BTWF Octane (August Week 3)
The show began with the camera panning backstage, where the Hollywood Hooligan stomped through the backstage area until he came across a makeshift office, and kicked the door open. When he saw someone at the desk, he stomped over and glared at the figure covered in paperwork.
"Alright, I want to know who the hell you are, and I want to know right now!" Hooligan demanded, slamming his hands down on the desk that was covered in paperwork.
"Really? All over the contracts, I'm working out? You must be ever so important. Well, to answer your question, my name is Kokonoe Mercury, the owner of S7W and the interim General Manager while the usual ones are gone on vacation, something about murdering someone if they didn't get one ASAP." She spoke calmly and somewhat condescendingly at the beginning.
"You know what? That's perfect! Because I haven't been able to forget what that scum Hazama Clover did to me at Bash at the Beach!" Hooligan exclaimed.
"You must be talking about how you antagonized Clover into attacking you and you ended up getting hit with the Serpent's Infernal Rapture. I did watch that and it was, oh what's the word Clover uses, oh right, intriguing."
"You say tomato, I say tomAto. Anyway, he could've permanently damaged my moneymaker! This face needs to be in the best condition possible when it's going to be seen by millions of people opening night!" Hooligan exclaimed as Kokonoe looked at him with a deadpan expression.
"It's tomato. No one pronounces it tomAto. Besides, this is wrestling, you're gonna get hit in the face whether you like it or not. If all you came here to do was complain and waste my time then you've succeeded. Now could you please leave? I have contracts to sort out." Kokonoe stopped looking at Hooligan and went back to filing her paperwork.
"Actually, I came here to demand a match with Clover. And I'm not talking about the hot blonde one either, I'm talking about the man who thought it was cute to nearly cave my face in," Hooligan explained, snapping his fingers to get Kokonoe's attention back.
"There's about a million inconsistencies in that statement. First of all, you barged in here not knowing who was in charge. You only asked for a match when you realized that I was the one who has Clover's contract. Second, and this is very important, the Serpent's Infernal Rapture doesn't connect with your face. So get the facts straight, he would have caved the back of your head in because right now I'm wishing he did."
"No, my head was turned slightly, so he did kick me in the face! I still have a faint boot mark he left! So again, I DEMAND a match with Hazama for Cyber Sunday, and I'm not leaving until I get it," Hooligan explained before he got up on Kokonoe's desk and sat criss-cross all over her paperwork.
"Get off my paperwork, it's more important than your petty grudge against my employee," said Kokonoe visibly irritated with Hooligan at this point.
"Well, that sucks because I'm not going anywhere without my match. But to pass the time, I have the exclusive DVD of 'Love on the High Seas', a romantic comedy set in pirate times that I starred in, and we can watch it until you give me my match," Hooligan offered, pulling a DVD out of his pants pocket.
"How deep are your pockets? Whatever there are no screens or anything that uses a disc drive in here so you're fresh out of luck. Guess you'll have to settle for mansplaining your movie to me some more."
"No problem!" Hooligan exclaimed, before he pulled a DVD player out of his pockets, and brushed aside Kokonoe's paperwork to make room for it on her desk.
Kokonoe muttered under her breath, "Fucking hell." She looked at Hooligan right in the eyes as she spoke, "You want to face Clover at Cyber Sunday? Fine. I better not regret this because I'm really hoping he breaks your skull this time, and with the number of DDTs he uses, it's very likely."
"Well, I'm glad we could reach this agreement. Now...you may be aware that I'm looking for a valet. Is that hot aunt of yours available?" Hooligan asked without the slightest hint of tact.
Kokonoe didn't speak as she slowly pulled a wrench half the size of her out of her sleeve. Hooligan, noticing the tension, nodded, and placed the DVD on her desk.
"Or...I'll just give you a free DVD of 'Love on the High Seas'?" She looked him dead in the eyes as she threw it at the wall. Before Hooligan left, he smiled at her and patted her on the head as one would do for a kitten.
"And don't worry Kokonoe, I won't hurt Hazama too bad," Hooligan mocked before walking out of the office with a satisfied smirk on his face. Kokonoe casually flipped him off on his way out.
Seeing the door close, Kokonoe leaned back in her chair in exasperation. "Why did I agree to this again? Oh right, I owed the BTWF a favor for getting my promotion on the air." Kokonoe mumbled to herself before the camera panned to the stage, where the Hollywood Hooligan was walking to the ring with a smirk on his face and 'Dead Bite' by Hollywood Undead played in the background.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Making his way to the ring, now residing in Hollywood, California, the Hollywood Hooligan!" Justin Roberts announced as the crowd booed Hooligan while he gave fans in the audience autographed pictures.
"Welcome to BTWF Octane ladies and gentlemen, from Arlington Virginia, I'm Jim Cornette alongside by broadcast partners, Beth Vanderwood and Rintaro Okabe!" Cornette exclaimed as Hooligan rolled into the ring, and sat on the top turnbuckle while the crowd was booing.
"That's right Jim, and we have Kokonoe in charge tonight and she already gave us some big news with an inter-promotional match between the Hollywood Hooligan and Hazama Clover at Cyber Sunday!" Beth exclaimed, as 'Head Hunter' by Dance Gavin Dance played, causing the crowd to cheer before Nico came running out of the back, slapping himself in the head to hype himself up before he ran to the ring.
"And his opponent, from Nanba Prison, Nico!" Justin Roberts announced, as Nico rolled into the ring and kicked to the top turnbuckle, causing Hooligan to jump off and glare at Nico.
"And Hooligan is going to have a hell of a tune-up match with Nico tonight!" Okabe exclaimed as the bell rang. Hooligan responded with a kick to Nico's midsection before pushing him into the corner and punching him in the face until the referee told him to back off. When he did, Nico escaped the corner and put Hooligan in the corner, responding with his own set of punches to the head. Hooligan tried to escape the ring, but Nico grabbed his arms and pulled him back into the ropes, causing his neck to whiplash on the ropes, allowing Nico to get him back into the ring and roll him up.
Ref: 1…
Hooligan kicked out, and Nico responded with multiple kicks to the legs and sides before Irish whipping him into the ropes. When Hooligan rebounded, Nico hit a hurricanrana onto Hooligan and picked him up for a vertical suplex before he ran to the middle rope and posed, causing the crowd to cheer before he hit a springboard senton onto Hooligan before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Nico is dominating in the early goings of this match, which is very surprising!" Beth exclaimed, as Nico picked up Hooligan, who poked him in the eye before he ran the ropes attempting a big boot, but Nico was able to counter with a leg sweep and hit him with a standing moonsault before putting Hooligan in a seated position and ran the ropes to hit him with a knee strike to the face. Nico got the fans to cheer him, as he climbed up to the top rope. However, before he could dive, Hooligan got up and pushed Nico off of the top rope, sending him crashing onto the padded concrete.
"Oh good lord! Nico was sent crashing to the floor below with a painful thud!" Cornette exclaimed, as Hooligan laid down on the floor Tranquilo style as Nico writhed on the ground in pain, as the crowd booed Hooligan's relaxed and mocking demeanor.
"And Hooligan looking on Nico's pain with a satisfied smile on his face!" Beth exclaimed in disgust as Nico still writhed down on the floor, holding his back.
Ref: 1…2…3
"And the referee has begun his count!" Okabe exclaimed as Nico grabbed the fan barricade with both of his hands to try and help him get back to his feet.
Ref: 4…5…6
Hooligan started yelling at the referee to count faster while Nico was finally able to get himself back onto his feet, causing the crowd to cheer.
"And Nico is back to his feet!" Cornette exclaimed in shock as Nico turned to the ring, where Hooligan was continuing to yell at the referee to count faster.
Ref: 7…8
Nico jumped into the ring, causing the crowd to cheer but Hooligan immediately responded with stomps to the back before he picked Nico up and started kicking him in the gut before putting him in the corner, hitting him with multiple knee strikes to Nico's ribs before turning him around and clubbing him in the small of the back. Hooligan backed off, soaking in the crowd's boos before Hooligan ran at Nico with double knees to the back before hitting him with a back suplex before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
"As much as I despise Hooligan's ego and attitude, I have to say that I'm impressed with Hooligan targeting the back," Beth admitted, as Hooligan started stomping on Nico's back before he ran the ropes and hit a standing corkscrew senton onto Nico's back before stepping on his back and flexing for the fans while they booed. Hooligan jumped up, hitting Nico with a double foot stomp to his back before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2
Hooligan glared at Nico's downed form, before grabbing Nico's legs, kicking him in the sides, and grabbed his arms before putting Nico in the surfboard stretch.
"If there's any move that can not only hurt the back but also the arms and necks of an individual, it is the surfboard stretch," Okabe explained, as Hooligan continued to stretch Nico, who was screaming in pain but refused to quit. Hooligan then let go of Nico's arms and grabbed Nico's head and neck, putting him in a Dragon Sleeper, causing the crowd to start cheering and clapping for Nico while they were booing Hooligan.
