BTWF Trouble in Tokyo (Day 1 Part 3)
The camera panned to the backstage gym, where Zia Simpson started punching and forearming a punching bag with a determined and serious look on her face. While Zia was exercising, Ochako Uraraka came in, and patted her on the shoulder, causing her to turn around.
"Zia, are you ready for your street fight?" Ochako asked with a worried look on her face.
"Yeah, I'm ready Ochako. Sherry and her group have been attacking me, you, and everyone else in the Women's Division for months and I'm planning on stopping her tonight," Zia responded before Ochako nodded and patted Zia on the shoulder.
"Glad to hear it. But if you need anything, anything at all, let me know what I can do," Ochako responded as Zia was about to say that she's fine, but then stops herself and strokes her chin. Zia then smirks and pulls Ochako closer to her.
"Well, there is one thing you can do," Zia responded before whispering something into Ochako's ear. After several moments of whispering, Ochako nodded and once again patted Zia on the shoulder.
"No problem Zia, I'll talk to the girls right away," Ochako responded before leaving the backstage gym. Zia nodded with her smirk still evident on her face, before continuing to strike the punching back with multiple punches and kicks. The camera then panned to the stage, where Johnny Gargano's 'Rebel Heart' theme song played, causing the crowd to cheer as Soul Evans cane out of the back, putting a hand over his eyes to get a better look at the wave of cheering fans.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a triple threat match, and it is for the BTWF United States Championship! Introducing first, from Death City, Nevada, he is Soul Eater Evans!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd continued to cheer as Soul walked to the ring while motioning around his waist that the belt was coming home with him.
"Soul is coming down to the ring with his usual large levels of confidence. He has said that he will be prepared for anything Ed and Shinji have to throw at him," Okabe explained as Soul hi-fived a few fans sitting at ringside before running up the steel steps. The crowd cheered louder as Soul, while still on the apron, put his hand over his eyes once again, gazing at the rows of cheering fans before walking into the ring.
"Soul has had a match against Shinji for the United States Championship at Cyber Sunday, but came up short, so you have to believe that he has developed some strategies to hopefully get a favorable result in this match," Cornette explained as Soul ran to the corner, climbed up to the top rope, and put both hands over his eyebrows before chanting along with the fans as they continued to cheer.
"Soul also has seen Ed's use of power and dirty tactics, so he most likely also has plans for him as well," Beth responded as 'Zero Visibility' by Rise Against played, causing the crowd to boo as Ed came out of the back, walking slowly to the center of the stage. Ed looked up at the ring, glaring at Soul as he continued to walk to the ring as the crowd continued to boo him.
"Introducing his opponents first, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Ed!" Tim Barr announced as Ed glared at the booing fans in the front row as he continued to walk to the ring. Soul leaned over the ropes, mocking Ed, causing Ed to start yelling back at him.
"Soul trying to egg Ed on here, and I can't say that this is something I would do if I were him," Okabe advised as Ed rolled into the ring from underneath the bottom rope, and walked up to Soul close enough to the point where their noses were pressing against each other. The referee tried to separate them, and despite a couple of attempts by Soul and Ed to push the referee away, he was able to push both superstars away.
"Soul hasn't forgotten that low blow like you said Beth, and he wants to make sure Ed feels what he felt a couple of weeks ago on Octane," Cornette explained as 'Not Gonna Die' by Skillet played, causing the crowd to explode as Shinji Ikari came out of the back with the BTWF United States Championship around his waist. Shinji stopped at the center of the stage, and shot both of his fists up, causing the crowd to somehow cheer even louder as pyro went off on the floor and the sides of the TitanTron.
"And their opponent, from Tokyo Japan, he is the BTWF United States Championship, Shinji Ikari!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd continued their deafening cheers as Shinji made his way to the ring, hi-fiving fans as he patted his United States Championship. Soul and Ed stopped looking at each other and focused on the champion coming to the ring.
"Shinji just saw his wife Rei Ayanami defend her BTWF World Women's Championship against Clover Lamoreaux, so he has to feel confident going into this match," Beth explained as Shinji took the BTWF United States Championship off of his waist, and ran into the ring by sliding underneath the bottom rope. The crowd continued their boisterous cheers as Shinji lifted his BTWF United States Championship, and lifted it in Ed's face.
"We're talking a lot about confidence here, and while it sounds like a cliché kids cartoon, it's important to go into a title match like this thinking that you're going to bulldoze everyone in your path," Cornette responded as Shinji turned around, and lifted the United States title in front of Soul's face, but Soul responded by grabbing the championship and lifting it over his head, causing the crowd to cheer before the referee grabbed the championship.
"And it looks like we're going to get this United States title match started," Okabe stated as the referee held the championship over his head, as the three competitors stared at it. The crowd cheered as after the referee checked to see if everyone was ready, he handed the championship to a ringside attendant and told the referee to ring the bell. The second the referee did, Soul ran at Ed, and hit him with a Running Knee Strike to the side of the head, causing the crowd to cheer as Soul pushed Ed out of the ring before grabbing Shinji by the arm and started wringing it.
"Soul smartly taking the big man out of this match so he can face Shinji one on one!" Cornette exclaimed in shock as Soul started elbowing Shinji's shoulder. However, Shinji ducked down to the canvas, spun around, and kicked Soul in the knee before kipping back up to his feet and escaping the arm wrench. The crowd continued to cheer as Shinji put Soul in an arm wrench of his own, and started pounding on his arm.
"Shinji is widely considered to be one of the best technical wrestlers in the Fanfiction Wrestling Multiverse, and he's showing that with that flawless escape from the arm wrench," Okabe explained as Shinji attempted to push Soul into the ropes, but Soul was able to escape the arm wrench and take Shinji down with a Japanese Arm drag. When Shinji stood back up and ran at Soul, Soul took him down with a headlock takedown, but Shinji was immediately able to escape and put Soul in a headscissors.
"Soul is no slouch either when it comes to the technical wrestling department, and we saw that during their Cyber Sunday encounter," Beth responded as Soul kipped out of a headscissors, and attempted to put Shinji in another headlock, but Shinji was quickly able to escape, attempting to grab Soul's arm again. However, Soul attempted to hit Shinji with a forearm strike, but Shinji dodged this strike and took him down with a Fireman's Carry Takedown before putting Soul in a reverse bearhug.
"And now Shinji going after the midsection of Soul, trying to deprive him of oxygen," Okabe explained as Soul got back to his feet, and tried to elbow Shinji in the side of the head. However, Shinji dodged the elbows and attempted to hit him with a suplex, but Soul was able to land behind Shinji on his feet and rolled him up with a school boy.
Ref: 1…
Shinji kicked out of the pin attempt and attempted to hit the Peace of Mind (Curb Stomp), but Soul dodged and took him down with another arm drag before putting him in an armbar, causing the crowd to cheer. However, the crowd booed as Ed got back into the ring and kicked Soul in the face, breaking the attempted submission hold, and pushed Soul into a nearby corner.
"And the powerhouse of this match, Ed, is back and going after Soul!" Beth exclaimed as Ed started punching and stomping Soul in the gut. Shinji got up, turned Ed around, and started hitting him with a couple of forearms to the face, before attempting to Irish whip him into the ropes. However, Ed was able to counter the Irish whip into one of his own, and when Shinji rebounded, Ed attempted to hit him with a back body drop, but Shinji was able to land on his feet behind Ed.
"Shinji showcasing some insane athleticism by landing right on his feet from that back body drop!" Cornette exclaimed as Shinji turned Ed around and hit multiple forearms to the face before kicking him in the gut with a spin kick, sending Ed staggering into another corner. Shinji then hit multiple knife-edge chops to the chest but saw through his peripheral vision that Soul was running into the corner again. Shinji ducked, causing Soul to hit Ed in the face with a running knee, and attempted to hit Ed with a bulldog out of the corner.
"Soul using a homage to former WWE Champion CM Punk in this match," Beth explained as Ed attempted to throw Soul off of him, but Soul landed on his feet, causing the crowd to cheer. Ed attempted to run at Soul with a clothesline, but Soul took Ed down with an arm drab, but Ed was able to push Soul away from him. The crowd booed as Ed kicked Soul in the gut and threw him onto the apron before he saw Shinji get up and attempted to hit him with a big boot, but Shinji was able to throw him off of the apron and onto the floor.
