AVW Elevation: Episode 7 (March 8, 2022) [Part 1]

("Broken World" by Alex Norre) played in the intro as the entranceway and the ramp lit up with pyro and fireworks in a pattern with the follow-up of wild cheers from the crowd.

"Tuesdays has never been this exciting as we will take you to greater heights like you have never jumped before because it is time for Elevation! And we're currently at the site of Kings, Sacramento, California!" Excalibur began his introduction and continued. "I'm Excalibur! Alongside me are my fellow commentators, Shun Kaido and Corey Graves!" The other commentator showed their gestures of greeting and respect to the viewers through the camera.

"It's time to put up another episode of wrestling excellence to remember right here tonight!" Shun said as both of them nodded.

("MAYDAY feat. Ryo from CRYSTAL LAKE" by coldrain) played in the arena as the firefighters arrived as the pyro went off beside them and raised their belts as high as they can with the crowd cheering for the new champions. The champs then jumped to add more pyro on the Tron.

"Put down your crowns and staffs, everyone, because it's time for the championship gold to be raised up by the kings of the tag team division here in AVW! It's Fire Force!" Corey exclaimed as both men shook hands with fans and went rushing towards the ring.

"After a grueling night and a week of recovery, Shinra Kusakabe and Arthur Boyle have returned here in AVW for a Tag Team Victory Celebration here in Sacramento!" Excalibur said as both men raised their belts once again, causing for the turnbuckles to blast off more pyro to a lovely reaction.

Both men produced microphones from their pockets as they slung their belts on their shoulders before they could speak with the music dying down eventually. Right before they can speak, the fans began to cheer them on and chant 'YOU DESERVE IT!' a few times, earning smiles from the champions.

"You know what, guys? We did not just deserve this…" Arthur broke the ice as he looks upon his championship gold and raises it immediately. "…We earned it!"

"Two weeks ago, we put ourselves to the test on that night. We fought two outstanding teams and with our blood, sweat, and tears, we took a big step every time we fight in this ring. We showed those teams how we have worked to be in this spot right now! And now, we're here, standing here as your AVW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!" Shinra added and shouted in an emotional tone, earning positive reactions from the fans.

"We are eternally grateful for how positive that was to us and besides, if it wasn't for you, we wouldn't be the first-ever tag team champions in this company!" Arthur added.

"But… let's get to the other matters here… since we've won these championships, we relish the moment so much that we almost forgot one thing and tonight, we will announce it for you!" Shinra paused and think of what was the one thing that they forgot until his head lit up and continue speaking. "So, since we are the champions and we wanted to fully commit to defending this title to the highest level, we don't need any requirements or restrictions! Therefore, we are accepting any challengers for the Tag Team Championships! If you want the opportunity, come down from backstage and we will personally accept your challenge!"

The crowd began to cheer on how valiant the team was as they patiently waited for any takers to come down on the Tron.

"Well, this is great, already committing to defending, and rather, they wanted to challenge any team from the locker room and who will be this lucky team that will grant them an opportunity at their Tag Team Championships?" Shun asked as everyone was anticipating for any theme to blare on the arena.

"Sacramento!"

The crowd instantly booed the voice that spoke in the background because of the familiarity of her tone until it was revealed to be Haruhi Suzumiya, alongside Yato and Yukine, beside her, smirking at the jeering fans.

"Aha! I knew it, I didn't expect them to be stepping up but this is great nevertheless! SOS Brigade is here!" Corey excitedly spoke when the brigade showed up.

"Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if they actually showed up and they really did." Shun unamusingly replied to Corey.

"What? You're all too eager to see me or my partners besides me because…" Haruhi continued as the trio took their time to walk across the ramp and stopped by the ringside area to confront them. "…my boys will get the privilege of facing you again for the AVW World Tag Team Championships!"

"First of all, you're way too crazy to lift restrictions on who's facing you for the belts because this tag division is ridiculously bad that we're the only team that is legitimately a threat to you. You remember, they remember, I remember and everyone else remembers when you two teams exemplify how a tag team is built on that night. However, retribution doesn't sound bad on our agenda but if you're the Fire Force then we're throwing the fireball on you because you're going to lose those titles right before your reign gets even started!" Haruhi continued her spiel, causing for the fans to boo the president of the brigade loudly.

"Looks like Fire Force has found themselves in a fiery situation, so to speak," Excalibur said as Arthur looked at the crowd, who were shaking their heads, implying their disapproval of the SOS Brigade.

"Ms. Haruhi Suzumiya, I know you speak to them but at least tell the two that they don't need your assistance at all because we're gonna accept the challenge anyway. But what's the deal with you, huh?" Arthur replied.

"Oh, I have a deal alright." Haruhi paused as the trio entered the ring with both Yato and Yukine assisting Haruhi by entering the middle ropes with the trio finally in the ring to fully meet them. "You see, last week, my vice president, Kyon, won his opportunity for the AVW Infinity Championship at Battle Chronicle and you know what we want, an opportunity for my secretaries, Yato and Yukine, to be the challengers for the AVW World Tag Team Championship. We want to see the forecast in the future where the SOS Brigade will be filled with gold on their waists and we couldn't wait to take the titles off of you two!"

The crowd booed Haruhi and his crew after speaking out the reason for their appearance in the ring while the champions have a short time chit-chatting about this reason alone. Both men shrugged in unison as Shinra took charge to reply.

"Well, in that case…" He paused. "…We accept the challenge!"

The brigade nodded and was celebrating how easily they got accepted at their proposal.

"But throwing a fireball on us? Ha! We're bringing an infernal beating to your team, we're playing fire by fire." Shinra said as the crowd cheered for their confidence as the champions raised the belts.

"What do you know? They just accepted a match from SOS Brigade for those Tag Team Titles, no excuses at all!" Corey said in surprise.

"It is official—" Excalibur was supposed to announce until the crowd was cheering loudly as another trio came up from the entrance, it was Class 1-A's Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, and Ochako Uraraka. "It's Class 1-A! This is going to be interesting!"

"They're already too late on that opportunity, so there's no use in appealing to changing the match!" Corey retorted as Ochako brought out a microphone from her hand.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing there? Stealing someone's opportunity? Guess what, we're getting ours too!" Ochako said as the trio made their way inside the ring by running on the ramp until they slid underneath the bottom rope to meet the champions, who were bewildered by this sudden occurrence.

"And now, Fire Force is in a tight spot right now! Are they really going to reconsider the decision that was already made?" Shun asked as the brigade began protesting about them getting opportunities.

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't accept an offer from them, they're here to change your minds and to manipulate you all over! Trust me on this one!" Haruhi pleaded for the champions as her colleagues nodded in agreement.

"Hey, you shut your mouth!" Ochako shouted over to a surprised Haruhi, causing the fans to cheer while they chanted 'STFU' on Haruhi at the same time. "You pretend to forget, but I'll never forget what you did to me!"

"So… what?" She nervously replied, her throat starting to grow a lump of how nervous was she.

"So what? Huh, I just have this sensation that I have never ever felt before! We all have that, right? And as for mine, I will have to shut you up for good!" Ochako glared menacingly at the president of SOS Brigade.

"I have never ever seen this side of Uraraka here and it is getting intense every passing minute!" Shun exclaimed.

"So, I have a proposition for you." Ochako continued and took a few steps forward to face a nervous Haruhi. "Next week, you and I will have a match here in Elevation. Ochako Uraraka versus Haruhi Suzumiya… NO. HOLDS. BARRED!"

The crowd cheered for Ochako and chanted her name for her toughness but before anything could happen, both Yukine and Yato went in front of Ochako, protecting their president, earning groans from the fans.

"Good thinking by the secretaries, defending the president at any circumstance when it all comes crashing down," Corey said as both Shoto and Katsuki also went in front of their adversary as they confront each other verbally.

"Looks like the Fire Force didn't expect this scuffle at all!" Excalibur said.

With the scuffle getting escalated, a loud coughing sound was heard in the arena as they turn to the Tron to face the General Manager Kokomi Teruhashi, who was watching the whole moment in her office as the crowd went on to coo on the beautiful general manager.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here? A commotion to start things off? Well, that's not going to happen, everyone!" She began. "And as for the side of Ms. Uraraka, I understand the frustrations and aggression on getting your hands on someone who isn't even a wrestler but at least, you give her some sort of equalizer for her. I like that. So, therefore, next week, Ochako Uraraka will face Haruhi Suzumiya in a No Holds Barred Match! Whether you like it or not, it's going to happen!"

The crowd lit up as Haruhi's face went from nervous to panicking as she complained about the unfairness of the proposal while Ochako smirked at the announcement.

"No! This can't be happening, right? This is an atrocious attempt by Uraraka!" Corey complained.

"I get that revenge is needed but it has been official for next week! Haruhi Suzumiya has to prepare for this challenge because she's gonna need to do some extreme training within a week!" Excalibur replied.