"And if there was any way to make the Surfboard more painful, Hooligan just did it by locking Nico in a Dragon Sleeper!" Cornette exclaimed as Hooligan continued to choke Nico out. However, using his now free arms, Nico was able to use his arms to punch Hooligan in the arms and elbows, causing Hooligan to let go of the Dragon Sleeper, and allowing Nico to turn himself around, and fall into a pin on Hooligan, causing the crowd to cheer.
Ref: 1…2
Hooligan was able to escape the pin, but Nico was able to kick him in the knee a couple of times and push Hooligan into the ropes with his legs and when he rebounded, Nico hit Hooligan with a Drop Toe Hold and rolled him up with an Oklahoma Roll.
Ref: 1…2
"Nico is getting back into this match!" Beth exclaimed with surprise and excitement in her voice, as Hooligan kicked out and attempted to hit Nico with a V-Trigger, but Nico was able to dodge and hit Hooligan with a side kick before throwing him into the corner. Nico was trying to get his adrenaline back up, but when he tried to run into the corner, Hooligan ran out of the corner with a V-Trigger to Nico's face, causing the crowd to boo before he went for the pin with both of his legs hooked.
Ref: 1…2..
Hooligan got up and started arguing with the referee while Nico had gotten on all fours, while the crowd was clapping and chanting for Nico before Hooligan tackled Nico to the ground and started punching him in the face until the referee pulled him off.
"And Hooligan is letting frustration take over his thought process, which can't be good for the outcome of this match!" Okabe exclaimed as Nico moved to the corner, but while Hooligan was arguing with the referee again, Nico started climbing to the 2nd rope. When Hooligan turned around, Nico dived off of the middle rope with a missile dropkick, causing the fans to cheer and both men to fall down to the ground. However, a moment later, Nico kipped back to his feet causing the crowd to cheer as Nico slapped himself in the face to get himself hyped.
"Nico just kipped back to his feet with a newfound dose of adrenaline fueling him!" Cornette exclaimed, as when Hooligan got up, Nico hit two double-handed chops, multiple knee strikes to the gut, ran the ropes and hit a leg drop Facebuster before picking Hooligan up from behind and hitting him with the Laugh Riot before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Hooligan kicked out and rolled out onto the apron, but Nico picked him up and threw him back into the ring before hitting him with a jumping leg drop and started climbing up the top rope, much to the crowd's delight.
"And Nico is going back to the top rope despite what happened earlier in this match!" Beth exclaimed in surprise, as Nico made it to the top rope. Just as Nico found his balance on the top rope, Hooligan ran up to the top rope and attempted to suplex him off of the top rope, but Nico was able to push him off, causing him to land flatly on his back before Nico dived off of the top rope with an elbow drop, causing the crowd to cheer, before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Nico ran his hand through his hair before picking Hooligan up and hitting him with a spin kick to the gut along with multiple kicks to the leg before going into the corner, prepping for the Lethal Injection (Running Enziguri). When Hooligan got up, Nico ran at Hooligan to hit him with the Lethal Injection (Running Enziguri), but Hooligan was able to duck and hit a V-Trigger to the back of the head before picking him up and hitting him with a One-Winged Angel before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Nico barely kicked out, and Hooligan responded by grabbing Nico by the arms and went behind him before turning to the camera and yelling 'This is for you Hazama!' before he started stomping on the back of Nico's head before letting him go and prepping for a kick to the back of his head.
"Uh oh…Hooligan is copying the Serpent's Infernal Rapture, a move commonly used by his opponent for Cyber Sunday, Hazama Clover!" Okabe exclaimed as Hooligan looked as though he was going to hit the superkick to the back of the head, but he stopped himself and picked Nico up from behind, hitting him with the Hollywood Glitz (Double Knee Jawbreaker) before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, the Hollywood Hooligan!" Justin Roberts announced as the crowd booed Hooligan letting the referee raise his arm in victory.
"Another win by Hooligan, giving him some much-needed momentum for the challenge of S7W's Hazama Clover!" Cornette exclaimed before he swiped his arm away from the referee, and when Nico got to his knees, Hooligan hit Nico with the finishing superkick to the back of the head, causing the crowd to boo before he rolled out of the ring, smirking at the booing fans.
"Hooligan showing Hazama that he can play his games too!" Beth exclaimed as Hooligan continued mocking the fans while the referee checked on Nico in the ring.
"I'm looking forward to this match with this newfound aggression Hooligan is showcasing on Octane!" Okabe exclaimed, as the camera panned to a locker room, where Pete Corvus was sitting in the locker room, calm and stone-faced before the door opened. Pete's stone face turned into a smile when he saw that Tsubaki had entered the locker room and greeted him with a hug.
"Hey Tsubaki, I wanted to thank you for getting Arthur to give me that title match last week," Pete thanked, as Tsubaki sat down next to him.
"Of course, Pete. You put up a great effort against Black Star, and I think if you got another chance, you could win the Hardcore title," Tsubaki responded, while Pete looked down to the floor, scratching the back of the neck.
"Look…about what happened last week with Valentino and Arnold, I…I just want you to know that I was only trying to get to Black Star, and I would NEVER do anything like that to you," Pete explained, looking nervous at Tsubaki's reaction while holding both her hands. Tsubaki responded with a giggle and kissed him on the cheek.
"I know, Pete. You've been nothing but a gentleman to me both in and out of the BTWF, and I trust you completely," Tsubaki confessed, causing Pete to smile.
"I'm really happy you said that, and I'm sure both of us are going to be happy when I get the Hardcore title from Black Star. Whether it's an Asylum match, a chairs match, or an ambulance match, I'm going to take that title from Black Star and show these fans the true meaning of Hardcore," Pete explained, before the door to the locker room opened again, and it revealed Black Star, who glared at Pete.
"Black Star, listen, you need to calm down and-" Tsubaki tried to explain, but Black Star didn't listen as he tackled Pete to the ground and started punching him in the head. Pete was able to get on top and started to punch him in the face back. Black Star, however, was able to push him off and tackle him into the lockers and slam the back of his head and neck into the lockers, before he grabbed a chair from the ground. However, before Black Star could hit Pete with it, Tsubaki pulled the chair out of his hands and pulled him away.
"Stop it Black Star! We were just talking!" Tsubaki exclaimed before Black Star glared at her.
"Are you kidding!? Talking with HIM!? Did you not see what he did last week!?" Black Star argued, pointing at a still groggy Pete.
"I know what he did last week, but isn't it just as bad to be doing it to him!?" Tsubaki argued. Black Star looked as though he was going to yell at her, but Black Star grabbed the chair from Tsubaki and threw it at Pete before leaving. Tsubaki jogged to Pete so that she could check on him before the camera panned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the stage, where 'Sound of Madness' by Shinedown played, which the crowd responded to by booing when they saw Charlie Bonifer and Joe Wolf coming out to the ring, with Bonifer glaring at the fans while Joe was laughing at the booing fans with his sunglasses on.
"The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall. Making their way to the ring, from Toms River, New Jersey, they are Charlie Bonifer and Joe Wolf, the Age of Aggression!" Justin Roberts announced as the crowd booed the two of them as they made their way to the ring.
"This is the final match in a mini-tournament to determine three tag teams that will determine the eligible candidates to be voted on for a BTWF World Tag Team title match against Sheldon Lee and Naruto of the NWO!" Cornette exclaimed as Bonifer walked over the middle rope, and Joe rolled underneath the bottom rope to get into the ring.
"We already have Valentino and Arnold, along with Eddy and Gene Belcher eligible to be voted on, so one of these teams will have the opportunity to join them!" Beth exclaimed, as 'The Curse' by Disturbed played, as Touji and Kensuke came out of the back with mild cheers accompanying them.
"And their opponents, from Tokyo, Japan, they are the team of Touji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida!" Justin Roberts announced, as the two ran into the ring, and got into the faces of Joe Wolf and Charlie Bonifer.
"Kensuke and Touji haven't had much success as of late, and are hoping to get into Cyber Sunday can move their careers in an upward trajectory," Okabe explained as the bell rang. Once the bell rang, the two teams exchanged punches with each other before Touji and Bonifer tackled each other out of the ring before Kensuke kicked Joe in the gut and hit him with multiple open-handed palm strikes to his head, causing Joe to fall into the ropes.
"Kensuke and Touji starting fast and furious!" Cornette exclaimed, as Kensuke ran the ropes and hit Joe in the chest with a dropkick before hitting him with a snap suplex and a jumping elbow drop. Kensuke Irish whipped Joe into the corner and hit him with a running elbow to the face, before Bonifer came back into the ring and hit Kensuke with a clothesline that turned him inside out, causing the crowd to boo. Outside the ring, Touji was holding the back of his head and neck after Bonifer had thrown him into the steel ring steps.
"Bonifer with that vicious clothesline able to give Joe a chance to catch his breath!" Okabe exclaimed, as Joe got out of the corner, and started stomping on Kensuke's head and neck before tagging Bonifer into the match. Bonifer got into the ring and picked Kensuke up in a back suplex position and Joe helped him by hitting a neckbreaker in conjunction with a back suplex by Bonifer. Bonifer mounted Kensuke and hit him multiple times in the face with elbows and punches to the face. When Bonifer saw Touji starting to get up, Bonifer ran at him and hit him with a baseball slide dropkick before hitting a running leg drop onto Kensuke and pinning him as the crowd booed him.
