States Championship.
"You better focus on the match there Soul," Shinji advised with a smirk of his own on his face before Soul turned around and picked Ed up. Soul threw Ed into the ring before sliding under the bottom rope and hit Ed with a jumping elbow drop to the back before hitting a now standing Stan with a running dropkick that sent him into the corner. The crowd continued to cheer as Soul Irish whipped Ed into the corner, sending him crashing into Stan.
"Soul able to take control of this match and keeping both men on their toes!" Cornette exclaimed as Soul ran into the corner and hit them with a running knee that caused Ed's head to collide with Stan's jaw. Soul knocked Ed down with a hip toss before climbing up to the middle rope, and throwing Stan onto Ed's chest with a Monkey Flip, causing the crowd to cheer as Soul pushed Stan away and pinned Ed.
Ref: 1…2
"Shinji, you're silent because you're in awe of these impressive moves by Soul, huh?" Cornette asked as Soul picked Stan up and started punching him in the face. Stan staggered into the corner and covered up his face as Soul continued to hit Stan with multiple punches to the gut.
"I am pretty impressed, Cornette. It's hard to take two opponents out, especially with the size and strength advantage that both men have," Shinji responded as Soul turned around, and right into a kick to the face from Ed, causing the crowd to boo as Ed mounted Soul and started punching him in the face. The crowd continued to boo as Ed picked Soul up and started kneeing him in the gut before Stan got out of the corner. Ed smirked as he let go of Soul, allowing Stan to hit him with a Belly to Belly suplex.
"Well Ed has taken the momentum of this match away from Soul, and it looks like he and Stan have some plans for Soul!" Mirajane exclaimed as Stan and Ed started kicking and stomping on Soul before Stan threw Soul into the steel ring post arm first with enough force to send him falling out of the ring. Stan then turned around, but once he did, Ed punched him in the face multiple times before attempting to Irish whip Stan into the corner. However, Stan was able to counter the Irish whip and attempted to put Ed in position for a German Suplex, but Ed took Stan down with a snapmare.
"Well there are no friends in a match like this, especially when it involves an opportunity at the BTWF United States Championship," Okabe explained as Ed ran the ropes and attempted to hit a big boot onto a seated Stan, but Stan was able to duck out of the way, and attempted to put Ed in the Ankle Lock, causing the crowd to boo. However, Ed was able to turn to his back and push Stan into the corner before Ed got back to his feet and attempted to hit him with a corner clothesline. Stan grabbed Ed's arm in response, but Ed countered with multiple kicks to the gut and attempted to hit him with a suplex.
"We're seeing a lot of technical reversals from Ed, who is usually more of a brawler type," Cornette noted as Shinji nodded in interest as Stan was able to land behind Ed, and attempted to hit him with a German Suplex, but Ed held on the ropes. The crowd continued to boo and chant 'Racist!' at Stan before Ed hit a back elbow onto Stan's face before Irish whipping him into the ropes. Ed attempted to hit him with a back body drop, but Stan was able to counter with a Sunset Flip, causing the crowd to cheer as Ed rolled over into a pin.
Ref: 1…
Ed kicked out and attempted to kick Stan in the head, but Stan countered by grabbing Ed's leg and hitting him with a Dragon Screw. Stan once again attempted to put Ed in the Ankle Lock, but the crowd cheered as Soul rushed into the ring and rolled Stan up with a Sunset Flip of his own.
Ref: 1…
"Soul is back in this match, and he almost got the surprise pin there!" Mirajane exclaimed as Soul started chopping Stan in the chest, but Stan blocked one of the chops and kicked Soul's arm that hit the steel ring post earlier. The crowd booed as Stan grabbed Soul's arm, and attempted to take him down, but Ed got back up and both men with a clothesline, causing the crowd to boo as he picked Stan up and put him in the corner.
"Ed nearly turning both men inside out with vicious clotheslines!" Okabe exclaimed as Ed then threw Soul into the corner diagonal from Stan. The crowd booed as Ed ran the ropes and hit both Stan and Ed with multiple corner clotheslines before hitting Soul with a Falcon Arrow. The crowd booed as Ed picked Stan up and hit him with a T-Bone Suplex. The crowd booed as Ed threw Stan out of the ring as he followed him onto the floor, picked Stan back up, and then threw him into the steel steps hard enough for him to take off the top steps.
"I'm really interested in Ed's display of power in this match. Like I said before, I haven't fought him before, and it looks like it would be an interesting experience," Shinji explained as Ed flexed in front of Shinji, causing the crowd to boo and Shinji to chuckle as Ed rolled back into the ring and started stomping on Soul's back.