"Shinji sending Ed falling out of the ring, and he's now going after Soul!" Cornette exclaimed as Shinji hit a running dropkick onto Soul that sent him falling to the padded concrete. Shinji looked at both of his opponents that were staggering onto their feet on the outside before he started running the ropes, causing the crowd to cheer before hitting Ed with a suicide dive. The crowd continued to cheer as Shinji ran back into the ring and ran the ropes again to hit Soul with another suicide dive.
"Shinji connecting with a pair of suicide dives, asserting his dominance towards his opponents!" Beth exclaimed as Shinji picked Soul up and threw him back into the ring before following her back into the ring and going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2
Shinji picked Soul up and started hitting him with multiple punches in the face. Shinji kicked Soul in the gut and attempted to hit him with a Pedigree, but Soul was able to slip out of the Pedigree and hit him with a discus forearm before attempting to send him down with a suplex. However, Shinji got back onto his feet, and rolled Soul up with s small package pin, causing the crowd to cheer.
Ref: 1…2
"Shinji trying to get the surprise pin on Soul, but Soul isn't going to go down that easily!" Okabe exclaimed as Soul grabbed Shinji and hit him with multiple European Uppercuts to the chin before Irish whipping him into the corner. However, before Soul could do anything about it, Ed ran into the ring, and hit a massive lariat onto Soul, causing the crowd to boo as Ed picked Soul up by his hair, and threw him into the steel ring post. The crowd continued to boo as Ed grabbed Soul by the back of his jeans and threw him into the steel ring post once again with enough force to send him falling back to the padded concrete floor.
"I think we might not be seeing Soul in this match for a little bit," Beth winced as Ed grabbed Shinji by the hair. However, the two started punching each other in the face, but Ed was able to knee Shinji in the gut multiple times before hitting him with a scoop slam. The crowd booed as Ed ran the ropes and hit a jumping elbow drop to the chest before running the ropes again and hitting a big boot to the side of Shinji's head before going for a pin, hooking both of Shinji's legs back.
Ref: 1…
"Shinji kicked out at one, and that just made Ed more annoyed," Cornette explained as Ed mounted Shinji and started punching him in the face before picking Shinji up by both of his ears and hit him with multiple headbutts to the face. Ed then picked Shinji up in a suplex position and threw him across the ring with a suplex throw. Shinji crawled to the bottom turnbuckle in the corner, but Ed was able to get back on track by hitting Shinji with multiple stomps to the chest. The crowd continued to boo as Ed started choking Shinji with his boot, yelling at him that he was going to become the new United States Champion.
"Ed choking Shinji with his boot as Shinji tries to push him away!" Beth exclaimed as Shinji finally did manage to push Ed away. The crowd continued to boo, however, as Ed started kneeing Shinji in the face multiple times before finally getting out of the corner. Ed saw that Soul attempted to climb back into the ring, but Ed grabbed Soul's arm, and hot-shotted his arm onto the ropes, causing the crowd to boo before he picked Shinji up by the hair, and slammed his head into Soul's.
"And Ed initiating a meeting of the minds between his two opponents there!" Okabe exclaimed as Ed grabbed Shinji and hit him with a Back Suplex before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Shinji is busted open, possibly from that headbutt, but still had the where with all to kick out at a count of 2," Cornette noticed as Ed grabbed Shinji by the hair and put him in a Powerslam position. The crowd booed as Ed rammed Shinji's back into the corner turnbuckles, but when he tried to hit the Powerslam on the canvas for the Oklahoma Stampede, Shinji started hitting Ed with multiple elbows to the top of the head. However, instead of hitting a Powerslam, Ed sent Shinji into the top turnbuckle in the corner with a Lawn Dart before picking him back up and hitting him with a Powerslam.
"That is some impressive strength by Ed! Not only was he able to survive those hard elbow strikes to the base of the head, but threw Shinji into the corner with enough force to blow the turnbuckle pad away!" Okabe exclaimed as Ed pinned Shinji with both legs hooked back once again.
Ref: 1…2.
Soul ran into the ring, while holding his arm in pain, and stomped on Ed's back to break up the pin, causing the crowd to cheer.
"Soul is back in the match! You can see that his right arm is in a significant amount of pain after being rammed into the steel ring post multiple times, but he's still trying to keep this match going so he can win the championship," Beth explained as Soul started kicking Ed in the chest and arm, but Ed countered with a solid punch to the face. The crowd went back to booing as Ed grabbed Soul's right arm, and hit his right shoulder with a couple of headbutts. Ed then grabbed Soul and put him in position for a shoulder breaker, the crowd continuing to boo as Ed hit Soul with a shoulder breaker, but kept him in position for the Powerslam.
"Ed focusing his attack on the arm, which is smart since it will make it near impossible for Soul to use his Gourdbuster GTS finisher," Cornette explained as Ed hit another shoulder breaker onto Soul's right arm before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Soul barely kicked out of the pin, and Ed immediately grabbed his right arm and put him in a Fujiwara Armbar, causing the crowd to boo as Soul tried to make it to the ropes. However, Ed saw this coming, and hit multiple elbow strikes to the side of the face, causing the crowd to boo louder as Ed rolled Soul to the center of the ring with the armbar still locked in. The crowd continued to boo as Ed started elbowing his right arm multiple times before deepening the hold. The crowd cheered as Shinji got back to his feet and kicked Ed in the gut to break up the attempted submission, allowing Soul to roll Ed up in a pinning combination.
Ref: 1…2.
"Soul taking advantage of Shinji breaking up the pin, but Shinji saw what was going on, and put a stop to it quickly!" Beth exclaimed as Shinji kicked Soul in the chest, picking him up and kicking his right arm multiple times. However, when Shinji attempted to knock Soul down with an Enziguri, Soul ducked and knocked Shinji down with a clothesline, causing the crowd to cheer before Ed hit Soul with a running big boot to the face and then ran the ropes to hit another big boot to the face, knocking Soul down before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Ed pounded on the mat before grabbing Soul's right arm and started stomping on it. The crowd continued to boo as Ed picked Soul up by lifting him with his right arm, wrenched it, and picked Soul up while continuing to wrench his arm.
"Some more strength by Ed, lifting Soul above his head while wrenching his damaged right arm!" Okabe exclaimed as Ed power lifted Soul multiple times, before throwing him into the air, and catching him with a spinebuster, causing the crowd to boo before Ed went for a pin, digging his forearm into Soul's nose.
Ref: 1…2..
Shinji hit a jumping double stomp onto Ed's back, causing the crowd to cheer as Shinji started clubbing Ed in the back before picking him up and attempting to hit him with a Pedigree, but Ed pushed him into a corner. Ed then grabbed Soul by his right arm and threw him into the corner, causing him to crash into Shinji. The crowd booed as Ed ran into the corner and hit a Corner Gore into the gut of both Shinji and Soul.
"Ed now taking both men out by ramming his shoulder into both men's guts!" Cornette exclaimed as Ed grabbed Soul and threw him over his head with an Overhead Belly to Belly suplex. Ed then punched Shinji in the face a couple of times and attempted to hit a Suplex toss onto Shinji, but Shinji was able to land on his feet and hit a jumping enziguri to the side of Ed's head, sending him staggering as Shinji fell to the ground. After a moment of Ed trying to regain his footing, the crowd exploded as Shinji kipped back to his feet.
"Shinji kipping back up to his feet! He wants to defend his title in front of his home country audience, and he will do whatever it takes to do so!" Beth exclaimed as Shinji ran at Ed, and hit him with multiple punches to the face. The crowd cheered louder as Shinji noticed that Soul was getting back to his feet, and knocked him down with a clothesline before running at Ed to knock him down with a clothesline again. Shinji then ran the ropes and once again knocked both Ed and Soul with a clothesline before picking Ed up and hit him with multiple kicks to the leg before hitting him with another Standing Enziguri that knocked Ed on his ass.
