UCA: Universal Character Association

by ForceWalker

From all over the universe, from comic books, video games, anime, cartoons, and more, fiction's greatest characters come together in one epic wrestling promotion to prove themselves better, to become champions, and to become the best. This is Universal Character Association, where the best of the best come to play!

50. Women's Title Match

The camera goes to ringside, where we once again are met with Church and Sarge, in front of the remains of their announce table...

"Well Tifa is CONFIDENT. She truly believes she's going to walk out of here as Women's Champion...and considering what she's capable of, she has a damn good chance of pulling it off!" Church proclaimed.

"That's what YOU think, you dirty Blue! But Lightning is at the top of her game, she's on another level, and Tifa is already down in the DUMPS! She's got as much a chance as Grif does of actually being useful! ZERO!" Sarge proclaimed.

"Have you even SEEN what Tifa had managed to do in the past? Of course you have, you've called her matches! You should know by now NEVER count her out, especially when she can knock you out just like that!" Church pointed out.

"Yeah, well...she just ain't gonna do it this time! I've seen it many times, but it won't happen tonight! This is LIGHTNING'S time! No one else's!" Sarge stated.

"Well, we're going to find out if it is because coming up next..." Church began...

The match graphic showed up on the screen, and it showed a black and brown streak riding through the city, and above it was Tifa putting on her black fighting gloves, tugging them on with a hardened gaze as the FFVII logo was behind her, complete with the Roman Numeral "VII" over it, and then on the other side of the city was a pink streak moving through the city, and above it was Lightning who threw the Women's Title over her shoulder as faced to the side before turning towards the camera with a stoic gaze, the FFXIII logo behind her also with the Roman Numeral "XIII" over it...

...and then the streak eventually clashed in the middle of the giant star, creating an explosion of colors as the star spun several times before slowing down, revealing Tifa on one side throwing several rapid-fire fists and hooks through the air before she settled on taking her FF battle stance with her fists with a smile, while Lightning had her back turned, thumb pointed to the RR insignia on the back, then around to stared coldly at the camera with the Women's Title over her shoulder, and the words suddenly appeared under them: LIGHTNING FARRON VS. TIFA LOCKHART: UCA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

"...it's the first of THREE main event matches here at Final Clash! It's Tifa Lockhart versus Lightning Farron for the richest prize in the Women's Division, and oh boy, this one's going to be a classic!" Church admitted.

"Hell yeah, it will, even I can say that! It's a battle of Final Fantasy generations, and only one generation can come out on top! And you can bet your ass it's going to be the great Red, Lightning! It's a new era, people!" Sarge stated.

"Well it's all about who's the top female in this Women's Division, and all about if a veteran has enough left in the tank, or if a rookie is about to take over. And like I said, this is likely to be a match we will never forget." Church proclaimed.

The crowd was restless as they knew the match that was next, and it was one they had been looking forward to all night, even small "Final Fantasy" chants rang out, and then not long after...

Make me whole again, open your eyes

Taunted by the shadows of your lie

Cold and far away like you're not even mine

Undo everything and take me higher

Never believing what they say 'cause I'm

Counting the days to meet you on the other side

I will always be waiting

Until the day that I see you on the other side

Come and take me home

("The Other Side" by Evanescence)

The crowd exploded with some of the loudest cheers of the night at the sound of the music, and who else would it belong to as red and brown light strobe through the arena but TIFA LOCKHART, who walked out onto the stage in her Advent Children attire. Tifa stood on the stage surveying the crowd as she was once again on the big stage, and she put on her black fighting gloves, tugging them on before she took her FF battle stance. She then began throwing fast punches and kicks in graceful fashion, each strike through the air causing pyro to explode all around her, in sync with her movements before she jumped up, spun through the air and slammed her foot into the stage to cause a massive show of exploding pyro all around her. She stood tall and then made her way down the long rampway, and once she was close enough to a camera, she put up her fists and threw a few feint fists and elbows for show before throwing a final one towards the camera.

"And here comes the five-time Women's Champion, a woman who is one of, if not THE, best female brawler and striker in history!" Church stated. "A woman who hits harder and faster than you, someone who can knock you out before you even know it. She's been part of some of the best female matches in UCA history, and has been part of so many moments. And tonight, Tifa steps into big match limelight one more time against a woman who has disrespected her, called her wash-up. Tifa has been through attacks, ridicule, getting screwed over, all of that...and it comes to a head. Tifa's had enough, and she wants to beat some respect into Lightning's head once and for all! And she'll be damned if she lets someone like Lightning just take 'top dog' spot in the division without a fight, and you know it's going to be one hell of a fight from her."

"It's also going to be a futile fight, because she just can't hang with the new generation anymore!" Sarge proclaimed. "What's a dirty Blue like her going to do to Lightning?! Hit her weakly?! She's old and smell, like a week-old sandwich! She can't hack it anymore, that's why she couldn't win the title at Royal Reckoning, why she couldn't get into the Six-Pack Challenge at Last Stand, and why she won't win here! Can't you see it?! Her Redness is at an all-time low, and will contribute to her downfall, this is Lightning's time! She had her time, but it's time for the new generation to come in...and who better to lead it than Lightning, who is doing us all a great service and trying to rid us of her? NOBODY! Tifa, your time is UP!"

"Tifa has been part of MANY Final Clashes, from her classic match with Green in 2001, to the Eimination Chamber in 2004, the five-star match with Mars in 2005...Tifa is no stranger to this event, and wants to add one more big match and moment...and one more title reign." Church stated.

I'm not giving in

I want you back

Holding together by the shards of our past

Stole my heart away

I can't let you go

Break these chains

And let me fly to you

High above the world below

Over and over in my mind

Tifa slid into the ring and popped to her feet, throwing a massive fist through the air causing pyro to explode from the turnbuckles around her. She raised her fist into the air as the crowd cheered loudly for her, and Tifa smiled, taking in the feeling of the crowd and Final Clash once more. But as her music died down, she pulled down her fist and got her game face on as she turned to the stage, waiting for her opponent.

Maybe I want you to hate me

Sick of your point of view

I hope you choke on the irony

That you're criticizing me

When you're the one too blind to see

The forest through the trees

You're playing the saint

Just playing the saint

Just playing the saint

You can't judge me

("Playing the Saint" by Digital Summer)

A mixed reaction rang out through the crowd, mostly boos but some cheers, rang out from the crowd as pink lighting showed throughout the arena at the sound of the music...

...suddenly, several LIGHTNING BOLTS strike all over the stage, causing fans to jump before they all strike the center of the stage, causing a massive explosion, and electricity then shoots up and spells out the RR initials in front of the UniverseTron, and out of the smoke on the stage came LIGHTNING FARRON, the UCA Women's Title held her shoulder and a cold look on her face. With wrestling attire that looked like her Valkyrie armor, she stood on the stage for a few seconds, staring out into the ring before raising her title with one hand, and more lightning rained down on the stage around her until they struck each other above her, and suddenly spelled out the RR insignia. She then made her way down the long ramp with the title over her shoulder, her gaze cold and unflinching the whole time.

"Lightning's year in UCA has been one of the best I can imagine. She won the title off of Hinata Hyuuga at the last Breakdown, and has been the longest-reigning Women's Champ in recent memory." Church stated. "She's won an FWA for Technician of the Year, as well as Women's Champ of the Year. She beat her former friend Fang in a HUGE Submissions Count Anywhere match at the recent FWAs. She helped end the recent Corleone War. She's the Vice President of the Rookie Revolution...no one can deny what Lightning has done, but that's not enough for her. No, she wants everything, she wants to be on top, and she wants to RID UCA of Tifa, who she feels is hogging the spotlight. Who she feels is keeping her from what SHE wants and feels she deserves. She wants to DESTROY Tifa, and everything she stands for, and in a match months in the making, she's going to get her chance."

"And she'll DO IT because Tifa's an OLD HAG! She can't do it anymore, and look at what Lightning's done! NO ONE else can say they've done what she's done in the time she has! She's the second-in-command, and she wants to take control of this Division to show that a new era is down! NO ONE BUT HER is fit for being the leader of this Division, and if Tifa has a problem, how about she just lie down and get taken over because that's what's going to happen no matter what, dirtbag! She's a dirty Blue, Lightning's a great Red, and the reign will continue! The Rookie Revolution is on a mission,

"This will be Lightning's first-ever Final Clash, but she has already proven she can handle these sort of environments. But can she win possibly the biggest match of her career? We'll find out." Church stated.

Who the hell are you to judge

Anybody else

When you are not exactly

Innocent yourself

You're just playing the saint

You're just playing the saint

You're just pretending to be what

You could never be

(You're no better than me)

Lightning reached the ringside and got on the apron, entering through the ropes and climbing up a corner, raising her title for all to see as she stood on it. After several seconds of this, she got off of it and turned towards Tifa, who was in her own corner staring down her opponent. Lightning just coldly glared at Tifa as Cait Sith was in the middle of the ring for the announcement.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall...and it is for the UCA Women's Championship!" Cait Sith announced as the crowd cheered, and a graphic of the Women's Title showed up with the "W" showing before the rest of the title came in to piece it all together into the belt.

"Introducing first...the challenger, from Edge, weighing in at 134 lbs...she is a five-time Women's Champion, one of the best females brawlers of all time, the FF girl of VII...AND my good friend...TIFA LOCKHART!" Cait Sith announced with a grin, a bit happy to announce his friend.

The crowd cheered loudly as there were chants of "TIFA!" and "VII!" from the fans, and Tifa pumped her fist into the air with a optimistic, confident smile on her face. She nodded, knowing she could do this.

"And her opponent...from Bodhum, Cocoon, weighing at 139 lbs...she is the Vice President of the Rookie Revolution, a multiple-time FWA winner, the main protagonist of XIII, and the reigning, defending UCA Women's Champion...LIGHTNING FARRON!" Cait Sith announced...trying to remain unbiased.

The crowd gave the same reaction as before as Lightning simply raised her RR armband for all to see, mouthing "All Hail the Rookie Revolution" before she handed her title to the ref, Jimmy Aaron. He raised it above him in the middle of the ring for all to see, to indicate what was on the line before handing it to ringside. He then checked on Tifa and Lightning, asking if they were ready, and he received nods from both of them. And with that said, he rang the bell.

"And here we go! The clash of Final Fantasy generations, VII and XIII, begins now! Tifa vs Lightning for the Women's Title, LET'S DO IT!" Church called.

The two circled each other in the ring before they slowly came up to each other, and met in a collar-and-elbow tie-up, which was a stalemate for a few seconds until Tifa used her superior strength to begin pushing Lightning back. Then Farron suddenly fell backwards to suddenly throw Tifa over with the momentum, and then she quickly shot back up as she still held onto an arm which she had in a Wrist Lock. Tifa winced in pain as she rolled to her feet in pain, and Lightning twisted the wrist more in the lock, but then Tifa suddenly rolled through it to her feet and suddenly caught Lightning in a Wrist Lock of her own. Lightning gritted her teeth as Tifa transitioned it into a Hammerlock, but then Lightning suddenly slipped through the Hammerlock to get behind Tifa to turn it into her own Hammerlock, and then quickly latched on with a Side Headlock. Farron wretched on the head, but then Tifa suddenly lifted her up for a Back Suplex, but then Lightning brought them back and rolled through, still having the Headlock in.

"Champion and challenger exchanging some technical wrestling locks here, with Lightning on top for now." Church stated.

"They both know this is going to last awhile, no matter what they do, so they taking it slow. Not what I would do, but I'm not in the ring." Sarge explained.