Ref: 1…2
Kensuke kicked out and Bonifer picked him up and hit him with a Belly 2 Belly suplex before tagging Joe back into the match. Joe got into the ring and Bonifer picked him up in a suplex position and hit a Gourdbuster onto Joe, causing Joe to hit a body press onto Kensuke. Joe started stomping on Kensuke before putting him on all fours and running the ropes to hit him with a running dropkick to the side of Kensuke's head. He yelled at the booing crowd and hit another baseball slide dropkick onto Touji before going for another pin on Kensuke.
Ref: 1…
"The Age of Aggression are doing an excellent job of keeping Touji, the powerhouse of the team, out of this match so they could focus on Kensuke," Okabe complimented as Joe picked Kensuke up and wrung his arm before tagging Bonifer back into the match. Bonifer picked Kensuke up in a Fireman's Carry Position before Joe ran the ropes and the two hit the Boot of Doom on Kensuke, but Bonifer also dropped Kensuke neck first into the ropes, and Joe responded with a kick to the head, allowing Bonifer to hit a Queen's Suplex onto Kensuke, bridging for a pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Not only do they have great tag team psychology, but the Age of Aggression also has very powerful tag team moves!" Beth exclaimed as Bonifer sat on Kensuke's back and put him in a hammerlock.
"And Bonifer has the submission on Kensuke!" Okabe exclaimed as Kensuke tried to make his way to the ropes while the crowd clapped for him. Bonifer dragged Kensuke by his right arm and put him back to the center of the ring with the hammerlock back in. Joe yelled at Kensuke to tap out, but rather, Kensuke was able to get on his knees, and jump to the bottom rope, causing the crowd to cheer and Bonifer to let go of Kensuke. Touji was able to get back onto the top rope, and Bonifer attempted to clothesline him off of the apron, but Touji blocked the clothesline and hit Bonifer with a headbutt, causing the crowd to cheer.
"Touji finally able to throw a wrench in the plan of the Age of Aggression!" Cornette exclaimed, as Kensuke saw a staggered Bonifer and sent him to the ground with a drop toe hold, before rolling to his corner and tagging Touji into the match, causing the crowd to cheer.
"And Touji is finally going to get momentum back to his team!" Okabe exclaimed, as Touji ran at Bonifer and hit him with multiple clotheslines and knocked Joe off of the apron with a clothesline, causing the crowd to cheer louder. Bonifer turned Touji around, but Touji countered with multiple headbutts to Bonifer's face before hitting him with a Stun Gun onto the ropes and an electric chair drop before turning himself around and pinning him with a Jackknife pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Touji picked Bonifer up and Irish whipped him into the ropes and hit a rebounding Bonifer with a Pop-Up Samoan Drop. Before he could go for the pin, Joe ran into the ring, and punted Touji in the arm, causing the crowd to boo as he yelled at them.
"And Joe with the save just in the nick of time!" Beth exclaimed, as Bonifer got back to his feet and the two picked Touji up and hit him with a Magic Killer before Bonifer went for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
Kensuke jumped into the ring and broke up the pin, causing the crowd to cheer before sending Joe staggering into the ropes with a kick to the head before hitting him with a Cactus Clothesline that sent them both falling out of the ring. Meanwhile, Bonifer went to the corner to attempt a diving move, but Touji was able to get up and grab his legs for a Powerbomb. Bonifer attempted to punch his way out of the Powerbomb, but Touji was still able to connect with the Sit-Out Powerbomb before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"The age of Aggression are also showing that they have the resiliency to match their aggression!" Beth exclaimed as Touji went into the corner to prep for the Touji Tackle (Spear), causing the crowd to cheer. However, Joe grabbed Touji's legs, causing the crowd to boo and Touji to get distracted.
"And Joe still able to help out his partner despite the vicious clothesline to the outside by Kensuke!" Cornette exclaimed before Touji stomped on Joe's hands. However, this allowed Bonifer to hit a corner Yakuza kick onto Touji and hit him with a Stump Puller Piledriver before Joe climbed the top rope, and hit Touji with a diving headbutt, causing the crowd to boo.
"And those two big moves may just be able to secure this match for the Age of Aggression!" Beth exclaimed before Joe ran the ropes and hit a suicide dive onto Kensuke who had just gotten back to his feet before Bonifer pinned Touji.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here are your winners, Charlie Bonifer and Joe Wolf, the Age of Aggression!" Justin Roberts announced as Bonifer yelled at the referee to raise his hand while Joe was just getting back up on the outside.
"And it's official; the Age of Aggression are the third team eligible for a World Tag Title match at Cyber Sunday!" Okabe exclaimed, as Joe rolled into the ring, and celebrated with Bonifer while Touji rolled out of the ring.
"So at Cyber Sunday, Naruto and Sheldon Lee of the NWO will defend their titles against either the team of Eddy and Gene Belcher, the team of Valentino Clavara and Arnold Jackson, or the Age of Aggression!" Beth exclaimed, as Naruto and Sheldon ran to the ring and hit both Bonifer and Joe with their World Tag Team titles before Naruto picked Bonifer up and hit him with the Cursed Seal (Omega Driver), while Sheldon went to the top rope and hit Joe with a diving leg drop before the two of them celebrated with the World Tag Team titles in the middle of the ring while the fans booed.
"And once again, the World Tag Team Champions taking out any contenders, showing them that they will not back down from any challenge!" Cornette exclaimed as the camera panned to the backstage area where Valentino was sitting in the back with a forlorn look on his face while holding another tiny piece of paper. Todd Grisham came into the locker room and sat next to him.
"Hey Valentino, how've you been?" Todd asked. Valentino turned to him and a small smiled formed on his face before he answered.
"Well…I got another love letter in my bag today," Valentino explained, as he showed the letter to Todd.
"It says it's from someone named F.S. Do you have any idea who that could be?" Todd asked.
"No I don't, but that's not the reason I'm upset. I got off the phone with a couple of doctors, and Arnold has damage to his throat because of Corvus' attack on him last week, so he won't be able to compete at Cyber Sunday and I have no idea when he's going to come back," Valentino explained, as Todd put a friendly and comforting arm around the back of Valentino's neck.
"I'm sorry to hear about that Valentino, you guys earned this shot at the tag team titles, and I'm sure you'll find a way to fight for the titles if you end up winning," Todd responded, causing Valentino to smile at him.
"Thanks, Todd, I really needed to hear that," Valentino responded before Todd patted him on the back before getting back to his feet.
"Don't mention it. Now, I think I might be able to help you with your secret admirer," Todd said, causing Valentino to spring up to his feet in interest before the camera panned to a commercial before they discussed a plan.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned to the backstage interview area, where Matt Striker was standing with Mr. Enter, Owen, Mercury Black, and Ed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with one half of our 6 man tag team main event. Now, I just wanted to get your thoughts on the match," Striker explained before Enter grabbed the microphone.
"Our thoughts? What I think is that this match is the perfect opportunity to show why Owen should be the one the fans vote for to have a United States Championship match against Shinji Ikari. It'll be 'undisputed' that he's going to not only win the vote but win the title at Cyber Sunday!" Enter exclaimed, ignoring the glares from Ed and Mercury Black. Mercury took the microphone from Enter before he started talking.
"I told Shinji I wasn't done with him, and I want to make sure that he knows I'll be coming for him and the United States title at the next available opportunity," Mercury said before Ed took the microphone and glared into the camera.
"Mordecai got lucky in that Falls Count Anywhere match! And after costing me my match against Soul last week, I owe him the ass-kicking of his life!" Ed exclaimed before he, Mercury, Owen, and Mr. Enter left before Striker could say anything else as the camera panned to the stage where Io Shirai's face theme song played as the crowd cheered Ochako Uraraka coming out to the ring, pointing to the sky as pyro went off on the stage.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Making her way to the ring, from Tokyo Japan, The Genius of the Sky, Ochako Uraraka!" Justin Roberts announced as Uraraka started running to the ring, hi-fiving all the fans she could.
"This is a rematch from two weeks ago when Clover used brass knuckles to defeat this exciting new female superstar," Cornette explained, as Uraraka stopped at ringside, and ran to the ring, jumping over the top rope and landed on both her feet in the ring, causing the crowd to cheer loudly.
"That's right Jim, and Uraraka demanded this rematch to show that she could win against Clover," Okabe continued before Cody Rhodes' Smoke and Mirrors V2 played, as the crowd booed with Jerry Lewis walking out of the ring, presenting Clover coming out of the back with a bejeweled pink robe just as her TitanTron turned into a mirror.
"And her opponent, accompanied to the ring by Jerry Lewis, from Beverly Hills, California by way of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, Clover Lamoreaux!" Justin Roberts announced, as the crowd booed Clover, who paid them no mind and continued to fix her makeup and hair while looking at herself in the TitanTron.
"Clover, as usual, focusing more on her looks than her match. She shouldn't be distracting herself especially with an athlete as unique as Uraraka," Beth complained, before Jerry and Clover made their way to the ring, laughing at the boos from the crowd.
