BTWF Last Gasp (Night 2 Part 1)
'Through Hell' by Citizen Solder & Royal Bliss played as the crowd exploded into cheers, chanting 'BTWF!' Pyro went off on the stage and the sides of the TitanTron, which had chain decorations on the side, with more chains hanging from the ceiling. Two Chamber pods were also displayed on either side of the stage, the camera panning around the arena, with the crowd showing off their pro-Natsu, anti-Owen, pro-Rei, anti-Sisterhood of Darkness, etc. signs. The camera finally focused on the announce team, who gave a wave to the fans at home.
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Last Gasp, the final PPV stop onto the Road to StarShow! From Silver Springs Maryland, I'm Jim Cornette alongside my broadcast colleagues, Beth Vanderwood and Rintaro Okabe. And guys, are we in for a big night tonight!" Cornette exclaimed as the crowd continued cheering while Beth gave the camera two thumbs up and Okabe gave another simple wave to the fans.
"Thanks for the introduction, Jim, and boy are you right about the big night tonight! We have multiple title matches, #1 contenders matches with StarShow implications, and much more going on tonight!" Beth exclaimed as the camera panned up to show off the Elimination Chamber as it came down around the ring. The camera panned around the Chamber, showing off the long chain walls, the Plexiglas pods, the hard metal floor only covered with a small amount of padding, and the long chain roof.
"And we're starting off with one of those title matches, with the Sisterhood of Darkness' Sherry Blendy defending her championship against 5 other women!" Okabe exclaimed. The crowd cheered louder as the Elimination Chamber was set, the lights dimming as the bell rang, with Tim Barr standing on the side of the commentary table and behind the Elimination Chamber match.
"The following contest is the Elimination Chamber match! And it is for the BTWF World Women's Championship!" Tim Barr announced. 'Dear Future Self' by Fall Out Boy (feat. Wyclef Jean) played, the crowd cheering as Alex Vasquez came out of the back, doing several backflips until she got to the center of the stage. When Alex stopped at the center of the stage, Misato Katsuragi came following her out, the crowd cheering louder as Alex and Misato hi-fived each other before Alex kipped back up to her feet.
"Introducing the challengers, first, accompanied to the ring by Misato Katsuragi, from Beverly Hills California by way of Monterrey Mexico, Alex Vasquez!" Tim Barr announced as Alex walked down the entrance ramp, high-fiving the fans in the front row, with Misato following her to the ring, patting her on the back, and giving her some motivational words. Alex nodded indicating that she was listening to Misato's words, but when she stopped in front of the steel steps, Misato gave Alex one last bit of advice before patting her on the back, lightly pushing her towards the stairs.
"Alex's confidence has gone through the roof since teaming up with and getting guidance from Misato," Beth explained as the crowd continued cheering while Alex ran up the steel steps, and when she got to the door of the Chamber, ran into the Chamber, jumped over the top rope, and rolled into the center of the ring. Alex raised her fist for the cheering fans before walking out of the ring, and getting into one of the pods while looking up above her.
"She's going to need a lot more than confidence if Alex wants to win this Chamber match," Cornette countered as Misato applauded for Alex before Cody Rhodes 'Only One Can Judge' theme song played. The crowd booed as Asuka came out of the back, grabbing her hood to make sure that her face was as obscured as it possibly could be. The crowd continued booing and chanting 'You're ugly!' at Asuka, who responded by growling before stomping to the ring.
"And her opponent, from Berlin Germany, Asuka Langley Soryu!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Asuka looked up, and glared at Misato, who told Asuka that she was acting ridiculous. Asuka growled at her, the crowd booing as Asuka pushed Misato down to the ground, telling her to mind her own business. The crowd continued booing and chanting that she sucked as Asuka ran up the steel steps, and when she got to her pod, she finally took her hood off. The crowd's boos grew louder when the clear face mask over Asuka's face was revealed, and when she looked over at Alex, Alex yelled at Asuka that she was going to regret what she did to Misato.
"Asuka's new darker and aggressive personality coming out here, and she has to be careful not to create more enemies inside the Chamber," Okabe noted as Asuka walked into her Chamber, responding to Asuka's threat with a glare before turning her attention to the environment around her. Asuka stared at the steel all around her as Justin Gabriel's 'Fear Nothing' theme song played, the crowd cheering loudly as Zia came running out of the back, and sliding to her knees, giving the elated audience a brief air guitar solo before putting both of her pointer fingers up together. Smoke shot out from behind Zia before she jumped back to her feet and started walking to the ring.