"Tifa can do some technical wrestling, but Lightning is more proficient in that style, so she's obviously going to have an advantage as long as this remains the case." Church said.

Lightning continued to tighten her grip on the head until Tifa managed to roll onto her feet, and then backed them up into the ropes to force a break. The ref counted, and Lightning slowly let go of the hold BUT THEN SLAPPED TIFA ACROSS THE FACE AS HARD AS SHE COULD!

"...Well, tell us how you REALLY feel about Tifa." Church said sarcastically. "NO respect whatsoever for the challenger whatsoever!"

"Respect is for dirtbags like you, dirty Blue! Lightning knows exactly what's the deal with Tifa, and that's EXACTLY what she deserved! SLAP HER SOME MORE!" Sarge cheered.

The crowd went "Oooohhh" as Tifa held her face, and Lightning glared at her coldly, and the brawler had a peeved look on her face as a result. She then walked away from the ropes, recomposing herself as the two circled each other once more, and Tifa held out a hand, indicating for a test of strength. Lightning cautiously grabbed her hand with her own, then they linked the other hands, and then struggled against each other in the test of strength, one which Tifa began to win. Tifa began to use her superior strength to push Lightning back, slowly arching her back down, but Lightning suddenly rolled backwards through it to her knees, leading to her holding Tifa's hands in a twisting position. Tifa gritted her teeth as Lightning stood up with the hands still locked up by her, but Tifa then fell backwards and kicked Lightning over and onto her back. She then rolled backwards to get onto Lightning, but Lightning got her feet up to push Tifa onto her feet, and used the momentum of Tifa's standing to pull herself up to her feet AND TIFA SUDDENLY SPUN FOR THE PREMIUM HEART! Lighting IMMEDIATELY ducked and scrambled away to a corner as Tifa stopped just shy of fully throwing it, and grinned.

"And Lightning just SCRAMBLES AWAY at the mere SIGHT of the Premium Heart, and Tifa just LOVES that! She KNOWS that Lightning knows one shot with that is all it takes!" Church stated.

"Dammit, I hate the damn Premium Heart! Why does such a thing have to exist?! I motion for it to be BANNED! BANNED!" Sarge proclaimed.

"...You do realize how stupid that sounds, right?" Church deadpanned.

"No one asked you, dirtbag!" Sarge replied.

Lightning was perturbed as she leaned against the corner, and Tifa held her fingers an inch from each other and mouthed "This close..." The Champ regained her composure, and was now ticked off that scare as she circled with Tifa once again with a cross look, and the two looked to lock up. But Lightning suddenly kicked Tifa in the gut out of nowhere, and nailed a few more rights to the head to back Tifa up in the ropes. She then grabbed her and Irish Whipped her into the ropes, looking for a Back Body Drop on the bounce back, but Tifa suddenly jumped over for a Sunset Flip Pin! 1...2...Lightning rolled out of it, and then suddenly rolled up Tifa into a pin of her own! 1...2...Tifa kicks out and the two scramble to their feet with the Champ charging, and the challenger sidestepping her! Lightning bounced off the ropes off that AND RIGHT INTO A JUMPING KNEE SMASH TO THE JAW!

"AND KNEE TO THE JAW! There's Tifa's expert brawling skills at work, just catching Lightning there in the jaw! May have a lost a few teeth there!" Church called.

"Dammit, where did that knee come from?! I demand a replay to find out if it came from a legal place!" Sarge rambled.

Lightning was sent out of the ring off that, and landed on her feet, holding her jaw in pain, but Tifa was not going to let her off that easy as she sized Lightning up in the ring. She then ran the ropes as hard as she could AND RAN RIGHT INTO A DROPKICK! Lightning slid back in to catch Tifa with that, and Tifa rolled onto her knees in pain, where the RR VP suddenly grabbed Tifa and nailed a Snap Suplex on her, floating over into a cover! 1...2...Tifa rolls the shoulder out, and Lightning quickly pulls her up to her feet. She then nails a few Forearms to the face, quickly backing Tifa into a corner with it, before she went to the opposite corner, and ran towards Tifa! But Tifa brought her foot up to catch Lightning in the jaw and sent her staggering back, and then she runs at her for a Lariat. But Lightning ducked it, hooking her arm around Tifa's to spin them both around AND PULL HER INTO A SNAP REVERSE STO!

"And Lightning FINALLY brings Tifa down with that Snap Reverse STO! Quick, just like that!" Church called.

"Lightning showing why she's far superior than Tifa any day of the week! That's what being a Red is all about!" Sarge proclaimed.

Lightning turns Tifa over quickly for a lateral press!

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Tifa kicks out at 2.21!

"Kick out by Tifa at two, but Lightning isn't really all that phased by it. She knows this is just the beginning!" Church called.

Lightning wastes no time in floating over into a Headlock to wrench on the head, and Tifa slowly gets up with her head being wrenched, and she then lifted Lightning up for a Back Suplex once more. But Lightning backflipped out of it this time behind Tifa, and grabbed her in a Full Nelson, but before she could do anything, Tifa threw her over the shoulder and in front of her. Lightning rolled onto her feet and got back to Tifa, but then she RAN INTO A BEAT RUSH-but Lightning DUCKED the Backfist portion of the combo, and CAUGHT HER with an Enziguri to the head! Tifa spun around from the impact AND THEN GOT GERMAN SUPLEXED WITH A BRIDGE TO IT!

"AND A GERMAN! That's how you do one right, everybody!" Sarge exclaimed.

"Lightning just caught Tifa with that, and now she's got the bridge!" Church called.

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Tifa kicks out after two again!

"Only a two! But don't worry, the dirtbag is going to get put in her place soon enough!" Sarge proclaimed.

"Lightning has all the momentum right now, she's staying a step ahead of Tifa no matter what the challenger does!" Church stated.

Tifa held the back of her head in pain as Lightning stood up and looked down at her opponent coldly, watching getting up on all fours. She then SHOVED the head with her foot roughly, doing it once again even HARDER to shove her down to the ground, muttering "What's wrong? Can't keep up with me?" and then shoved her head down with the foot again.

"Aaaannnd AGAIN, with the disrespect. Lightning just flatout showing no regard for Tifa whatsoever!" Church exclaimed.

"Well of course she doesn't! Look at Tifa! She just can't keep up with someone like Tifa, so Lightning has every right! As is the right of EVERY Red!" Sarge nodded.

Tifa pushed herself back to her fours, and Lightning just scoffed at the attempt as she shoved her head with her foot again-

BUT TIFA GRABBED THE FOOT! Lightning's eyes widened as she tried to pull the foot away, but Tifa wasn't letting go as she stood to her feet, holding up the leg, and the two stared at each other...and Tifa just shook her head BEFORE PULLING HER IN AND NAILING A LEG-TRAP EXPLODER SUPLEX!

"OH I THINK TIFA JUST TOOK EXCEPTION TO THAT IMPLICATION! LIGHTNING JUST GOT PULLED IN AND PLANTED BEFORE SHE COULD DO ANYTHING!" Church proclaimed.

"OH NO! QUICK LIGHTNING! STRIKE HER WITH LIGHTNING!" Sarge shouted.

Lightning held her back in pain as she stumbled up to her feet, and got greeted with furious, concentrated fists to the skull from Tifa, backing her up into a corner as she continued to strike her in the face. She then Irish Whipped her into the opposite corner, following right behind her and nailing a vicious Corner Clothesline on her! She then pulled her out of the corner and lifted her up for a Powerslam, but Lightning reacted quickly, landing behind her, and then pulling her around for a Suplex! But Tifa suddenly landed behind Lightning out of that AND ROUNDHOUSE KICKED THE BACK OF HER SKULL! Lightning was on spaghetti legs after that, as she stumbled about, but Tifa ran the ropes AND BIG BOOT TO THE JAW TURNS LIGHTNING INSIDE OUT!

"Well how's THAT for keeping up?! Not only is Tifa doing just that now, she damn near turned Lightning's head into MUSH!" Church exclaimed.

"Hey, that's our Champion's head you're beating in! Stop that!" Sarge demanded.

Lightning spun and landed right on her face, and Tifa dropped down to cover her for the first time!

"May not be Champion for long, because there's a cover!" Church called.

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Lightning kicks out at 2.47!

"Thank God for that kickout! We couldn't handle a dirty Blue like Tifa as Champion again! We couldn't!" Sarge stated.

Tifa picked up Lightning as she stood up, nailing a few forearms to the face before backed Lightning into the ropes and then Irish Whipped her into the ropes. But Lightning held onto the ropes to keep from bouncing back, and QUICKLY slid under the ropes to recompose herself as the crowd booed this choice.

"And Lightning decides that...well...she's had enough of Tifa for the moment. I'm TOTALLY sure this was part of her plan." Church remarked sarcastically.

"Of course it is! She just needs to regroup is all! DO NOT QUESTION THE CHAMPION!" Sarge exclaimed.

Lightning rubbed her jaw as she walked around the ring, muttering angrily to herself about what just happened before she resolved to get back into the ring. However, Tifa didn't want to wait as she had ran the ropes AND NAILED A ELBOW SUICIDA ON LIGHTNING, RAMMING HER ELBOW RIGHT INTO LIGHTNING!

"OH, I don't think Tifa AGREES with you, Sarge, because she just nailed Lightning with a BIG Elbow Suicida! Elbow driven RIGHT into the face of the Champion!" Church called.

"Who said you could fly?! I want to see who told her that, that person must be punished!" Sarge exclaimed.

The crowd cheered loudly as Tifa landed on her feet as spread her arms out, and they chanted "TIFA! TIFA! TIFA!" before she grabbed Lightning off the ground, and threw her into the ring. Lightning got onto all fours as Tifa got on the apron, and entered her body through the ropes BUT LIGHTNING GRABBED HER HEAD AND DDT'ED HER INTO THE MAT, HER BODY SEESAWING ACROSS THE MIDDLE ROPE AS SHE DID SO!

"DDT WITH TIFA SEESAWING ACROSS THE ROPES! Lightning just DROPPED her when she least expected it!" Church called.

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...and Lightning held onto the head as she stood back up with it, pulling the body out until only her legs were on the ropes, and PLANTS Tifa with a Rope-Hung Swinging Neckbreaker!

"And now a Neckbreaker to follow it up immediately! Only Lightning could be so smooth! A true Red in every form!" Sarge called. "Now pin her!"

Lightning quickly rolls onto Tifa and hooks the leg!

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Tifa kicks out at 2.52!

"No three for Lightning, but she's in the driver's seat right now! You knew this was going to be competitive, and it's just that as we get further into the match." Church stated.

Lightning stood back up and stalked Tifa as she rolled onto her stomach got onto her knees, and Lightning nailed her in the chest with a Shoot Kick. She then began to nail a series of Shoot Kicks to the chest, repeatedly striking it over and over before backing away and aiming for Tifa's head. She then swung her leg and Tifa DUCKED the kick to the skull as Lightning spun around AND TIFA SPUN FOR THE PREMIUM HEART! AND LIGHTNING DROPPED TO ALL FOURS TO DUCK IT!

"OH NO, PREMIUM HEART! DUCK LIKE YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, LIGHTNING!" Sarge exclaimed.

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...but Tifa had stopped just short of going through with it as Lightning dropped! Which allowed her to grab Lightning by the waist, lift her AND PLANT HER WITH A SITOUT GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB!

"IT WAS A FAKEOUT! Tifa faked out Lightning with it and GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB, SITOUT VARIETY! COVER!" Church called.

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Lighting kicks out at 2.65!