"I guarantee you, when she gets into the ring, her looks will be the last thing on her mind," Okabe defended, as Clover went into the ring, and chucked at Uraraka's focused glare at her. When the bell rang, Uraraka ran at her with multiple forearm strikes to the face before she Irish whipped Clover into the corner.
"Uraraka coming out the gates hot!" Beth exclaimed as Uraraka ran at Clover, but Clover put her boots up, hitting Uraraka in the face before she went to the 2nd rope. Clover dove off of the 2nd rope with an axe handle, but Uraraka countered with a punch to the gut before hitting her with a Hurricanrana before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…
Clover kicked out and Uraraka responded with a standing twisting splash before mounting Clover and punching her in the face while the crowd chanted her name. The referee pulled Uraraka off as she went to the middle rope and posed for the fans.
"Uraraka may be on top now, but she needs to focus on Clover. We know how sneaky she could be when it comes to Jerry and those brass knuckles," Okabe explained, as Uraraka was able to turn just in time to see Clover getting up. She responded by diving off of the 2nd rope with a flying chuck kick, sending Clover rolling out of the ring, causing the crowd to cheer Uraraka as she did a cartwheel in the middle of the ring in celebration.
"Uraraka has been dominating this match, showing why she is not a woman to be trifled with!" Cornette exclaimed, as Uraraka noticed Clover getting up, so she jumped a few times in the ring before running the ropes and hit a Tope Con Hilo onto Clover, sending both of them crashing in the fan barricade.
"Oh my God! That impact on the fan barricade could've taken out both women!" Beth exclaimed as both women were down at ringside with Jerry trying to will Clover to get back to her feet.
Ref: 1…2
Uraraka got back up to her feet before she picked Clover up and hit her with multiple knife edge chops to the chest before she went onto the apron. When Clover staggered away from the fan barricade, Uraraka springboarded off of the middle rope, and hit a corkscrew moonsault onto Clover, causing the crowd to cheer again.
Ref: 3…4…5
"Uraraka not letting up in this match, showcasing her high flying abilities!" Cornette exclaimed before Uraraka grabbed Clover by the hair and threw her back into the ring. Uraraka then jumped up onto the apron and attempted to perform a springboard move, but Jerry held onto Uraraka's leg while Clover was distracting with the referee.
"And Jerry finally trying to give her client the reprieve that she needs!" Okabe exclaimed, as Uraraka got Jerry off of her leg and kicked him right in the face, causing the crowd to cheer. However, Clover was able to get back on her feet and hit a double running axe handle onto Uraraka, sending her crashing onto the padded concrete out of the ring, causing the crowd to boo.
"Thanks to Jerry's distraction, Clover was able to finally mount some offense in this match!" Cornette exclaimed, as Clover rolled out of the ring, picked up Uraraka by the back, and threw her into the fan barricade multiple times, causing the crowd to boo, which caused Clover to start arguing with those fans while she choked Uraraka with her feet. Clover then picked up Uraraka and hit her with a vertical suplex on the padded concrete, causing Jerry to applaud Clover. The crowd booed as Clover threw Uraraka back into the ring and posed for the fans.
Clover went back into the ring and turned Uraraka on her back, hitting her with multiple knee drops to the small of her back. Clover got onto Uraraka's back and stood on it with both of her feet, posing for the booing fans while Jerry applauded her. Clover blew a sarcastic kiss to the booing fans before she jumped and hit a senton to Uraraka's back, causing her to scream in pain and flail around before Clover turned her on her back and pinned her.
Ref: 1…2.
Uraraka kicked out, and Clover responded by grabbing her legs and turning her around, trapping her in a Single Leg Boston Crab, causing the crowd to start clapping and chanting for Uraraka to escape the hold. Uraraka tried to drag herself to the ropes, but Clover stopped her dead in her tracks when she started driving her knee into the back of Uraraka's neck, causing her to scream and flail around, trying to prevent herself from tapping out.
"Clover stretching Uraraka out with one of the most painful Single Leg Boston's Crab I've ever seen!" Beth exclaimed as Uraraka started pounding on Clover's legs. At first, it didn't seem to affect Clover as she kept the hold locked in. However, Uraraka did not let up with her attack on the leg, and Clover eventually let go of her to tend to her leg, causing the crowd to cheer and chant for Uraraka.
"And Uraraka is able to escape the submission!" Okabe exclaimed, as Uraraka got back to her feet and started punching Clover in the face multiple times before running the ropes. Uraraka attempted a hurricanrana, but Clover was able to catch her in the hurricanrana and hit her with a powerbomb after hitting her on the top rope in that same powerbomb position before going for the pin.
"And just like that, Clover is able to take back control of this match!" Cornette exclaimed as the ref got down on the floor to count.
Ref: 1…2..
Uraraka kicked out, and Clover responded by Irish whipping her into the ropes and catching her with a Tilt a Whirl backbreaker before Clover hit Uraraka with a Falcon Arrow. As the crowd booed Clover getting back in control, Clover started climbing up the top rope and waited for Uraraka to get back to her feet while Jerry cheered her on. When Uraraka got back to her feet, Clover attempted to dive off of the top rope with a clothesline, but Uraraka countered it into a dropkick right into Clover's jaw, sending them both onto the ground, causing the crowd to continue cheering and chanting Uraraka.
"That was a beautiful dropkick by Uraraka!" Beth exclaimed as the two continued to lay on the mat. However, Clover started using the ropes to help her get back to her feet and attempted to pick Uraraka up, but Uraraka rolled her up with a small package.
Ref: 1…2.
Clover kicked out and tried to put her in an abdominal stretch, but Uraraka hit her with a hip toss before she performed another cartwheel and hit her with a dropkick to Clover's face before running to the corner, causing the crowd to cheer as Uraraka waited for Clover to get back to her feet. When she did, Uraraka hit two flying clotheslines, a swinging neckbreaker, a snap leg drop, and a springboard corkscrew senton from the middle rope before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Uraraka finally able to get back into this match with that beautiful corkscrew senton!" Okabe exclaimed, as Uraraka ran the ropes and hit a handspring elbow drop before throwing her into the corner and ran at Clover with multiple running shoulder thrusts before Clover fell down to the bottom turnbuckle. Uraraka then ran to the other corner, and at top speed, ran at Clover with a Meteora to the face, causing the crowd to cheer and Clover's nose to bleed before Uraraka went for a pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Clover barely rolled her shoulder out, and Uraraka immediately responded by climbing up the top rope, attempting her Moonstomp.
"Could Uraraka be going for the Moonstomp here!?" Cornette asked as Uraraka dived off the top rope with her Moonstomp, but Clover was able to move, and throw Uraraka into the steel steps before hitting her with a back suplex, causing the crowd to boo, before she went for another pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Clover started pounding the mat before arguing with the referee, causing the crowd to chant 'That was 2!' at her. Clover ran her hands through her hair before she picked Uraraka up by the hair, and attempted to pick her up for the White Cyanide (Brainbuster). However, Uraraka was able to knee Clover in the face and escape the hold, before Irish whipping her into the corner and hit her with a one-woman Poetry in Motion before hitting her with a snap suplex. Uraraka, however, did not let go of Clover and attempted to pick her up for her own Brainbuster, causing the crowd to cheer.
"Oh look at Uraraka, proving that she's more than high flying maneuvers!" Beth exclaimed as Clover was able to get back onto her feet and poke Uraraka in the eye before digging into her tights, revealing a pair of brass knuckles, causing the crowd to boo.
"And look at that! Clover has the brass knuckles in her hand!" Okabe exclaimed as Clover hit Uraraka in the chest with her brass knuckle shot, put the knuckles back into her tights, and hit Uraraka with the White Cyanide (Brainbuster) before going for the pin, much to the chagrin of the fans.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, Clover Lamoreaux!" Justin Roberts announced as the crowd booed while Clover rolled out of the ring and hugged Jerry on the outside.
"Despite Uraraka's best effort, she wasn't able to defeat Clover!" Okabe exclaimed as Uraraka sat back up, holding her head.
"And Clover was able to get the victory again thanks to the assistance of those damn brass knuckles!" Beth exclaimed as Clover and Jerry celebrated outside of the ring with their hands raised in victory before feedback from the stadium's intercom system started.
"Now now Ms. uhhh Lameroux? Yeah, let's just assume that's correct. You do realize that you just cheated with those brass knuckles of yours, correct?" The voice sounded fairly calm in tone.
"Yeah! So what!? Oh, and it's Lamoreaux!" Clover argued back.
"Well, I don't know how your usual GMs act for your antics. Oh, wait, yeah I do. ANYWAY, I'm not going to stand for that while I'm running Octane in their absence tonight. So you can head right on back into the ring because this match is restarting, right now," the voice said with a condescending tone.
"WHAT!?" Clover yelled before she shook her head and started making her way back to the backstage area. However, Uraraka, who had gotten back up by this point, ran out of the ring and grabbed Clover by the hair to throw her back into the ring.
"Ms. Uraraka, thank you for that. Referee, restart the match."The referee did as instructed and rang the bell. Clover went to hit Uraraka with a clothesline, but Uraraka was able to counter that into a Tilt-a-Whirl Crossface, the crowd cheering as Clover was in the middle of the ring. After 10-15 seconds in the hold, Clover tapped out, and Uraraka let go immediately, still holding her gut from the earlier brass knuckle shot.