"And their opponent, from Springfield Illinois, she is 'the Woman that Gravity Forgot' Zia Simpson!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd continued cheering and chanting for Zia while she high-fived and fist-bumped fans in the front row. Asuka stared over at Zia with a steely glare, which Zia seemingly ignored as she continued interacting with the fans. Zia then crouched down in front of the steel steps, and shot up them before rolling into the center of the ring, getting up to her knees, and playing some more air guitar. Zia then ran over to the corner of the ring in front of Asuka's pod, jumped up to the top rope, and gave her the devil horns, the crowd cheering as Asuka kicked the pod a couple of times in annoyance.
"Zia is one of the most popular women on Octane, and this could be the win that she needs to put herself on the map!" Okabe exclaimed as Zia jumped down, and went into her own pod, stretching. The crowd began booing as 'Entertain You' by Within Temptation played, revealing Clover coming out with Jerry. Clover walked to the center of the stage, took her hood off, and then turned around to her Mini-Tron that had turned into a mirror, and began looking at herself and prepping her hair and face.
"And their opponent, accompanied to the ring by Jerry Lewis, from Beverly Hills California by way of Sainte-Mere-Eglise France, she is 'the French Phenom' Clover Lamoreaux!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd booing again, and chanting 'Hurry Up!' as Clover continued gussying herself up in the mirror. In the ring, Alex rolled her eyes and joined in on the crowd chanting 'Hurry Up!' at Clover, who finally turned back around and began walking down the entranceway, telling the crowd that it takes time to look this good.
"Clover should be focusing on the Elimination Chamber in front of her, and not her looks," Beth noted as Clover smirked at the booing fans, discussing battle strategy with Jerry. Asuka glared at Clover from inside her pod, shaking her head and mumbling that Clover doesn't know how lucky she has it, still having her beauty. Clover hugged Jerry and smirked at Misato, who had been helped up after hitting the back of her head on the stairs as a result of Asuka's push. Jerry wished Clover good luck before going back to the locker room, and Clover responded with a confident smirk and wink before walking up the steel steps.
"We've seen Clover be laser-focused on the in-ring action once the bell rings. If she can bring that focus into this match, we'll have a brand new BTWF World Women's Champion," Okabe countered as Clover looked up at the steel chain ceiling before walking into the last available pod. Clover looked over at Alex and started telling her that she wasn't going to make it in this match, which Alex responded to by threatening to knock Clover's teeth down her throat. Clover rolled her eyes as 'I Want to Live' by Skillet played, the crowd cheering as Erza came walking out with a sword in her hand.
"And their opponent, from Magnolia Fiore, she is 'Titania' Erza Scarlet!" Tim Barr announced, as Erza looked over at the cheering crowd, and then stuck her sword in the middle of the stage, causing fire to shoot out of the stage. Erza left her sword on the stage as she marched down to the ring. Asuka seethed inside her pod as Erza gave fist-bumps to the fans in the front row while continuing to make her way to the ring. Zia continued to stretch while Clover glared at Erza, remembering how she had gotten an upset victory over her a few months back.
"Erza Scarlet has thrived since leaving the side of Asuka and the Beautiful People, but Asuka, since coming back from a broken nose, has been targeting Erza and has vowed to scar her face to make Erza feel what she felt having her nose broken!" Cornette exclaimed as Erza ran up the steel steps, jumped over the top rope, and ran into the corner, shooting both her fists up, ignoring Asuka's steely glare towards her. Erza then jumped down, went to another corner, and jumped up to the middle rope, shooting her arms up again as Clover told her that she wouldn't be catching her out again.
"Erza's going to be starting this match out against the champion, and she looks highly confident in her ability to go all the way!" Beth exclaimed as the crowd continued cheering when Erza jumped back down to the canvas and stretched to the corner. The crowd booed as the lights turned down and turned blood red as 'Amen' by Bring Me the Horizon (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert, Daryl Palumbo, & Glassjaw) played throughout the arena. A row of fire appeared on the stage, the crowd continuing to boo as the song continued.
"And their opponent, representing the Sisterhood of Darkness, from Galuna Island, she is the BTWF World Women's Champion, Sherry Blendy!" Tim Barr announced. However, instead of Sherry coming out, Medusa Gorgon walked through the flames with a chalice of blood in her hands. Erza looked on with a raised eyebrow as Medusa drank from her chalice, blood dripping out of her mouth, the crowd looking on in shock as a blade cut the canvas of the ring. While Erza continued yelling at Medusa, Sherry began climbing up into the ring, getting into the corner, and bending backwards in the corner.