"And KICKOUT! Tifa using the deadliness of her Premium Heart to her advantage, and now she's in control! Back and forth we go!" Church proclaimed.

Tifa picks up Lightning and nailed a few Knees to her chest, before lifting her into a Fireman's Carry. She walked around a bit, looking for something big, but Lightning suddenly began to struggle in her grasp and she suddenly slipped off the body, grabbing the arm for a sudden Snap Arm Drag as she fell off the body. Tifa rolled onto her feet off that, and Lightning ran at her, but the legend Back Dropped the incoming Champ over the ropes. Lightning landed on the apron, however, and when Tifa turned around, she got a Shoulder Thrust to the gut through the ropes. Tifa bent down in pain, and that allowed Lightning to ready and slingshot over the ropes...

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...but Tifa suddenly backed away at the last second AND CAUGHT THE SLINGSHOTTING LIGHTNING WITH A VICIOUS KNEE LIFT TO THE FACE AS SHE CAME DOWN!

"OH SHIT! Did you SEE THAT?! Lightning tried for a Lightning Flash, but got a FACE FULL OF KNEE instead!" Church stated.

"Her FACE! It's too much! IT'S TOO MUCH!" Sarge cried out.

Lightning was down on the mat out cold from that, and Tifa wasted no time in picking her up to her feet, then lifting her up AND DROPPING HER WITH A SITOUT GOURDBUSTER ON HER FACE!

"And the face gets messed up even more because GOURDBUSTER! Lightning nailed with a Sitout Gourdbuster perfectly!" Church called.

Lightning bounced off the mat onto her knees before falling onto her back, and Tifa gets onto her for the cover!

"Oh no, a cover! Not here and now! Quick Lightning, kick out and ruin Tifa's chances!" Sarge proclaimed.

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Lightning rolls the shoulder out at 2.65!

"Good, you heard me and did exactly what I said! You're a truly loyal Red!" Sarge approved.

Tifa was unperturbed the kickout, she knew this was going to last awhile, so she just picked up Lightning by her pink hair, then proceeded to carry her over to a corner before placing her up on top. She then climbed the corner herself and proceeded to grab Lightning...

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...but then Lightning all of a sudden broke free and nailed a Forearm to the face of Tifa! She was stunned, but then she threw a Forearm of her own, and Lightning responded back with her own, and the two began to trade Forearms up top! They continued to battle up top, until Lightning managed to SHOVE Tifa off top and back down to the mat. Tifa managed to land safely and quickly got back onto her feet AND LIGHTNING DIVES OFF FOR A DIVING TORNADO DDT...

"Lightning's GOT A HOLD OF THE HEAD! TORNADO DDT!" Church called.

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...but Tifa PUSHES Lightning off at the last second as she spun with the head! The Champ landed on her feet and Tifa ran for a Clothesline, but Lightning ducked, grabbed both arms from behind, and executed a Backslide Pin! 1...2...Tifa kicks out and rolls onto her feet! And also RIGHT into a Double Underhook from Lightning, and then nailed with a Double Underhook Suplex! And Lightning rolled to her feet with Tifa to hit ANOTHER Double Underhook Suplex, then rolled with Tifa back onto her feet again, and nailed a Double Underhook Backbreaker for the trifecta!

"And there's that TRIPLE! A triple of Double Underhook moves! First two were Suplexes, last a Backbreaker! Either way, gotta hurt!" Church called.

"Of course it does, it's being done to Tifa! Anything done to her will HURT!" Sarge proclaimed.

Tifa sat on her back off of that, holding it pain as she was dealt all of that, but Lightning suddenly grabbed her in an Inverted Headlock as she sat up and pulled her up...

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...AND NAILS HER WITH AN LIFTING INVERTED DDT, DROPPING HER ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD!

"INVERTED IMPLANT DDT! Just DROPPED on the back of her head with no remorse!" Church called.

"Why does Tifa deserve remorse? ...Oh yeah, that's right, SHE DOESN'T, DIRTBAG! Cover her, Lightning!" Sarge urged.

Tifa was laid out as Lightning quickly hooks the leg!

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Tifa rolls her shoulder out at 2.68!

"No three, just a two! But this is REAL bad for Tifa, it REALLY is! Because

Lightning quickly turn her on her side, wrapping her legs around Tifa's head and tightens a hold on it, keeping Tifa on the ground as a result. Tifa gritted her teeth as she tried to move, but Lightning elbowed the head several times to keep her subdued. She kept squeezing her legs on the head, trying to cut off oxygen to it...

"And now she's got those legs around her, trying to wear down Tifa! Again, she knows this will be long, so make sure she doesn't have much energy." Church called.

...but fans began to clap, trying to will Tifa on. Hearing the clapping, she fed off that as slowly rolled onto her stomach, Lightning still having her legs wrapped around her head. But the challenger placed her hands on the mat...

"Hey wait, what is she doing? She can't do anything, that's not approved by me!" Sarge exclaimed.

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...and BEGAN PUSHING HERSELF OFF THE MAT, LIGHTNING ON HER SHOULDERS STILL!

"WHAT?! WHAT IS SHE...?! HOW...?! YOU DIRTY BLUE, STOP PULLING STRENGTH OUT OF YOUR ASS!" Sarge shouted.

"TIFA...THE STRENGTH OF THE CHALLENGER...! SHE'S SUCH A LEGENDARY BRAWLER, THAT STRENGTH OF HER GOES UNDERRATED! BUT IT'S COMING INTO PLAY HERE!" Church exclaimed.

Lightning's eyes widened as Tifa with her strength slowly stood tall on her feet with Lightning on her shoulders! Eventually, she was on two feet with Lightning still having the hold, and she walked towards the center of the ring with her...

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...but before Tifa could throw her off, Lightning let go of the head and slipped down to behind her! Lightning then grabbed her by the waist and pushed her towards the ropes! Tifa held onto them, and Lightning rolled off of her from the bounce back, and onto her feet! However, Lightning walked into a Spinning Back Kick to the gut! Lightning bent over, and SCISSOR STOMP to the back of the head, followed by a DISCUS ELBOW to the head! THEN A SAITO SUPLEX CONNECTS!

"Stomp! Elbow! Suplex! One after the other! Tifa nailing one move after the other, that's the LAST thing you want to have happen!" Church called.

"I know that better than anyone! QUICK LIGHTNING! SHOCK HER BEFORE SHE DOES ANYTHING ELSE!" Sarge shouted.

Lightning arched her back in pain as Tifa got onto her feet and stalked the Champ as she pulled herself up to her feet via the ropes. Once she had managed to get up, Tifa CHARGED at Lightning...

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...but Lightning pulled down the ropes on instinct, causing Tifa to go over the ropes. But Tifa held onto them, landing on the apron as a result. Lightning turned around and got a Forearm to the face to back her away, and Tifa tried to enter through the ropes, BUT LIGHTNING DROPKICKED HER IN THE FACE! That sent Tifa's body out of the ropes as she held onto the ropes, but Lightning grabbed the ropes from her end...

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...AND SLINGSHOTS OVER THEM TO PLANT TIFA WITH THE LIGHTNING FLASH ON THE APRON!

"OH GOD! LIGHTNING FLASH! ON THE DAMN APRON! SHE DIDN'T GET IT THE FIRST TIME, BUT TIFA MAY BE REGRETTING STOPPING THAT RIGHT NOW!" Church exclaimed.

"SHE BETTER, BECAUSE THE PAIN IS ONLY TO GET WORSE FROM HERE! BECAUSE A LIGHTNING FLASH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING, DIRTY BLUE!" Sarge shouted.

Tifa falls down to the ground, laid out after that brutal maneuver all while Lightning pushes herself up to her feet, leaning on the apron to compose herself. Once she did, she saw Tifa was down, and then looked over at the nearby barricade near the announce tables, and got an idea. So she quickly yanked Tifa up by the hair roughly, nto caring about her pain, dragged her over there, AND SUPLEXED HER HARD AGAINST THE BARRICADE!

"And a SUPLEX against the barricade! That's just PAINFUL right there!" Church called.

"Lightning doing EVERYTHING she can to hurt Tifa! Which I like! Do it again!" Sarge cheered.

Tifa fell down to the ground, crumpled in pain, and Lightning quickly ran up onto the apron once more and turned around to Tifa, backing up to the very end of the apron, watching her challenger slowly get up...

"Wait a second, what in the HELL is she doing?" Church questioned.

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...eventually, Tifa managed to rise against the barricade, and Lightning ran across the apron full speed...

"INCOMIIIINNGGG!" Sarge shouted.

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...AND JUMPED OFF TO NAIL A DIVING FRONT DROPKICK TO TIFA, CRASHING HER AGAINST THE BARRICADE AS A RESULT!

"GOOD LORD! LIGHTNING JUST SANDWICHED TIFA INTO THE CORNER WITH THAT INSANE DROPKICK! AFTER RUNNING ACROSS THE DAMN APRON! THAT'S NEW FROM HER!" Church shouted.

"IT'S FINAL CLASH, AND LIGHTNING WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN ON THIS STAGE!"

Tifa fell down in pain, holding her chest and back in agony, but Lightning again yanked her up by the hair and threw her back into the ring. Lightning slid back as she saw Tifa tried to get up to her knees with a struggles...

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...THEN PROCEEDED TO SUPERKICK THE BACK OF HER HEAD AS HARD AS SHE CAN!

"SUPERKICK! To the back of the skull! That's gonna turn out some lights then and there!" Church called.

"Hopefully, she lost brain cells, because who needs a smart Blue after all?" Sarge questioned.

Tifa fell down to the mat, and Lightning quickly turns her over for a cover!

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Tifa rolls her shoulder out BUT LIGHTNING SUDDENLY GRABS SAID ARM AND GOES FOR A CROSS ARMBREAKER!

"Kick out by Tifa-BUT CROSS ARMBREAKER! LIGHTNING GOING FOR A DAMN ARMBREAKER!" Church called.

"INGENIOUS! PURE INGENIOUS BY SUCH AN AMAZING RED!" Sarge cheered.

The challenger had enough wherewithal to connect her hands together to keep the move from being properly applied, but Lightning was pulling with all her might, trying to get the move applied. She even punched the arms to try and get her to let go so she could apply the move fully, but Tifa just would not let go! Eventually however, Tifa managed to roll her body off the mat, still having her hands clasped as she had Lightning pinned down! The ref counted, but Lightning quickly pulled her shoulder up...

...but then Tifa began to LIFT Lightning OFF THE MAT with NOTHING but STRENGTH...

"Tifa holding onto her hands for dear life...AND HOLY SHIT...THE STRENGTH AT WORK AGAIN...!" Church called.

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...she then LIFTED up Lightning FULLY for a POWERBOMB-but Lightning used the momentum to let go of the arm and float over Tifa to get her in a Sunset Flip Pin! But Tifa managed to roll backwards out of it as Lightning rolled backwards to rush at Tifa...

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...and Tifa POPPED THE INCOMING LIGHTNING INTO THE AIR WHO CAUGHT TIFA ON THE WAY DOWN WITH A THUNDEROUS DDT!

"DOLPHIN BLOW-DENIED! SON OF A BITCH, LIGHTNING JUST CAME DOWN FROM THE SKY JUST TO STRIKE TIFA WITH THE DAMNDEST DDT I'VE EVER SEEN!" Church shouted.

"LIGHTNING WAS TWO STEPS AHEAD, WHILE TIFA WAS FIVE STEPS BEHIND! CAN WE SEE THE INSIDE OF HER HEAD BECAUSE I THINK IT'S MUSH NOW!" Sarge exclaimed.

