(February, Week 1)
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(Sinister Rise Above Instrumental plays as the intro to the Pre-Show to Anime Rumble)
"Hello everybody and welcome to the Pre-Show of the Anime Rumble PPV! We're currently 30 minutes away from kicking off the show!" Klein welcomed.
"While the arena is slowly being filled to witness the kick start to the Road to Anime Mania, we're going to give you a Pre-Show Match and of course, a Pre-Show Panel discussing about all the possible outcomes for this show!" Wataru continued.
"This match is set for one fall! Introducing first, from Shibuya, Japan, Tomoki Himi! (Crowd Cheers) And his opponent, also from Shibuya, Japan, Takuya Kanbara!" Yui announced as the crowd boos.
"After these two lost to Kirito in the Beat The Clock challenge, Takuya abandoned Tomoki and allowed Team Accel Online to destroy him." Hayato explained.
"A week later, Nazirul granted Tomoki's request and gave him a match against Takuya which is right now. Will he be able to prove that he's not weak? Let's find out." Taisuke continued.
(Bell Rings)
The two circled around the ring until Tomoki goes for a Double Leg Takedown, but Takuya manages to move himself away before Takuya beats him down with a Double Axe Handle followed by several punches to the back. After slamming Tomoki onto the corner, Takuya stomps him to the gut several times and once Tomoki's sitting on the corner, Takuya moves away and drilled him with a Baseball Slide before pulling him away from the corner and goes for the pin.
The referee counts, "1,..." Tomoki kicks out.
After placing Tomoki on a seated position, Takuya kicks him to the back before knocking him with a Neck Snap followed by another pin. (1,2,... Tomoki kicks out) He then lifts Tomoki up and sets for a Powerslam, but Tomoki manages to slip away and once Takuya turned around, Tomoki stunned him with several kicks before bouncing off the ropes and went towards Takuya only to get a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker instead. Once standing Moonsault later, Takuya goes for the pin.
The referee counts, "1,2,..." Tomoki kicks out.
Takuya picks Tomoki up only to get several punches to the gut before Tomoki stuns him away with a Jawbreaker! He then bounces off the ropes and knocks Takuya away with a Tilt-a-Whirl Arm Drag and with Takuya getting up on the ropes, Tomoki goes to Clothesline him out of the ring. As Takuya's set to kick him away to the face, Tomoki ended up sliding out of the ring instead before grabbing Takuya's legs, pulled him down onto the mat and out of the ring! Once Takuya gets up, Tomoki knocks him back down with a Seated Senton off the ring apron!
"Little kid's getting momentum! Keep this up and he might prove how good he can actually be!" Wataru reacted.
Tomoki picks Takuya up and gets a thumb to the eye instead before Takuya throws Tomoki crashing face first onto the ring post! After throwing Tomoki back into the ring, Takuya went to the top rope and goes for a Springboard Leg Drop, but Tomoki manages to roll himself away, sending Takuya sitting painfully onto the mat instead! Once the two gets up, Tomoki drilled Takuya with a Savate Kick to the gut before going for a Small Package pin.
The referee counts, "1,2,..." Takuya kicks out.
Once the two gets up, Tomoki dodges a Clothesline by Takuya before knocking him down with a Handspring Back Elbow after bouncing off the ropes! After knocking Takuya down onto the ropes with a Drop Toe Hold, Tomoki bounces off the ropes and kicks Takuya out of the ring with a Baseball Slide! After climbing to the top turnbuckle, Tomoki goes for a Diving Seated Senton, but Takuya manages to catch him before going for a Powerbomb...
... only to eat a Dragonrana onto the cold floor instead!
"Dragonrana onto the floor by Tomoki! That might knock Takuya senseless!" Wataru reacted.
"A great counter to avoid the Powerbomb, and now Tomoki might be getting closer to picking up the win!" Hayato pointed as Takuya's already thrown in the ring while Tomoki, after climbing to the top turnbuckle, nails him with a Bear Splash (Frog Splash) followed by the pin.
The referee counts, "1,2,3!"
"Here's your winner, Tomoki Himi!" Yui announced as the crowd cheers.
"Thanks to this victory, looks like Tomoki has proven that he's not a weakling after all!" Wataru cheered.
"Little man's luck. Trust me, put him against someone better than Takuya and beat witness to the massacre of this little kid." Taisuke said.
"Congrats to Tomoki for the victory, and now it's time for the 2nd part of this Pre-Show, the Pre-Show Panel. Let's join them for a discussion right now." Hayato ordered.
(Pre-Show Panel)
"Hey guys and welcome to the Anime Rumble edition of Pre-Show Panel! I'm your host the lovely Risette herself, Rise Kujikawa!" Rise welcomed before continuing, "And here are my guests. First, obviously my senpai, Yu Narukami and a former Tag Team Champion in the form of the Elric Brothers! Pleasure to have you boys here!"
"Pleasure to be here too. I always wanted to get my hands on a Pre-Show Panel for once." Edward replied.
"Same here. Thanks for letting us for being here." Alphonse thanked.
"You're welcome." Rise replied. "And now without further ado, time to start asking questions! Sempai, what should I ask first again? I forgot." she asked.
"Divas title." Yu answered.
"Oh yeah, the Divas Title Match! Mind giving your thoughts on that match guys?" she questioned.
"Taiga retains." Yu answered.
"You sure love your short answers aren't you?" Edward wondered to Yu before answering Rise's question. "Well, if you want my opinion, I'll say Revy would win this one. What Taiga did last Thursday manages to piss Revy off and we're know what will happen if you pissed Revy off. The Palmtop Tiger's screwed."