"Sherry's in the ring right now! Erza's too distracted by Medusa to notice!" Beth exclaimed as Medusa revealed the BTWF World Women Championship belt from the fire, and raised it over her head. Erza raised an eyebrow before turning around, finally noticing Sherry. The crowd cheered as Erza attempted to run at Sherry when the bell rang to start the match and the lights returned to normal. However, Sherry was able to roll out of the way and send Erza staggering into the corner with a Running Back Elbow to the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as Sherry climbed up to the middle rope, and started hitting Erza in the side of the head with punches.
"Sherry getting the advantage over Erza, sneaking into the Chamber to get the first strikes in!" Okabe exclaimed as Erza pulled Sherry out of the corner, sending her crashing into the top turnbuckle. The crowd continued cheering as Erza pushed Sherry into the corner and hit her with several forearms to the side of the head before running the ropes and attempting to hit her with a Running Corner Shoulder Thrust. However, Sherry was able to pull herself up, and despite Erza stopping herself from hitting the corner, Sherry was able to roll Erza up with a Sunset Flip from the corner.
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Erza kicked out and responded by getting back up and hitting a seated Sherry with a Sliding Clothesline before going for another pin.
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"Erza and Sherry now exchanging pins with each other, Erza almost knocking Sherry's head off with that seated Clothesline!" Cornette exclaimed as Erza picked Sherry up by the hair, but the crowd booed as Sherry headbutted Erza in the face. Sherry then grabbed Erza by the hair and then began biting her nose, the crowd booing louder as Erza was able to get Sherry off of her with multiple punches to the side of the face, sending her staggering into the ropes. Erza attempted to send Sherry onto the padded steel floor with a Clothesline, but Sherry was able to dodge and throw Erza to the outside.
"Sherry avoiding disaster there, sending Erza falling to the outside and giving herself a moment of reprieve," Okabe explained as Sherry ran into the corner, jumped onto the middle turnbuckle, and attempted to hit Erza with a Triangle Springboard Spear, but Erza was able to catch Sherry, causing the crowd to cheer. Erza attempted to put Sherry in a Fireman's Carry, but Sherry bit Erza's ear, the crowd booing as Erza screamed out in pain, dropping Sherry. This allowed Sherry to grab Erza by the hair, and throw her into the steel chain wall of the Elimination Chamber face first.
"Sherry using her molars to once again escape Erza's power!" Okabe exclaimed as Sherry started pressing her foot on the back of Erza's head, pressing her face into the steel chain wall while screaming at the booing fans. Sherry then let go of Erza and started raking her face into the chain link fence, with Asuka smirking from the other side of the ring. Sherry picked Erza up and attempted to hit her with a Back Suplex, but Erza responded by punching Sherry in the face multiple times before throwing her into the steel chain wall back first. Sherry tried to laugh off the pain, but Erza picked Sherry up in a Bearhug position and rammed her back into the steel chain wall multiple times before taking her down with a Michinoku Driver and going for the pin.
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"Sherry kicking out of that Michinoku Driver on the outside, probably silently thanking the fact that the steel floor was padded, slightly cushioning her fall!" Cornette exclaimed as Erza picked Sherry back up, and threw her face first into the steel chain wall, sending her staggering away. Erza then grabbed Sherry by the throat and attempted to throw her back into the ring, but Sherry dug her nails into Erza's eyes, escaping her grasp, and kicking her in the side of the head. Erza was stunned, and this allowed Sherry to put Erza in a Front Facelock, attempting to hit her with a DDT, but Erza was able to push her off, and when Sherry attempted to hit Erza with another kick to the head, Erza dodged and put her in position for the Powerbomb.
"Sherry still exchanging counters with Erza after taking that Michinoku Driver on the outside, showing that she's got a real tolerance for pain!" Okabe exclaimed as the timer appeared on the TitanTron, the crowd counting down as Sherry was able to counter the Powerbomb attempt by sending Erza's face crashing into the steel chain again with a Hurricanrana. The timer counted down to zero, the crowd cheering as the lights started going on and off over the pods as Sherry continued stomping on Erza's chest. The light stopped over Clover's pod, the crowd booing as Clover walked out of the pod, heading towards Sherry and Erza.
"And here comes the French Phenom! She's been wanting the BTWF World Women's Championship for months now! Can she do that in the Chamber!?" Beth exclaimed as Clover grabbed Sherry by the hair, pushed her into the corner, and hit her with multiple forearms to the side of the face. The crowd booed as Clover continued hitting Sherry in the face, sending her falling into a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle. Clover then ran out of the ring and started stomping on Erza, the crowd cheering as Erza grabbed her foot, and stood up while still holding her foot.