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner by submission, The Genius of the Sky, Ochako Uraraka!" Justin Roberts exclaimed as the crowd cheered Uraraka having her arm held up by the referee.
"And thanks to our guest General Manager, Kokonoe Mercury, Uraraka has been able to win this match!" Cornette exclaimed as the lights in the arena turned dark. When the lights came back up, the Sisterhood of Darkness was in the ring, with Sherry out of the ring, and giving orders for the group to attack Uraraka.
"And now the Sisterhood of Darkness wants to try and destroy Uraraka again!" Beth exclaimed as Uraraka started attacking Xochi, but she was quickly outnumbered by the other members of the Sisterhood.
"Uraraka tried to get the jump on this group, but she fell victim to the numbers game!" Okabe exclaimed as the crowd cheered when Alex Vasquez, Asuka Langley Soryu, Haruko Haruhara, and the other members of Team Alex ran to the ring and attacked the Sisterhood of Darkness.
"And the cavalry, NOT calvary, has arrived!" Cornette exclaimed as the two groups fought out of the ring, leaving Haruko alone in the ring with Himiko Toga. Haruko smirked at Toga, who looked at Haruko with a vested interest while everyone else was fighting out outside of the ring as Clover and Jerry made their way to the back as the camera suddenly cut to a commercial.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned to the ring, where a referee was in between Himiko Toga and Haruko Haruhara while everyone else was away from the ring.
"Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, interim GM Kokonoe Mercury has ordered the Sisterhood of Darkness and Team Alex to go to the back and that they are banned from ringside for the remainder of this match," Cornette explained, as the bell rang. Haruko hit Toga with multiple jabs to the face before Irish whipping her into the corner. Haruko ran into the corner, caught Toga's attempt at getting her boot up, kicked her in the back of her knee, and picked her up in a Powerbomb position and hit her with an Alley Oop, causing the crowd to cheer. Haruko went onto the middle rope and hit a springboard moonsault onto Toga's back before locking her in a Cravate.
"And I think that may not matter for Haruko given how dominant she's been in the opening moments of this match!" Beth exclaimed as Toga started biting Haruko's arms, causing Haruko to let go of the hold.
"You have to have figured that Toga's vicious side would come out in times like this," Okabe explained, as Toga started clubbing Haruko in the back before attempting to Irish whip her into the ropes. Haruko, however, was able to counter into an Eat Defeat, and throw her out of the ring, causing the crowd to cheer. Haruko started hopping in place while the fans were clapping along with her jumps, and when Toga got up, Haruko ran through the ropes and hit her with a senton onto a standing Toga, causing the crowd to cheer.
"Well let's not forget that Haruko has a vicious side to her as well!" Beth exclaimed, as Haruko grabbed Toga by the hair and dragged her to the steel steps and rammed her head into it while the referee started counting.
Ref: 1…2…3
Haruko then threw Toga into the fan barricade and started punching her in the gut before Irish whipping her into the apron. However, Toga was able to jump onto the top of the apron and dive off with a twisting crossbody, hitting Haruko, causing the crowd to boo, as Toga started sitting criss-cross, rocking back and forth, and laughing.
Ref: 4…5…6
"And Toga finally got some momentum in this match with that twisting crossbody!" Cornette exclaimed, as Toga grabbed Haruko by the hair and threw her back into the ring. Toga got onto the apron and springboarded into the ring with another twisting crossbody before stomping on Haruko's head and face. Toga cackled at the crowd before she pulled Haruko to her knees by the hair, ran the ropes, and hit her with a running dropkick to the chest before she ran the ropes and hit her with a jumping headbutt to Haruko's gut before she went for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Toga started headbutting Haruko in the head, causing her head to bleed slightly from a small cut. This excited Toga as she dropped Haruko's head and started putting her finger on the bleeding cut with an awestruck look on her face.
"Wait…what the hell is Toga doing!?" Cornette asked, as Toga lifted her finger from Haruko's bleeding cut and licked all the blood off of it, the crowd looking on in shock as she continued to drink the blood from Haruko's bleeding wound.
"Oh, that is just disgusting!" Beth cringed, as Haruko started punching Toga in the face causing Toga to start hitting her with multiple forearms, exciting Toga as more blood poured from Haruko's wound. Toga put Haruko in a headlock, occasionally licking the blood straight from the wound to the forehead, as Haruko tried to drag her feet to the ropes. However, Haruko let go of the hold and quickly hit Haruko with a boot to the face before putting her in a front facelock, while the crowd clapped for Haruko to break out of the hold.
"Toga's…disturbing fascination with blood aside, that was a wise move switching the submission hold on Haruko so that she could prevent Haruko from making it to the ropes," Okabe explained, as Haruko tried to club Toga's back to escape the hold, but Toga only strengthened her grip on the hold. After another thirty seconds, Haruko was able to get back to her feet while Toga still had her in the front facelock. Haruko ran into the corner, causing Toga to hit her back into the turnbuckles causing Toga to loosen her grip on the hold. Haruko then got Toga's legs off of her abdomen and hit her with a Gourdbuster, causing both women to go down and the crowd to cheer.
"And Haruko able to finally get out of this submission hold!" Cornette exclaimed, as Toga was able to get back up, and attempted to hit another jumping headbutt onto Haruko, but she dodged the move and kipped up while Toga was staggering back to her feet, holding her head, while checking for blood. As she was disappointed with the lack of blood, Haruko hit multiple clotheslines, a hip toss, a Tilt-a-Whirl slam, and a jumping Boom Drop onto Toga's chest before picking her up and hitting her with a Facebuster, before she went for the pin as the crowd cheered.
Ref: 1…2.
Haruko then ran to the corner and hit a moonsault from the bottom turnbuckle onto Toga before jumping to the 2nd turnbuckle and hitting another moonsault. The crowd cheered as Haruko ran to the other side of the ring and ran to the top turnbuckle for a third moonsault ala Super Crazy, but Toga was able to get her knees up before rolling up Haruko in a schoolgirl pin.
Ref: 1…2
"It looks like Toga is still in this match!" Okabe exclaimed as Toga mounted Haruko with more punches and headbutts before the referee pulled her away. Toga responded by jumping onto Haruko again and attempting to get some of her blood again, but Haruko pushed her off and ran the ropes to hit a handspring spinning roundhouse kick onto Toga, sending her crashing down near the ropes. Haruko attempted to grab her for a pin, but Toga rolled out of the ring, causing the crowd to start booing her. Toga cackled at the crowd's negative reaction while she was falling on the ground. She checked her head again, and got frustrated at the lack of blood, not noticing that Haruko had gotten out of the ring and ran at her with a Penalty Kick to the face, hi-fiving fans along the way and after she hit the kick.
Ref: 1…2…3
"And Haruko may have punted a few teeth out of Toga's mouth!" Cornette exclaimed as Haruko grabbed Toga by the hair and threw her back in the ring before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Toga rolled her shoulder up, and Haruko got up, frustrated. Haruko went to the corner to wait for Toga to get back up. However, while she was laying down, Toga ran her hand through her hair, and finally noticed that she was bleeding after that Penalty Kick on the outside, and started kicking her legs and giggling with excitement once she saw the blood.
"What the hell is wrong with Toga?" Cornette asked as Haruko looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"Her obsession with blood is something to behold, Jim," Beth responded before Haruko shrugged and hit a running shooting star press onto her celebrating form before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Toga kicked out and Haruko picked her up, attempting a DDT. However, Toga pulled Haruko by the hair and threw her face-first into the middle turnbuckle and put her in the bottom turnbuckle with Haruko's face smothering the turnbuckle. Toga ran the ropes and hit multiple knees to the back of Haruko's head before picking her up by the hair and hit her with a Where the Blood Flows (Even Flow DDT) before she went for the pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, representing the Sisterhood of Darkness, Himiko Toga!" Justin Roberts announced as Toga jumped up and down with joy before she suddenly stopped and started licking the drops of blood that were coming from the back of her head while the crowd booed her.
"Despite an impressive showing by Haruko, Toga was able to pick up the win and more momentum for the Sisterhood of Darkness!" Cornette exclaimed as Toga rolled out of the ring, continuing to lick her own blood as Haruko laid in the middle of the ring.
"Well Haruko does deserve some respect for being brave enough to take on a member of the Sisterhood all by herself," Beth explained, as Toga cackled at the fans booing her and looking at disgust before she walked onto the stage, where Sherry Blendy was waiting for her. The two embraced on the stage, causing the crowd to boo, as Sherry started gently running her hair through Toga's hair while smiling evilly at Haruko, who had gotten up to a seated position before the camera panned backstage to the interview area, where Jack Korpela was with Naruto and Sheldon Lee.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the BTWF World Tag Team Champions, Naruto and Sheldon Lee of the NWO," Korpela introduced, as the camera turned to Naruto and Sheldon Lee, who had their World Tag Team titles slung over their shoulders.
"Now gentlemen, for the past three weeks, you've been attacking the tag teams who will be eligible for a shot at your championships at Cyber Sunday. I have to ask, why did you do this?" Korpela asked.