Tifa stood on her head for a few seconds off that before crumpling to the mat, and Lightning quickly hooks both legs!

"And now Lightning with the hook of the legs! She's GOTTA after that!" Church called.

"And now, Tifa..." Sarge began.

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TIFA ROLLS THE SHOULDER OUT AT 2.91!

"You Just Got-WHAT THE HELL?! ...You know what, it's cool! Why? Because Tifa doesn't have any brains any more! She can't do much now!" Sarge rationalized.

"Tifa manages to SURVIVE, BARELY...but that move has Tifa DOWN. Lightning's been staying ahead of her challenger for awhile, and it's paying really big." Church proclaimed.

Lightning got on her knees and stared down coldly at Tifa, standing up slowly over the challenger. Tifa struggled to get up as she held her head in pain, managing to get on all fours...and Lightning SLAPPED the head of Tifa hard. Lightning then proceeded to do it again, even harder, and Tifa swung for a wild right, but Lightning easily dodged it, and slapped her again. Tifa went for another wild right, and Lightning again dodged it with ease before piefacing her down to the ground.

"...Okay, does Lightning HAVE to be a bitch? Seriously? Come on, what the hell does THIS accomplish? Is she trying to humiliate Tifa?" Church questioned.

"She's showing that Tifa just can't keep up with her! This is to show that she's washed-up, she's a dirtbag, she's a dirty blue, and she NEEDS to go away! GO AWAY TIFA! NO ONE WANTS YOU!" Sarge rambled.

Tifa struggled to get up, and Lightning just shook her head in disgust at her before picking her up. She then muttered into her face "This is MY division now..." before she suddenly lifted her up behind her in a Back-to-Belly position...

"Well she may be going away now because here comes the Lightning Strikes...!" Church called.

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...but before the Lightning Strikes could connect, Tifa began to struggle, fighting Lightning's grip on her! She managed to get enough of her leg free to began kicking her head as she was upside down, and that forced Lightning to let go! Tifa dropped down, and quickly grabbed Lightning from behind to bring her down, and grabbed hold of the legs as she stood. Lightning struggled as she was dragged over to a corner by the legs, and Tifa then Catapulted her into the corner...

...but Lightning landed on the corner, stopping herself from crashing into it! Tifa got up to her feet, but quickly was met with a kick to the face that sent her to her knees. She then climbed up to the very top of the corner, back turned as if preparing for something big...

"Lighting saving herself, and going for something big!" Church called.

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...but Tifa SUDDENLY RAN UP THE CORNER, QUICKLY GRABBED LIGHTNING IN A FULL NELSON...

"HEY WAIT, WHEN DID SHE GET UP THERE?!" Sarge questioned.

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...AND NAILED A DRAGON SUPERPLEX OFF THE TOP, FLIPPING LIGHTNING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE MAT!

"SHIT! DRAGON FREAKIN' SUPERPLEX! DO YOU KNOW HOW CRAZY THAT IS?! LIGHTNING NEVER SAW IT COMING!" Church exclaimed.

"NOOOO, LIGHTNING! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, TIFA?! THAT'S A GREATER WOMAN THAN YOU! SHE NEVER DESERVED THAT!" Sarge shouted.

"I'M PRETTY DAMN SURE TIFA DISAGREES!" Church replied.

Lightning bounced off the with a blank look before falling down, and Tifa did her best to crawl over to her and covers her!

"And now Tifa crawling for the cover, and she's got it!" Church called.

"Oh no, not good, not good...!" Sarge held his head.

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LIGHTNING KICKS OUT AT 2.83!

"SHE KICKED OUT! Thank God! I couldn't handle another Tifa reign! It's too much, it would be too much!" Sarge exclaimed.

Tifa held her head in pain, still reeling from the DDT earlier, but she managed to get up to her feet, pulling Lightning up with her and nailing her with a few Knife Edge Chops to sent her back into the ropes. She then Irish Whipped her, but Lightning reversed into her own Irish Whip into the ropes, and Tifa came back with a Jumping Clothesline! Lightning stumbled back to her feet and got CAUGHT WITH A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE TO THE JAW! That caused Lightning to stagger back into a corner, and Tifa to run at her, but Lightning rolled out of the way, causing her challenge to crash into the corner. Tifa turned around as Lightning ran at her, but TIFA POPPED HER INTO THE AIR...

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...and Lightning CAUGHT the leg that was going to catch her in the chest as she came down! She then quickly kicked the other leg out from under Tifa, and WRAPPED HER LEG AROUND TIFA'S FOR A LIGHTNING LOCK OMEGA!

"LIGHTNING LOCK! LIGHNTING LOCK OMEGA, THE CHAMP'S TRYING TO GO FOR IT OUTTA NOWHERE! SHE CAUGHT THE LEG AND MAKING TIFA PAY FOR IT!" Church called.

"LOCK IT IN! LOCK IT IN SO YOU CAN MAKE HER CRY! MAKE HER CRY AND TAP OUT LIKE ONLY A DIRTY BLUE CAN!" Sarge urged.

Lightning tried to grab the other leg, but Tifa struggled with her leg, and began kicking her in the face repeatedly, each kick dazing Lightning more and more! Once a kicked dazed her enough, Tifa suddenly reached up and PULLED HER IN FOR A SMALL PACKAGE! 1...2...

"WAIT! REVERSAL! Into a Small Package, and now the count!" Church called.

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...LIGHTNING KICKS OUT! The two scramble to their feet and Tifa suddenly nails her with two fists to the face! Then a kick to the leg, followed by a Backfist to the face! AND THEN A LARIAT-NO! Lightning ducks the Lariat finale, and runs the ropes and bounces off them...

"Hah! No Beat Rush for you, Tifa!" Sarge taunted.

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...AND VALHALLA STRIKE-DENIED AS SHE'S NAILED WITH THE BRUTAL LARIAT MID-MOVE, COMPLETING THE BEAT RUSH!

"GUESS AGAIN! TIFA DAMN NEAR TAKING LIGHTNING'S HEAD OFF TO COMPLETE THE BEAT RUSH!" Church exclaimed.

"SHE GREW EYES IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD! THAT'S ILLEGAL! ILLEGAL, DISQUALIFY HER!" Sarge shouted.

"LIKE HELL SHE DID!" Church shouted.

Lightning crashed down onto the mat hard as Tifa drops for the cover!

"And now ANOTHER cover, and this time, Tifa may have it!" Church called.

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LIGHTNING KICKS OUT AT 2.86!

"No she does NOT! Which is GOOD! We need her to win! For the Reds. Because you're all dirtbags. Who suck everything." Sarge said.

Tifa kept her cool, knowing she had Lightning where she wanted her as she pulled her up to her feet before backing away. She took a steady aim at her, clenched her hand into a fist, then spun towards Lightning as she stood...

"Wait, I think Tifa's TRULY going for it!" Church called.

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...and Lightning ducked the Premium Heart! She quickly hooked her arm around Tifa's outstretched arm, and leaped up behind AND DROVE HER DOWN WITH A CRUCIFIX DRIVER!

"DAMN! Lightning had the Premium Heart SCOUTED, and drove Tifa down with that Crucifix Driver!" Church called.

"ONLY Lightning could do that, ladies and gentlemen! What greatness!" Sarge cheered.

Tifa rolled through off that onto her knees in a daze and Lightning quickly grabbed her, and pulled her up before lifting her up into a Suplex...

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...AND DROPPED HER HEAD ACROSS A KNEE AS SHE WAS UPSIDE DOWN! A LAST SHOT OF SORTS!

"And now Lightning just DROPS her head across a knee! That's a Last Shot if I've ever seen one!" Church called.

"It was done so fluidly, it makes me proud. They grow up so fast." Sarge sniffled. "Now Tifa..." Sarge began.

Tifa was laid out as Lightning quickly hooked both legs, pinning her down!

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TIFA KICKS OUT AT 2.76!

"You Just Got-DAMMIT! I keep hating how tough Tifa is! Can't she lower her toughness level enough to lose?!" Sarge questioned.

"I think Tifa would rather kick you in the mouth, Sarge. But Lightning likes it even less than YOU did. She's starting to get frustrated in there!" Church pointed out.

Lightning was getting more and more frustrated, wondering why Tifa was not down yet as she KNEW she wasn't on her level anymore. She pulled Tifa up to her feet, and pushed her into a corner as well as pushing on her face, muttering "Just give me the damn torch already. You can't win. You CAN'T." Tifa responded by shoving Lightning away, but the Champ ran back and nailed a Corner Dropkick to her obviously not liking that response! Lightning then ran back to the adjacent corner, and nailed ANOTHER Corner Dropkick! She then ran back to the corner again, pointed to Tifa, then motioned that she was done as she ran once more...

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...BUT TIFA SHOT OUT OF THE CORNER AND CAUGHT LIGHTNING WITH A DISCUS BIG BOOT TO THE JAW!

"SHIT! Lightning went to the well ONE too many times, and she just got her jaw JACKED because of that!" Church called.

"I vote to restrict all of Tifa's limbs from being used in any match from now on! That's the best way to help us Reds!" Sarge exclaimed.

"Never gonna happen." Church deadpanned.

Lightning was laid out as Tifa dropped to a knee, recovering a bit from the earlier attacks before getting up and grabbing Lightning. She picked her up and placed her between her legs...

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...AND LIGHTNING FLIPPED OUT OF THE POWERBOMB AND RIGHT INTO A GUILLOTINE CHOKE ON TIFA, WHOSE EYES JUST WIDENED!

"WHAT THE...?! WHERE THE F*CK DID THAT COME FROM!? LIGHTNING JUST FLIPPED OUT OF A DAMN POWERBOMB INTO A GUILLOTINE CHOKE! SHE'S CHOKING THE LIFE OUT OF LOCKHART!" Church exclaimed.

"BEAUTIFUL! JUST BEAUTIFUL! ALL IN ONE MOTION, THAT'S WHAT THE GREATS DO! NOW POP HER DAMN HEAD OFF, LIGHTNING, WE NEED A POPPED HEAD OUT HERE!" Sarge urged.

Tifa flailed about as she was being choked, not expecting that at all as Lightning increased her hold on her, legs wrapped around in a Bodyscissors. Tifa fell to a knee as she tried to get Lightning off, but Lightning was stuck on her like glue! Tifa then dropped off her knee as now they were on the ground, Lightning continuing to choke her out as best as she can! Eventually, Tifa began to fade, her movements becoming slower and less erratic, her arms starting to stop moving as Lightning continued to choke her out. And once she began to cease moving, Lightning demanded that Jimmy count her knocked out. Jimmy then checked on Tifa, and raised an arm, and let it drop to the ground once...

"Tifa's out, she's been CHOKED OUT...and now an arm has been raised and dropped! If that happens twice more, it's OVER!" Church called.

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...then lifted it up again, and it dropped once more, and Lightning could feel the torch as a look of relief was starting to cross her face...

"And that's NUMBER TWO! Time for Number Three, and we are OUT of here!" Sarge proclaimed.

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...and the ref drops it a third time BUT IT STOPS FROM HITTING THE GROUND! The crowd pops as Lightning's eyes widened!

"NO! We are NOT out of here! Tifa is NOT being done in like THAT!" Church called.

"That's NOT GOOD! Lightning, quick, tear her head off! That's the quickest way to stop a dirty Blue!" Sarge exclaimed.

The arm began to shake a bit as the crowd was going crazy, and Lightning tightened her grip on the Choke even more! She even began to elbow the back of Tifa's head to try and keep her down, but the challenger was starting to get up with Lightning still holding on. Eventually she managed to get up onto her own two feet, as Lightning still applied the Choke, trying to pull her back down, but Tifa grab her sides...