"Clover coming into this match hot, but Erza looks like she's about to stop it!" Beth exclaimed as Clover responded with several punches to the side of Erza's face. The crowd continued booing as Clover grabbed Erza, and threw her head first into the Plexiglas, sending her falling to the floor. Clover told the fans that Erza wasn't going to stop her this time before going back into the ring, grabbing Sherry, and hitting her with a Pendulum Backbreaker. Clover then jumped onto the middle rope, and hit a Diving Pinpoint Elbow to Sherry's chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs.
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"Clover taking advantage of the brutality Erza and Sherry were exchanging with each other before she came in," Cornette noted as Clover picked Sherry up, and hit her with several European Uppercuts to the chin before attempting to throw her out of the ring. However, when Clover attempted to run at her, Sherry countered with a Shoulder Thrust, sending Clover on all fours. Sherry smirked at Asuka and Zia before springboarding back into the ring and attempting to hit Clover with a Spear, which Clover countered with a Knee Lift to the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as Clover attempted to pick Sherry up for the White Cyanide (Running Brainbuster), but Sherry was able to counter with a Sunset Flip pin.
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Clover kicked out and attempted to hit her with a Running Clothesline, but Sherry bent backwards and hit Clover in the back of the head with a hard Forearm.
"Sherry with a hard strike right to the back of the head! Clover's down on the ground, trying to regain her bearings!" Okabe exclaimed as Sherry picked Clover back up, and hit her with several punches to the side of the head. Sherry then attempted to pick Clover up in a Fireman's Carry, but Clover was able to slip out of it, and before Clover could do anything, Sherry hit Clover in the side of the head with several Back Elbows to the side of the head. Clover fell down to one knee, holding the side of her head, before Sherry ran the ropes, and once again attempted to Spear her, but Clover countered with a Snap Powerslam before going for the pin, hooking both of her legs back.
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"Clover, despite the deepest pin she could possibly manage, is still unable to eliminate the BTWF World Women's Champion!" Cornette exclaimed as Clover mounted Sherry, and hit her with multiple punches and elbows to the head. However, the crowd cheered as Erza came running back into the ring, grabbing Clover in a Waistlock, and deadlifting her up for a German Suplex. Erza then picked Sherry up and threw her into the steel ring post hard enough for both Sherry's head and arm to hit the side of Asuka's pod.
"Oh! The BTWF World Women's Champion got sent right into the pod!" Beth exclaimed while wincing as Erza picked Clover up, and hit her with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Erza ran the ropes and hit Clover with a Jumping Splash to the chest as the timer appeared once again on the screen. Erza picked Clover up as the timer reached zero, the lights above the pods coming back on again. Clover countered Erza with a Jawbreaker as the light stopped over Alex's pod, the crowd cheering as Alex ran out of her pod, jumped onto the top rope, and springboarded off of the top rope to hit both Erza and Clover with a Springboard Dropkick.
"Alex coming in hot with that Springboard Dropkick, taking down both Erza and Clover!" Cornette exclaimed as Alex ran the ropes, and hit Erza with a Rolling Leg Drop across the back of her head. Alex then grabbed Clover by the hair, and much to the crowd's delight, started hitting her with left and right-handed jabs to the face. Clover attempted to block a punch and hit Alex with one, but Alex dodged, and knocked her down with a Spinning Leg Lariat, sending her staggering into the corner. Alex then ran into the corner with another Spinning Leg Lariat, threw Clover out of the corner, jumped up to the top rope, and hit Clover in the back of the head with a Spinning Wheel Kick before going for the pinfall.
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"Alex nearly kicked Clover's head off with a Spinning Heel Kick from the top rope!" Beth exclaimed as Alex noticed that Sherry was staggering out of the corner, and knocked her down with a Spinning Heel Kick as well. Alex then dragged Sherry over to the middle rope, ran the ropes, kicked Erza back down with a Running Dropkick, springboarded off of the middle rope, and hit Sherry with a Springboard Moonsault. Alex attempted to run the ropes and jump onto the top rope for another Springboard move, but the crowd booed as Clover ran at Alex, and pushed her off of the top rope, sending Alex falling off the ropes and crashing into the steel chain wall face and chest first.
"And just like that, Clover snuffs out Alex's fire by sending her right into the steel!" Okabe exclaimed as Clover spat on Alex's prone body before turning around, and stomping on Erza's back and midsection. However, Sherry got back up to her feet and kicked Clover in the midsection and legs several times, but when she attempted to Irish whip Clover into the corner, Clover threw Sherry out of the ring. This allowed Clover to grab Erza back up and hit her with several forearms to the side of the face before Irish whipping her into the ropes. When Erza rebounded, Clover hit Clover with a Tilt-a-Whirl Gutbuster before running the ropes, hitting Erza in the side of the face with a Running Basement Single Leg Dropkick, and going for the pinfall.