"That was a tough answer nii-san..." Alphonse responded before answering Rise's question. "To be, even if Revy's pissed like hell tonight, I'm betting for Taiga to retain easily because there's no way Taiga would drop the title to Revy fair and square that easily. Never underestimate a Palmtop Tiger guys."
"Alright, now what are your thoughts on the Tag Team title match? You'll go first sempai." Rise asked before Yu took out a boxed orange juice. "I already knew your answer thanks to that box sempai... how about you brothers?"
"Me and Al had the same answer, and that answer is Team HeroKazu. We faced them before and let me tell you this, no matter how tough or serious their opponents can be, those two jokers always found a way to end up being on top. They had the dynamic, chemistry, teamwork and skills that can only be rivaled by experienced Top Tag Teams outside AWF. No offence to the Celestrial Being, but they're not in the same level with Team HeroKazu. They are still welcomed to prove us wrong though." Edward answered.
"Nice answer there Ed. And now for the 3rd question, what are you thoughts on the Womens Title Match?" Rise asked.
"Will you hurt Yu if he answered your question?" Alphonse asked.
"What makes you say that?" Rise questioned.
"Well, since you might be angry if he mentioned another girl's name while both of you are still together." Alphonse explained.
"Don't be ridiculous Al. It's not like Rise's going to whip Yu and call him a 'Idiot Dog'if he mentioned another girl's name, especially if said girls names are in the 4 Way Match." Edward replied.
"Ed's right. Besides, I doubt that Yu-sempai would leave me for any one of the 4 girls in the title match." Rise said. "Now sempai, your thoughts?" she asked.
"I'll go with Hikari. She deserves that title after a long time chasing it." Yu answered.
"Now that's a long response from the silent hero." Edward responded.
"How about you brothers? Who will win the title?" Rise asked.
"Me and nii-san are divided with two options. On one hand, Hikari deserves to win the title after a long chase after it against Ruki. But on the other hand, Nanoha deserves it simply because winning her first title in this company would be an amazing sight. One thing's for sure, we aren't choosing Ruki or Misaka." Alphonse answered.
"On to the 4th question, who will walk away with the Extreme title? Your thoughts?" Rise asked.
"Iori." Yu answered.
"What your sempai said. If there's any men who deserved to dethrone Masaru, it would be him. Winning that title after making his return to AWF would be huge for his career, even if that title can change hands at any random time. But then again, I'm sure your sempai would attack everyone post match and pin the Extreme champion to win the title." Edward answered.
"What nii-san said, although I doubt that your sempai would attack Iori or his friends after any one of them won the title." Alphonse answered.
"Now for the first big question, who will be the winner of the World Title Match?" Rise answered before Yu took out a RR armband and rips it to half. "Well that answers it... although you nearly scared me with that armband sempai..." she reacted.
"No kidding. I thought your sempai would be a new RR member from out of nowhere." Edward said,
"As for your question Rise, since we are his friends, we're obviously rooting for Tsuna. After all, if this war between the Knights and the RR need to be ended, then it's going to be ended with a happy ending. A happy ending that says, 'Knights slayed the Revolutionary Dragons'. Besides, if he can be Taiki 4 weeks ago, I'm sure Shinji would be a piece of cake." Alphonse answered.
"And last but not least, the biggest question out of all questions for tonight's PPV, who will win the Rumble and headline Anime Mania 3?" she asked.
"Let me guess. You're rooting for your sempai to win the entire thing?" Edward guessed.
"Of course! I have faith in Yu-sempai to win the entire thing!" Rise replied. "Promise me that you'll win and headline Anime Mania for the Inaba team okay sempai?" she asked as Yu nodded with a smile.
"Guys... save your love talk for later." Edward called. "By the way Yu, mind guessing who'll win the Rumble... other than yourself of course?" he asked.
"If I had to choose... I'll go with Simon the Digger." Yu answered.
"You want to see history repeating itself just like last year?" Alphonse asked as Yu nods.
"I knew it." Edward responded before answering Rise's question, "Out of the 3 of our friends in the Rumble, Negi would stand a huge chance since he's very determined to headline Anime Mania to not only take on Tsuna in a battle between two friends, but also to become the first British character ever to win a world title in Fiction Wrestling. Outside the knights, there's the mystery No 30 guy, some of those debuting guys, Junpei, Kirito, Takeru, Ash, Daisuke and Simon... on second thoughts, this match is pretty unpredictable to the point that neither of us can predict the proper winner."
"Whoever wins, I hope he didn't wear a RR Armband." Alphonse hoped as the panel gets a small laugh.
"Let's hope so. Still, thanks again for being in this panel Elric Brothers! Me and Yu sempai enjoyed this panel!" Rise thanked.
"You're welcome! I wish we'll get to do this again!" Alphonse replied.
"We'll do it again... if we didn't have a match of course." Edward reminded.
"If Yu sempai is in the Rumble and he's still in this panel, pretty sure you guys can do the same in any PPV." Rise explained before turning to Yu. "How long did we have left sempai?"
"15 minutes." Yu replied while looking at his clock.
"Well, looks like this is a perfect time for an Intermission. We'll be right back with the PPV starting in 15 minutes so please, get yourself prepared because the Road to Anime Mania shall begin! This is Risette saying stay tuned!" Rise announced as the show goes into Intermission.
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A/N: Too bad Tomoki's too small... because my original plans was to have an all out Lucha Libre Match for Tomoki vs Takuya. But whatever. Better save my energy for the main show instead of wasting them just to give Tomoki a win. :p
Next chapter will be posted on next Sunday at best. Until then, stay tuned and be patient!