"And as for the concerns over the AVW World Tag Team Championship, the rematch between Fire Force and SOS Brigade will not going to happen!" The GM added as the crowd cheered for the revocation of the match while the brigade was livid. "And so is the match between Fire Force and Class 1-A's Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo!"

The other team had the same reaction as the brigade as the fans went sour on the other announcement.

"But… either one of them might happen soon because you two teams, Class 1-A and SOS Brigade will compete for tonight's main event in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match! Your third team for this match is also a team who wants to resurge from their loss at the previous Tag Team Turbulence Tournament – it's the team of Tanjiro Kamado and Zenitsu Agatsuma, The Head Hunters! And the team who wins this will get that opportunity of facing the AVW World Tag Team Champions at Battle Chronicle!"

When the main event was announced, the crowd exploded in excitement after hearing such news while the possible future challengers were fine with the news rather than canceling their respective matches, and the champions, they sighed in relief after the GM defused the situation.

"Wow! That's huge news for tonight! A Triple Threat Tag Team Match and the winner gets to become the top contenders for the Tag Team Championships! This is great!" Shun ecstatically shouted.

"It is huge, indeed. The General Manager has decided to take things under her control." Excalibur added. "This is gonna be a fantastic encounter between three teams tonight but for now, let the cooler heads prevail… well, except for Ochako, who has her eyes on Haruhi."

Backstage Area

"Wow! We're already off with an intense staredown between teams right off the bat but regardless, the main event is set for tonight!" Ristarte begins to kick off the interview. "But for now, let's set in motion for an interview with Shinji Ikari!"

The boy appeared beside the interviewer.

"It seems that last week, you didn't expect both Karma Akabane and Nagisa Shiota to attack the AVW World Champion Izuku Midoriya! And how are you feeling after seeing such a cruel attack on your friend?" She asked.

"Last week, I was a minute late on their surprise attack on Midoriya and they decide to flee off the scene. But what they did was unforgivable and unreasonable just because of some frustrations of a loss in the past. Now I know he's not here tonight, but champ, I know you're there but this is for you." Shinji said to the camera and continued. "Because tonight, I will be meeting Karma Akabane and Nagisa Shiota inside the ring. On behalf of you, I'll take good care of them!"

All of a sudden, both Nagisa and Karma arrived at the area, where they met eyes with Shinji. The crowd began to boo in the background as soon as they appeared.

"What do you want?" Shinji asked the both of them, to which they reacted with a wide smirk.

"Well, Shinji, I thought you were gonna avoid something last week and I guess it didn't happen though," Karma told Shinji, who tries to fight back but was stopped by the red-haired delinquent. "But why didn't you make it in time? Why are you even trying to stop us, to begin with? Do you have something in mind?"

"I was trying to protect Midoriya from your actions." Shinji simply replied.

"And what happened then? You didn't even come on time to save your buddy. Is it because of your insecurities? Or is it rather that you want something more than saving a friend?" Karma continued only for Shinji to scowl. "What does a man want? A wonderful life, a house, a family, or the most important thing – gold."

"I know there's something on you, Ikari," Nagisa added. "I know you don't want to save him; you want to save yourself from these insecurities of yours by hogging that spotlight on him and with an indirect contribution from us, I'd want to say on behalf of us, you're welcome."

Shinji was trying to keep his cool down but the two continue to spur verbal assaults on him.

"I know deep inside you wanted that to happen, you wanted to experience it. I know you can do that soon." Nagisa continued and then winks at him. "We'll see you in the ring tonight."

Both men sneered as they walked out of sight while Shinji begins to enrage but manages to calm down, walking out as well leaving Ristarte. But before she could unpack, a crew went to her and gave an envelope to her, surprising her.

"Oh? It's for me?" She asked as the crew nodded and soon walked out of her.

Ristarte's curiosity begins to bloom as she opens the envelope and hastily as she reads the contents of the paper that was inside. After a few seconds, her face became gloomy all of a sudden and starts to tremble at her words.

"Wh-wh-what…?!"

"Ristarte just read the bad news probably from that note." Corey assumed.

"From that face, I would say so. But what's inside of that note that sends her in that state?" Shun curiously asked.

"We're not sure of what it is but we'll eventually find out sooner!" Excalibur stated. "But on the other hand, a confrontation between Shinji Ikari on one side and from the other, they will face both Nagisa Shiota and Karma Akabane tonight!"

("only my railgun" by fripSide) was played next as the fans were in awe at an electrifying entrance with a few lightning strikes hitting beside the stage, causing the lights from the arena to go off. Then, the duo appeared and the girl grabbed the lightning in her hands as she shots it upwards, leading back to its electricity while the boy almost got hit by a bolt of lightning by the side of the ramp.

"The following mixed tag team match is scheduled for one fall, with a time limit of 15 minutes. Introducing first, from Academy City, the team of Touma Kamijou and "Railgun" Mikoto Misaka!" Mai Sakurajima as the fans jeered the duo as they went their way inside the ring.

"It was scheduled to happen last week but did not happen after a scuffle backstage but here it is, the match will be going to happen. It is quite lucky that they're the first match here for tonight since who knows what will happen if these things will continue to occur?" Excalibur asked as both partners entered through the middle rope while Touma barely tripped from the ropes but recovered quickly.

"Well, consider that you said lucky, Touma seems to be in a streak of bad luck," Shun said.

"Of course, Kaido, you notice it, you jinxed it!" Corey chastised Kaido as the duo was waiting for the arrival of their opponents.

("yes" by Tamaru Yamada) played in the arena as the crowd cheered for the arrival of the other duo with the girl pounding her fists and raising one of her arms in the air while her counterpart was stoically staring at his foes.

"And their opponents, the team of Sousuke Sagara and Kaname Chidori!" Mai Sakurajima announced the other team as Kaname interacted with the nearby fans while the gullible Sousuke was only focused on at staring the ring, where their opponents are waiting for them.

"Sousuke Sagara looks like a guy that doesn't give a damn about anything, he's as stoic as those human figures in Rapa Nui," Corey observed the mannerisms of one Sousuke, who enters the ring followed by Kaname.

"It looks like we're going to see what's been boiling down between teams after weeks of mistiming and circumstances as this match will begin," Excalibur said as both Kaname and Mikoto will begin the match. "Interestingly, we will turn back time again as the girls who tore their souls and bodies back in February's Avalanche Slam as both women will start the match!"

The girls were in the ring and the referee signals for the timekeeper to ring the bell as it chimed. The match began when both women struck themselves in their faces with respective punches.

"And the animosity between these two has never escaped from these two's minds!" Shun exclaimed as Mikoto went for another shot but Kaname counters with a Discus Back Elbow, stunning her and then whipping her to the corner.

Kaname ran towards Mikoto, who manage to raise a boot to stop her as she climbs up to the middle turnbuckle to make an attack there. However, when Mikoto attempts to drop herself, she was met by an incoming chop to the chest, causing Mikoto to shout in pain and hold her chest, sending her staggering to the ropes nearby her partner.

"Man! It sucks to be a woman without assets and I'm sure Mikoto can feel it for the rest of the day." Corey said as Mikoto tagged in Touma, who got surprised by the tag as he was forced to enter the ring by his partner. "And Touma Kamijou seemed surprised that Mikoto wanted a tag in the early going but I understand the pain that he is feeling right now."

Touma then faces Kaname, who dares him to take a step as he did, only for him to send him down with a hard shot to the face, knocking him down instantly on the canvas.

"Oh, wow! First time hitting the ring and the first time he tastes a fist from someone!" Excalibur said as Kaname looked back to see Sousuke, who extends his hand to make assistance for her as Kaname nodded and tags Sousuke in the ring, causing for the crowd to cheer lightly.

Meanwhile, Kaname regained attention to Mikoto, who begins to stand with the use of the barricade. Kaname grabs Mikoto by the hair as she smashes her face with her forearm a few times, sending him wobbling within the ringside area.

"And the action never stops and Chidori has been taking her anger to Mikoto," Excalibur said as Sousuke attempts to grab Touma, who turns out to be playing possum as he rolls him up with a Small Package.

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Sousuke kicks out as both men stood up at the same time. Touma tries to make a run to Sousuke but Touma ate a Big Boot from him, sending him down again.

"Touma is too eager to take his opponent down and he is easily beaten down like what just happened last week," Shun recalled as Sosuke was on the corner, ready to strike anytime as he waits for his foe to back up.

Meanwhile, both Mikoto and Kaname took their exchange to the crowd, where they beat up each other despite feeling the effects of the blows on one another. But Mikoto got the upper hand as she blocks Kaname's fist and whips her to the steel rail against the stairs gut first, causing the fans to boo.

While in the ring, Touma began to stand on his own as he got back down again as Sousuke hits him with a Clothesline, followed by another clothesline, then a kick to the gut and sends himself to the ropes. Touma attempted to backdrop him only for Sousuke to counter with a Facebreaker Knee Smash, sending Touma staggering to the delight of the fans.

"A series of offenses from the inept Sousuke as he easily takes care of the business in the ring," Corey said as Sousuke picks up Touma's leg and hits a Fishermen Suplex with a bridge and the referee begins to count.