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"Clover showing off her ring smarts, keeping one woman isolated in the ring while the other two are out of it and thrown into the steel!" Cornette exclaimed as Clover grabbed Erza's hair, and slammed the back of her head into the canvas. Clover then ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Senton to her chest, the crowd continuing to boo as Clover fixed her hair before kipping back to her feet and hitting Erza in the chest with a Standing Moonsault. The crowd began cheering as the timer started coming back on, with Clover not noticing that Alex was climbing up the steel chain wall, the crowd beginning to cheer louder at that update. By the time the timer went off and the lights began flickering on and off over the remaining two pods, Clover turned around to bask in the hate of the fans, facing Alex who was almost right next to the top of the empty Chamber pods, the crowd exploding into cheers as Alex dived off of the top of the steel chain wall, hitting Alex with a Diving Senton Bomb to a standing Clover.
"What a dive by Alex! Coming off from the top of the Chamber's chain wall to the ring, crashing into her former Totally Spies partner!" Beth exclaimed in shock as while the crowd chanted 'Holy Shit!', the light over Zia's pod stayed on, the crowd exploding into cheers as Zia ran out of the pod, and hit Sherry with a Basement Dropkick to the face while she was sitting in front of the steel chain wall. Zia then noticed Erza getting back to her feet after rolling out of the ring, the crowd cheering louder as Zia ran up, jumped over the steel ring post and hit Erza with a Springboard Diving Tornado DDT. Zia then springboarded into the ring, hitting a downed Clover with a 450 Splash as Alex was trying to recover from her high dive.
"Zia coming into this match flying around like a jet, taking out all three women in this match except for Alex!" Beth exclaimed as Alex smirked at Zia, telling her that she wasn't bad. Zia shrugged with a smirk in return, thanking Alex for the compliment before the two locked up with each other. Zia was able to push Alex away, but Alex was able to take Zia down with a Drop Toe Hold and attempted to lock her in a Crossface, but Zia was able to slide out of the Crossface attempt and attempted to lock her in the Rings of Saturn, which Alex responded to by rolling to her side, turning the Rings of Saturn attempt into a pinfall.
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"Alex and Zia taking advantage of the time they have together to test each other's skills," Okabe noted as Zia hit several Forearms to the side of the head, but Alex was able to block one of those Forearms, and hit several punches to the side of her face. However, when Alex attempted to Irish whip Zia into the ropes, Zia was able to bounce off the middle rope and attempted to hit Alex with a Springboard Moonsault, but Alex was able to duck. The crowd continued cheering as Alex ran the ropes, and attempted to hit him with a Hurricanrana, but Zia was able to cartwheel out of the Hurricanrana, stand on her feet, and hit Alex in the side of the head with a Superkick. Before Alex could go down, Alex jumped up and knocked Zia into the corner with a Spinning Back Kick to the side of the face.
"Amazing how Alex and Zia were able to constantly one-up each other, knocking each other away with some hard kicks!" Cornette exclaimed as Alex staggered back to her feet, a hand over her mouth, and attempted to run into the corner at Zia with a Running Corner Back Elbow, but Zia was able to dodge and hit a CCS Enziguri to the side of Alex's head. The crowd continued cheering as Zia ran the ropes, and attempted to hit Alex with a Running Corner Uppercut, which Alex responded to by pushing her away with her feet, jumping up to the middle rope, and attempting to hit her with a Middle Rope Codebreaker, but Zia was able to catch her and hit her with a Sit-Out Powerbomb before going for a pinfall.
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"What a Powerbomb by Zia! You could almost see the metal floor shake from the force of that Powerbomb!" Okabe exclaimed as Zia got up, and hit Alex in the chest with a Standing Corkscrew Moonsault before putting Alex in a seated position, running the ropes, and hitting Alex with a Running Knee Strike. The crowd cheered as Zia decided to give the crowd an air guitar solo, but the crowd cheered as Erza rolled back into the ring, and nearly turned Zia inside out with a Swords Edge Clothesline (Meat Hook Clothesline). Erza then picked Alex back up to her feet and threw her into a corner along with Zia as the timer on the TitanTron began going down. Erza ran the ropes, and hit a Stinger Splash into the corner, hitting both Zia and Alex in the chest as the light over Asuka's pod stayed on.
"And here comes our final contestant; this new and more twisted Asuka!" Beth exclaimed as Asuka looked at Erza dominating the field, grabbing Clover for a Military Press, and ran into the ring, the crowd booing as Asuka kicked Erza in the back of the leg. The crowd continued booing as Asuka grabbed Erza, and threw her out of the ring, mounting her and hitting her with multiple punches to the face. Asuka grabbed Erza by the hair, dragged Erza to the chain wall, and pushed her face into the wall, the boos growing louder as Asuka ran Erza's face on the steel chains. Asuka began yelling that Erza was going to join her in becoming disfigured as she continued dragging Erza's face into the steel.