"I know you love to wrestle Shinji, but am I hearing that you actually want to battle with Ed?" Cornette asked in confusion as Ed picked Soul up and hit him with a Gutbuster before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2
Ed picked Soul up again and threw him into the corner. Ed glared at the booing crowd before going into the corner and started hitting multiple shoulder thrusts into Soul's gut. As Ed pushed his shoulder into Soul's gut, Soul started clubbing Ed in the back, causing the crowd to cheer. However, Ed grabbed Soul and hit him with a Reverse Atomic Drop, causing the crowd to boo louder as he ran the ropes and hit Soul with another big boot to the face before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"Soul kicking out of that big boot to the face, but that's just going to make Ed even angrier," Mirajane warned as Stan started staggering on the outside while Ed picked Soul up and put him in the Abdominal Stretch, causing the crowd to boo as Soul tried to pull himself out of the hold. With Soul refusing to tap out, Ed started clubbing him in the chest as he continued to stretch him out in the abdominal stretch.
"Ed really stretching Soul with that abdominal stretch, and he may be forced to tap out here!" Okabe exclaimed as after a minute in the hold, Soul started hitting Ed in the face multiple times with punches to the face before taking Ed off of him with a hip toss, causing the crowd to cheer as Soul staggered into the corner. Ed got back to his feet, and Soul responded by hitting Ed with a Shotgun Dropkick, sending Ed into the corner before Soul put Ed in a front facelock, and hit him with a Tornado DDT.
"Soul getting back into this match with two high impact moves!" Cornette exclaimed as Soul attempted to pin Ed, but Stan ran back into the ring and much to the crowd's chagrin, put Soul in the Ankle Lock. The crowd booed as Soul attempted to drag himself to the ropes, but Stan was able to keep Soul in the center of the ring by kicking Soul in the knee multiple times. Soul was able to turn himself on his back and started kicking at Stan's face.
"Soul trying to fight out of another painful submission hold, which he will have to do, especially with the Ankle Lock targeting the leg, which takes away some of Soul's mobility," Shinji explained as Soul was able to kip-up on one leg, causing the crowd to cheer as he hit Stan with an enziguri. The crowd cheered as Soul grabbed Stan and hit him with a German Suplex before bridging into a pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Stan kicked out and attempted to grab Soul in a suplex position, but Soul countered into a small package pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"Soul almost stole the victory there with that small package!" Okabe exclaimed as Ed got back to his feet, and turned Soul around, hitting him with a standing discus forearm to the face before picking him up, attempting to hit him with a Powerbomb. The crowd cheered as Soul was able to escape the Powerbomb, and hit Ed with a Superkick hard enough to send Ed falling through the ropes and onto the outside.
"Ed! Your teeth are in rows 3-5!" Cornette quipped as Soul attempted to hit another Suicide Dive onto Ed, but Stan was able to get in front of Soul and hit him with a clothesline that turned him inside out. The crowd booed as Stan picked Soul up and hit him with multiple German Suplexes before he started climbing to the top rope, causing the crowd to boo louder.
"It's not every day that Stan goes up to the top rope. I wonder what he'll do here," Shinji wondered aloud as Stan looked back at Shinji, flipped him the double bird, and hit Soul with a moonsault before going for a pin, much to the crowd's chagrin.
Ref: 1…2..
"And Soul barely rolls his shoulder out after that surprising moonsault by Stan Smith!" Mirajane exclaimed as Stan looked at the referee in shock before he mounted Soul and started hitting him with multiple forearms to the face, causing the crowd to boo as he picked Soul up, and attempted an Angle Slam. However, the crowd cheered when Soul jumped out of Stan's grasp and turned him around to start punching him in the face.
"Soul's not done yet! He wants that United States title opportunity no matter what!" Okabe exclaimed as Stan started punching Soul back, just as Ed had rolled back into the ring. However, Stan and Soul were able to see him coming and hit him with a Double Dropkick, causing the crowd to cheer as Ed went down. However, when Soul attempted to get up, Stan rolled him up into a pin with an Oklahoma Roll, causing the crowd to boo.
Ref: 1…2..