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Mikoto, from out of nowhere, breaks up the count to the surprise of Sousuke and to the dislike of the fans.

"And wow, the audacity of Misaka to break the count…" Shun observed as Sousuke stood up to face Mikoto, who dares to make a shot, pointing to her cheek. "… and she's persuading Sagara to hit her! What in the world is she thinking?!"

Sousuke surely wanted to hit her but before he could do that, Kaname from out of nowhere, struck Mikoto's face when she hit a sudden Blue-sycho Knee (Busaiku Knee/Running Knee), causing for fans to explode as it sending Mikoto rolling outside while Kaname followed her outside.

"Oh, no! Instead of a slap, Mikoto got the knee from Kaname, whom I did not expect to come back after that attack outside of the ringside!" Corey said in horror. "This girl is a definition of totally nuts!"

While Sousuke got distracted, Touma suddenly rises up and rolls Sousuke with a Schoolboy.

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Sousuke quickly kicks out as Touma fired first with a right hand, causing Sousuke to get tottered up as Touma runs to the ropes and hits a Knee Trembler on a now-crawling Sousuke as he pins him with a leg hooked.

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Sousuke kicks out again, causing for the fans to cheer on him while Touma was surprised that he is conscious after the knee strike. Touma then proceeds to pummel Sousuke with multiple ground-and-pound offenses all over Sousuke, causing the fans to boo.

"And Touma is quickly taking Sousuke out with those shots on his face, mounting him to keep him down on the mat!" Excalibur stated as Touma stood and grabs him by the head and lifts him up, attempting a Vertical Lift. "And Touma is looking to take advantage of the situation…"

As Touma lifts him up, Sousuke was able to land behind on his feet as Touma attempts a Clothesline, only for Sousuke to grab the arm of Touma and sets him up in a Pumphandle position and lifts Touma up to hit Lambda Driver (Shingo Takagi's Made in Japan).

"Made in Japan by Sousuke, driving the back of the head of Touma and the pin is here…" Excalibur said.

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The bell rang in succession as the music of Kaname began to play and Kaname herself went inside of the ring to congratulate Sousuke as the crowd was cheering for the winners.

"Here are your winners, Kaname Chidori and Sousuke Sagara!" Mai Sakurajima announced the victors, in which their arms were raised by the referee.

"Well, I didn't expect Touma could be this… fragile…" Shun said as Mikoto pulled Touma's body outside to aid him.

"I mean, I understand the first time being in the ring but taking much punishment is quite an experience for Kamijou and I wouldn't be surprised to see a rematch in the future from these two parties," Corey said as Mikoto was glaring at the winners while attending to Touma.

"I think the eyes say there's a possibility, Corey," Excalibur said. "And as for—"

Excalibur's commentary became distorted as the screen went static as the screen transitions to a computer, where a notepad was opened in the monitor as the text was read:

ADDENDUM

Someone typed and erased half of the word and stopped at ADDE but it got erased and retyped, only to be said DEAD. Followed by the words "SEE YOU IN HELL. 032922"

The screen then turned bloody red literally, due to blood leaking on the screen but it was abruptly ended, now focusing back to its regular programming.

Backstage Area

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, Kirito," Visha announced the guest, who appeared beside her and was smiling at him as the crowd cheered in the background. "Last week, you made an impressive debut and took the victory. So, the question is, if the opportunity arises, do you want to take it?"

"Well, of course, being a new blood in here is not easy but once you get used to it, you'll get the hang of it. But why are you asking me that?" Kirito shared his thoughts and then asked Visha.

"Well, I just received some information that you'll be one of the participants for tonight's qualifying match for the AVW Infinity Championship Ladder Match at Battle Chronicle. Any thoughts?"

Kirito was shocked to learn about the breaking news as he smirked in confidence. "Oh, really? Now that makes me excited and I wanted to show everyone that what you see last week was just a piece of what I'm capable of. And for my opponent tonight, be ready and I'll be the one taking the opportunity."

"Oh, it's not tonight, your match is up next!" Visha elucidated the time as Kirito was shocked again to learn the sudden passing of the announcement on her. "Good luck!"

"Thanks!" He said as he ran off, leaving Visha alone in the area.

("Demi Gods (feat. Slim Jim" by Lab Ratz) played in the arena as the gamer entered from the Tron and gestured ala-AJ Styles and strikes his hand on the floor then extends his arms to the crowd, earning positive shouts from fans.

"The following contest is a Qualifying Match for the AVW Infinity Championship Ladder Match and is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit, introducing first, from Aincrad, Kirito!" Mai Sakurajima announced the first participant of the match as he made his way on the ramp to meet some fans along the way.

"Well, what do you know? Kirito is lucky to have his opportunity for a title match at Battle Chronicle as he is looking for a victory against a mystery opponent!" Shun stated as he enters the ring to look around the arena.

"Kirito may need to have that luck, Kaido. Because this opponent might just be a better man in this match and that is a possibility. Fight me." Corey replied as Kirito was waiting for his opponent after his music stopped.

("Go to Hell, for Heaven's Sake" by Bring Me The Horizon) played in the arena as the crowd booed the hell out of the big man, who makes a straight walk towards the ramp.

"And… his opponent, from Fujisawa City, Sakuta Azusagawa!" Mai Sakurajima announced the other participant with a hint of hesitation after seeing his presence again. While Sakuta took a good glance at Sakurajima, who turns her head around to avoid any eye contact with her, in which Sakuta smirked in response before entering the ring.

"Of all people, Azusagawa was the other participant in this qualifying match, I thought of someone who can match Kirito in his style but nope, it is Azusagawa…" Shun complained. "And poor, poor Sakurajima-san, she has to deal with this kind of situation here."

"What we see is what we get, says Excalibur, Kaido," Excalibur said. "One of these men should be in the position for an opportunity at the AVW Infinity Championship Ladder Match in the pay-per-view right after the match. Kirito seems surprised at all but that doesn't stop him from competing against a bigger competition."

The music died down as the referee signals for the timekeeper to ring the bell as it chimed, where the match began when both men circle around the ring to see who will attack first.

Sakuta made his way to Kirito and attempts to catch him, only for the latter to kick him in the legs, causing for the former to skip but decide to knock the pain off and continues to play along with his opponent.

Kirito then fires with multiple kicks to the legs of Sakuta, who got caught off-guard by the multitude of offenses until Kirito corners Sakuta to an isolated corner before the referee scolds the smaller individual to knock it off as Kirito raised his hands to the boos of the crowd.

"The referee letting Kirito know that too many kicks and sending your opponent to a corner can cause you to be disqualified, so he better be careful on carrying pressure," Corey said as Kirito went to Sakuta, who manages to grab his head and changed positions with him, sending Kirito to the corner as he buries his face with his elbow and went to punch his gut, causing for the fans to jeer over him. The referee also scolds Sakuta for his actions, who put his hands up in a prideful manner.

"You know, Sakuta really likes to show off his arrogance all the time, especially when he is in the ring to take a great look over our lovely announcer, Sakurajima-san," Shun said as Sakuta literally looks over the outside to meet Sakurajima's glaring eyes as he smirked at her in response. "And speaking of which, here he goes again… you can't help but feel for Sakurajima-san."

Sakuta then went back to Kirito and embraces him, throwing him across to the other side with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex, sending Kirito's back in pain with the fans booing him. Sakuta, despite shaking his legs, to alleviate the pain, went on to his opponent on the corner.

Sakuta launches an Uppercut to the face of Kirito, followed up by another, sending him staggering to the corner as he takes him outside with a huge Clothesline, earning more boos from the fans and a more disdain look from Sakurajima while Sakuta follows Kirito.

"Azusagawa is taking things outside with his meticulous methods of decimating Kirito and to make sure, Sakurajima-san was there to watch it, front seat," Excalibur said as the referee begins to count while Sakuta punches Kirito a few times until he grabs his head and sends it to the apron several times.

Sakuta then took his sweet time to look after Sakurajima with a cocky look on his face while Sakurajima stood up as well, causing the fans to coo as if she is going to make any offense at him. Sakuta mocks her by exposing his cheek to her but Sakurajima refuses to do it.

"He is making Sakurajima-san feel like she could slap him one but remember if she slaps Azusagawa, he wins by disqualification and she knows what the rules in this match are and she is hesitant to do it," Corey observed as Kirito, from behind, sends Sakuta to the ring post face-first to the cheers of the crowd while the referee currently counts at 6. "And Kirito took advantage of the situation with a surprise attack on the ring post!"

Kirito then avenges Sakuta with multiple shots to the face right before he could sweep him in the leg so hard, that his body fell flat on the floor as Kirito went back to the ring before the count of 8.

A second later, Sakuta quickly rose up from his feet and tries to stand upright only for Kirito to surprise him with a Slingshot Forearm Smash to the face of Sakuta, sending both men on the floor outside, garnering cheers from the crowd.