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...AND PUSHER HER OFF, POPPING HER INTO THE AIR AND CATCHING HER WITH THE DOLPHIN BLOW ON THE WAY DOWN AS HARD AS SHE COULD!

"OH SHIT! DOLPHIN BLOW! OUTTA FREAKIN' NOWHERE! POPPED INTO THE AIR RIGHT OUT OF THE DAMN GUILLOTINE CHOKE LIKE IT WAS NOTHING!" Church exclaimed.

"LIGHTING, DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR HEAD ATTACHED?! PLEASE RESPOND! WE NEED YOU!" Sarge exclaimed.

Lightning crashed to the mat and rolled over to her stomach motionless, and Tifa quickly turned her over for a hook of the leg!

"Oh she may not respond in time because here's the cover!" Church called.

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LIGHTNING KICKS OUT AT 2.92!

"OH! TOO CLOSE! TOO CLOSE! The head's still attached...that's a good thing..." Sarge sighed in relief.

"Lightning showing her OWN toughness by surviving that, but you wonder how much she may have left after taking that?" Church asked.

Tifa shook her head in slight frustration, but she was able to keep her cool as she picked up Lightning to her feet, and then lifted up into a Fireman's Carry. She then carried the dazed Lightning to the corner, and suddenly began CLIMBING IT with her in tow...

"Oh BOY...this may not end well for Lightning..." Church noted.

"Lightning, disappear in a flash! Quick! Save yourself!" Sarge rambled.

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...she then stood tall on top of the corner, Lightning across her shoulders as she faced the crowd...

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...but then suddenly, Lightning began struggling, elbowing the head of Tifa repeatedly! Tifa tried to keep hold, but a hard elbow forced to let go, and suddenly Lightning adjusted her body so she fell down head-first off the top and flipped ONTO HER FEET, and LIFTED TIFA INTO A PRAWN HOLD...RUNNING OUT OF THE CORNER WITH HER...

"Lightning's out, SHE'S GOT TIFA! RUNNING WITH HER...!" Church called.

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...but then Tifa suddenly pushed herself off the shoulders mid-run, and down in front of Lightning to CLOCK HER IN THE SKULL WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK!

"Spinning Heel Kick to the skull! One strike after another, this is why Tifa's feared as a brawler and striker!" Church told.

"Which is why I want to BAN HER LIMBS! Ban her limbs, Force, we need this to save Lightning!" Sarge exclaimed.

Lightning was dazed on her feet as Tifa quickly backed away, adjusted the glove, and SPUN ONCE MORE...

"Well too late for that, BECAUSE HERE COMES THE PREMIUM HEART!" Church called.

"NOOOOO!" Sarge yelled.

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...AND LIGHTNING CATCHES THE PREMIUM HEART WITH A BIG BOOT TO THE STRIKING ARM MID-SPIN! Tifa held her arm in pain as she spun around from the impact, and Lightning grabs her from behind, pushes her into the ropes...

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...AND ROLLS BACK WITH HER TO EXECUTE A CHAOS THEORY ON HER, BRIDGING IT!

"AGAIN! AGAIN LIGHTNING HAD IT SCOUTED! CHAOS THEORY CONNECTS IN PERFECT FASHION! THE BRIDGE!" Church called.

"QUICK! I must say this! Tifa..." Sarge began.

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TIFA KICKS OUT AT 2.75!

"You Just Got-ANOTHER few more minutes of life! Dammit, I hate when my one-liner doesn't go through!" Sarge snapped his fingers.

"Lightning's had the Premium Heart scouted, as well as she SHOULD considering it'll probably end her! But the inability to put Tifa down is getting to her more and more!" Church explained.

Lightning held her pink hair in pure frustration as she wondered what she had to do to put Tifa down, so she pushed herself up to her feet, and dragged Tifa up with her. Lightning then went for a Suplex, but Tifa CATCHES her mid-lift with a knee to the head. Lightning drops Tifa back down and holds her head BEFORE GETTING A VICIOUS BACKFIST ACROSS THE FACE! Lightning staggered across her feet as Tifa bounced off the ropes...

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...and Lightning DUCKS the Discus Lariat, hooking her arm around Tifa's to suddenly spin her around SO SHE CAN CATCH HER WITH A GAMENGIRI! Tifa stumbled back into the ropes as Lightning managed to get back up ONLY TO GET CAUGHT WITH A JUMPING ELBOW SMASH AS TIFA CAME BACK! Lightning was sent hard into the ropes, bouncing immediately to the challenger...

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...and Tifa catches her WITH A TILT-A-WHIRL SIDEWALK BACKBREAKER-THAT LIGHTNING SPINS OUT OF AND LANDS ON HER FEET! Tifa was stunned off AS LIGHTNING LIFTS HER UP AND DROPS HER WITH A FIREMAN'S CARRY DOUBLE KNEE GUTBUSTER!

"Lighting LANDS on her feet off that AND DOUBLE KNEE GUTBUSTER! Just like THAT! Lightning DROPS Tifa!" Church exclaimed.

"As well she SHOULD! Because Tifa doesn't belong here anymore! Like the REST of the dirty Blues! GO AWAY!" Sarge shouted.

Tifa was laid out as Lightning quickly sits down on top of her, pulling up a leg to hook it as tightly as possible!

"Well Lightning can prove it now because here's a cover!" Church called.

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TIFA KICKS OUT-BUT LIGHTNING HANGS ONTO THE LEG AS SHE WAS SENT UP, HOOKS HER LEG AROUND IT, AND GRABS THE OTHER TO QUICKLY LOCK IN THE LIGHTNING LOCK OMEGA!

"And Tifa kicks out-LIGHTNING LOCK OMEGA! LIGHTNING LOCK OMEGA! LIGHTNING ANTICIPATED THE KICKOUT AND AND TURNED IT INTO THE LIGHTNING LOCK! JUST LIKE THAT FROM THE FWA-WINNING TECHNICIAN!" Church exclaimed.

"TIFA DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIME TO REVERSE THAT, AND NOW SHE'S IN THE PAIN EVERY BLUE SHOULD BE IN! IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME NOW! LIGHTNING OUTSMARTED HER!" Sarge exclaimed.

Tifa began to scream in pain and reach out wildly as Lightning applied the hold as tightly as possible with the legs, screaming for Tifa to tap! Tifa pulled her hair as she began to claw her way towards the ropes, trying to get to them as quickly as possible! Lightning only applied the pressure on the legs even more, but Tifa managed to get near the ropes...

"Tifa, clawing and moving, she's trying to get to the ropes as fast as she can! She knows she's in deep shit!" Church called.

"Ropes, quick, get as FAR as away from Tifa as possible, we need you to do this kindness for the Reds!" Sarge rambled.

...reach towards the ropes...

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"AND LIGHTNING IS HAVING NONE OF THAT! SHE PULLS TIFA RIGHT BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RING FOR MORE PAIN!" Church exclaimed.

"ALRIGHT TIFA, GAME OVER! TAP OUT NOW! YOU GOT NOWHERE TO GO! GIVE IT UP!" Sarge cried out.

Tifa cried out in pain as Lightning just wrenched on the hold as much as she could, screaming at Tifa to just give it up now, she wanted this to end now! Tifa was now gripping her hair tightly, the pain being excruciating at the hands of the ruthless Champion, she did not want to tap at all! But Lightning just pulled at the legs even MORE, causing Tifa to cry out in massive pain at that, and it got to the point where she raised a hand...

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...it held up there for a second, Tifa nearly bringing it down a few times...

"Tifa's got a hand, she's contemplating it! The pain she must be feeling! It may be too much!" Church called.

"Come on...COME ON...!" Sarge hoped.

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...and then she curled up into a fist and SLAMMED it onto the mat, REFUSING to tap! She then placed both her hands on the mat...and actually began to PUSH HER UPPER BODY off the mat!

"Tifa's NOT tapping! She's refusing to just GIVE IT UP to Lightning, and...she's PUSHING herself off the mat?! The strength at work again, but what is she thinking?!" Church questioned.

"She's trying to show off, but it won't do any good, because she has nowhere to go! So stop fighting already!" Sarge exclaimed.

Lightning was bewildered by this action, exclaiming that it wasn't going to change anything as she continued to wrench on the Lightning Lock. But by focusing on the hold, she left herself open as Tifa suddenly used her strength to ROLL HER BODY FORWARD! With the legs wrapped around Lightning's, the momentum shocked the Champ and brought her down to the mat face-first...

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"OH SHIT! STF! ST-F*CKIN-F! WHAT A DAMN COUNTER, USING HER OWN LEGS TIED UP AGAINST LIGHTNING! NOW LIGHTNING'S FEELING THE PAIN!" Church called.

"NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD! THIS IS THE WORST! HOW DOES THAT COUNTER EXIST?! HOW?! LIGHTNING, DON'T TAP!" Sarge shouted.

Lightning's eyes boggled at the reversal of fortunes, the crowd going crazy over the innovative counter, and Tifa pulled back on the head as hard as she could! Lightning was not expecting anything like that out of Tifa, as the pain took hold over her body and she tried to find a way out! She reached out to the ropes, but they were too far away, she couldn't force a rope break! Tifa just wrenched on the hold as much as she possibly could, wanting to force a tapout here and now...

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...but Lightning, being ever the technician, pulled back her arm, and actually began to slip it through the arms Tifa had around her neck! She eventually managed to get her entire arm through, and then USED the arm to PUSH Tifa off of her and down onto the mat on her back, breaking the STF! She then grabbed an arm of Tifa's and bent it backwards and tried to lock it in with her second arm...

"Wait, wait, Lightning managing to BREAK the STF! She's trying to REVERSE IT!" Church called.

"AN FWA TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR! HAHAHA!" Sarge laughed.

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...BUT TIFA USED HER FREE ARM TO GRAB THE ARM, PREVENTING THE ANACONDA VISE!

"HAHAHAHA-WAIT WHAT?! ...Why does she have the arm?! LET GO OF IT!" Sarge exclaimed.

"I don't think Tifa's planning to do that any time soon! And Lightning knows it...and knows this maaaaaay be BAD!" Church stated.

Lightning was stunned as she tried to push her arm down to lock it in, but Tifa was too strong and she held the arm firm! And suddenly, she ROLLED BACKWARDS across the mat and onto her feet, escaping the Anaconda Vise and having a hold of BOTH of Lightning's arm as she was down on the mat! Lightning's eyes widened as Tifa just shook her head, and she tried to pull them away ONLY TO GET STOMPED IN THE FACE BY TIFA AS HER ARMS WERE HELD! AND THEN SHE WAS STOMPED AGAIN!

AND AGAIN!

AND AGAIN!

AND AGAIN!

AND AGAIN!

AND AGAIN!

TIFA WAS STOMPING HER FACE IN REPEATEDLY AS HARD AS SHE COULD OVER AND OVER, UNRELENTING AS SHE HELD THE ARMS FROM SHIELDING!

"JESUS CHRIST, MAN, TIFA'S JUST STOMPING HER FACE HER INTO MUSH! ONE STOMP AFTER ANOTHER, NOT STOPPING ONE DAMN BIT!" Church called.

"THE HORROR! THE PAIN! THE AUDACITY! THE FAAACCEEE! LIGHTNING, WHY?! WHY?! DAMN YOU, TIFA!" Sarge questioned.

The crowd was loving this display of aggression, even counting the stomps as they continued to rain down on Lightning. Eventually, after EIGHTEEN STOMPS, she then pulled the barely conscious Champion up by her arms RIGHT into a Suplex hold! She was then lifted up off her feet...