"It's simple. We have to let these teams know that we're not scared of ANY of these teams that we may have to face for Cyber Sunday!" Naruto exclaimed.
"But are you worried about possible repercussions from the teams you've attacked?" Korpela asked, causing the Tag Team Champions to laugh.
"Oh we know that they'll come after us, but we're not scared! They're just a bunch of losers, and at Cyber Sunday, we're going to prove it by retaining the Tag Team Championships!" Sheldon exclaimed, before the Age of Aggression (Joe Wolf and Charlie Bonifer) came up, and with Joe smirking at them and Bonifer glaring at them.
"You really think that you're going to retain those titles? When the fans pick me and Bonifer here to fight you for those championships, we're going to take them and show all of these people why the Age of Aggression are the top team in the BTWF!" Joe Wolf exclaimed, as Sheldon and Naruto smirked and chuckled at him.
"Oh, you think we're fuckin' joking!?" Bonifer asked angrily, attempting to stomp over to the champions, but Joe put an arm in front of him to stop him. Before Joe or the NWO could say anything else, Gene Belcher and Eddy came up from behind them.
"Hey-yo babies! The vibe here is getting ugly, so me and my main boy E to the D to the other D to the Y are here to get the vibe back to normal!" Gene exclaimed, with everyone, including Jack Korpela, looking on in confusion.
"What my partner is trying to say is that WE'RE going to be the ones to take those titles at Cyber Sunday!" Eddy exclaimed.
"I'm pretty sure that's not what he said," Korpela mumbled, before getting a notification on his phone.
"Oh please, none of you are half the team that we are, and at Cyber Sunday, we're going to remind all of you losers why we are the top team not only on Octane, not only in the BTWF but in the entire Fanfiction Wrestling Multiverse!" Naruto exclaimed before Korpela took the microphone back.
"Gentlemen, I just received word from Kokonoe-"
"How do you have her phone number?" Joe asked.
"—and she said that next week, there will be an 8 person tag team match, with Naruto and Sheldon Lee teaming up with the Age of Aggression taking on Eddy, Gene Belcher, Valentino Clavara, and a partner of Valentino's choosing. And she also told me that this match has been approved by Octane General Managers Arthur Morgan and Tanya von Degurechaff," Korpela explained, with Naruto and Sheldon Lee smirking.
"You know what? That sounds great! We'll just show you losers how a real team functions," Sheldon exclaimed before he and Naruto left before the camera panned to the trainer's room, where Shoto Todoroki was getting his arm checked on my medical staff.
"Well…you're arm isn't too severely hurt, but I think you should take it easy for the next couple of weeks. No matches, and no wrestling until your arm is 100% healed," the doctor said, causing Todoroki to sigh in annoyance just as Natsu Dragoneel came in.
"So…you're going to be on the shelf for a couple of weeks?" Natsu asked with a smile on his face.
"Unfortunately. I may not be able to wrestle for the next couple of weeks, but I will be training because when I come back, I will become the BTWF Champion," Todoroki responded, as Natsu nodded and patted him on the back.
"Well, I for one would be more than happy to give you a rematch from your first match here and see if you have what it takes," Natsu said with a smile, as Todoroki started growing a half-smile in response.
"You seem awfully confident that you're going to win that match," Todoroki joked, as Natsu laughed and patted his shoulder.
"My shoulder feels practically naked without that title, so no matter what the fans pick for me, I will be walking out of Sunday the BTWF Championship," Natsu responded.
"Well, I want to wish you the best of luck with that," Todoroki asked, extending his arm out for a handshake. Natsu accepted it, shaking it vigorously before looking at the doctor.
"Make sure he's up to snuff by the time I win the BTWF Championship at Cyber Sunday," Natsu said before walking out of the trainer's room with Todoroki shaking his head with a smile as the camera panned to a commercial.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned to the ring, where Denki Kaminari was standing in the middle of the ring, with Kirishima letting him shadow box with his hands.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall. In the ring, accompanied by Kirishima, from Tokyo Japan, Denki Kaminari!" Justin Roberts announced as the crowd cheered.
"Kaminari accepting the open challenge given on Twitter by our BTWF Champion Kaworu Nagisa!" Okabe exclaimed, as Damien Sandow's 2013 'Hallelujah' theme song as the crowd booed Kaworu Nagisa coming out with his signature blue robe.
"And his opponent, from Tokyo Japan, he is the BTWF Champion, Kaworu Nagisa!" Justin Roberts announced, before Kaworu revealed a microphone from inside his robe and despite the crowd booing, put it to his mouth while he was looking at Kaminari and walking towards the ring.
"Mr. Kaminari, I wanted to thank you for accepting my open challenge, but you should also be thanking me for the opportunity to battle the BTWF Champion. Now, I am sure all these people, despite their obvious low intellect, can see that you will not last too long against me," Kaworu explained, while the crowd booed and Kaminari started yelling at him to get into the ring.
"But despite that, you will serve a greater purpose than you have ever served in your meaningless career, as your defeat will serve as a word of caution to Mr. Dragoneel and Mr. Todoroki," Kaworu said before he put the microphone down and rolled into the ring with a fired-up Kaminari.
"Some strong words from the BTWF Champion towards his challengers," Okabe noted, as the bell rang. Once that happened, Kaminari grabbed Kaworu by the hair and started punching him in the face before kicking him in the gut and hitting him with a Matt Riddle-esque strike combination, sending Kaworu staggering into the corner and the crowd to cheer. Kaminari goes into the corner and starts chopping Kaworu in the chest while Kirishima was cheering him on along with the crowd.
"A very good start by Kaminari with these strikes to the BTWF Champion," Cornette stated, as Kaminari Irish whipped Kaworu into another corner, but Kaworu was able to slide out of the ring under the bottom rope. Kirishima started yelling at an exasperated Kaworu, and Kaworu responded by pushing him down. Kaminari attempted to run out of the ropes with a suicide dive, but Kaworu was able to see him and counter with a Powerslam, sending Kaminari's back crashing onto the padded concrete.
"And…there goes Kaminari!" Cornette exclaimed, as Kaworu threw Kaminari back into the ring and started stomping onto him before running the ropes and hitting a knee drop to Kaminari's face before going for another pin, much to the crowd's chagrin.
Ref: 1…2
Kaminari kicked out and Kaworu countered by hitting Kaminari with an Elbow of Disdain before picking him up by the hair and throwing him into the corner, allowing Kaworu to run at him with a clothesline. Kaminari staggers out of the corner, and Kaworu responds with a half nelson hold, allowing him to knee Kaminari in the gut and chest multiple times before he went for another pin while the crowd continued to boo him and chant 'Asshole Inc.' at him.
Ref: 1…2.
"Kaworu is doing a good job of showing Natsu and Todoroki what they will be in for when they fight him for the title," Beth explained, as Kaworu picked Kaminari up and attempted to hit him with a Uranage, but Kaminari was able to counter the Uranage attempt into a roll-up pin, causing the crowd to cheer.
Ref: 1…2
"Oh my God! Kaminari almost got the biggest win of his career!" Cornette exclaimed as Kaminari got up, and Kaworu countered with a kick to the gut before hitting a Straight Jacket Neckbreaker before keeping both of Kaminari's arms in front of his face and brought his knee to the middle of Kaminari's back and started choking him, causing the crowd to start cheering and clapping for Kaminari to escape the hold along with Kirishima.
"Well that win might not be coming anytime soon with this brutal submission hold," Okabe countered, as Kaminari attempted to get on his feet, but Kaworu sent him back to the ground by stepping on the back of his knee, bringing him to only one knee. Kaminari, however, was able to get back to his feet and headbutt Kaworu in the face multiple times, allowing him to break out of the hold and hit a DDT onto Kaworu before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
Kaworu kicked out, and Kaminari went to the 2nd rope and waited for Kaworu to get back up.
"Kaminari found his second wind, and he's using it to try and get this monumental win over the BTWF Champion!" Beth exclaimed, as Kaworu staggered back to his feet, which Kaminari responded to by hitting a missile dropkick from the top rope onto Kaworu, and hi-fived Kirishima before hitting him with two clotheslines, a running headscissors, a single leg dropkick, and Irish whipped him into the ropes. Kaworu attempted to run at Kaminari, but Kaminari countered with a knee strike to the head and an enziguri before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"Kaworu is not going to go down that easily, especially when he believes he has something to prove to not only Natsu Dragoneel but the entire BTWF fanbase as well," Okabe explained, as Kaminari went to the top rope, as Kirishima and the fans cheered him on. Kaminari dived off of the top rope with a frog splash, but Kaworu was able to get his knees up at the last moment, causing the crowd to boo.
"And that may have been Kaworu's last gasp!" Beth exclaimed, as Kaworu grabbed Kaminari in a full nelson, smashed his head into the top turnbuckle multiple times before Kaworu hit Kaminari with the Final Request (Sit-Out Full Nelson) before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, the BTWF Champion, Kaworu Nagisa!" Justin Roberts announced as Kaworu curtsied to the booing crowd before grabbing his BTWF Championship and going up to the middle turnbuckle.