"A huge forearm by Kirito sends Sakuta back on the floor but at the cost of a count-out victory!" Excalibur exclaimed.

"But by doing that, he needs to keep the big man down for over a ten count, as you can see a while ago, Azusagawa stood up before the 10 count," Shun added as Kirito sends Sakuta back in the ring, so is her as Kirito adds more damage with a few Knee Drops to the face of Sakuta, hastily went for the cover.

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Sakuta kicks out as Kirito wasted no time to make a move as he quickly went to climb up to the top turnbuckle, waiting for his foe to stand up.

"Although he has the momentum on his hands, Kirito is doing a dangerous choice to stall time and should have just pinned Sakuta right away." Corey curiously observed as Kirito sights Sakuta standing on his own.

As Kirito attempts to fly down, Sakuta saw it coming as he smacks Kirito with his right hand right before Kirito could attack him from the top rope, causing for the fans to boo the recovering tall man. Sakuta slowly picks up a stunned Kirito from the top and carries him in a Fireman's Carry position, eventually dropping him on the canvas with Samoan Drop.

"Huge Samoan Drop by Sakuta and was able to send him down but I think the pain in his legs is caught to him," Excalibur said as Sakuta clutches one of his legs and covers Kirito in a Back Press.

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Kirito kicks out as Sakuta knowingly that his opponent was still up at this point.

Sakuta took his precious time to back off on his feet with the help of the ropes nearby while Kirito was holding his back in agony, also trying to stand up. Meanwhile, the crowd was clearly clapping for Kirito but Sakuta took the initiative of standing up first and was leaning on the corner.

"And ladies and gentlemen, I think we are going to see a guaranteed participant for the Ladder Match." Corey said as Sakuta tightly clenched his fist and punches the mat, setting up for a Superman Punch but he looked first at Sakurajima, who glares back and points a finger at her, saying that 'this is his moment and she will be going to love this'. Sakurajima decided not to respond to anything as she glares still at him.

Sakuta leaps off the corner to hit the Superman Punch but Kirito counters it with Enzuigiri mid-air, leading both men to go down as the crowd's mood changed into a positive one.

"Wow! Great counter by Kirito, kicking an overzealous Sakuta in the air!" Shun exclaimed as the crowd begins to chant Kirito's name. "And the fans here are all partisan for the rookie, Kirito!"

Kirito and Sakuta subsequently stood up in unison as Kirito start the offense with a kick to Sakuta's leg but Sakuta fires back with an uppercut until both men exchange the same offense to one another with the fans cheering and booing accordingly.

After a few seconds, Kirito fires back with a backfist and a slap to the face, a hard kick to the leg, and a back elbow, and ultimately sends Sakuta on the mat with a huge Clothesline, with the fans abundantly rooting for Kirito.

"A series of lethal strikes, taking a page out of AJ Styles' playbook with the Phenomenal Blitz and he successfully flattens the big man!" Excalibur exclaimed as the crowd's reception to Kirito went louder as he raised his hand and gestured like his idol.

When Kirito turn around, he saw Sakuta was on his knees and smirked as he went to the ropes to hit Sakuta straight to the face with a Running Forearm Shot, sending the big man down on his back.

Sakuta instinctively rolls off to the corner as Kirito makes a run towards him to smack him with a Leaping Corner Clothesline, followed up by Kirito carrying Sakuta in a Fireman's Carry position but Sakuta lands on his feet from behind as he shoves Kirito, who manages to avoid any contact from the turnbuckles.

Sakuta went to Kirito, who counters the upcoming attack with a Back Elbow, stunning the latter. Kirito then climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and backflips to catch Sakuta in a Moonsault Reverse DDT, however, Sakuta reverses the move and carries him again only for Kirito to attack the head of Sakuta with a few Elbow Shots.

Kirito escapes the hold while Sakuta was nursing his pain until he turns around to see Kirito backflipping off the middle turnbuckle to hit the Deadly DDT (Stylin' DDT), causing the crowd to go in awe at how impactful it was for the big man.

"Great textbook counter by both men but ultimately Kirito hits that patented Moonsault into Reverse DDT!" Excalibur exclaimed as Kirito stood up to interact with the cheerful fans around him and quickly went to the apron to prepare himself for a move.

"I think Kirito is not stopping with those great moves and he needs to take down Sakuta in his current form," Shun said as Kirito went for a springboard move but Sakuta was on alert as he takes him down with a Superman Punch mid-air, automatically turning the fans off with this sudden counter.

"Huge Superman Punch by Sakuta and this could be the moment that he needs the most and also that opportunity to be a part of the Ladder Match in Battle Chronicle!" Corey exclaimed as Sakuta was currently on a corner, breathing himself to prepare for his finishing move.

When he saw Kirito slowly back up on his feet, Sakuta runs over Kirito with a Spear, only for Kirito to sidestep and sends Sakuta's shoulder into the ring post, leading for the fans to cheer for Kirito's counter.

As Sakuta was out of the ring post, he was met with a Pele Kick when he turned back, causing him to become a wobbly man with spaghetti legs.

"Kirito! With a will and stunning moves to counter every attack from Sakuta and I think we're seeing a clear path for him for that Ladder Match!" Shun said as Kirito hastily went back to the apron and jumps to the top rope as he hits a Phenomenal Forearm to the face of Sakuta, who got flattened by the move as Kirito grabs a leg to make the cover.

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Sakuta kicks out, causing the fans to boo and for Kirito to pound the mat in frustration.

"A close one for Kirito but he needs to regain focus on the match and try not to play with his emotions," Corey advised Kirito, who slowly took his time to pick up Sakuta and was on a Powerbomb position, posing with extended arms, looking for Vorpal Strike (Styles Clash) but Sakuta counters it with a Back Body Drop, launching Kirito in the air and lands on his back.

"Kirito was thinking of a Styles Clash but Sakuta saw it coming by a mile and sends Kirito for a ride!" Excalibur said as Sakuta suddenly strikes Kirito with a Spear, crushing his body hard on the mat, sending the crowd into displeasure and booing the man, who smirked at the irritated fans. "And that was the Spear! He is looking for that ticket at Battle Chronicle…"

Sakuta then covers Kirito with his hand over his arms.

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All of a sudden, Sakuta pulls Kirito's head as he looks at his opponent with a sly look, saying that 'there is more to come for him'.

"I-I don't understand this! Azusagawa was supposed to win this match but for some reason, he decides to play Kirito like he is a toy!" Shun complained as Sakuta battered Kirito with several ground-and-pound punches, causing the crowd to shout their resentment over Sakuta.

"He is making sure that Kirito wouldn't have a long career but I doubt if this is a good move for him, especially since this is a qualifying match!" Corey said, also sharing doubts over Sakuta's actions.

The crowd loudly booed Sakuta when he grabs Kirito and sends him outside like trash, causing for Kirito to land on his back first to the mocks Kirito to the fans when he extends his arms like he is a phenomenal athlete.

"And how pathetic can this man be?! Absolutely mockingKirito to the fans and that is coming from a competitor who intentionally continuing the match!" Shun complained as Kirito begins to stand despite clutching his midsection while Sakuta finally rolls out of the ring to knock Kirito with a few punches. The referee then begins to count both competitors on the outside.

Sakuta follows the shots when he sends Kirito to the barricade, gut-first, causing for the fans in front of him giving him a thumbs down to the man, who responded by flipping the bird on them. After he gives the finger to the annoyed fans, Sakuta then grabs the head of Kirito and locks him in the Guillotine as Kirito was grasping for anything to hold on to to no avail and was squirming to get out of the hold.

"The Guillotine Choke is locked in but the submission has to be locked inside of the ring to make it a valid victory for the delinquent man, who is overconfident in destroying his opponent for good!" Excalibur stated a rule as the referee was counting on 7 as Sakuta releases Kirito from the hold and was unconscious on the floor.

Because of this, the referee went outside to console Kirito and as for Sakuta, he went back to taunt the fans near him and shouted at them that 'he is not going to stand up again'.

While Sakuta was busy ridiculing everyone on the barricade, the crowd's reaction went explosive when all of a sudden, Seiya enters the ringside area to hammer the back of an unaware Sakuta with his fists.

"Hey! That's Seiya and he is taking out Sakuta from what happened last week when he cost him the opportunity for the AVW Infinity Championship!" Shun said ecstatically while Seiya sends Sakuta to the ring post, head-first to the satisfaction of the crowd.

"Hey, referee! You got a match to get under control and there's an intruder in the ring that you need to look on to! Sakuta should be the winner by disqualification!" Corey attempts to report it to the referee but the distance between him and the referee was far away; hence, the referee couldn't reach the message.

Sakuta was sent back inside by Seiya, who followed him as he waits for his enemy to stand on his feet. When Sakuta was on his knees, Seiya hits the Lightning Strike (Jumping Corkscrew Roundhouse Kick) to the side of the head.

Seiya then looks to the fans, who shouted at him to hit him 'ONE MORE TIME' as he complied and lifts Sakuta up in an Inverted Crucifix position to finally hit Maximum Inferno (Inverted Crucifix Powerbomb) over Sakuta to the mat.