"Shinji able to take Ed down with another Enziguri to the side of the head, but he has to look out for Soul!" Okabe advised as Soul turned Shinji around, but Shinji kicked Soul in the gut, grabbed Soul by the hair, and rammed Soul's heads into Ed's before hitting him with a Fly to the Moon (Superkick). The crowd cheered as Shinji attempted to go for the pin, but Ed grabbed him by the tights and attempted to hit him with a back suplex, but Shinji rammed his elbow into the back of Ed's neck multiple times before putting Ed in a front facelock and hitting Ed with a Ropewalk Tornado DDT. The crowd cheered as Shinji went for another pin, hooking both of Ed's legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
"Ed kicked out of that vicious DDT! And Shinji is immediately back on the attack!" Cornette exclaimed as Shinji started stomping on Ed before hitting him with a Jumping Shooting Star Press. The crowd cheered as Shinji put Ed in a seated position, ran the ropes, and hit Ed with a running knee strike to the face. Shinji then picked up Soul and hit him with a Flapjack, which sent him crashing into Ed's chest before hitting Soul with a Deadlift German Suplex before bridging into a pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Soul kicking out of that German Suplex from Shinji, but Shinji has taken complete control of his match!" Beth exclaimed as Shinji picked Soul up and started hitting him with multiple punches to the face. However, Soul was able to push him away, and feign a kick to the gut before hitting a Spinning Back Elbow to the side of Shinji's head. Soul grabbed Shinji and attempted to hit him with a Snap Vertical Suplex, but Shinji was able to escape the suplex by punching Soul's right arm. Shinji then put Soul in a Snap Suplex position of his own, but Ed got back up, grabbed Shinji from behind, and hit him with a German Suplex, inadvertently causing Shinji to hit Soul with a Snap Vertical Suplex.
"Ed suplexing Shinji so hard that Shinji hit Soul with his own suplex!" Okabe exclaimed as Ed dived onto Soul and pinned him.
Ref: 1…2..
Soul kicked out, and Ed immediately went to pin Shinji, causing the crowd to continue to boo.
Ref: 1…2..
"Both Soul and Shinji kicked out, and Ed looks completely frustrated over the fact he hasn't won this match yet," Cornette explained as Ed looked up at the top rope, took a deep breath, nodded to himself, and started climbing up to the top rope. Ed staggered on the top rope before Soul got up to his feet and climbed up to the middle turnbuckle before he started punching Ed in the face while Shinji crawled into another corner. The crowd started cheering as Soul walked up to the top rope, and hit Ed with a Top Rope Hurricanrana. The crowd cheered even louder as Shinji got back to his feet, and springboarded to the top rope to hit the Genesis Moonsault (Best Moonsault Ever (BME)) onto Ed.
"Shinji hits Ed with the Genesis moonsault! And he looks like he's going to do the same thing to Soul!" Beth exclaimed as Shinji springboarded to the top rope, and attempted to hit Soul with another Genesis Moonsault (Best Moonsault Ever (BME)). However, Soul was able to get his knees up, causing the crowd to cheer before he got up, springboarded off of the 2nd rope, and hit Shinji with a springboard enziguri kick. Shinji was staggering in the ring, and Soul springboarded off of the 2nd rope again before knocking Shinji down with a springboard clothesline before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Soul looks shocked at Shinji kicking out, and Soul responded by grabbing Shinji and started hitting him in the face with multiple forearms. However, when Soul attempted to hit a discus forearm, Shinji blocked the move and picked Soul up so that he can hit him with a Falcon Arrow. However, the crowd booed as Ed knocked Shinji down with a clothesline, and then attempted to hit him with the Ed-Dominator (Dominator). However, the crowd cheered as Shinji escaped the move, and attempted to hit him with the Pele Kick, but Ed pushed him out of the way.
"Ed dodging the Pele Kick by Shinji, but Soul is back up to his feet!" Okabe exclaimed as Soul attempted another running jumping knee to Ed, but Ed dodged the attempted move and ran the ropes to hit Soul with a Gore, causing the crowd to boo. However, before Ed could even get back on his feet, Shinji ran at Ed and hit him with a Peace of Mind (Curb Stomp) before pushing Soul out of the ring and pinned Ed, much to the crowd's delight.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, and still the BTWF United States Champion, Shinji Ikari!" Tim Barr announced as Shinji sat down, breathing heavily in and out, as the crowd exploded into cheers while the referee went to get his United States Championship from a ringside attendant. Soul looked at what had happened from the outside and looked annoyed and disappointed in himself as Shinji picked himself up by using the ropes.
"Shinji once again finds a way to keep the United States Championship around his waist!" Beth exclaimed as Shinji grabbed the BTWF United States Championship from the referee, and raised it over his head as the crowd continued to cheer and chant Shinji's name. Ed started pulling himself back onto his feet, by using the ropes as Shinji continued to celebrate his victory with the crowd and his championship.
"Ed and Soul both tried their hardest, but Shinji was able to hit the Peace of Mind from out of nowhere and get the victory!" Cornette exclaimed as Ed, glaring at Shinji, ran at Shinji and pushed him down to the mat, causing the crowd to boo as he started stomping on Shinji's back before hitting him with a jumping elbow drop to the back.
"Well Shinji may have been happy about that victory, but Ed sure as hell isn't!" Okabe exclaimed as Ed attempted to pick Shinji up for the Ed-Dominator (Dominator), but the crowd cheered as Soul ran into the ring, and hit a running knee to Ed's back before hitting him with multiple punches to the face, sending him staggering into the ropes. Shinji got back to his feet and looked at Soul before knocking Ed out of the ring with a clothesline.
"Thanks to Soul, Shinji is able to send Ed packing by clotheslining him over the top rope!" Cornette exclaimed as Shinji grabbed his United States Championship, and put it around his waist before extending a hand to Soul. Soul nodded at Shinji, and much to the crowd's delight shook his hand and raised his arm in a sign of respect as the crowd cheered and chanted for both men.
"Soul and Shinji's respect for each other has done nothing but grow since their match at Cyber Sunday," Okabe noted as the two began leaving the ring as the camera panned to the back, where Todd Grisham was standing next to Natsu Dragneel.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with one of the three men who will be fighting for the BTWF Championship in a Fatal-4-Way match, Natsu Dragneel," Todd introduced as Natsu nodded and patted Todd on the back.
"That's me. What's up Todd?" Natsu asked, keeping his usual playful attitude before Todd responded.
"I wanted to get your final thoughts before you go into your championship match," Todd responded as Natsu nodded and wrapped his arm around the back of Todd's neck before responding.
"Well, I don't really have much to say other than I'm not worried. I mean, at Hardcore Heaven, I beat five other men inside Hell in a Cell for the BTWF Championship, and I am fully prepared to take the BTWF title back in this match," Natsu explained as Todd nodded before taking the microphone back to ask another question.
"Do you have anyone specific in the match that you're looking forward to getting in the ring with?" Todd asked as Natsu stroked his chin in thought before nodding.
"Yeah, every single person in that match. I want to get some revenge on Kaworu for taking my championship, revenge on Hooligan for his nonstop bragging about beating me on Octane, and against Mordecai because…I've always wanted to see which one of us is the better one. I mean, I know it's most likely me, but you know, the fans probably want a match to get some physical evidence of that. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna get some last-minute exercise in," Natsu responded before turning away and leaving Todd alone in the interview area. However, before Todd could sign out, Zia threw Sherry into the interview area, causing Todd to run off before Zia dragged Sherry to the entranceway. The camera then panned back to the stage, where while Zia was dragging Sherry to the ring, Sherry poked Zia in the eyes and put her in a side headlock to continue their trek to the ring.
"Zia and Sherry couldn't wait for their match to start, as they're brawling to the ring from the backstage area!" Cornette exclaimed as Sherry rammed Zia's head into the fan barricade multiple times before throwing Zia onto the ringside floor. The crowd booed as Sherry continued to stomp on Zia before choking her with her foot. A referee came running down the aisle, and entered the ring, telling the timekeeper to ring the bell, causing the crowd to cheer as the bell rang, which officially starting the match.
"And it looks like Arthur Morgan and Tanya von Degurechaff have told the referee to start the match, not wanting to create a potentially dangerous scene in the Tokyo Dome!" Okabe exclaimed as Sherry picked Zia up by the hair, and started punching her in the face, before attempting to throw her into the steel steps. However, Zia was able to stop herself from hitting the steel steps, causing the crowd to cheer as Zia started hitting Sherry with multiple hard forearms to the face.