"Kaworu building more momentum for his championship match at Cyber Sunday!" Cornette exclaimed as Kaworu held his title with both of his hands, while the crowd continued to boo. Kirishima got into the ring and checked on Kaworu before Kaworu turned around and shrugged before jumping off of the middle rope, hitting Kirishima in the head with the BTWF Championship.
"Oh come on! What did Kaworu do that for!?" Cornette asked, as Kaworu put his title on the floor and locked Kirishima in the Royal Arch (Inverted Sharpshooter) as the crowd continued to boo him.
"He wants to send a message to Natsu, regardless of who he has to hurt," Okabe responded before the crowd's boos turned to cheers as Natsu ran down to the ring. Kaworu noticed and let Kirishima go before running out of the ring so that he and Natsu could exchange punches and forearms to the face, causing the crowd to cheer and chant 'Fuck him up Natsu!'
"Well the message was received, and Natsu wants to give Kaworu a message of his own!" Beth exclaimed as security came out to try and separate the two. Kaworu jabbed Natsu in the eye before running off, leaving Natsu to fight off the security.
"A cowardly retreat by our BTWF Champion!" Cornette exclaimed as Natsu glared at the retreating form of Kaworu, as the crowd chanted 'Let Them Fight!' at the security.
"I would call it a 'tactical' retreat, but bad blood is definitely flowing in this BTWF Championship rivalry," Okabe countered, as Kaworu turned around while he was on the stage, and posed with his championship belt, mocking Natsu before leaving to the back as Natsu continued struggling with the security.
"Can we not mention blood when we had Toga out here not too long ago?" Beth asked, a shiver going through her spine when she was reminded of Toga before the camera panned to the back where Jack Korpela was standing in the interview area.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, he is a Real American, Stan Smith," Korpela introduced as the crowd booed a glaring Stan, brandishing an American Flag in his right hand.
"Now Stan, you've returned a few weeks ago and have been on a roll since you've returned, and I was wondering if you have anyone in mind that you want to face," Korpela explained, before Stan turned his glare to Korpela and started talking.
"I don't really care who I fight, as long as I show these sympathizers out here how a Real American wrestles!" Stan exclaimed, before Homer Simpson appeared, and took the microphone from Jack Korpela.
"I've had to hear you talk crap to all the hardworking wrestlers and people in the audience just because they're not from the United States, and I am damn sick of it!" Homer exclaimed as Stan rolled his eyes.
"What I choose to do with my status as a wrestler and the message I want to get across is none of your business!" Stan exclaimed as Homer patted him on the shoulder, with the glare still on his face.
"If you want to yell like a lunatic about foreigners, then I'll say whatever I want about it, and do whatever I want about it too," Homer countered, before hitting Stan with a Hangover (KO Punch), causing Korpela to run off before Homer pated a downed Stan on the back before leaving as the camera panned to a commercial.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the backstage interview area where Himari Anzai (Sempai from the anime/manga Magical Sempai. She doesn't have a real name as far as I know so I decided to give her one), stood with BTWF World Women's Champion Rei Ayanami and #1 contender Zoey Hanson were standing on opposite sides of each other.
"Ladies, it's been confirmed that the two of you will face each other for the BTWF World Women's Championship at Cyber Sunday, but the question that is on mine and the fans' minds is what type of stipulation match it's going to be?" Anzai asked. Rei walked towards Anzai and leaned into the microphone.
"A humiliation match," Rei answered simply, surprising both Zoey Hanson and Himari Anzai.
"Let me explain. I have respect for you Zoey, but I want to get the best out of you like what I saw with Akira Hayami at WarZone. So I want to make sure you have more to fight for. The fans will get to select our punishment; the loser either cannot challenge for the World Women's Title for 6 months, has to admit that the winner of the match is the best women's wrestler in the company, or they have to do a strip in front of the live crowd," Rei explained with her usual deadpanned expression, causing Zoey to glare at her. Anzai backed away slightly, thinking that this was going to lead to a brawl, but Zoey just nodded.
"OK, Rei. I agree with those terms, but…I just don't want you to get too mad at me when you not only lose the championship to me but when you humiliate yourself in front of the fans!" Zoey exclaimed, with booming confidence in her voice before patting Rei's World Women's Championship and leaving as the camera panned to the stage, where 'Not Gonna Die' by Skillet played, causing the crowd to get off of their feet and cheer while the arena lights turned red and white.
"The following contest is a 6 man tag team match scheduled for one fall. Making their way to the ring, the team of the BTWF United States Champion Shinji Ikari, Soul Eater Evans, and Mordecai!" Justin Roberts announced as the crowd cheered, as Shinji, Soul, and Mordecai hi-fived fans on their way to the ring with the BTWF United States Championship around his waist.
"After the near Pier 6 Brawl we had last week at the end of the show, this 6 man tag team match was made featuring the United States Champion, the three top contenders, and two men who want to be considered top contenders," Cornette explained, as the three made their way to the ring, climbed different corners, and posed, causing the crowd to cheer louder.
"That's right Jim! This match was made so that these 6 athletes can get their bad blood out in the form of the main event match here on Octane!" Beth exclaimed, as 'We Are One' by 12 Stones played, as the crowd booed Mercury Black, Owen with Mr. Enter, and Ed came out of the ring, focusing on their opponents in the ring.
"And their opponents, accompanied to the ring by Mr. Enter, Mercury Black, Owen, and Ed!" Justin Roberts announced as the three men decided to run to the ring, starting the match having a brawl with the three in the ring. The crowd was cheering the fight just as the referee rang the bell to officially start the match. Shinji and Mercury were fighting in the middle of the ring, while Owen, Soul, Mordecai, and Ed dragged their fight outside of the ring, while Shinji took Mercury down with a standing enziguri, causing the crowd to explode as Shinji shot both his arms up.
"And this match starting off with Shinji vs. the man who wants a rematch with Shinji for the United States championship, Mercury Black!" Okabe exclaimed, as Shinji Irish whipped Mercury into the corner and started punching him in the face before hitting him with a Falcon Arrow and a jumping double stomp onto Mercury's chest. Outside of the ring, Owen threw Soul into the fan barricade while Owen was jumping and applauding Owen, while Mordecai was able to smash Ed's face into the announcer's table before running back to his corner.
"And we're getting our other competitors in this match back in the ring!" Cornette exclaimed, as Shinji wrung Mercury's arm and tagged Mordecai into the match. The two hit a double Gourdbuster onto Mercury and when Mercury was on his knees, the two of them hit a double dropkick onto him before Mordecai went for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
Mercury kicked out and Mordecai put Mercury in a headlock while the crowd chanted for him. Owen got back to his corner with Mr. Enter banging on the ring apron to will Mercury to escape the headlock. Soul was starting to stir on the outside, while Mercury was able to get back to his feet and punch him in the stomach multiple times. Mercury attempted to throw him into the ropes, but Mordecai kept the headlock locked in. Mercury poked Mordecai in the eye before putting him in his own headlock. The crowd booed as Mercury gave Mordecai a noogie while arguing with Shinji at the same time. Ed also started getting back to his feet, and when he saw Soul staggering back to his feet, Ed ran at him with a running shoulder tackle, causing him to fall back into the rubble as the crowd booed Ed getting back onto the apron.
"Ed able to keep Soul out of this match a little longer to keep the advantage to his team," Okabe explained, as Mordecai hit Mercury with a back suplex, bridging him for a pin.
Ref: 1…2
Mercury kicked out, and but Mordecai in a keylock. However, Mordecai was able to get out of the keylock and hit him with an atomic drop and a Michinoku Driver before going for the pin with the crowd cheering him.
Ref: 1…2.
Mercury kicked out and Mordecai Irish whipped him into the ropes and hit him with a One-Man Poetry in Motion and a Hurricanrana. Mordecai ran the ropes again, but Owen grabbed Mordecai by the hair, and clubbed him in the chest, causing the crowd to boo.
"And Owen putting Mordecai's momentum to a halt!" Beth exclaimed as the referee yelled at Mordecai and Owen before Mercury got up and mounted Mordecai, punching and elbowing Mordecai in the face before tagging Owen into the match, causing the crowd to boo while Enter was cheering him on. Owen picked Mordecai up and hit him with a couple of headbutts, sending him staggering into the corner. Owen ran into the corner and hit Mordecai with a running elbow to the side of the face before picking him up in a military press.
"And look at the strength of the Powerhouse Owen!" Cornette exclaimed as Owen threw Mordecai down to the canvas face first before tagging Ed into the match. The crowd booed as the two picked Mordecai up by the throat and hit him with a double chokeslam before Ed ran to push Shinji off of the apron before going to pin Mordecai.
Ref: 1…2
Ed picked Mordecai up and punched him in the gut multiple times before putting him in a bearhug, and ramming him a couple of times into the corner back first and hit him with an Overhead Belly to Belly suplex. The crowd booed as Ed tagged Mercury back into the match. Ed picked Mordecai up in a torture rack allowing Mercury to hit a diving knee drop to the face of Mordecai before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2
"And Shinji breaks up the pin!" Cornette exclaimed just as Shinji came into the ring with another double foot stomp onto Mercury's back, before running back into the apron while Mercury attempted to chase after him. Mercury decided to pick Mordecai back up and pick him up in a Fireman's Carry Position, causing the crowd to boo. Mercury hit him with an Ushigaroshi before dragging Mordecai into the corner and tagged Owen back into the match. Owen put both of his feet on Mordecai and used the ropes to choke him on his stomach. When the referee told Owen to back off, Enter kicked Mordecai in the side of the head and started choking him until the referee turned his attention back to Mordecai and Enter.