"Maximum Inferno with maximum impact to Sakuta from Seiya! And that payback has got to be his agenda for these past 7 days and he was able to deliver it!" Excalibur said as Seiya quickly rolls out of the ring when he realizes that Kirito begins to stand up, so is the referee who went back to the ring, questioning why Sakuta was out on the canvas.

Because of this, Kirito finds an opening and was currently stepping onto the apron and springboards off the top rope to hit a Springboard 450 Splash on Sakuta's gut as Kirito went for a cover, hooking a leg.

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The bell rang in succession as the fans were cheering for the outcome of the match and also the victor, who was slowly raised up by the referee to hold his arm to justify the victory.

"Here is your winner, Kirito!" Mai Sakurajima happily announced as Kirito was currently dealing with pain in his gut after a vicious Spear from Sakuta, who begins to roll outside and shake his cobwebs.

"What an unbelievable turn of events! Kirito surprisingly wins this qualifying match! I can't believe he was able to get back up after a grueling submission and that Spear from Azusagawa!" Shun said.

"Well, thanks to the big assist of Seiya, who held the grudge for a week to take it to Sakuta! It just felt that these men are going to lay it out on the line somewhere after taking their opportunities of each other!" Corey exclaimed.

"And because of Kirito's victory, he will join Kyon, Genos, and Rimuru Tempest at Philadelphia in a Ladder Match to determine our inaugural AVW Infinity Champion with two more qualifiers to be determined in the next few weeks!" Excalibur informed everyone as Kirito's arm was let go as he walks off by himself out of the ring to celebrate with the fans.

Backstage Area

"What an upset from Kirito, who just punched a ticket from the Ladder Match at Battle Chronicle! And speaking of which, let's welcome one of the participants of that match, Rimuru Tempest!" Visha introduced the guest, who appeared beside her to a pop with confidence looming on his face. "Would you mind giving a response over Kirito's addition to the Ladder Match?"

"Oh, boy, congratulations to him. He was lucky to survive the onslaught by Azusagawa but thanks to a certain hero, he will be apart from that Ladder Match. You see, I thought I was the only shortest participant in the match but thank goodness, Kirito won his match. That was a tough contest though." Rimuru answered with a smile on his face.

"Right… so about…" Visha was supposed to ask Rimuru another question when the latter looked at the upcoming visitor in the interview, who turns out to be Genos, staring at him intently.

"Oh, well, well, look who's here! A fellow competitor of mine in the Ladder Match! You wanna say something to me?" Rimuru asked Genos, who did not answer it but only look at him like he was stalking him.

Rimuru starts to question the intention of the appearance of the cyborg.

"Did you not hear the question or would you mind me repeating it?" Rimuru asked again.

But this time, Genos replied, with a few gestures. Genos points a finger to Rimuru then to himself, followed to an unknown direction, and raised another finger, ultimately ending it with his fist punching the palm of his hand.

"Wait a minute? We're playing charades now? Do I have to guess now?" Rimuru asks Genos, who nodded immediately. "Are you messing with me?"

Genos shook his head, implying that he answered 'No' to Rimuru, who decides to play the game as he uses his fingers to solve the puzzle.

"Are you trying to say that we should have a match in the ring next week?" Rimuru took a guess as Genos nodded. "Oh, wow, you want me in a competition against you? Sounds like a plan to me! You and I in the ring, next week!"

Rimuru then decides to offer a hand to Genos, who took a few seconds to react and decides not to shake hands with him but to pat him on the shoulder and whispered something to Rimuru's ear.

"I'll beat you."

Genos then walks off the interviewer's area, leaving Visha and Rimuru alone, with the latter confused about what just happened a few seconds ago.

"What was that about?" Rimuru asked.

"Rimuru Tempest versus Genos next week? Now that's an interesting match-up to see." Shun said in amazement.

"Looks like Genos issued a challenge over Rimuru Tempest and looks like the cyborg is making a huge statement over the young athlete," Excalibur said.

"And I'm impressed. Genos was in some sort of mind game with Rimuru, which caught him off-guard. But nevertheless, this should be an intriguing contest." Corey said.

("Imaginary" by Evanescence) played next as the lights shut off monetarily until a spotlight sight a silhouette of four women in the middle of the ramp. Two were kneeling while the other two were standing behind them with their belts raised. The light went back to reveal the quartet of AVW Women's Tag Team Champions, which the crowd was not pleased by their appearance and begins to march their way to the ring.

"The following tag team match is for the AVW Women's Tag Team Championship, with a 30-minute time limit! Introducing first, Cecilia Alcott, Houki Shinonono, Laura Bodewig, & Charlotte Dunois – Team Stratos!" Mai Sakurajima introduced the champions as they entered the ring one by one, looking at every annoyed fan inside with a smug while both Houki and Cecilia raised the belts.

"Last week, the women's tag team champions were supposed to be celebrating their triumph without a hitch not until, Ryuko and Satsuki, Kill la Familia, spoils the party and wants a shot at their titles. But the champions instigate a negotiation to them to watch them defeat this whoever team they chose and accepted it." Excalibur recapped what happened before the match.

"Isn't it nice to just watch them celebrate rather than ruin it?" Corey asked Excalibur. The quartet's music stopped when Cecilia picks up a microphone from the staff outside as the fans began to chant 'USA' before she could speak.

"And fans are already showing their patriotic side!" Shun exclaimed.

"U.S.A., allow us to introduce ourselves…" Cecilia spoke immediately. "We are your AVW Women's Tag Team Champions – Team Stratos!"

The fans were booing the champions, who fully ignore it as instead, they relish this negativity into positivity by raising their belts while they continue chanting their country.

"Fear not, fellow Englishmen because I—will take you to our introductory ceremony. Please welcome, the—"

("Wild Thing" by X) was played in the background, causing for the fans to go nuts as both Satsuki and Ryuko entered through the audience with them looking at the champions with an obvious intentions on their minds.

"And spoiling, once again, is Kill la Familia's Ryuko and Satsuki. As I said a few minutes ago, they were offered a first-class seat to watch this whole match and both women wanted to see the match already!" Excalibur said as Cecilia was shouting at them for interrupting the ceremony while the other team jumped over the barricade, arriving at the ringside area.

"How rude! How rude are these sisters to ruin their ceremonies twice in a row?! Can they at least wait for them to end the ceremony without interrupting?!" Corey complained as the fans cheered for the sisters while their music dies down, waiting for the opponents of the champions.

("Blow out" by Konomi Suzuki) played in the arena as an explosive parade of pyrotechnics erupts off the side of the stage with both mages appearing behind the pyro to the cheers from the fans.

"And their opponents, from the Alzano Empire, Sistine Fibel and Rumia Tingel – The Mage Sisters!" Mai Sakurajima announced as both Ryuko and Satsuki were stunned by their appearance.

"Look at the faces of Satsuki and Ryuko and it seems that they were surprised by their appearance! And I feel like this was the plan for the tag champs after all!" Shun said as the champions smug over Ryuko and Satsuki. "Oh, those sly women!"

"It is a no-brainer for them to choose but none other than their so-called 'best friends' Mage Sisters, they are bringing their A-game to them!" Corey said in amazement as the mages bumped fists with each other when the pyro lit up on every ring post and then enters the ring.

"Mage Sisters with an opportunity to take down the international empire of Team Stratos and also the AVW Women's Tag Team Championships from them," Excalibur said as the mages stares at the sisters but it only lasted a few seconds as they were focused over the championship match.

The quartet gave the belt to the referee, who raised the belts to show what was at stake in the match and gave the belts to a staff. But before the referee could ring the bell, Cecilia raised her microphone to say something.

"Hold it! Before we could proceed, we have something on hand that is considered permissible to do." Cecilia paused to reveal a paper. "It is stated here that we are allowed to choose representatives from our team to compete at any tag team matches under our power; lo and behold, The International Treaty, which was signed by the General Manager herself!" She then showed the contract, visibly overpowering the text was the big signature on the bottom.

The crowd booed when they wanted the match to start as Cecilia introduces the other two members of their team.

"Therefore, let me introduce to you the team of Laura Bodewig and Charlotte Dunois!" Cecilia introduced them to the jeers of the fans, who were chanting 'USA' loudly. "Oh, by the way, our combined ally powers will demolish whoever stands in our way, especially all of you USA residents! You'll see it here tonight when we demolish this hopeless team in front of us!"

The fans continued the barrage of boos after that statement and their patriotic side was showing when they kept shouting their country.

"With the introductions finally out of the way with the fans showing their prideful side, the AVW Women's Tag Team Championship has begun and Rumia Tingel will start for The Mage Sisters while the other blondehead is Charlotte Dunois will start the match-up!" Excalibur stated as the other duo left the ring to watch them except for Laura, who went to the apron.