"Asuka has said that her goal was to make Erza ugly on the outside so she can feel what Asuka's feeling and that's what she appears to be doing right now!" Okabe exclaimed as in the ring, Clover got back to her feet, picked Zia up, and hit her with several European Uppercuts before throwing her back into the corner. Clover then picked Zia up and put her on the top turnbuckle before hitting her with several more European Uppercuts. Alex got up as well, and Clover responded by kicking Alex in the gut and hitting her with a DDT. However, when Clover began climbing up to the middle turnbuckle, Sherry staggered into the ring, blood pouring out of a small wound on the top of her head. Sherry grabbed Clover and started clubbing her in the back before pulling her out of the corner, putting her in an Electric Chair position.
"Sherry's back in this match, showing off some crazy strength by putting Clover in this Electric Chair position!" Cornette exclaimed as Clover attempted to fight out of the Electric Chair position with some punches to the top of the head, but Zia was able to balance herself on the top rope. The crowd exploded as Zia dived off of the top rope, hitting Clover with a Diving Blockbuster while she was still being held in the Electric Chair position, also sending Sherry down due to the force of the Blockbuster. The crowd continued cheering as Zia ran the ropes and hit a Springboard Corkscrew Moonsault onto Sherry's chest before going for the pinfall.
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"Zia only getting a two count onto Sherry, but she's still the only one standing in the ring right now!" Beth exclaimed as outside of the ring, Erza tried to fight back against Asuka with some punches to the gut, but Asuka threw Erza into the steel chain wall again. Asuka attempted to grind Erza's face into the chains again, but Erza hit Asuka in the side of the head with multiple back elbows. The crowd continued cheering as Erza threw Asuka into the side of the Chamber pod, and then threw her into a pod on the other side of the ring. Erza continued throwing Asuka into the pod several more times before putting her on her shoulders and hitting her with a Shell Shocked before going for the pinfall.
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"Asuka barely kicks out, but I want the fans to look at the sides of the pods, and how dented the Plexiglas is after Asuka was thrown into them," Okabe pointed out as Erza picked Asuka up, and attempted to pick her up for the Heaven's Wheel (Rolling Death Valley Driver), but Asuka responded by raking her in the eyes and knocking her down with a Knee Strike. Meanwhile, in the ring, Zia picked Sherry up and attempted to hit her with a Powerbomb, but Sherry was able to fight out with several punches to the side of the head, but Alex got back up, and hit Zia in the face with a Superkick, allowing Sherry to fall on top of Zia, and Alex responded by attempting to pick Sherry up, and when Sherry countered with some back elbows, Alex dodged one of them and hit Sherry with a Northern Lights Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.
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Clover walked up to Zia and hit her with several punches before throwing her out of the ring and onto the floor. Clover picked Zia up and attempted to Suplex her into the chain wall, but Zia was able to land on her feet, grab Clover in a Waistlock, and hit her with a German Suplex that sent the back of her neck into the chain.
"Oh! Look at that vicious suplex by Zia! She could probably pin Clover and eliminate her right there!" Beth exclaimed as Zia held her head in pain while Asuka picked Erza up off of the floor. However, Erza responded by hitting Asuka with several punches to the side of the face and pushing her into one of the empty pods. Erza, much to the delight of the crowd, attempted to run at Asuka, hitting her with a Spear through the pod, but Asuka was able to roll out of the way, causing Erza to ram herself through the pod, breaking the Plexiglas pod.
"Erza sending herself right through the Plexiglas! Imagine how badly injured Asuka could've been if she was hit with THAT kind of force!" Okabe exclaimed as Asuka smirked at Erza's prone body, grabbed one of the broken pieces of the Plexiglas pods, and hit Erza in the face with it repeatedly. The crowd booed as the camera focused on Erza's face, which was covered in blood and several small wounds, with Asuka smirking at the look of Erza's bruised face. While Sherry and Alex were exchanging punches in the center of the ring, Asuka walked over to the floor, and pulled the protective mats off of the floor, revealing the steel, the crowd continued to boo as Asuka patted the steel while smirking at an unconscious and wounded Erza.