"Zia is fighting back here with those forearms!" Beth exclaimed as Zia grabbed Sherry by her pink hair and slammed her head multiple times into the fan barricade. The crowd continued to cheer as Zia grabbed Sherry and started to hit her with multiple knife-edge chops to the chest before throwing her into the fan barricade back first. The crowd cheered as Zia ran into Sherry with a running back elbow to the side of the face before throwing her into the steel ring apron hard.
"The fans might want to back away from the front row, as Zia doesn't look like she's going to hold back," Cornette advised as Zia started punching and chopping Sherry before attempting to throw her back into the fan barricade. However, Sherry was able to stop herself from ramming into the barricade and kicked Zia in the gut multiple times. Sherry then hit multiple European Uppercuts to Zia's chin before throwing her back into the ring, causing the crowd to boo as Sherry kicked Zia in the side of the head.
"Well finally these two women get into the ring, and Sherry looks to take control of this match," Okabe explained as Sherry picked Zia up and threw her into the corner. However, Zia was able to jump up to the top rope, causing the crowd to cheer as Zia hit Sherry with a top rope moonsault. Rather than go for the pin, Zia grabbed Sherry in a headlock and started punching her in the side of the head and the face. Zia then got up, and picked Sherry up, and hit her with a snap suplex.
"Zia just took control of this match back, and is not letting Sherry get any breathing room!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia started stomping on Sherry's back before attempting to put her in the Rings of Saturn. However, Sherry was able to roll away from Zia and get onto the apron, but the crowd cheered as Zia dropkicked Sherry back out of the ring and then springboarded from the ring to the floor, hitting Sherry in the chest with a body splash. The crowd continued to cheer as Zia pulled Sherry up by her hair and started hitting her with multiple forearms to the face.
"Zia wants to show Sherry that her light will always outshine her darkness!" Beth exclaimed as Zia threw Sherry onto the announce table, and started punching her in the face again, causing Sherry's nose to start bleeding.
"And it looks like we're getting a close look at the action here," Okabe explained in worry as he and Beth backed away from the table before Sherry jumped up onto the ring apron. The crowd cheered as Zia attempted to springboard from the middle rope and hit a moonsault onto the announce table, but Sherry was able to roll off of the table, causing the crowd to boo as Zia crashed into the announcers' table ribs first.
"OH! Zia slamming her ribs right into the announcers' table!" Beth exclaimed as Sherry looked at Zia breathing heavily in and out, causing her to smirk. Sherry started running her fingers through the blue streak in Zia's hair before hitting her with multiple punches to the face and the side of the head. Sherry then put Zia in a front facelock, dragged her further off of the table, and smirked at the announcers.
"Sherry looks to hit something devastating on the Woman that Gravity Forgot!" Cornette exclaimed as Sherry hit Zia with a DDT off of the announcers' table. The crowd booed as Sherry grabbed the camera from the cameraman, and showed a dazed Zia's glazed look on her eyes before throwing the camera down on Zia's chest.
"Sherry using the camera as a weapon!" Okabe exclaimed as Sherry grabbed the camera and started ramming it into Zia's gut and chest multiple times before pushing it back into the cameraman's chest. The crowd continued to boo as Sherry picked Zia up and threw her into the steel ring post face first. Sherry then ran the ropes and hit Zia with a big boot to the side of the head before hitting her with a scoop slam that sent her crashing into the steel ring apron. The crowd booed as Sherry pushed Zia into the ring and pulled over the ring apron cover to look for weapons.
"Sherry looking to cause some more destruction with whatever she finds underneath the ring," Beth noted as Sherry pulled out a toolbox, a couple of steel chairs, and a trash can. Sherry threw all of these objects into the ring before getting back into the ring and hitting a downed Zia with a running senton to the chest before the pin.
Ref: 1…2
"The first pinfall of this match was unsuccessful, but that isn't going to deter the bloodlust of Sherry," Cornette noted as Sherry grabbed the trash can, causing the crowd to boo as she hit Zia in the back multiple times with it before putting Zia in a seated position, and putting the trash can over her head. The crowd booed as Sherry ran the ropes and hit a running dropkick to the face, sending the metal of the trash can into Zia's face. The trash can was still on Zia's head, so Sherry started stomping on Zia's face, sending the metal of the trash can crashing into her face once again.
"Sherry getting very creative and very violent with the steel trash can!" Beth exclaimed as Sherry ran the ropes and hit a jumping leg drop across Zia's face, bending the trash can before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"Zia barely rolling her shoulder out, which is surprising to me given all the metal that's been crushing her face," Okabe explained as Sherry took the metal trash can off of Zia's face, revealing that Zia's nose was also bleeding. Sherry dropped the trash can before picking Zia up and hitting her with a scoop slam onto the trash can, causing the crowd to boo before picking up the toolbox from the bottom of the ring. Sherry went through the toolbox, and pulled out a staple gun, causing the crowd to boo as she pulled on Zia's hair.
"A staple gun!? What the hell is a staple gun doing underneath a wrestling ring!?" Cornette asked as Sherry moved Zia's hair away from her forehead before she shot Zia in the head a couple of times with the staple gun, causing the crowd to boo as Zia started screaming in pain as she held the parts of her head that had gotten stapled. The crowd continued to boo as Sherry followed Zia around the ring, stapling Zia repeatedly in the side of the face and her forehead, causing her to bleed even more.
"I don't know Jim, but this is meant to torture Zia. Sherry wants to make Zia suffer here, and this is how she's choosing to do it," Beth responded before Sherry hit Zia in the top of the head with the staple gun before pushing her into the corner. Sherry threw the staple gun down and walked over to Zia before licking Zia's bleeding face, causing the crowd to boo as she spat the mix of saliva/blood in her mouth at the crowd.
"Oh, that is just unsanitary! Obviously, some inspiration from fellow Sisterhood of Darkness member, Himiko Toga," Okabe exclaimed in disgust as Sherry started punching and forearming Zia in the face, sending her falling to the bottom turnbuckle. The crowd continued to boo as Sherry started stomping on Zia's chest and face repeatedly, and then started choking Zia with her foot. Sherry then knelt down and continued hitting forearms to Zia's face before she started biting one of Zia's bleeding cuts.
"It's more than unsanitary Okabe, it's downright cannibalistic!" Cornette exclaimed in disgust as Sherry once again spat her blood mixed saliva at the booing crowd before dragging Zia to the center of the ring and going for the pin.
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"Zia's face is now a crimson mask, but she is once again barely able to roll her shoulder out!" Beth exclaimed in shock as Sherry immediately got up, kicked her in the gut, and then ran the ropes to hit Zia with a running facebuster. Sherry then ran the ropes once again to hit a running pinpoint elbow drop to the back of Zia's head, causing the crowd to boo before Sherry picked Zia up from her now bloody hair. Sherry threw Zia into the ropes with enough force to send her falling out of the ring but entangling her neck into the ropes.
"Oh, God! Zia's throat is trapped in those ropes! And those ropes are made of fine steel cable folks, so this isn't exactly a picnic for the Woman that Gravity Forgot!" Cornette exclaimed as Sherry started kicking Zia in the back of the head, causing blood drops to shoot off of Zia's head. Sherry ran the ropes and hit a dropkick to the back of Zia's head, causing her to finally fall out of the makeshift noose and fall face first onto the floor right next to the steel ring apron.
"And Zia is back on the floor, finally getting a brief moment of reprieve from Sherry's relentless onslaught," Okabe noted as Sherry looked on with a sadistic grin on her face as Zia struggled to get her chest off of the padded concrete. When Zia was finally able to stagger to her feet, she tried to rub the blood out of her eyes and knelt down in front of the ring apron. Sherry, noting that Zia was about to get out from under the ring, ran the ropes, attempting a suicide dive, but the crowd cheered as Sherry was halfway through the ropes, Zia hit Sherry in the face with a kendo stick that she got from underneath the ring.
"Oh! Zia finally getting some momentum in this contest thanks to a quick shot to the head with a kendo stick!" Beth exclaimed as Sherry hung from her stomach over the middle rope. The crowd continued to cheer as Zia started to hit Sherry in the back multiple times with the kendo stick, and didn't stop until the kendo stick started to break. Zia noticed this, broke the kendo stick over her knee, and used one half of the kendo stick to stab the sharp and broken edges of the stick into Sherry's face.