The match began when both women tied up for a while until Rumia took the initiative when she takes down Charlotte with a Hip Toss, landing on her butt. Rumia follows it up with an Arm Drag and another Arm Drag with Rumia locking Charlotte's arm. After a few seconds, Charlotte uses her foot to touch the bottom rope, causing Rumia to let go when the referee scolds her.

"Quick moves after quick moves and the woman from France was also quick to escape from the hold by the rope break!" Shun said in bewilderment as her team applauded for Charlotte's efforts.

When Charlotte got back up, Rumia meets her with a Spinning Backfist, stunning the French girl, and sends her to their corner with Rumia running on Charlotte to hit a Shoulder Trust to the gut of Charlotte. The crowd cheered when Rumia tags Sistine in.

"Here comes The White Cat, Sistine Fibel, the speedier and more athletic wrestler in their team. Looking at Team Stratos, showing that their treaty is a 'bad idea'." Excalibur stated as Sistine saw Rumia on all fours, she makes a run to their corner as she leaps off of Rumia's back to uppercut Charlotte's face, sending great reactions from the audience. "Huge Uppercut from a modified Poetry in Motion taking out Charlotte!"

Rumia went out to the apron when Rumia pushes Charlotte to the canvas to make a cover.

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Charlotte kicks out. Meanwhile, Kill la Familia's facial expressions remain unchanged after the tag team offense as they were attentively looking at the match.

"Those faces from Ryuko and Satsuki looked like they were supposed to support their 'best friends' but they have to avoid showing any reactions. Is it because they are fearing that Team Stratos' plans of messing with them can show their emotions?" Corey asked as Sistine grabs the hair of Charlotte and whips to an empty corner.

When Charlotte's back landed into the corner, Sistine launches herself and hits her with a Leaping Uppercut, causing Sistine to leap off the ring to the apron, wowing the audience.

"That is an amazing feat by Sistine, no wonder people love her so much!" Shun exclaimed as Sistine hops to the top rope and hits a Springboard Clothesline and went for a quick cover.

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Charlotte kicks out immediately as Sistine grabs her hair again when Cecilia jumps to the apron to call out to Sistine, who immediately hears her voice to an automatic boo from the crowd.

Sistine went for an attack on Cecilia, who jumps down from the apron. Because of this, Charlotte took advantage of the situation when strikes her from behind when she hits a Single Knee Strike, sending Sistine through the ropes to the apron. The crowd showed no love from them.

"The numbers game is starting to show in this match and Excalibur, I think Sistine shouldn't have said that the treaty is a bad idea because she jinxed it," Corey said as Charlotte grabs Sistine and kicks her gut to stop her from falling.

Charlotte grabs Sistine and lifts her up to send her back to the ring with a Vertical Suplex, causing for Sistine to land on her back in pain. Charlotte decides to tag her partner, Laura as the crowd booed by this tag. But before they could make a move on Sistine, Charlotte surprises Rumia when she runs over her with a Shoulder Tackle, causing Rumia to fall on the apron. While Ryuko and Satsuki did not do anything but watch Rumia in excruciating pain.

"I know they're buddies but Kill la Familia should have at least asked them if they're okay but they're keeping their stoic expressions," Shun said as Charlotte runs to the ropes to hit a Baseball Slide Dropkick, sending Sistine down to the outside.

While Laura calls out to her partner, gesturing for her to lift her up as Charlotte nodded. Charlotte then grabs the leg of Laura and sees Sistine backing up on her feet as she catapults Laura to the outside, hitting Sistine with a Vaulting Plancha, taking herself and Sistine down to the dismay of the crowd.

"Huge tag team move by Team Stratos, Laura uses herself to launch towards Sistine on the outside!" Excalibur complimented the champions as Laura beats down Sistine with several fist shots to her enemy's defenseless body to the boos of the fans beside them.

Laura then grabs Sistine and sends her back inside. But before Laura could enter, she saw both Ryuko and Satsuki, glaring at her and initiating a challenge to both of them but clearly relenting to take any offense.

"This is all a mind game now because the match could end in disqualification if one of them hits Laura." Shun said as both Houki and Cecilia backed up Laura and were beside her and told them to 'lay a hand on her right before she could lay one on both of them'. "This is gonna be a challenge for Kill la Familia."

When Laura realizes that the referee is counting at 5, she went back and went for the cover.

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Sistine kicks out by her shoulder raising up but Laura took advantage of this by grabbing that shoulder and rolling her into her belly to lock in the Fujiwara Armbar to the dislike of the crowd.

"Fujiwara Armbar is locked in by the rabid and savage Laura Bodewig and look at that intensity on her face and that submission!" Excalibur observes Laura, who was shouting at Sistine to 'tap' while pulling her arm as far as she could. Then, Laura decides to play with her when she claws the fingers of Sistine, cranking every finger to hear the screams of Sistine.

"Oh, my! Manipulating the joints of poor Sistine and Laura is really enjoying it, and so are her teammates!" Corey added as the other members of Team Stratos told them to continue beating her up.

Laura releases Sistine to take her time to jump up to the turnbuckles to blabber about being 'the best in beating someone up'. Then, Laura saw Sistine slowly rising to her feet as she jumps from the middle turnbuckle to hit a Leg Lariat, sending the white cat back down again to the dislike of the fans and Laura decides to make the pin attempt.

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Sistine kicks out, much to the chagrin of Laura, who immediately grabs her and pulls her to their corner, where she tags Charlotte back in.

"Here comes another tag from Team Stratos after Laura demolishes Sistine with a huge Leg Lariat," Excalibur said as Laura sends Sistine to their corner and hits a huge Uppercut while Charlotte delivers a running version of the aforementioned move.

Charlotte takes Sistine down with a Snapmare and rolls above her to hit a Sommersault Stunner on a sitting Sistine and moves along to make a cover.

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Sistine kicks out instantly as Charlotte grabs the shoulder of concern of her opponent to wring it tightly to earn a scream from Sistine, where her name was beginning to blare in the arena.

"Charlotte wisely takes the cover of that right shoulder of Sistine and meticulously brings the pain to the white cat," Shun said as Charlotte yanks the shoulder of Sistine, where she tries to extend her arms to make it to her corner, only for Rumia slowly moving and backing up to her feet, prolonging the suffering of Sistine.

"And Rumia is starting to back up while Ryuko and Satsuki still watching her rising up from the floor," Excalibur said as Charlotte whips Sistine to an isolated corner.

Charlotte makes a run towards Sistine, who miraculously fires back with a Back Elbow as she hops on the middle turnbuckle and kicks the face of Charlotte for good measure. However, before she could do anything, Cecilia, once again, climbs up to the apron to distract Sistine, who gives her a kick to the face, causing her to land on the floor as Houki attends to her.

With this distraction, Charlotte took advantage when she leaps to the middle turnbuckle to meet Sistine with a huge Uppercut, causing for the fans to boo the quartet.

"Once again, Cecilia, paying dividends for her team and Charlotte paves the way with an Uppercut to Sistine over the top," Corey said as both Charlotte and Sistine were on the top turnbuckle. "And I don't think they're falling off, aren't they?"

Charlotte decks Sistine's back a few times until she could not react to it and saw that they were on top, the French girl lifts Sistine up for a Superplex and both women landed on their backs in agony as Charlotte did not go for the cover but decides to inflict more punishment over Sistine.

Charlotte picks up a defenseless Sistine and told her that 'this is over' as she went to the ropes to hit a Discus Clothesline, only for Sistine to catch her off-guard with a Roundhouse Kick, stunning Charlotte heavily as Sistine took her focus to their corner, where Rumia finally was on the apron and attempts to extend her arm as far as possible.

"I have no idea how Sistine withstood all of this but she is making quite a move here and wants to make the tag!" Shun exclaimed as Sistine unknowingly discerns the tag of Charlotte to Laura, who enters the ring to send her body to leap on Sistine's back with a Jumping Seated Senton, much to the disapproval of the fans. "Oh, my goodness! Laura just sandwiched Sistine's back!"

Laura then grabs Sistine's head and sends a message to Rumia that 'she will never get the tag' as Laura whips Sistine to the ropes, in which, Sistine miraculously springboards off the second rope to hit a Springboard Tornado DDT, causing Laura's head to spike on the canvas and for the fans to go berserk at the change of tides.

"Wow! Sistine with a Tornado DDT off the second rope and she is hoping that this last resort would lead to tag to Rumia, who has been dying to enter the scene!" Excalibur exclaimed as Rumia extends her arm to a pained Sistine, who makes the cover while Laura tries to make a tag to an also pained Charlotte.

The crowd erupted when both Rumia and Charlotte entered the ring when they got tagged in as the former takes down the latter with a Clothesline, another Clothesline, followed up by two consecutive Spinning Backfists that stuns Charlotte.

"And Rumia Tingel has erupted with those fiery offenses, she is getting the hottest treatment by the crowd here in Sacramento at the heat of the moment!" Corey exclaimed as Rumia whips Charlotte to the ropes.