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"And a HELLEVATOR! HELLEVATOR PULLED INTO SO DAMN SMOOTHLY! Lightning's DOWN AND OUT!" Church called.

"When does she do Hellevators?! WHEN?! Stop pulling moves out of your ass! You're ruining Lightning's chances!" Sarge proclaimed.

Tifa quickly hooks both legs and pins the shoulders to the mat as Jimmy counts!

"She's about to ruin her BIGGEST chance! Both shoulders pinned down!" Church called.

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"JUST BEFORE THE THREE, LIGHTNING GETS THE SHOULDER UP! You could tell, Tifa THOUGHT she had it, but somehow, Lightning survives!" Church stated.

"She's tough as nails, she's LIGHTNING FARRON. The Women's Champion...but I'm glad she kicked out, I was VERY worried, REALLY worried there." Sarge admitted.

Tifa was stunned as she looked at Jimmy, wondering if that was not actually three, but Jimmy maintained that it was three. Tifa shook her head, a bit surprised at Lightning's toughness before she picked her up and began to strike her with repeated fist strikes. The fists came at the face in disciplined fashion before nailing a jab then a right hook, then a massive uppercut! She then ran the ropes as Lightning staggered about and charged right at her AND RIGHT INTO A REVERSE TOMBSTONE LIFT FROM LIGHTNING OUTTA NOWHERE! Lightning looks for the Lightning Strikes...

"LIGHTNING CAUGHT HER! She's got her up for the Lightning Strikes, just like that!" Church called.

"HIT IT! HIT IT QUICK!" Sarge urged.

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...but Tifa suddenly struggled in the hold to the point she managed to drop out of it and ROLL LIGHTING INTO A SCHOOL GIRL! ...But the Champ rolled out of that before a pin could be covered, right onto her feet, and grabbed Tifa into a Front Headlock! But before anything could be done, Tifa spun out of it and PULLED HER INTO A FIREMAN'S CARRY...

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"DAMN! What a KICK! Right to the damn face, and as hard as they come!" Church called.

Tifa was sent right into an upward state after that vicious kick AND RETALIATED WITH SUPERMAN PUNCH!

"SUPERMAN PUNCH! I didn't see that coming, I hate when you do that, Tifa!" Sarge called.

Lightning staggered off the punch and A STIFF BIG BOOT TO THE FACE!

"WAIT, BIG BOOT! BRUTAL! I LOVE IT WHEN YOU DO THAT!" Sarge cheered.

Tifa was damn near off her feet off that as Lightning held her head AND TIFA TURNED HER INSIDE OUT WITH A DISCUS LARIAT! The CROWD exploded and began clapping in applause as Tifa and Lightning laid on the mat in pain and exhaustion.

"AND DISCUS LARIAAAAATTT! And BOTH of them are down now! Are you kidding me?! These fans are going crazy, and I don't blame them! This match has been something else!" Church called.

"These two have done so much to each other, and they are feeling it here and now! They just beat the hell out of each other now, and they're both down! What else CAN they do?!" Sarge questioned.

The two laid on the mat for a few seconds, breathing heavily as their chests rose up and down, until Tifa slowly turned over and began pushing herself up. Lightning shortly followed, slowly sitting up and getting up herself, and eventually, the two made it to their knees opposite of each other. They locked eyes with each other, covered in sweat from their match, and Lightning just glared at Tifa coldly, and muttered to her "It's over... It's my time now... Give it up..." She scowled as she said those words, but Tifa didn't back off, and simply shook her head in refusal AND LIGHTNING SLAPPED HER ACROSS THE FACE AS HARD AS SHE COULD!

"And ANOTHER slap to the face by Lightning in this match! Tifa just REFUSING to stay down for Lightning's "claim" of the division, and the Champ's frustration and disrespect showing once more!" Church stated.

"Tifa just won't stay down, so she needs to be shown why she's not anything anymore! If she needs to be reminded of that, so be it! It enlightens us ALL!" Sarge proclaimed.

Tifa held her stinging cheek as Lightning simply glared at her angrily, pointing to herself repeatedly to affirm that this was her division ONLY TO GET THE TASTED SLAPPED OUT OF HER MOUTH BY TIFA AS WELL!

"OOOOHHH! Tifa just had ENOUGH of Lightning's crap, and just gave a SLAP of her own! Damn, I think THAT one may have had more mustard there than Lightning's had so far!" Church called.

"HEY! How DARE you do that to our Champion! She doesn't deserve that, you are just being a bitch to her now! You dirty Blue, you should be punished for that!" Sarge exclaimed.

"Lightning's been doing it all much, Tifa has EVERY RIGHT to respond, and she did just that!" Church replied.

Lightning was stunned, holding her cheek now as Tifa just shook her head, refusing to yield anything to Lightning without a fight as she rises up up to her feet. Lightning growled as she pushed herself up as well before SLAPPING TIFA EVEN MORE VICIOUSLY! Tifa's head was sent to the side from that BEFORE SHE SLAPPED LIGHTNING BACK! Lightning felt that and she SLAPPED Tifa again, who slapped her back, and then Lightning did it, then Tifa did, then Lightning, then Tifa did! The two began TRADING slaps between each other until it began to devolve between trading fists with each other as the crowd was loving what they were seeing!

"And IT'S BROKEN DOWN! Slaps degenerating into fists, and these two are beating the hell out of each other! They don't like each other, and it's coming to show here!" Church stated.

"GET HER, LIGHTNING! GET HER AND MAKE HER SUFFER FOR ALL OF REDKIND! ...OH AND FOR THE RR AS WELL!" Sarge exclaimed.

The two continued to trade fists until Tifa's superior brawling skills began to give her the edge as she was overwhelming the Champ with swift but furious strikes from both sides, Lightning trying to cover up to no avail. Tifa continued to wail with fists on her until Lightning suddenly ducked one, and suddenly grabbed Tifa's head and began nailing vicious Kawada Kicks to it over and over!

"HAH! There are Kawada Kicks to the skull! Look at how vicious they are!" Sarge pointed out.

The Kawada Kicks kept coming as they kept coming in faster and harder, but after about ten, Tifa suddenly broke free, grabbed Lightning's head in a Cravate to hold her as she was DRILLED with repeated Knee Lifts to the face!

"Oh SHIT! KNEES to the DAMN SKULL! One after the other, not pretty at all!" Church called.

The Knees kept coming to the face in brutal fashion, but then Lightning suddenly broke free, grabbed the head AND KAWADA KICKS TO THE SKULL!

Lightning kept Kawada Kicking the skull over and over again, until Tifa suddenly grabbed the head AND KNEES TO THE SKULL ONCE MORE!

The knees drove into the skull over and over BUT THEN LIGHTNING SUDDENLY BROKE FREE AND NOW MORE KAWADA KICKS, THE CROWD GOING CRAZY AT THIS POINT!

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! KNEES AND KICKS! KNEES AND KICK! LIGHTNING AND TIFA TRADING TIMES NAILING EACH OTHER WITH THESE STRIKES! THIS MATCH HAS KICKED INTO ANOTHER GEAR!" Church exclaimed.

"THIS IS WHAT I LOVE! VIOLENCE OVER AND OVER! JUST TWO WOMAN BEATING THE HELL OUT OF EACH OTHER! AND LIGHTNING WILL WIN IT ALL! GO FOR IT!" Sarge shouted.

Lightning kept up the Kawada Kicks until a final one sent Tifa's upper body to a full stand, following by a Dropkick to the chest that sent her into the ropes! Lightning quickly ran towards the opposite ropes, only for Tifa to suddenly follow her and catch her as she reached them with a Jumping Knee Smash to the chest! She then rolled Lightning forward as she ran the ropes herself towards the Champ WHO CAUGHT HER WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY AS SHE ROLLED TO HER FEET! Tifa stumbled up to her feet as Lightning quickly ran the ropes as fast as she could...

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"BLUE THUNDER BOMB! OR RATHER...A SOLDIER BOMB! SHADES OF THE LATE, GREAT ZACK FAIR, THE HALL OF FAMER! AND TIFA COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT ANY BETTER!" Church exclaimed.

"I WILL NOT DENY IT A GREAT BLUE THUNDER BOMB IN THE VEIN OF ZACK! ...AND IT NEEDS TO BE KICKED OUT OF! LIGHTNING, SURVIVE!" Sarge exclaimed.

The crowd chanted "ZACK! ZACK! ZACK!" as Tifa had Lightning pinned down from that, placing both hands on her to get extra leverage!

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"And SHE DOES kick out of it! Zack remains the best at nailing such a move, but that was a VERY close two count! Lightning's lucky she had enough to kick out of that!" Church exclaimed.

Tifa laid on the mat, holding her head in disbelief as she thought for sure that was it. She panted heavily, the match taking its toll, but with adrenaline in her veins, she managed to stand up, picking up Lightning to her feet as well. Tifa then began to nail lefts and rights to the face of the Champ in rapid fashion, before going for a Spinning Backfist WHICH IS COUNTED INTO AN SNAP ARM DRAG OUT OF NOWHERE! Tifa, however, rolls to her feet, and goes for a BICYCLE KICK-WHICH IS CAUGHT! Lightning catches the Bicycle Kick, suddenly transitions herself behind Tifa still holding the leg and hooks her up...

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"OH DAMN! Tifa just DROPPED on her head! So fast, so fluidly! She never had a chance to stop it!" Church called.

"Can we make sure she stays down then?! Or we can get her dropped on her head more that'd be gre-Hey, where is Lightning going?" Sarge asked.

Tifa rolled onto her back after practically getting dropped on her head like that, and Lightning quickly goes over to the corner and climbs it, measures the challenger at the top...

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"FROG SPLASH! BUT NOT IN THE MANNER OF SUPER MARIO, NO THAT STYLE OF A SPLASH WAS REMINISCENT OF THE ORIGINAL FINAL FANTASY TOP GIRL, TERRA BRANFORD! LIGHTNING SAYING SHE CAN DO STUFF LIKE THAT BETTER THAN TIFA! AND MAYBE EVEN TERRA! Church called.

"SHE CAN DO IT BETTER! SHE ALWAYS CAN! AND AN ESPER SPLASH TO SEAL THE DEAL! PIN HER NOW!" Sarge called.

Chants of "TERRA! TERRA! TERRA!" rang out as Lightning hooks the legs as tightly as possible!

"Tifa Lockhart..." Sarge began.

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TIFA ROLLS THE SHOULDER OUT AT 2.92!

"You Just-SURVIVED! Dammit, they just keep SURVIVING! Why won't Tifa just DIE?!" Sarge questioned.

"Because she's WAY too tough! Relying on the past of Final Fantasy isn't going to win this for either of them apparently! It's gonna be through their own power!" Church called.

Lightning got to her knees, holding her pink hair in frustration, wondering why Tifa just wouldn't stay down for a damn three! Lightning muttered to herself in anger before she pulled Tifa up to her feet, nailing Forearms to the face of the challenger repeatedly. After six Forearms, she grabbed the arm and aggressively Irish Whipped her into the corner, Tifa's back colliding with it hard. She then stumbled out of the corner AND GOES FOR A LIGHTNING FAST REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE!

"Irish Whipped into the corner AND REVERSE DAMN ROUNDHOUSE IN A FLASH!" Church called.

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"Lighting SAW IT COMING! She saw it coming and now it's time for ANOTHER Lightning Lock Omega! Watch how it's done!" Sarge called.