"Zia saying 'if you want to get crazy, then I can get crazy too'!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia threw the kendo stick to the ground, climbed up to the apron, and hit a guillotine leg drop across Sherry's back, sending her falling back into the ring. The crowd cheered as Zia started stomping on the steel ring apron with her right foot before springboarding into the ring, hitting Sherry with a 450 Splash. Zia got off of Sherry and grabbed her ribs and gut in pain before slapping herself in the face to get her back in the zone.
"Zia with a beautiful 450 Splash from the ring apron!" Okabe exclaimed as Zia grabbed the steel chair in the ring, and much to the crowd's delight started hitting Sherry in the back with a chair multiple times. However, Sherry was able to turn herself around, and kick Zia in the knee, sending her to one knee, before pushing her back with a kick to the face before dragging herself to the ropes, and making a 'come here' motion towards the stage.
"Sherry looks like she's summoning the Sisterhood of Darkness to the ring!" Beth exclaimed in worry as, after a moment, nothing happened. Sherry looked confused and annoyed at the same time as she yelled towards the back for the Sisterhood to come to the ring. Zia smirked at a confused and furious Sherry before kicking her in the side of the head and choking her by pushing her throat into the ropes with her foot, pointing to the TitanTron where Ochako Uraraka, Alex Vasquez, Haruko Haruhara, Zoey Hanson, Meg Griffin, Millianna, and Kagura Mikazuchi were standing in front of a steel mesh fence.
"Wait a minute! The Sisterhood are trapped behind that fence in the basement of the Tokyo Dome!" Cornette exclaimed as the women moved out of the way of the fence, revealing a beaten-down Sisterhood of Darkness trapped in the padlocked cage, causing the crowd to cheer as Sherry looked as though she was about to have a heart attack. Zia responded by rolling Sherry up with a Victory Roll, causing the crowd to cheer even louder.
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Sherry barely kicked out of the pin and started exchanging punches with Zia in the middle of the ring, causing the crowd to cheer and boo accordingly, before Zia hit a Superkick to Sherry's gut before running the ropes and hitting Sherry in the side of the face with a running dropkick, and grabbed both of Sherry's arms, putting her in a Straight Jacket position. The crowd cheered as Zia hit her with the Straight Jacket Neckbreaker, a Straight Jacket DDT, and a Straight Jacket Powerbomb before going for another pin.
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"The Straight Jacket Triple Threat by Zia! However, this is not enough to finish off Sherry!" Beth exclaimed as Zia went up to the top rope, causing the crowd to cheer as she tried to steady herself on the top rope. However, before she could dive off of the top rope, Sherry grabbed the steel chair from next to her, and threw it right at Zia's face, causing the crowd to boo as Zia almost fell off of the top rope. Sherry staggered back to her feet and pushed Zia back onto the top rope before climbing up to the top rope.
"Sherry throwing that chair with the efficiency of RG3 in his first year on the Redskins!" Beth exclaimed as Sherry picked Sherry up, and hit her with a Falcon Arrow from the top rope, causing the crowd to boo as Sherry, despite feeling shots of pain going through her back, Sherry quickly climbed over Zia for a pinfall.
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Zia rolled her shoulder out, causing Sherry to grab her hair, nearly pulling her pink locks out in frustration. Sherry started choking Zia with her foot again, and much to the crowd's chagrin grabbed a miniature pickaxe weapon from her skirt.
"Wait what the hell is that!? Is that a miniature pickaxe!?" Okabe asked in shock as Sherry grabbed Zia, and started screaming in her face before attempting to swing the pickaxe at her. However, the crowd cheered as Zia grabbed both of Sherry's arms, and put her in the Rings of Saturn, causing the crowd to cheer as Sherry screamed in pain before she dropped the pickaxe. After a minute in the hold, Sherry started biting Zia's arms, causing the crowd to boo as Zia eventually let go of the hold, holding her arm in pain.
"Sherry could've tapped out there, but you can only be bitten so long before you let go!" Cornette exclaimed as Sherry kicked Zia in the gut and grabbed the steel chair, hitting her right in the face with the chair before going into the toolbox again. Sherry pulled out a screwdriver, causing the crowd to boo as she grabbed Zia and attempted to ram the screwdriver in the eye. However, Zia was able to kick Sherry in the gut multiple times and take the screwdriver out of Sherry's hand. Zia twirled the screwdriver around her fingers before stabbing the mechanism into Zia's forehead repeatedly.
"Zia using that screwdriver for all it's worth, trying to stab all of the crazy out of Sherry!" Beth exclaimed as Zia dropped the screwdriver, picked Sherry up, and hit her with a Michinoku Driver onto the steel chair before climbing back up to the top rope. The crowd cheered as Zia steadied herself on the top turnbuckle, flipped a downed Sherry off, and hit her with a Blue Arrow (Red Arrow) before going for the pin, hooking both of her legs back.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, the Woman that Gravity Forgot, Zia Simpson!" Tim Barr exclaimed as the crowd continued to cheer as Zia was still flat on her face, her face still a crimson mess. The referee helped a bow-legged Zia up to her feet, causing the crowd to cheer louder as the referee raised Zia's arm up in victory as she continued to struggle and stand on her feet.
"Zia has done it! She has beaten the leader of the Sisterhood of Darkness despite losing what looks like a pitcher of blood!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia fell down to her knees, and breathed in and out with a smile on her face as Sherry continued laying down on the mat, completely unconscious. While the referee was helping Sherry out of the ring, Ochako Uraraka came down to the ring, and much to the crowd's delight went into the ring and gave her battered and bruised friend a hug.
"And some credit has to go to Ochako Uraraka, who under Zia's directive, got the locker room together to keep the Sisterhood away from the match, allowing Zia to have a fair one on one contest with Sherry," Okabe explained as Zia hugged Ochako back while the referee helped pull Sherry out of the ring so that she could be observed by the medical personnel. However, Sherry lifted her head up and glared at the referee and medical personnel before pushing them all away from her.
"Sherry doesn't look like that she wants the help of our medical personnel as she is walking up the ramp of her own power," Beth noted as Sherry glared at the happy celebration between Zia and Ochako before continuing to make her way to the back. Ochako helped lead Zia out of the ring, as the crowd continued to cheer while Zia stuck her hand out to hi-five the crowd in celebration.
"Sherry looks furious about her loss, but for now, Zia has earned this victory celebration!" Cornette exclaimed as the camera panned to the back, where BTWF World Women's Champion Rei Ayanami sat down on a chair, trying to wiggle her right leg to get the blood flowing back into it. Rei looked up and smiled as she saw her husband, BTWF United States Champion Shinji Ikari walk up to her.
"Hey," Shinji greeted as he sat next to Rei and kissed her on the cheek.
"Hey," Rei responded, kissing Shinji back before putting her Women's Championship on her lap. "I saw your United States Championship match, and you did amazing."
"Thanks, Rei, you were awesome against Clover too. That frog splash was beautiful," Shinji responded as Rei chuckled before putting her arm over the back of Shinji's neck.
"Thank you, but I also want to know if you're OK. Ed seemed really upset that you beat him," Rei pointed out as Shinji chuckled before patting his United States Championship.
"Yeah, I'm fine. If it weren't for Soul, I'd probably be unconscious right now. I'll deal with Ed on Octane, but for now, what do you say we go back to the hotel and unwind before we have to leave," Shinji offered, getting up from the chair next to Rei and outstretched his hand. Rei nodded and smiled before grabbing his hand, and the two left the arena hand in hand as the camera panned to the stage. The crowd booed as MNM's 'Paparazzi' theme played throughout the arena as a red carpet was rolled out and multiple cameramen came out with their cameras ready.
"It looks like we're ready for our main event for the BTWF Championship!" Cornette exclaimed as Hollywood Hooligan and Mandy DeRoyale came out from the back and posed at the center of the stage. The crowd booed louder as pyro went off from the stage while multiple cameramen took pictures of the two.