Charlotte attempts to hit a Clothesline on Rumia, who quickly ducks the move as she grabs her and hits a Russian Leg Sweep on Charlotte. Meanwhile, Laura inserts himself into the action as she clubs the back of Rumia but was ineffective and turns around to glare at Laura, who tries to flee from the ring but was caught by Rumia as she sends her to Houki, who was on the apron, checking over Charlotte, causing for Laura to accidentally hit Houki on the stomach, sending her down to the floor.

Rumia was not finished as she grabs the waist of Laura and hits a Release German Suplex, landing on her back. Charlotte attempts to intervene but Rumia grabs her from behind with a second Release German Suplex, landing also on her back.

"Rumia Tingel felt the tingle on her soul from the erupting crowd with those German Suplexes!" Excalibur said as Rumia sights both Laura and Charlotte, nursing to each other as both women hang on by each other with Laura holding the ropes while Charlotte hangs on to the waist of Laura.

Rumia decides to make the two ride into a hellacious one as she grabs the waist of Charlotte and hits a Double German Suplex, sending Laura flying outside while Charlotte landing on the upper back, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Rumia roared in excitement, fueled with adrenaline as she interacts with the fans.

"Unbelievable! Riding off the two women with a Double Deluxe German Suplexes and the fans go bananas!" Shun exclaimed in excitement as Rumia went for the cover with a leg hooked.

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Charlotte kicks out, sending fans in disappointment, and so is Rumia. Also, Ryuko showed signs of emotion when she gritted her teeth, almost knowing that the title changes hands.

"Only for a two count! Rumia thought that she got them in the palm of her hands but it is not enough for her and Sistine to become Tag Champs! And Ryuko though, she looks almost as disappointed as everyone else!" Corey exclaimed.

Sistine suddenly enters the ring and sights Houki and Cecilia, talking to a downed Laura, and talks to Rumia to throw her into them, sending coos to the crowd.

"I-I think I heard Sistine saying to 'throw her outside'? Is she actually doing it?" Shun asked as Rumia nodded and Sistine hopped over Rumia's shoulder and lifts her highly in a Powerbomb position to launch her into both Houki and Cecilia outside to the pleased reactions from the fans.

"Oh-ho-ho! Sistine being a sacrificial lamb to send herself outside to the other members of Team Stratos is rocket science but turns out it was a possibility!" Excalibur exclaimed.

"Anything they can do better, The Mage Sisters can do it better!" Shun added.

Unbeknownst to Rumia, Charlotte stood up behind and surprises her with an O'Connor Roll.

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Rumia quickly stood up only for her to get eaten by a Superkick by Charlotte, who eats an Enzuigiri from Rumia. The sequence did not stop when Charlotte follows up with a Discus Forearm, stunning Rumia, who immediately fires back with a Spinning Backfist, subsequently following it with a Release Northern Lights Suplex, causing for both women to go down in exhaustion. The fans were starting to get behind in the match.

"Wow! Exchange by exchange, it took a lot of energy to spend and both of these women did just that to see who's the better team, by God!" Corey exclaimed as both Laura and Sistine, slowly climbs back to their respective corners. "And their partners are back to their corners and they need to make a desperate tag here."

Within a few seconds, both Laura and Sistine got tagged in by their partners to the cheers from the fans when the latter launches herself over the former with a Springboard Lariat, sending Laura down to the mat.

The crowd was heavily behind Sistine, who also came on fire as Laura attempts to Sistine, who ducks the upcoming attack to launch herself again to the outside to hit Houki, sending both on the barricade.

"This woman doesn't know how to stop but to stir up the adrenaline! Sistine takes out Houki again on the outside with a Suicide Dive!" Excalibur shouted as Sistine went back inside but her foot was caught by Charlotte on the outside, much to the chagrin of the fans.

Sistine then kicks Charlotte a few times until she releases her but Sistine did not see Laura, who kicks the ropes, causing her injured shoulder to be hit and in pain, sending herself down in agony.

Laura smirked at the disdained fans as she adjusts Sistine's shoulder of concern, manipulating the said part carefully until its elbow was in an upright position. Laura's grin turned evil when she hits an awful stomp to the elbow of Sistine, causing for the white cat to scream in pain.

"Oh, no! Her elbow might be dislocated from that stomp! This devious maniac really wants to put her in a hospital bed!" Shun complained as Laura picks Sistine up to hit an Olympic Slam, covers Sistine, and hook both legs.

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Sistine kicks out, much to the shock of Laura and the fans, who began chanting Sistine's name.

"And now the question is this – how can you even stop Sistine Fibel? Not even a joint manipulation can deter her!" Excalibur exclaimed as Laura begins to pick up the pieces of Sistine, hooking both arms, attempting for a Black Rain (Tiger Driver '98) but Sistine miraculously countered it with a Snap Hurricanrana, leading for a pin as she hooks Laura's legs to make the cover.

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Laura kicks out by a few milliseconds, causing the fans to go in awe while Sistine kept her cool as she saw her opponent standing up as she quickly hits a Roundhouse Kick on Laura's head, stunning her immediately.

Sistine then grabs Laura's head and leaps from behind to launch herself to hit Sliced Bread #16 (Shiranui) as Sistine went for the desperate cover and hooks a leg while her shoulder was in dreadful pain.

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Cecilia sneakily hooks the free leg on the bottom rope, causing the referee to stop counting and sighting the draping foot on the rope, causing for the fans to boo while Sistine was in disbelief.

"Sistine almost got the W but let's not forget the presence of Cecilia on the outside! That was so close!" Excalibur shouted as Cecilia prematurely celebrates on the outside to the jeers of the crowd to her. Kill la Familia tries to argue with the referee that it was all Cecilia's doing but the referee didn't buy it.

But all of a sudden, Rumia attacks Cecilia with a hard Lariat, taking her down on the floor. And also, in an instant, Rumia got taken down by Charlotte's Superkick, souring the mood of the fans. Charlotte then grabs the head of Rumia and spikes her head, hitting her with French Toast (Cradle DDT) on the floor.

"French Toast by Charlotte onto Rumia to the floor! Why she called that? Not only it is only a delicious delicacy but The Mage Sisters is definitely a toast!" Corey quipped.

Meanwhile, Sistine was watching the scene, causing Laura to make an opening as she pulls the leg of Sistine to the center of the ring, attempting to lock in the Ankle Lock but Sistine wisely counters it with a Victory Roll.

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Laura kicks out with such full force that Sistine got sent to the ring post, her injured shoulder collided with the steel, causing for the fans to boo when she delivers a Superkick to Sistine, who was on wobbly legs.

Laura then finds Charlotte climbing up to the apron and tags her in, earning displeased reactions from the fans. Charlotte then hits another Superkick to Sistine, who was now on her knees. Then, both Charlotte and Laura delivered a double Superkick on Sistine, finally sending her in a heap.

"A plethora of Superkicks has finally gotten Sistine and I think this might not be over just yet!" Excalibur exclaimed as Charlotte tags Laura back in. "And another tag to bring Laura back in and they are looking to finish it!"

Laura held Sistine's body in a Waistlock as Charlotte runs to the ropes and both women hit their WW3 (Discus Lariat/Bridging German Suplex) tag team move as Laura bridges the pin. Meanwhile, Rumia tries to save the match but was got hit by Charlotte's Baseball Slide Dropkick.

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"Here are your winners, and STILL the AVW Women's Tag Team Champions, Laura Bodewig and Charlotte Dunois – Team Stratos!" Mai Sakurajima announced the victors as the crowd continued to boo when they saw Houki and Cecilia stomping the hell out of Rumia on the outside.

"Oh! Looks like they aren't finished with their business here and they're mugging out The Mage Sisters!" Shun exclaimed as Charlotte and Laura turned their attention back to Sistine, who just got back up only for her to go down again when the other two members of Team Stratos assaults her. "And Ryuko and Satsuki, I don't even know what's going on through their minds right now… are they disappointed? Or is it something else?"

Ryuko and Satsuki were watching the assault in full view as the fans were begging them to help them. After a few seconds of assessing the situation, both sisters looked at each other and decided that they are not wasting any time watching them conquer as both of them joined the fray, causing for the fans to erupt as Satsuki pulls Houki to attack her while Ryuko enters the ring to even the odds by smashing the back of Charlotte.

"There it is! There it is! A match-inducing pent-up aggression that has been built has been unleashed from Kill la Familia to even the odds!" Shun exclaimed as Ryuko hits a High Knee Strike on Charlotte's face, sending her outside. Meanwhile, Laura was running towards Sistine in the corner but Sistine raised up her boot, sending Laura turning back with Ryuko hitting a Diving Foot Stomp, also sending the girl with an eyepatch outside.

"Ryuko decks both Charlotte and Laura and she is here to give Team Stratos a taste of their wrath!" Excalibur said as Satsuki hits a Spinning Heel Kick on Houki while Rumia got sent to the barricade by Cecilia. But Cecilia did not see the Big Boot by Satsuki, sending the crowd into chanting 'USA' continuously.