"Asuka doing exactly what she said, and damaged Erza's face. But it doesn't look like she's done yet!" Beth exclaimed as in the ring, Alex Irish whipped Sherry into the corner and attempted to hit her with a Running Corner Leg Lariat, but Sherry was able to roll out of the way, sending Alex crashing into the corner. The crowd booed as Sherry grabbed Alex by the back, and hit her with a Middle Rope Reverse DDT while on the outside, Asuka dragged Erza to the exposed floor, picked her up, and hit her with the Ugly Truth (Ram-Paige DDT) onto the exposed steel floor before pinning her.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, 'Titania' Erza Scarlet has been eliminated!" Tim Barr announced. The crowd continued booing as Asuka continued the assault on Erza, stomping on her face. The crowd cheered as Zia jumped onto the top rope, and hit Asuka with a Missile Dropkick to the chest, sending Asuka crashing into the steel chain wall. The crowd continued cheering as Zia started stomping in Asuka's chest before running the ropes, and hitting Asuka with a Running Basement Dropkick to the face, pushing her clear mask into her face.
"Asuka gives us our first elimination, taking Erza out of the match thanks to that devastating DDT on the steel!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia picked Asuka up, and hit her with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest. Meanwhile, in the ring, Sherry picked Alex up and attempted to hit her with the Darkness Falls (Killswitch), but Alex was able to push Sherry away, knocking her into the corner with a Running Dropkick to the back. The crowd continued cheering as Alex ran the ropes, and this time was able to hit Sherry with a Running Corner Leg Lariat before throwing her out of the corner with a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors.
"Alex throwing Sherry out of the corner with a Headscissors, showing off some impressive leg strength!" Okabe exclaimed as Alex jumped onto the top rope, and hit Sherry with a Diving Moonsault before going for the pinfall.
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Alex picked herself and Sherry back up, hitting her with several Open-Palm Strikes to the side of the head, several kicks to the legs and chest, and then hit her with a Spinning Kick to the chest with enough force to send Sherry on her knees. Alex then ran the ropes, but Sherry was able to get back to her feet, hit Alex with a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker, and then picked her up to hit her with a Reverse STO. The crowd continued booing as Sherry ran the ropes and hit Alex with several Leg Drops to the back of Alex's neck before running the ropes, and hitting Alex in the back of the head with a Rolling Leg Drop.
"Sherry taking control back against Alex with multiple leg drops to the back of the head!" Cornette exclaimed as Sherry picked Alex up, and hit her with a couple of Knife-Edge Uppercuts, propped her on her knees, and ran the ropes to send Alex's head crashing into the mat with a Hurricanrana Driver. Clover started staggering on the outside, while Sherry ran the ropes, and hit Alex with a Rolling Senton to the chest, putting her in a seated position before running the ropes and nailing Alex with a Running Seated Forearm to the face. Sherry looked as though she was going to pin Alex, but Clover rushed into the ring and kicked Sherry in the side of the head before trying to steal the pin over Alex.
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Alex kicked out, the crowd booing as Clover mounted her and began punching her in the side of the head.
"Clover trying to take Alex out of here, even at the cost of angering the BTWF World Women's Champion!" Okabe exclaimed as outside of the ring, Zia picked Asuka back up, and Asuka responded by poking her in the eye, the crowd booing as she dragged Zia to the ropes, and started choking her. Asuka then pushed Zia back into the steel chain wall by the back of her head, yelling and growling in her face, telling her that she wasn't going to ruin her next chance at becoming the BTWF World Women's Champion. Asuka attempted to put Zia in position for the Ugly Truth (Ram-Paige DDT). However, Zia was able to put herself back on her feet, hitting Asuka with multiple punches and forearms to the gut, attempting to push her down to the floor.
"Zia fighting back against Asuka's DDT attempt! She's hitting some hard strikes to Asuka's midsection!" Cornette exclaimed as Asuka attempted to grab Zia by the hair, but Zia responded by hitting Asuka with a Superkick to the side of the head. Zia hit Asuka with another Superkick, sending Asuka leaning into the ropes, the crowd continuing to cheer as Zia ran into the ropes, bounced off of them, and hit Asuka with a DDT before locking her in the Rings of Saturn. The crowd cheered as Asuka attempted to pull herself out of the hold, but Zia kept her grip locked on tight. After another moment of attempting to pull herself out of the hold, Asuka tapped out, the crowd cheering as Zia rolled off of Asuka, allowing the referee to help pick her up.