"The following contest is a Fatal-4-Way match scheduled for one fall! Introducing the challengers first, accompanied to the ring by Mandy DeRoyale, now residing in Hollywood California, he is the Hollywood Hooligan!" Tim Barr announced, causing the crowd to boo louder as Hooligan and Mandy started walking to the ring, with the cameramen following them and continuing to take pictures of them. The crowd continued to boo as Hooligan helped Mandy onto the apron, and when she got onto the apron, she jumped up and hit a splits on the apron while holding the middle rope down.
"Woah…I suddenly wouldn't be against Hooligan winning here," Beth stated, practically drooling over Mandy's splits as Hooligan jumped up onto the apron, and went into the ring through the downed middle rope as he picked Mandy back up, and held the ropes down for her so that she could enter the ring as well.
"Get your mind out of the gutter Beth, we have a match to call very soon," Okabe chastised as Mandy took off Hooligan's fur coat. Hooligan then jumped up to the top turnbuckle and outstretched his arms while pulling his head back, causing the crowd to boo louder as Mandy walked out of the ring with the jacket in her hand before 'Time to Shine' by Saliva played, causing the crowd to cheer as Mordecai came out of the back. When Mordecai got to the center of the stage, he did Jeff Hardy's stage dance, causing pyro to shoot out from the floor.
"And his opponent, from Central Park New York, he is Mordecai!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd continued to cheer while Mordecai started jogging to the ring, hi-fiving fans on his way to the ring. Mordecai pointed at Hooligan and started motioning around his waist, saying that he would be the next BTWF Champion.
"Mordecai already trying to get in the head of one of his opponents in this match, which could be a double-edged sword," Cornette explained Hooligan brushed Mordecai aside before Mordecai slid underneath the bottom rope and went into the ring. The crowd cheered as Mordecai jumped up to the top rope, and started doing the Jeff Hardy dance again.
"On the one hand, an angry fighter is a sloppy fighter. But on the other hand, Hooligan would be targeting Mordecai throughout the entire match, which could hinder his chance at becoming BTWF Champion," Okabe responded as Mordecai jumped off of the top rope and started getting in Hooligan's face. 'Indestructible' by Disturbed played, causing the crowd to explode into cheers as Natsu Dragneel came out of the back, running to the center of the ring, and looking on at the cheering crowd.
"And their opponent, from Magnolia Fiore, he is 'the Indestructible' Natsu Dragneel!" Tim Barr announced as Natsu did the 'Dra-gon-eel' taunt, causing pyro to go off from around the TitanTron and the steel floor. The crowd cheered as Natsu walked to the ring, with his fists raised in the air, dropping a fist down to fist-bump and hi-five his fans. Hooligan started mocking Natsu's pose in the ring as he reminded the fans that he already beat Natsu once.
"Natsu is ready to get his championship back. We know that Natsu loves nothing more than a good fight, but he may be fighting harder than usual, if such a thing is possible, because he wants that championship back around his waist!" Beth exclaimed as Natsu ran to ringside and jumped into the ring by rolling through the middle rope and getting right in Hooligan's face, causing the crowd to cheer as Hooligan backed away and told the referee to get Natsu away from him.
"And Natsu must've heard all the trash talk that has come out of Hooligan's mouth!" Cornette exclaimed as the referee backed Natsu away from Hooligan, causing the crowd to boo as Hooligan flipped Natsu off as he was backed into another corner of the ring. Damien Sandow's 2014 'Hallelujah' theme song played, causing the crowd to give a mixed reaction of cheers and boos as Kaworu Nagisa came out with his blue and golden robe.
"And their opponents, from Tokyo Japan, he is the BTWF Champion, Kaworu Nagisa!" Tim Barr exclaimed as the crowd continued to give a mixed reaction as Kaworu glared at the ring and started walking to the ring. Kaworu looked at the crowd, noticing that some of them were cheering him, and he nodded with a small smile as he continued to make his way to the ring, undoing the tie in front of his robe.
"Kaworu, receiving a much better reaction than he's used to since we are in Kaworu's hometown of Tokyo," Okabe explained as Kaworu took his robe off, revealing the BTWF Championship around his waist. The crowd continued to give a mixed reaction as Kaworu walked up the steel steps into the ring, and jumped over the top rope and into the ring.
"Kaworu has been showing off a more aggressive side to him because he feels that it was the best way to try and battle three men in one match," Cornette explained as Kaworu took his championship off of his waist, and handed his championship to the referee. Once the referee made sure everyone was ready, he rang the bell, causing the crowd to cheer, as Natsu immediately ran at Kaworu, and hit him with a running spin kick to the side of the face. Natsu pushed Kaworu into the corner and started punching him multiple times in the gut and the face, sending Kaworu falling in front of the middle turnbuckle.
"And Natsu starting this match off with a bang, going right after the man who took the championship off of him!" Beth exclaimed as Mordecai and Hooligan started brawling in the middle of the ring before Mordecai kicked Hooligan in the gut, and attempted to hit him with a scoop slam, but Hooligan was able to land on his feet behind Mordecai. Hooligan then grabbed Mordecai and attempted to roll him up with a Victory Roll. However, Mordecai was able to keep himself on his feet and hit Hooligan with a jumping leg drop across the throat, causing the crowd to cheer, before he went for the pin.
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Meanwhile, in the corner, Natsu continued to stomp on Kaworu, but Kaworu was able to poke Natsu in the eye. The crowd gave a mixed reaction as Kaworu started clubbing Natsu in the back before attempting to hit him with a suplex. However, Natsu punched Kaworu in the gut multiple times, and then swept Kaworu's leg, causing him to fall to his back before running the ropes and attempting to hit Kaworu with a Rolling Fire (Rolling Thunder). However, Mordecai was able to catch Natsu mid-Rolling Fire (Rolling Thunder) and hit him with a Powerslam before going for the pin.
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"Mordecai was able to catch Natsu with a Powerslam, but Natsu is still able to kick out at a count of one!" Cornette exclaimed as Mordecai picked Natsu up and started punching him in the head, before Irish whipping him into the ropes, but Natsu was able to springboard off of the 2nd rope and knock Mordecai down with a kick. The crowd cheered loudly as Natsu noticed Hooligan getting back to his feet, and started kicking him in the legs and chest before attempting to kick him in the head, but Hooligan ducked and pushed him into the corner.
"Natsu and Hooligan going at it now, and Hooligan knows he already has a pinfall victory over Natsu, so his confidence is through the roof," Okabe explained as Hooligan attempted to run into the corner with a clothesline, but Natsu hit Hooligan with a kick to the gut, and then jumped up to the second rope, and rolled Hooligan up with a Sunset Flip.
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Hooligan then reversed the Sunset Flip into one of his own.
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Kaworu came up from behind Hooligan and kicked him in the back before grabbing Natsu by the hair, and hit him with multiple punches and forearms to the face, sending him staggering in the corner. However, while Kaworu was punching Natsu, Mordecai ran into the corner, using Hooligan as a platform, to hit both Kaworu and Natsu with a Poetry in Motion, sending them down to the ground before picking Hooligan up and hitting him with a Michinoku Driver before going for the pin.
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"Mordecai with that Poetry in Motion that knocked both Natsu and Kaworu down!" Cornette exclaimed as Mordecai picked Hooligan up and hit him with multiple clubs to the face before throwing him into the corner. Mordecai then put Kaworu on all fours and then ran the ropes to hit another Poetry in Motion, but Kaworu got back to his feet and knocked Mordecai down with a clothesline. Kaworu backed up into a back elbow to the side of Hooligan's face before jumping up and hitting Mordecai with a jumping elbow drop to the chest.
"Kaworu getting two for the price of one with those elbows!" Beth exclaimed as Kaworu picked Mordecai up in a Half Nelson and started kneeing Mordecai in the gut before hitting him with a back suplex. The crowd cheered loudly as when Kaworu got back to his feet, Natsu ran up to Kaworu and hit him with a Spinning Heel Kick, sending him rolling out of the ring. The crowd continued to cheer as Natsu ran the ropes and hit a Rolling Fire (Rolling Thunder) by jumping over the top rope, landing on Kaworu's chest.