"Kill la Familia is literally killing the tag team champions and they are looking for some sort of hostility in them!" Corey added as Team Stratos were beginning to retreat back to the ramp while their opposition was on the ring, shouting at them for being cowards while Cecilia shouts back that they will pay for it.

Meanwhile, Kill la Familia and The Mage Sisters finally realized that they are in the ring as they looked at each other as if they were looking to take each other out. But it turns out that both teams locked their fists and bumped into each other, indicating that their association has been reformed to the cheers of the crowd.

"Boys and girls, I think we have just seen a reunited of The Mage Sisters and Kill la Familia and both teams are looking to take down the empire of Team Stratos!" Shun excitedly said as both teams glared at the champions on the ramp.

Backstage Area

The camera captures both Kaname Chidori and Sousuke Sagara walking backstage with the former aiding the latter after their match.

"You alright? We could go into the hospital." Kaname told her partner, who was rubbing her cheek.

"No need, there's no need. It's just a strike, it couldn't be worse." Sousuke said.

While on their way, an enraged Mikoto Misaka and also a hurt Touma Kamijou behind showed up in front of them to a chorus of boos, which made Kaname roll her eyes.

"What? We beat you and don't tell me that you wanted a rematch on both of us." Kaname scolded the other duo for being stubborn in requesting.

Mikoto smirked and was rubbing her cheek. "You are right about wanting a rematch but you got it wrong about the last part. You see, I wasn't expecting the match to end like that and the way I got beaten by you, I wasn't prepared for it."

"So what? I blasted you with my knees and what are you getting to?" Kaname asked, getting irritated by every few seconds.

"I know Touma could knock your partner, but he wasn't prepared also. And now, I'll invoke a rematch, not just a tag team rematch… but our rematch, Chidori. You and I, one-on-one at Battle Chronicle!" Mikoto proposed an idea, earning coos from the crowd. "Meanwhile, Touma can get his match with Sagara next week."

While both men weren't reacting that much to the idea, Kaname scorns Mikoto and confronts her, letting go of Sousuke.

"Yeah, fine, you got it. If that match wasn't enough for you then I'll give you enough time to prepare because once the bell rings, my knee will be just enough to put you down!" Kaname said as both women, met eye-to-eye while the boys pulled their partners out to avoid any possible altercations.

"You know, I am concerned about Misaka's obsession with beating Chidori for good and this is not good for her well-being," Shun said.

"It's not an obsession, Kaido. She's issuing a rematch because she went to the match earlier tonight, unprepared, and her partner too and she wants to remind Kaname about what she is capable of after what she did to her in seconds earlier." Corey retorted.

"But nevertheless, a rematch between these two is official at Battle Chronicle!" Excalibur announced.

("Never Die" by All Good Things) played over the arena as an individual showed up in the entranceway with a shower of pyros bursting beside him as he raised his fist, causing the crowd to cheer for the individual.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, from New Tokyo City - Shinji Ikari!" Mai Sakurajima announced as Shinji offers the hands of nearby fans.

"An hour ago, Shinji has been given a sermon by both Nagisa Shiota and Karma Akabane and didn't have any response on it and right now, I think he is taking the ring to explain his intentions about the AVW World Champion Izuku Midoriya on helping him," Excalibur explained.

"I think those two are onto something, I think I can agree with them about what they're saying about there's another reason why he's late on saving Midoriya last week," Corey answered as Shinji enters the ring to call out a staff to give him a microphone.

"I think Shinji is here to clear up any misunderstandings and he is taking it in the ring," Shun added as Shinji receives the microphone with the music dying down and the chants of his name raising.

"Last week, I heard about a bunch of dudes thinking of making an awful plan on taking someone out backstage. Karma Akabane and Nagisa Shiota, have taken their frustrations out of the AVW World Champion Izuku Midoriya just because they lost a match!" Shinji began speaking and the crowd booed when he mentioned the delinquents. "And just to clear the misunderstanding, the reason I was late was that I would expect them to show up through the ramp but of course, they took the other way in and attacked both Midoriya and Iwatani and that's why I was dead late!"

The chants for Shinji were getting louder as he savors the moment for a while then continues to talk.

"And now, let's address the elephant in the room. Both Karma and Nagisa are trying to manipulate me and trying to exercise my weakness! And just to be clear, I don't have any intentions on the World Champion! I'm there to give him assistance from those delinquents, who always want to break everything and who don't agree with them!" Shinji paused as he faces the Tron. "The two of you, I know I said I would like to meet you both in the ring, I mean it! Come on down and show yourselves!"

"The passionate Shinji is calling out the duo of Nagisa and Karma and he is trying to clear out any misunderstandings about the fact that he invites them to go to the ring," Shun said.

"I'm not even sure if this is a wise decision, as far as how Shinji would fare against them," Corey replied.

After a minute of waiting, the crowd booed when the duo of Karma Akabane and Nagisa Shiota showed up on the Tron.

"We're here, man. We're here, just like what you wanted." Karma said while he and Nagisa were walking on the ramp, clearly ignoring the jeers from the nearby fans. "We have told you earlier about it, did we? That you got something up on your sleeves rather than just helping Midoriya."

"Like I said before, I know those eyes, they lie more than the mouth. It says that you want something but you can't achieve it and that's why I want you to speak about your real intentions on this matter." Nagisa added as the crowd was chanting 'No'. "Ah, these jerks are manipulating you, Shinji, not us!"

"Listen to me, listen to us, Shinji! I know we have lots of vices in our lives but for you, I know you have a vice on you. Don't be afraid to show it and for us, we would be proud of you if you did just that." Karma spoke as the crowd was booing heavily from the duo.

"Don't you know? We have a vice too and that is to break people who go our way with a wrong approach and you, Shinji, we're here to support you and you can share it with us, you can share what's going through your mind right now. We're all ears." Nagisa coaxed Shinji, whose mind wandered with these persuasions.

After a few seconds, Shinji raised his microphone to speak but quickly relented and also raised it back up.

"I-I have a vice, alright…" He paused and took a deep breath. "And that vice is to keep what's good and what's wrong! And that's why I help Midoriya back then but you're way too smart for this! And also, I have another vice, and that vice is to break someone, someone that looks like you two!"

The crowd was cheering as the duo were surprised by Shinji's response.

"Oh, so we're going through that route, right now?" Nagisa responded. "Guess what? Maybe we should take you away and make sure you regret everything that you have just said."

The crowd went sour again as the duo barricaded Shinji, who was in the middle of it as if that would scare Shinji.

("Faster" by There For Tomorrow) was played in the arena as the crowd went nuts as the champion ran as fast as he could to the ring while the duo of Nagisa and Karma were in a state of shock after seeing the champion. He then drops the belt on the corner and meets eye-to-eye with the three individuals before the music stopped. The crowd began calling out the champion's name.

"The AVW World Champion Izuku Midoriya is here and he's here to show up to back up Shinji Ikari!" Excalibur exclaimed as Izuku suddenly attacks Nagisa with a Thesz Press, sending him down on the canvas while Shinji fights off Karma, which received a loud reception from the fans. "And the beatdown begins!"

Shinji sends Karma to the outside with a Clothesline after mugging him with a few punches to the face. Meanwhile, Izuku decks a haymaker to Nagisa, sending him staggering on the corner. Izuku then makes a run from the farthest corner and launches himself at Nagisa in the corner with a Body Avalanche, followed up by a Running Bulldog, sending Nagisa on the canvas. Shinji took a good measure when he hits a Superkick to Karma to the floor.

"Both Karma and Nagisa have been taken out by Shinji and the returning World Champion!" Shun exclaimed as Izuku told Shinji, who just entered the ring to pick up the belt on the corner and told him to hit Nagisa with it. "Oh, I think we're going to see the demise of Nagisa Shiota under their hands!"

As Shinji nodded, he grabbed the belt and was preparing to hit a perfect hit to Nagisa. When he ran towards Nagisa, Nagisa sidesteps and Shinji accidentally hits Izuku with the belt, causing the fans to boo from the evasion.

"Oh, no! The belt was supposed to hit Nagisa but he evades it and accidentally hits the champion instead!" Excalibur exclaimed as Shinji was supposed to turn around but Nagisa gives him a low blow, sending Shinji to his knees as Nagisa follows it up with a Superkick, sending Shinji down as well.

The crowd booed more when Nagisa's eyes were glued on the title belt and slowly raising it, indicating his intentions while Shinji, who was clutching his nether region in pain.

"And the crowd certainly did not love that sudden attack by Nagisa, I'll admit Nagisa got the edge and the minds to make things interesting," Corey admitted.

"Nagisa Shiota emphasizing his intentions on Shinji Ikari and now, the AVW World Champion Izuku Midoriya that he has set his sight to the championship." Excalibur said as the screen went to black.

A/N: Okay, since I have limited time to write a long-ass chapter, I decided to chop it down to parts starting with this episode. As much as I love to continue, maybe it's time to do the alternative setting since it would be suitable for me in these circumstances. So, Part 2 will be coming up soon! Hope you like the first part and what do you think of this chapter? Let me know by reviewing it.