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"GOOD LORD! What a DAMN KNEE! She's thrown some vicious knees all match long, but that may have been the most vicious one so far! And Lightning ran RIGHT into it!" Church called.

"Does she still have all her teeth?! She MUST have all her teeth, she must have, her Redness depends on it! Because they can't have been knocked out by a dirty Blue!" Sarge exclaimed.

Lightning went still for a second before dropping to the mat, and Tifa stumbled back a bit, exhaustion getting to her but still willing to move forward. Tifa then adjusted her glove, and clenched her fist tightly as she saw Lightning push herself up to her feet, obviously still groggy from the knee...

"Well if she still has teeth after that, she may not with WHAT'S coming up!" Church called.

"Oh no, I can't watch! This is TOO MUCH!" Sarge held himself.

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"OH SHIT! DOUBLE KNEE JAWBREAKER! Tifa spun RIGHT into it! Lightning STILL saw it coming!" Church called.

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"VALHALLA STRIKE! DID YOU HEAR WHEN THE FOOT MET THE JAW?! PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PART OF THE MATCH EVER! BECAUSE IT MEANS IT'S OVER!" Sarge cheered.

"LIGHTNING DAMN NEAR TOOK TIFA'S HEAD OFF WITH AUTHORITY! SHE HAS KEPT AN EYE OUT FOR THE PREMIUM HEART SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND IT HAS PAID DIVIDENDS WITH THAT VALHALLA STRIKE!" Church called.

Tifa landed on the mat, completely motionless, as Lightning practically jumped at her, and hooks the legs as tightly as she could!

"And now we got a cover! Tightest cover I've seen yet!" Church called.

"Tifa Lockhart..." Sarge began.

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TIFA ROLLS HER SHOULDER OUT AT 2.99!

"You Just Got-EH?! HOW?! DAMMIT, YOU DIRTY BLUE, I OUGHTA TAKE MY SHOTGUN AND...I'M TOO MAD TO EVEN SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY!" Sarge shouted.

"Tifa is STILL IN IT! SHE'S STILL IN IT! Despite Lightning throwing EVERYTHING at her, despite Lightning being COMPLETELY aware of the Premium Heart, and neutralizing, Tifa is STILL IN IT! And Lightning...for once, she looks about ready to BURST!" Church called.

The crowd popped as Lightning was beside herself, just slamming her fist down onto the mat repeatedly, not even expecting this much of a fight out of Tifa. With an expression full of anger, she stood up to her feet and over the struggling Tifa, looking down at her with disdain before she grabbed and yanked her up to her feet. She held up by her hair as she got in her face, and began exclaiming "Give it up already! You can't win, you old hag! Can't you see you're just delaying the inevitable?! You're done! You're nothing but damn trash to be thrown out! You don't deserve ANYTHING anymore!"

"Lightning...she's just BADMOUTHING Tifa at this point. Just talking down at her, putting her down with absolutely NO REGARD..." Church called.

"Again, she deserves it! It's true! She's washed up, like all dirty Blues are at all times! It's just fact! ACCEPT IT, DIRTBAG!" Sarge proclaimed.

Lightning continued talking into Tifa's face, exclaiming now "Just go and be Wade's housewife, that's all you're good for now! So just stay down, go back to that idiot, and GIVE ME THE DAMN TOR-"

Tifa suddenly pushes Lightning away AND NAILS HER AS HARD AS SHE CAN WITH THE PREMIUM HEART!

"SON OF A BITCH! PREMIUM HEART! PREMIUM HEART TO THE F*CKIN' SKULL! LIGHTNING HAD IT SCOUTED ALL THE MATCH, BUT THE MOMENT SHE LOST HER COOL, THE MOMENT SHE LOST FOCUS ON THAT, SHE GOT HER ASS KNOCKED OUT! SHE NEVER SAW IT COMING!" Church shouted.

"NOOOOOOOOO! HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPEN?! YOU DID SO WELL, BUT THEN...NOOOOOO! THAT DAMN DISCUS PUNCH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO EXIST?! WHY DOES TIFA HAVE TO EXIST?! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" Sarge exclaimed.

"LIGHTNING'S EYES HAVE ROLLED IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD! SHE'S OUT! SHE GOT HIT WITH THE ONE MOVE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GET HIT WITH, AND IT'S GONNA COST HER EVERYTHING!" Church exclaimed.

The crowd EXPLODED as Lightning spun around from the massive impact of the punch, falling to her knees with lifeless eyes before falling down onto her back on the mat. Tifa fell down to the mat, exhausted, and slowly began to crawl towards the motionless Lightning as best as she could, until she managed to lie over her, and hook a leg!

"And TIFA'S GOT THE COVER! Lightning's freakin' out! Could this be...?!" Church asked.

"I hate to say it...but Lightning Farron..." Sarge began.

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LIGHTNING WEAKLY GETS A FINGER ON THE BOTTOM ROPE AT 2.99999! A SINGLE FINGER FOR THE ROPE BREAK!

"You Just Got-A FINGER! A FINGER ON THE BOTTOM ROPE! HALLELUJAH! A MIRACLE HAS HAPPENED! THE IMPOSSIBLE! THANK YOU, GREAT RED POWER! YOU HAVE BLESSED US!" Sarge held out his arms as he looked up at the sky.

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT! SHE GOT THE DAMN ROPE BREAK! SHE COULDN'T KICK OUT OF IT, NO WAY IN DAMN HELL! BUT SHE MANAGED TO GET A FREAKIN' FINGER! THAT WAS ALL LIGHTNING COULD MUSTER, WHETHER ON INSTINCT, OR THE LAST OF HER CONSCIOUSNESS, SHE GOT A FREAKIN' FINGER! THAT WAS ALL SHE COULD DO, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH! SHE SURVIVED BY A FINGER!" Church called.

The crowd awed in shock, some even shouting "WHAT?!", not expecting that AT ALL, and Tifa looked at Jimmy, wondering why the three wasn't counted, and was pointed towards the finger. Tifa looked at this in pure SHOCK as she sat up, before holding her head in disbelief in dejection. She TRULY thought that was it, and the fact that it wasn't hit her HARD.

"Tifa...oh man, she is just ABSOLUTELY devastated! The Premium Heart is her BEST SHOT! The ultimate knockout shot! The fact that Lightning was able to force that rope break, make sure the three wasn't counted...she's gotta be the one wondering know 'what do I have to do to WIN'?" Church questioned.

"Even I thought that was it! But Lightning managed to get the finger, and she's still in it! All that time getting it countered, and finally hitting it...well, I'm glad it didn't work, because the Reds STILL have a chance to win! ...Please just let such luck holds up, please." Sarge begged.

Tifa dropped her hands down, shaking her head as she muttered "What do I have to DO?" She knew just pulling her away from the ropes now wouldn't yield a three now, so she stood to her feet, sweat on her forehead as she grabbed Lightning, who had still not moved despite the finger on the rope. She practically dragged her up off the ground and to near a corner, putting her between her legs as best as she could, before wrapping her arms around her waist...

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"Lightning practically being handled like a lifeless sack of hammers...and Tifa just running with her on her shoulders! Going to cause even more pain!" Church called.

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"And a BUCKLE BOMB-COUNTERED INTO A F*CKING JUMPING CUTTER! HOLY F*CK, WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?!" Church questioned.

"I DON'T KNOW! ONE SECOND SHE WAS IN PAIN, AND THE NEXT, TIFA GETS PLANTED! JUST TOO QUICK TO EVEN REACT!" Sarge exclaimed.

"AND YOU KNOW WHAT...I THINK LIGHTNING JUST TOOK TIFA AROUND A GALAXY! BUT IS IT ENOUGH?! I DON'T KNOW! BOTH ARE DOWN NOW!" Church called.

The crowd jumped to their feet with a shocked pop as Tifa bounced off the mat onto her back, and Lightning laid on the mat face-first in exhaustion. The two laid there motionless after that exchange as Lightning couldn't capitalize on that, and the ref checked on both of them before he began counting them, However, at the count of four, Lightning slowly began to move, groggy still from the Premium Heart, but finally having some semblance of self. And not long after, Tifa began to move herself, but Lightning reached towards her to grab her, lifting her up to her feet. Lightning then nailed several Knife Edge Chops to the chest, each one louder than the next as Tifa was backed into the ropes, and then Irish Whipped, but Tifa reversed with an Irish Whip of her own...

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"AND A DDT! COUNTER TO TIFA ONCE AGAIN! TIFA LOOKS LIKE SHE DOESN'T EVEN REALIZE SHE'S A DIRTY BLUE RIGHT NOW!" Sarge called.

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"AND DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO FOLLOW IT! THE CUTTER WAS THE TURNING POINT! TIFA'S IN DEEP SHIT RIGHT NOW!" Church exclaimed.

Tifa rolled away from Lightning to near a corner, as Lightning quickly got to the opposite corner and waited for Tifa to pull herself up against the corner. And when she did, she ran full speed, and TIFA DROPPED DOWN TO A SEATED POSITION! Causing Lightning to crash into the corner chest-first, and then Tifa lifted both of her feet up to her chest to kick her away from the corner. Lightning was sent backwards and rolls away from the corner as Tifa pulls herself up to her feet and charges FOR ANOTHER PREMIUM HEART...

"And CRAP! Premium Heart incoming! This one WILL seal the deal!" Church called.

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"OH SHIT! Tifa may have gone to the well one too many times! She may pay the price!" Church called.

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"LIGHTNING STRIKES! LIGHTNING GOT IT, AND SHE GOT ALL OF IT! THE MOST EMPHATIC ONE I'VE EVER SEEN! TIFA TRIED FOR THE PREMIUM HEART ONE TOO MANY TIMES AND IT COST HER!" Church exclaimed.

"FINALLY, LIGHTNING STRUCK AND TIFA'S NOW A BURNING CRISP! LIGHTNING FINALLY STIKRES, AND THANK YOU FOR TIFA NOT MOVING!" Sarge exclaimed.

Tifa was laid out as Lightning quickly covers her with a lateral press, and hooks the legs as tightly as possible!

"And now a COVER! Could this be...?!" Church questioned.

"Tifa Lockhart..." Sarge began.

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TIFA ROLLS THE SHOULDER OUT AT 2.9999999!

"You Just Got-WHAT?! WHAT?! IMPOSSIBLE! SHE COULDN'T HAVE KICKED OUT OF THAT! SHE COULDN'T HAVE! HOW?!" Sarge cried out in indignation.

"TIFA JUST REFUSING TO STAY DOWN! REFUSING TO GIVE UP THE TORCH WITHOUT A DAMN FIGHT! SHE JUST WON'T DIE, NO MATTER WHAT!" Church exclaimed.

The crowd explodes as Lightning just has wide and incredulous eyes, not believing what just happened. She immediately got on her knees, looking down at Tifa as the crowd chanted "THIS IS AWESOME!" over and over, and she just stared in disbelief, as if the very fact this wasn't over was earth-shattering to her.

"This crowd is absolutely LOVING this match, you can hear it clearly...while Lightning just CAN'T believe it! She TRULY thought she had it, but she just doesn't! Tifa just won't stay down!" Church exclaimed.

"Dammit, why won't she?! It's over, she's got nothing left! Look at her, she can't do anything more! What does Lightning have to do to win this match?!" Sarge questioned.

Lightning stood up on her feet and looked down incredulously at Tifa, who struggled to her feet as much as she could, clearly out of it, and she just glared at the challenger, watching her get up...

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"GOOD GOD! You talk about a SICK KICK...that was as SICK as they COME! Lightning trying to DAMN NEAR take Tifa's head off at that point! Tifa couldn't even protect herself!" Church called.