"Oh! What a Rolling Fire there by Natsu, going all the way over the top rope to hit Kaworu right in the chest!" Okabe exclaimed as Natsu got up, and did his 'Dra-gon-eel' taunt before Hooligan springboarded over the top rope, hitting Natsu with a diving body press, causing the crowd to boo as he got up on the announcer table, and started yelling at the crowd, causing them to boo even louder.
"Hooligan taking Natsu down with a crossbody from the top rope!" Cornette exclaimed as Hooligan picked Natsu up, and started punching him in the face. Hooligan then picked Kaworu up and hit him with multiple punches as well, but Natsu got back to his feet and started clubbing Hooligan in the back. Kaworu got back up to his feet and started punching both Natsu and Hooligan, but unbeknownst to them, Mordecai started climbing the ropes, much to the crowd's delight.
"It looks like Mordecai wants an invitation to this party on the outside!" Beth exclaimed as Mordecai hit a top rope senton, knocking Hooligan, Natsu, and Kaworu down to the ground, causing the crowd to cheer as Mordecai pounded on the announce table and did the Jeff Hardy dance before picking Kaworu up and throwing him back into the ring. Mordecai jumped up onto the apron and hit a springboard leg drop onto Kaworu before going for a pin.
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"Mordecai is now all alone with the champion, and he has Kaworu in his control," Okabe explained as Mordecai hit more leg drops across Kaworu's throat before going back up to the top rope, causing the crowd to cheer. Mordecai attempted to balance himself on the top rope for a Swanton Bomb, but Kaworu was able to get back to his feet and hit him with a Running Uppercut to the face, causing the crowd to give a mixed reaction.
"Kaworu able to get back into the match with a vicious running uppercut!" Cornette exclaimed as Kaworu ran the ropes and hit Mordecai in the side of the face with a big boot, sending him falling onto both Natsu and the Hollywood Hooligan, who had just gotten back up. The crowd gave a mixed reaction as Kaworu rolled to the outside, and grabbed Mordecai to slam him face first into the announcers' table multiple times before ramming him back first into the steel ring apron.
"And here comes that vicious side of Kaworu that we've been seeing the past few weeks!" Beth exclaimed as Kaworu threw Mordecai back into the ring before grabbing Natsu and throwing him into the steel steps. The crowd continued to give a mixed reaction as he grabbed the Hollywood Hooligan, smirked at an angry Mandy, and then threw Hooligan face first into the steel ring post. Kaworu then rolled back into the ring and pinned Mordecai by hooking both legs back.
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"Kaworu still showing his smarts though, as he had the where with all to damage Natsu and Hooligan further to keep this match a one on one with Mordecai," Okabe explained as Kaworu started stomping on Mordecai's chest before running the ropes and hitting a jumping knee drop onto Mordecai's face. Kaworu grabbed Mordecai by the hair and hit him with multiple European Uppercuts before picking him up in a Fireman's Carry. The crowd gave a mixed reaction as Kaworu dropped Mordecai gut first on his knee with a gutbuster before going for another pin.
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"That was a beautiful gutbuster, but it was not enough to get the pin," Beth explained as Kaworu started stomping on Mordecai's gut before picking him up, and hitting him with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Kaworu gave the crowd a curtsy before grabbing Mordecai by the ears and started giving him forearms to the face. However, Kaworu let go of Mordecai when he saw Hooligan crawl onto the apron and then ran at Hooligan with a boot to the side of the face, sending him falling back onto the floor.
"Hooligan is once again taken out of this match thanks to a vicious boot to the head," Cornette narrated as Kaworu turned back around, and the crowd cheered as Mordecai hit multiple punches to the gut, but Kaworu countered with a kick to the head before running the ropes and hitting Mordecai with a running knee to the side of the head before going for the pin.
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Mordecai rolled his shoulder off of the mat, and Kaworu responded by mounting Mordecai and hitting him with multiple punches to the face.
"Kaworu obviously not happy about that two count, and is taking it out on Mordecai's face!" Beth exclaimed as Kaworu got off of Mordecai and attempted to hit him with the Elbow of Disdain. However, the crowd cheered loudly as Natsu climbed up to the top rope and hit a missile dropkick onto Kaworu, sending him staggering into the corner. Natsu then picked Mordecai up and threw him into the corner too, and Natsu then ran the ropes and hit both Kaworu and Mordecai with a running shoulder thrust into the corner.
"Natsu is back in the match, and has Kaworu and Mordecai in the corner once again!" Okabe exclaimed as Natsu threw Mordecai into the middle of the ring with the Monkey Flip. The crowd then cheered as Natsu put Kaworu on the top rope, and followed him on the top rope. However, the crowd booed as Hooligan ran into the ring, and hit a low blow onto Natsu, and then grabbed him by the legs and powerbombed Natsu from the top rope. Hooligan then hit Kaworu with a Pele Kick, causing him to stagger before Hooligan took Natsu's place on the top rope.
"Hooligan just slid into the ring and put a complete halt to Natsu's momentum!" Cornette exclaimed as Hooligan attempted to hit Kaworu with a top rope Hurricanrana, but Kaworu pushed Hooligan off. The crowd booed as Hooligan got onto his feet, much to Mandy's delight, before he started running down the crowd. However, when he turned around, Kaworu dived off of the top rope and knocked Hooligan down with a top rope clothesline, causing the crowd to give a mixed reaction before going for a pin.
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Mordecai broke up the pin by hitting a double axe handle to Kaworu's back, much to the crowd's delight as Mordecai picked Kaworu up and started hitting him with multiple forearms to the face before picking Kaworu up in a suplex position and hitting him with a Gourdbuster. The crowd cheered as Mordecai ran the ropes and hit a jumping splash onto Kaworu's chest. Mordecai then picked Natsu up and hit him with a Gourdbuster that sent him crashing into Kaworu's chest, causing the crowd to cheer louder before Mordecai ran the ropes, and springboarded off of the middle rope for a corkscrew moonsault, landing on both Natsu and Kaworu.
"Beautiful corkscrew moonsault by Mordecai!" Beth exclaimed as Mordecai rolled Natsu off of Kaworu and pinned him.
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Mordecai pounded the mat in frustration before pinning Kaworu.
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"Mordecai not able to pin Natsu or Kaworu, but Mordecai is back in control!" Beth exclaimed as Mordecai looked over at Hooligan and grabbed him. However, the crowd booed as Hooligan jammed his thumb into Mordecai's right eye before hitting him with a low blow mule kick. The crowd continued to boo as Hooligan grabbed a defenseless Mordecai, and threw him into the steel ring post. The crowd booed louder as Mandy pulled Mordecai by the hair to drop him outside of the ring.
"Hooligan sending Mordecai out of the ring with no small help from Mandy!" Okabe exclaimed as Hooligan saw Kaworu was getting back to his knees, so Hooligan hit Kaworu with a running knee to the back of his head. The crowd booed as Hooligan threw Kaworu out of the ring as well before noticing that Natsu was getting back to his feet. Hooligan responded by hitting Natsu with a superkick before hitting him with an Emerald Flowsion and going for the pin.
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"Natsu kicking out of the Emerald Flowsion there, and Hooligan looks shocked!" Cornette exclaimed as Hooligan picked Natsu up and kicked him in the gut a couple of times before hitting him with a DDT. Hooligan then started climbing the ropes and flipped off the booing audience as he balanced himself on the top rope. Hooligan attempted to hit Natsu with a Phoenix Splash, but Natsu was able to roll out of the way, but Hooligan landed on his feet and hit a Corkscrew Senton to Natsu's chest before going for the pin.
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"That was a nice save by Hooligan, as that could've been disastrous for Hooligan's knees and ribs if he hadn't saved himself," Okabe explained as Hooligan got up and argued with the referee, saying that he had gotten the three count. Realizing that this wouldn't work, Hooligan started stomping and kicking at Natsu's face before picking him up and throwing him into the ropes. When Natsu rebounded, Hooligan hit a running knee to the face before hitting him with a Cross-Legged Michinoku Driver before going for the pin, hooking his crossed legs back.
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"With the unique way of pinning Natsu, I thought Hooligan had it there," Beth explained as Hooligan grabbed Natsu's legs, and locked him in a Boston Crab, causing the crowd to boo as Natsu tried crawling to the ropes. Mandy pulled the ropes further away as Natsu edged closer to the ropes, allowing Hooligan to pull Natsu back to the center of the ring. The crowd continued to boo as Natsu tried to get his chest off of the canvas before he started elbowing Hooligan in the sides, causing the crowd to cheer.