"And Enter attacking Mordecai behind the referee's back!" Beth exclaimed, as Owen picked Mordecai up by the hair and picked him up in position for the World's Strongest Slam, while Mr. Enter was clapping. However, the crowd cheered as Soul was finally able to come back up to his feet and clothesline Enter and punch him in the face multiple times. Owen hit Mordecai with a fallaway slam before he walked to the ropes and picked Soul up by his hair, and attempted to pull him into the ring, but Soul hit him with a hotshot, causing the crowd to cheer. Shinji then went to the top rope and hit Owen with a missile dropkick, sending Owen staggering into the corner, causing the crowd to cheer as Soul made his way to his corner.
"Shinji was the illegal man in this match! He shouldn't have gotten in the ring!" Okabe exclaimed as Mordecai tagged Shinji into the match, while Ed tagged himself into the match. The crowd cheered as Shinji hit Ed with a running dropkick to Ed's knee before hitting him with a Float Over DDT, causing the crowd to cheer.
"Well Ed, Owen, and Mercury Black started attacking Shinji's team first, so it's an eye for an eye, Okabe," Beth countered, as Ed got back to his feet, so Shinji responded with three clotheslines, a spinning kick to the gut, and a knee strike to the face before hitting him with a Falcon Arrow into double knees. Mercury Black tried to rush his way into the ring, but Shinji saw this and threw him out of the ring, before hitting Ed with a Fly to the Moon (Superkick) before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Owen was barely able to break up the pin and hit Shinji with a Uranage, causing the crowd to boo.
"An eye for an eye, right Beth?" Okabe asked with a smirk on his face as Owen dragged Ed to his corner so that he could tag into the match.
"Come on you two, we have a match to call! You two can fight all you want once we're done!" Cornette exclaimed to his two broadcast partners. The crowd booed, as Owen ran the ropes and hit a leg drop onto Shinji's throat before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Shinji was barely able to roll his shoulder off of the mat and Owen responded by pulling him up by his hair and threw him into the corner. Owen, seeing Enter back up and giving him the thumbs up, ran the ropes and hit multiple body splashes onto Shinji before hitting him with a vertical suplex throw before tagging Mercury into the match, who had gotten back to his corner. Mercury hit a springboard 450 from the apron and pinned Shinji while the crowd was booing.
Ref: 1…2.
Shinji kicked out, and Mercury responded by putting Shinji in a seated full nelson, causing the crowd to cheer and clap for Shinji to escape the hold.
"Mercury is probably enjoying every bit of this full nelson that he has on Shinji!" Beth exclaimed as Mercury started stomping on Shinji's gut to prevent him from dragging himself to the ropes.
"You got that right, Beth! You have to believe that Mercury is imagining as if he was in a rematch for the United States Championship!" Cornette responded as Shinji was able to get back to his feet and start elbowing Mercury in the sides of the head, causing him to let go of the full nelson. Shinji then moved behind Mercury and hit a full nelson suplex onto him before falling to the floor. The two crawled to their corners with the crowd cheering for Shinji, and after a moment, the two were able to tag Soul and Ed into the match respectively.
"And we're finally getting to see Soul for the first time in this match!" Beth exclaimed, as Soul threw Ed into the corner and punched him in the head multiple times before hitting a Tornado DDT. Soul hit a running knee onto Owen, sending him falling off of the apron. Soul ran the ropes and hit Ed with a jumping clothesline before hitting Owen with a baseball slide, sending him into the fan barricade. Soul then hit a double knee facebreaker and a snap swinging neckbreaker before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Mercury broke up the pin and attempted to pick up Soul for an Ushigaroshi, but Soul broke out of the hold and hit him with another Tornado DDT, causing the crowd to stand on their feet and cheer before he springboarded off of the 2nd rope and hit a reverse hurricanrana onto Ed, before running the ropes and hitting the 2nd rope to hit a Springboard Moonsault. Before Soul could go for the pin, Owen pulled Soul out of the ring and started clubbing him in the head. However, the crowd cheered even louder as Shinji ran to one apron and hit a running knee to Owen's head, and hit him with a Fly to the Moon (Superkick) onto Owen, finally bringing him on his back. Mercury grabbed Shinji by the hair from behind and threw him into the steel ring post, causing the crowd to boo.
"And this 6 man is getting chaotic again!" Cornette exclaimed, as Mordecai dived off of the top rope and hit a crossbody onto Mercury, causing the crowd to cheer again before he ran back to the corner. Soul attempted to hit the Soul Eater (Gourdbuster GTS), but Ed was able to counter in midair, hitting Soul with a DDT. Ed attempted to pick Soul up, but Soul pushed Ed away from him and tagged Mordecai into the match, causing the crowd to explode.
"Oh boy…two blood rivals are in the ring right now…," Okabe explained, as Ed and Mordecai started a staredown while the crowd was continuing to explode.
"And Mordecai's victory over Ed in a falls count anywhere match a couple of weeks ago has only made the feud worse!" Beth exclaimed as the two started punching each other in the face before Mordecai won the brawl, hit a sit-out jawbreaker, swept the leg, hit a Jeff Hardy style double leg drop onto the stomach of Ed, and hit a dropkick to a seated Ed before going up to the top rope to attempt the Whisper of the Wind. While Mordecai was climbing, Enter told the referee to check on Ed while he ran to the corner.
"Wait…what the hell is enter doing!?" Cornette asked, as while the referee was checking on Ed, Mr. Enter swept Mordecai's legs, causing him to hit the top turnbuckle groin first and the crowd to boo Enter as he went back to the other side of the ring.
"Doing what a good manager is supposed to do; help their client or their team!" Okabe countered as Ed was able to get back to his feet while Mordecai was starting to stagger back up. Once he did, Ed ran at Mordecai and hit him with a Gore that sent Mordecai inside out before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here are your winners, Mercury Black, Owen, and Ed!" Justin Roberts announced, as the crowd booed while Ed rolled out of the ring and hi-fived Enter as thanks, while Owen and Mercury Black walked off with them.
"And thanks to Enter's cheap tactics, Ed was able to get a leg up on his rival!" Beth exclaimed as Soul and Shinji rolled into the ring to check on Mordecai while Mercury and Mr. Enter started mocking the three of them.
"Well no matter what happened in the match, the record books will say that Ed got another victory over Mordecai," Okabe countered as Shinji grabbed his United States Championship, as he glares at Owen while Soul helped Mordecai back to his feet.
"Regardless, Owen and Soul have shown the crowd what they are capable of if they are voted to face Shinji for the United States Championship. And with that in mind, I'm Jim Cornette, and for Beth Vanderwood, Rintaro Okabe, and the rest of the BTWF, have a goodnight everyone and we will see you next week!" Cornette exclaimed as he, Beth, and Okabe waved goodbye to the fans at home as the camera faded to black.
Match Results:
Hollywood Hooligan def. Nico
The Age of Aggression (Joe Wolf and Charlie Bonifer) def. Kensuke Aida and Touji Suzuhara
Ochako Uraraka def. Clover Lamoreaux (W/Jerry Lewis) via. Submission
Himiko Toga def. Haruko Haruhara
Kaworu Nagisa def. Denki Kaminari (W/Kirishima)
Ed, Owen, and Mercury Black (W/Mr. Enter) def. Mordecai, Soul Eater Evans, and Shinji Ikari
Matches to Vote on for Cyber Sunday;
Who will face Naruto and Sheldon Lee (NWO) for the BTWF World Tag Team titles?;
Valentino and a mystery partner
Gene Belcher and Eddy
The Age of Aggression (Joe Wolf and Charlie Bonifer)
What will happen to the loser of the BTWF World Women's title match between champion Rei Ayanami and challenger Zoey Hanson?;
The loser cannot challenge for the women's title for the next 6 months
The loser has to admit that the winner is the best female wrestler in the world
The loser has to perform a strip in front of the crowd
Who will be the special guest referee for the Akira Hayami vs. Zia Simpson match?;
Clover Lamoreaux
Misato Katsuragi
Medusa Gorgon
What type of match will Alex's team vs. the Sisterhood of Darkness have?;
One on one Lumberjill match between Alex Vasquez and Sherry Blendy
5 on 5 tag team match
7 on 7 tag team match
What match will Pete Corvus and Black Star have for the Hardcore Championship?;
Ambulance Match
Chairs Match
Asylum Match
Who will fight Shinji Ikari at Cyber Sunday for the BTWF United States Championship?;
Owen
Soul Eater Evans
Mordecai
Which type of 2/3 falls match will Kaworu Nagisa and Natsu Dragoneel have for the BTWF Championship;
Regular
No-DQ and No Count Out
3 Stages of Hell (Tell me which stages you would prefer for the match if you voted for Three Stages of Hell)