"Alright, that's it! It's finally over! Thank you Tifa for trying, but your time is up!" Sarge proclaimed.

Tifa was laid out as Lightning dropped down for the cover with a leg hook, truly believing this was it!

"Tifa Lockhart..." Sarge began.

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TIFA AGAIN GETS THE SHOULDER UP AT 2.999999!

"You Just Got-WHAT?! OH COME ON! AGAIN?! HOW MANY DAMN TIMES ARE YOU GOING TO KICK OUT?!" Sarge exclaimed incredulously.

"TIFA WON'T QUIT! IT WAS WITHIN A HAIR BREATH'S OF BEING A THREE, BUT SHE GOT THE SHOULDER UP! SHE WON'T QUIT! SHE WON'T GIVE UP THE TORCH NO MATTER WHAT!" Church exclaimed. "AND LIGHTNING...SHE'S LIVID!"

Indeed, Lightning had a look of indignation on her face, at Tifa's grip on the "torch" she felt was her. She stood up and began walking about the ring, undoing the fingerless gloves she had been wearing and THROWING them out into the crowd in pure frustration.

"You're damn right, she threw her gloves into the audience! She's had ENOUGH of this! Why can't one dirtbag just stay down?!" Sarge questioned.

"Tifa surviving...but the knockout artist...she just looks WORN DOWN...I don't know if she has anything left..." Church noted.

Once she had thrown them away, she turned back to Tifa who was slowly getting up to her knees, groggy but trying to will herself. But once she had, she just stayed there on her knees, a look of tiredness on her face as sweat poured down her forehead, and just looked up at the Champion as she panted.

Lightning glared who said "This is what you want? Really?! This is what you want?! When will you accept it?! It's over for you!"

Tifa...she just kept shaking her head as she had been the entire match, Lightning looking angered by this, and was just given the reply...

"...It's over...when you take the torch from me."

"And AGAIN...Tifa just won't lay down for Lightning. She says it again...the torch HAS to be taken no matter what. DEFIANT, even now, even when she's down on her knees..." Church stated.

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Lightng then grabbed Tifa, lifted her, and AND DAMN NEAR DROVE HER HEAD THROUGH THE RING WITH A SECOND LIGHTNING STRIKES!

"Lightning say the torch is taken AND SON OF A BITCH! LIGHTNING STRIKES! THAT MAY HAVE EVEN BE MORE DEVASTATING THAN THE FIRST ONE SHE HIT! NO REMORSE!" Church called.

"IF TIFA WANTS THE TORCH TAKEN, THEN IT WILL BE TAKEN WITH EXTREME FORCE! LIGHTNING'S DOING JUST THAT WITH THAT!" Sarge exclaimed.

Tifa was laid out, but that wasn't enough as Lightning dragged her up to her feet and lifted her up onto a nearby corner, setting her up. Once she was seated up there, she quickly climbed the corner, grabbed hold of Tifa as she did so...

"And she's not SATISFIED with that, she wants more! She wants to make a DAMN STATEMENT! They're both up top at this point!" Church called.

"Wait...that position...is she...IS SHE...?!" Sarge questioned.

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...AND LIGHTNING EXECUTES THE ZANTETSUKEN (Spanish Fly) ON TIFA FROM THE TOP!

"GOOD GOD! ZANTETSUKEN! THE F*CKIN' ZANTETSUKEN LANDED FULL-FLUSH ON TIFA! SHE HASN'T PULLED THAT MOVE OUT IN MONTHS, BUT TIFA FORCED HER! SHE JUST GOT DROPPED WITH THE BIGGEST MOVE IN LIGHTNING'S ARSENAL!" Church exclaimed.

"TIFA FORCED HER HAND! SHE WOULDN'T STAY DOWN, SO LIGHTNING HAD TO PUT HER DOWN! AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY A ZANTENTSUKEN WAS HER FUTURE! AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT SHE'S A DIRTY BLUE!" Sarge shouted.

Tifa was motionless on the mat as Lightning laid next to her, exhausted from all that has taken place, but has enough energy to get on top of Tifa and hook the leg with her arms, as the crowd counted the ref!

"The COVER! Lightning over Tifa off that! She HAS to be done off that!" Church called.

"Tifa Lockhart..." Sarge began.

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"You Just Got Sarge'd!" Sarge finished.

"IT'S OVER! LIGHTNING RETAINS! LIGHTNING DID IT! SHE TOOK THE TORCH FROM TIFA!" Church exclaimed.

You think you're so damn perfect

Well I think you're worthless

I don't care what you think of me

I'm better than you'll ever be

Take a look inside the mirror

Before you throw your stones at me

You're playing the saint

Just playing the saint

Just playing the saint

You can't judge me

("Playing the Saint" by Digital Summer)

"Here is your winner...and STILL the UCA Women's Champion of the World...LIGHTNING FAAARRROOOOOOOOOOONNN!" Cait Sith announced...secretly sad that Tifa lost.

The crowd stood on its feet, and applause came its way as the fans were cheering the amazing match they just saw, as Lightning laid on top of Tifa's motionless form for a few moments as she was exhausted. Eventually, she stirred and slowly pushed herself up to her feet, nearly stumbling as she had exerted so much into this match, and eventually she found herself up, leaning on the ropes in tiredness. Jimmy went over to Lightning then, and raised her arm in victory for all to see, and while some boos were audible, many were still clapping for the match. Lightning managed to fully realize what had happened, what she had done, and then soaked in the atmosphere as much as she could, basking in her victory. Lightning was then handed her title, and she took it without saying a word and raised it high for all to see, showing that she was still Champion.

"What a MATCH. We just saw a HELL of a classic match between these two Final Fantasy females, they put it all on the line to be top dog in the Women's Division. They gave it their all, but in the end, it was Lightning who came out on top." Church stated.

"She certainly did, and she deserves to be! Tifa just would not GO DOWN, so Lightning had to put her down. I'll give my helmet to this match, it was one hell of a match, but in the end, Lightning is STILL Champion! GOOD FOR YOU!" Sarge cheered.

"Lightning did what she said she was going to do...she took the torch from Tifa. And she took it with insane force if you ask me. Such a DAMN GOOD MATCH, everything we thought it would be." Church stated.

Lightning continued to raise the title high, standing in the center of the ring as she had her eyes closed, taking it all in a for a minute or two...

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...until TIFA suddenly grabbed the title and yanked it away from the Champ. Lightning proceeded to glare coldly at Tifa, who stood her ground and stared back at Lightning.

"Woah...Tifa just TOOK the title she failed to capture away from Lightning...and the tension is THICK now. That's...not really expected from Tifa. What is she doing?" Church questioned.

"She's being a BITCH is what she is! A dirtbag! A dirty Blue! You LOST, Tifa! You SORE LOSER!" Sarge exclaimed.

The two tired competitors, covered in sweat, still stared at each other, while Lightning proclaimed coldly "That's mine. You lost. Get over it." However, Tifa just continued to stare down the Champion, before she then looked down at the title in her hand, one she had held many times before. After staring at it for several seconds, she held it with both hands...

...and actually PLACED it over Lightning's SHOULDER HERSELF. Lightning was surprised and so was the crowd as the Champ held onto her title, and she looked at her former challenger, who stared at her still...before saying "...Hell of a match."

...before EXTENDING her hand for a handshake, causing the crowds to pop in shock.

"What is this? What is THIS?! What is she DOING?!" Sarge questioned.

"She's EXTENDING the hand for a handshake! A show of RESPECT for Lightning and what she did! After what we saw...I'm SURPRISED! But even Tifa can't deny what happened! But will Lightning even do this?" Church asked.

Lightning looked down at the hand in shock, clearly not expecting this, before looking up at Tifa and asking what her game was. However, Tifa was firm and just kept her hand out, making it clear what she was trying to show. The Champ looked back down at the hand, clearly having mixed thoughts on this. The crowd's thoughts were clear as they chanted "SHAKE HER HAND!" over and over, and Lightning just continued to stare down at the hand, almost eyeing perhaps with disgust. After some more staring at the hand, she then TURNED AWAY...

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...before she stopped halfway turned with her back to Tifa, mulling it over. And she closes her eyes, groans, before turning around and SHAKES TIFA'S HAND TO A POP.

"And Lightning SHAKES HER HAND! She shakes her hand! A show of respect, one even SHE had to yield to." Church called.

The two shook hands as they stared at each other, and Tifa simply gave a nod as she said "You took the torch from me. You did good."

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...before PULLING Lightning close by the hand so they are face-to-face, Lightning narrowing her eyes as Tifa stared into her eyes and said...

"Now you better damn sure run with it."

Tifa then let go of the hand and after, she then exited the ring and after one last look at Lightning, made the long walk up the ramp and to the back, hands on her hips, all while Lightning watched her leave.

"And Tifa with one final phrase to the Champion. I'm pretty sure they still don't like each other, I'm sure she would have preferred someone other than Lightning, but respect was earned. And a torch was definitely passed tonight." Church called.

"Yeah, well good for her. At least she knows that Lightning was that great. But this is now Lightning's time! Because as she said...Lightning NOW has the torch!" Sarge proclaimed.

Lightning watched her leave for a few more moments before she proceeded to climb up the corner, stared out at the crowd...before raising her title high into the air, which caused some pyro to explode above her, showering her in the light of the fireworks as she had the title raised high above her. She stared out into the crowd as this all happened, and exclaimed "This is my division now! This MY time now! This...is the time of the Rookie Revolution!" A mixed reaction came from the crowd as Lightning continued to hold up the title, eyes closed and head held up to feel it all.

"She does, we can't deny it. If you hate her or don't like her, it's irrelevant right now. Because at this point, we got a new top dog in this division! A new top Final Fantasy girl in the business! And she is the Vice President of the Rookie Revolution! Her name...is Lightning Farron! Her time...is NOW!" Church called.

The last shot before we head to the back is of Lightning holding up the title as she stands on the corner, fireworks going off above her as holds her head up with eyes, before she drops the head and opens her eyes, an intense focus in them as she said "All Hail the Rookie Revolution" and indeed, that may be the case in UCA...

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The camera goes to backstage, and we go to the backstage locker room door of the Mushroom Kingdom...

...and who else BURSTS out of it than Toad, who has his bag over his shoulder as he walked down the hall, with Luigi and the rest of the Kingdom following after him worriedly.

"Toad! Where-a you-a GOING?!" Luigi questioned as he followed Toad.

"Outta here. Back to the hotel." Toad replied brusquely.

"But Mario's match is up next! It's LITERALLY about to happen! You're just going to leave BEFORE that?!" Peach questioned.

"YOSHI!" Yoshi also piped in.

"Well, didn't he say he didn't "need" us? He didn't me to help him win this?" Toad asked in return, adjusting the bag over his shoulder. "Seems to me he doesn't really need me around here. Or ANY of us for that matter. Therefore, I don't see a reason to stick around this stadium now. He can take care of himself."

"You know he's NOT going to like that you just left without telling him?" Daisy noted.

"Yeah, he-a didn't want any of us to leave yet..." Luigi muttered.

"...Well, don't I have a mind of my own, SUPER Luigi?" Toad replied crisply, causing Luigi to get slightly taken back at the GPW name mention, and has him look down. "...He can win on his own. I got my own things I need to do. Let him worry about Matt. It's not our problem. Let's see how well he does then."

And with that, Toad just left on that note without another word said, the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom looking at each other. They were obviously bothered by his words, but they couldn't focus on it. Why? Because they focus on a nearby TV, for the biggest title match of the night was up next...