Soul managed to kick out and hit Stan with an Enziguri causing the crowd to cheer as Soul picked Stan up and dragged him to the corner. Soul then hit Stan with a Tornado DDT before noticing that Ed was coming back to his feet, and countered his oncoming attack with another Superkick to the face. This time, Ed was able to withstand the pain long enough to grab Soul by the throat, and hit him with a Flipping the Tables (One-Handed Spinebuster), before falling into a pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Soul barely rolls his shoulder out, and I don't think Ed can believe it!" Cornette exclaimed as Ed got up and started arguing with the referee while covering his jaw that had been nearly destroyed by another one of Soul's Superkicks. Ed then pushed the referee in frustration before going into the corner and prepared for the Gore, causing the crowd to boo as Soul staggered back onto his feet, using the ropes to help get back to his feet. When Ed ran for the Gore, Soul was able to dodge and sent Ed in the corner before knocking him down with a dropkick to the back that sent him crashing into the top turnbuckle.
"Soul was able to dodge the Gore!" Mirajane exclaimed before turning Ed around and attempted to hit him with the Soul Eater (Gourdbuster GTS), but Stan was able to quickly get back to his feet and run at Soul and hit him with a German Suplex, which caused him to hit Ed with a Vertical Suplex, causing the crowd to cheer as Stan grabbed Ed and put him in an Ankle Lock, causing the crowd to boo as Ed tried to crawl to the ropes.
"I can't say I've seen anything like that before. But if that's one thing I know about Stan, it's that you can expect just about anything from him," Shinji explained as Ed started crawling to the ropes, but Stan pulled Ed back into the center of the ring, but this allowed Ed to turn around and started kicking him in the chest and face. Ed started getting back to his feet, but Stan was able to club Ed in the back of the head and hit him with an Olympic Slam, causing the crowd to boo as Stan went for the pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"And Soul is there to pull Stan off of Ed, saving the match for himself!" Okabe exclaimed as Soul threw Ed out of the ring before kicking Stan in the gut, and hitting him with a Soul Eater (Gourdbuster GTS), causing the crowd to cheer before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, and the new #1 contender for the BTWF United States Championship, Soul Eater Evans!" Mary Hughes announced as Shinji took his headset off, grabbed his United States Championship, and rolled into the ring while the referee raised Soul's hand in victory.
"Soul able to get another chance for the BTWF United States Championship, and Shinji looks to already be confronting him in the ring!" Cornette exclaimed as the crowd continued to cheer as Soul turned around and looked at Shinji with a smirk on his face. Shinji put the BTWF United States Championship over his shoulder and offered a handshake.
"Shinji has said backstage that he respects Soul's abilities in the ring, and he wants to show Soul that respect!" Mirajane exclaimed as Soul took Shinji's hand and shook it. However, once he let go, Soul patted the championship and gave him the 'I'm watching you' hand gesture before leaving the ring.
"Soul showing Shinji that he has respect for him, but that will not stop him from capturing the BTWF United States Championship!" Okabe exclaimed as Ed rolled out of the ring, glaring at the champion and challenger as Stan continued to lay there with his face on the canvas. The camera then faded to black as Soul made a motion with his hands going around his waist, saying that he was going to be the champion as Shinji raised his championship in the air.
Match Results:
Enter Enterprises (Charlie Bonifer, Joe Wolf, and Owen) (W/Mr. Enter) def. Death the Kid, Homer Simpson, and Bam (W/Rachel Light)
Hollywood Hooligan (W/Mandy) def. Denki Kaminari (W/Kirishima)
Flare Corona (W/Sisterhood of Darkness) def. Zia Simpson
Valentino Calavera (W/Frida Suarez) def. Naruto Uzumaki (W/Sheldon Lee and Mr. Enter)
Sisterhood of Darkness (Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki) fought Mermaid Heel (Kagura Mikazuchi and Millianna) to a draw, and both teams become contenders for the BTWF Women's Tag Team titles.
Soul Eater Evans def. Stan Smith and Ed to become #1 contender for the BTWF United States Championship
Matches for Trouble in Tokyo so far:
Kaworu Nagisa vs. Natsu Dragneel vs. Hollywood Hooligan vs. Mordecai for the BTWF Championship
Shinji Ikari vs. Soul Eater Evans for the United States Championship
Valentino Calavera and ? vs. Sheldon Lee and Naruto Uzumaki for the BTWF World Tag Team Championships
Shoto Todoroki vs. Endeavor
Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long vs. Sisterhood of Darkness (Tomoko Kuroki and Ultear Milkovich) vs. Mermaid Heel (Kagura Mikazuchi and Millianna) for the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championship
Rei Ayanami vs. Clover Lamoreaux for the BTWF World Women's Championship