"Natsu fighting out of the hold here, but Hooligan is using all the strength he has to keep the Boston Crab locked in!" Cornette exclaimed as the crowd's reaction turned mixed as Kaworu ran into the ring, and hit Hooligan with a Snap DDT before turning Natsu around, and pinning him with a Jackknife pin.
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"Kaworu sneaking his way back into the match! And he almost got the surprise pin on Natsu!" Beth exclaimed as Kaworu grabbed Hooligan and hit him with the Straight Jacket Neckbreaker before throwing him out of the ring. Kaworu then grabbed Natsu in a Full Nelson, dragged him to the corner, and started slamming him face first into the top turnbuckle multiple times before dragging him back to the center of the ring. Kaworu kept the Full Nelson locked in, attempting to hit The Final Request (Sit-Out Full Nelson Slam).
"Kaworu has this match won! Once the Final Request is hit, it's going to be over!" Okabe exclaimed as Kaworu lifted Natsu up for the slam. However, Natsu was able to roll Kaworu with a Victory Roll, causing the crowd to cheer.
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Kaworu was able to reverse the Victory Roll pin into one of his own.
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"Natsu is not going down easily! He wants that BTWF Championship back around his waist!" Beth exclaimed. Natsu broke out of the pin and kicked Kaworu straight in the gut. The crowd cheered as Natsu ran the ropes and hit Kaworu with two clotheslines, a kick to the side of the head, a Jumping DDT, and a standing moonsault. The crowd cheered as Natsu stomped on Kaworu's gut, and then ran the ropes to hit Kaworu with a running dropkick before running the ropes again and hitting a Rolling Fire (Rolling Thunder).
"Natsu exploding back into this match, completely dominating Kaworu here!" Cornette exclaimed as Natsu picked Kaworu up, and kicked him in the face multiple times before picking him up for a Muscle Buster. However, Kaworu was able to slip out of the Muscle Buster by punching Natsu in the back of the head before landing on his feet from behind Natsu and rolling up Natsu with a Backslide.
Ref: 1…2.
Natsu kicked out, but when Natsu tried to kick Kaworu in the side of the head, Kaworu dodged and grabbed Natsu before planting him with a Uranage. The crowd gave a mixed reaction as Kaworu grabbed both of Natsu's legs, attempting to lock him in a Cloverleaf, but Natsu kicked him in the head to try and get him off. However, Kaworu continued to maintain his grip on the leg, but the crowd cheered as Mordecai climbed back up to the top rope, and hit Kaworu with the Whisper in the Wind before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Mordecai with a shocking return to the match, thanks to that beautiful Whisper in the Wind!" Beth exclaimed as Mordecai rolled Kaworu up for a pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Natsu staggered back to his feet, and pulled Mordecai off of Kaworu, causing the crowd to cheer as Natsu picked Mordecai up and started punching him in the face before Irish whipping him into the corner. However, when Natsu tried to run into the corner with a Corner Gore, Mordecai jumped out of the way and onto the apron, causing Natsu to crash into the corner steel ring post arm first. Mordecai then pushed Natsu away from the corner, allowing Mordecai to climb up to the top rope, and hit another Whisper in the Wind into Natsu.
"And another Whisper in the Wind by Mordecai! He could win the championship right here!" Okabe exclaimed before Mordecai went for another pin onto Natsu.
Ref: 1…2..
Hooligan ran back into the ring and hit a jumping double foot stomp to the back of Mordecai, and then pinned Natsu by hooking both of his legs back, causing the crowd to boo.
Ref: 1…2..
"Hooligan failed to steal the pinfall there, but he is the only man standing at the moment, so he has the advantage," Cornette explained as Hooligan picked Natsu up and started hitting him with multiple knife-edge chops to the chest before Kaworu ran at both Hooligan and Natsu, knocking them both down with a clothesline before picking Mordecai up, attempting to hit him with a Uranage. However, Mordecai was able to escape the hold, and hit Kaworu with a Twist of Fate, causing the crowd to cheer before he started climbing up to the top rope.
"Mordecai preparing for the Swanton Bomb! Everyone's down! He can be three seconds away from the win!" Beth exclaimed as Mordecai balanced himself on the top rope, and hit Kaworu with the Swanton Bomb, causing the crowd to cheer. However, the crowd booed as Hooligan hit Mordecai in the side of the head with a superkick before picking Mordecai up in an inverted facelock position, much to Mandy's delight.
"Mordecai hit the Swanton, but can't take advantage as Hooligan has him in position for the Hollywood Glitz!" Cornette exclaimed as Hooligan slapped Mordecai in the face and hit him with the Hollywood Glitz (Inverted Facelock spun into a three-quarter facelock single knee facebreaker), causing the crowd to boo as he went down for the pin. However, the crowd cheered as they finally noticed that Natsu was climbing up to the top rope.
"Hooligan is about to go for the pin, but Natsu is climbing up to the top rope with Hooligan being none the wiser!" Okabe exclaimed as the referee was down to count the pin for Hooligan, but Natsu hit the Five Star Dragon Splash (Five Star Frog Splash) onto Hooligan's side and Mordecai's chest, causing the crowd to cheer before Natsu went back up to the top rope, and hit Hooligan with another Five Star Dragon Splash (Five Star Frog Splash) before hooking both of his legs back for the pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, and the new BTWF Champion, 'Indestructible' Natsu Dragneel!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd exploded as Natsu crawled to the ropes, and started breathing in and out with a smile on his face. The timekeeper gave the referee the BTWF Championship belt and handed it to Natsu, who looked at it with a smile on his face, as Kaworu looked on from the other side of the ring in anger.
"Natsu has done it! After months of chasing Kaworu and the BTWF Championship, he finally has the title back in his hands!" Cornette exclaimed as Natsu staggered back to his feet, and raised the BTWF Championship over his head as Mordecai looked on in shock while Mandy helped Hooligan out of the ring while he held his chest and midsection in pain.
"The odds were stacked against Natsu in this Fatal-4-Way match, but Natsu showed everyone why he doesn't care about the odds and will fight until the bitter end!" Beth exclaimed as Natsu climbed up to the top rope, put the BTWF Championship over his shoulder, and did the 'Dra-gn-eel' taunt, and then patted the BTWF Championship as the crowd continued to explode and chant for Natsu.
"Kaworu's face tells it all. He will have something to say about this very soon, as he won't be letting go of that championship without a fight," Okabe explained as Kaworu rolled out of the ring with a glare on his face. Pyro started going off from the ceiling as Natsu continued celebrating with the championship as he helped Mordecai up back to his feet. Mordecai shook his hand and gave Natsu a one-armed hug before leaving the ring to give Natsu his time in the sun.
"That may be true Okabe, but for right now, Natsu is on Cloud 9 after winning back the BTWF Championship!" Cornette exclaimed as Natsu got back on the top rope to celebrate with the championship as the screen faded to black with the crowd cheering Natsu's championship celebration.
Match Results:
Crona Gorgon def. Kazuma Sato, Kuro Sakuragawa, Joe Wolf, Death the Kid, Mercury Black, Eddy, and Nico in an X-Scape match to retain the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship
Denki Kaminari (W/Tim Scam) def. KIRISHIMA in a Strap Match
Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long def. Mermaid Heel (Kagura Mikazuchi and Millianna) and the Sisterhood of Darkness (Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki) to retain the Women's Tag Team Championships
Shoto Todoroki def. Endeavor
Valentino Calavera and Bam (W/Frida Suarez and Rachel Light) def. Enter Enterprises (Naruto Uzumaki and Sheldon Lee) (W/Mr. Enter) to win the BTWF World Tag Team Championships
Rei Ayanami def. Clover Lamoreaux to retain the BTWF World Women's Championship
Shinji Ikari def. Soul Eater Evans and Ed to retain the BTWF United States Championship
Zia Simpson def. Sherry Blendy in a Street Fight
Natsu Dragneel def. Kaworu Nagisa, the Hollywood Hooligan (W/Mandy DeRoyale), and Mordecai to win the BTWF Championship