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, as a result of a submission, Asuka Langley Soryu has been eliminated!" Tim Barr announced as Zia ran back into the ring, grabbed a dazed Sherry by the hair, and hit her with several punches to her head. Meanwhile, Clover attempted to hit Alex with the White Cyanide (Running Brainbuster), but Alex was able to land on her feet behind Clover, hitting her with a Dragon Suplex. The crowd cheered as Alex attempted to run into the corner and hit Zia and Sherry with a Running Dropkick, but Zia was able to pick Alex up from mid-air, hitting a Back Suplex Powerbomb. Sherry grabbed Zia by her mouth and started pulling on her teeth before pushing her into the corner, stomping on her gut multiple times before running the ropes, and hitting her with a Running Corner Clothesline. Sherry then threw Zia out of the corner, got onto the middle turnbuckle, and hit a Diving Middle Rope Uppercut before going for another pinfall.
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"Zia barely kicking out after almost having her jaw sent off of her with that Diving Uppercut!" Beth exclaimed as Sherry climbed up to the top rope, but the crowd cheered as Alex got back up, jumped onto the top rope, and hit Sherry with a Spanish Fly from the top turnbuckle to the ground, the crowd cheering even louder as Alex also hit Zia with a Diving Moonsault at the same time she hit Sherry with the Spanish Fly. Before Alex could pin either woman, the crowd booed as Clover jumped onto the top rope, and hit Alex with a Diving Senton Bomb before going for a pinfall.
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"Pure chaos in the middle of the ring, with bodies flying everywhere!" Beth exclaimed as Clover quickly went to pin Alex.
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Clover looked annoyed that Alex kicked out, but immediately went after Sherry, pinning her with both her legs hooked back.
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Clover pounded the mat in frustration as she went to try and pin Zia, but the crowd cheered loudly as Zia grabbed Clover's arms, pushed her to the ground, and locked her in the Rings of Saturn.
"Zia has the Rings of Saturn locked in again! Can she get another submission elimination!?" Okabe exclaimed. The crowd continued cheering as Clover tried to pull herself out of the hold, but Zia kept her grip tight. However, a moment later, Clover hit Zia in the face with several headbutts, allowing her to pull herself out of the Rings of Saturn, and dazing Zia. Clover grabbed Zia by the hair and attempted to hit her with a European Uppercut, but she was able to counter the Uppercut into a Backslide pin.
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"Clover kicked out of that surprise pin! This is the second time that Zia has caught Clover out!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia kicked Clover in the chest several times before running the ropes, attempting to hit Clover with a Running Clothesline, but Clover was able to counter with a Reverse Atomic Drop. The crowd continued booing as Clover picked Zia up in a Fireman's Carry, and dropped her right onto Alex's chest, picking Zia back up to hit her with a Neckbreaker, sending the back of Zia's neck onto Clover's shoulder. Clover basked in the negative reaction of the fans, but when she turned around, she almost jumped at the sight of Sherry spider-walking out of the corner.
"Sherry doing what she does best, and that's freaking out her opponents with stuff like that!" Beth exclaimed as Clover backed away from Sherry, the crowd cheering as Alex responded to the hit by hitting Clover with a Spinning Wheel Kick to the back of the head. Alex then attempted to hit Sherry with a Running Jumping Double Foot Stomp, but Sherry was able to roll out of the way, and while Alex tried to get back on her feet, Sherry hit her with a Throat Thrust before hitting her with a Leg Drop Bulldog. The crowd continued booing as Sherry grabbed Alex's head with her legs, locking her in a Headscissors, hitting Alex in the face with multiple Elbow Strikes to the top of the head. Alex attempted to pull herself out of the hold, but Sherry was able to turn around, and with her legs still wrapped around Alex's head, slammed her face into the mat multiple times before rolling her back up for a pin.
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"Some unique offense there by Sherry, using her legs to send Alex's face into the mat," Okabe noted as Sherry rolled back up to her feet, and ran the ropes to hit a Rolling Leg Drop across Alex's throat before going up to the middle rope. Sherry licked her lips in anticipation as Alex staggered back to her feet, the crowd continuing to boo as Sherry hit her with a Second Rope Missile Dropkick before springboarding off of the middle rope to hit a Springboard Body Splash onto Alex's chest. Sherry noticed that Zia was going to get back up to her feet, and she responded with a Savate Kick to the side of a seated Zia's head, sending her laying back down. Sherry grabbed Alex and attempted to hit her with the Darkness Falls (Killswitch), but the crowd cheered as Alex was able to pull her arms out of Sherry's grasp, jump up, and hit her with a Reverse Frankensteiner.
"What a counter by Alex, sending Sherry's head into the mat and saving herself from falling into darkness!" Beth exclaimed as Alex got into the corner to get her breath back, and when Sherry started staggering back to her feet with a hand over her head, Alex ran the ropes, knocked Sherry down with a couple of Clotheslines, and then turned her inside out with a Jumping Calf Kick. Alex then noticed that Clover was attempting to come at her, and Alex responded by hitting her with a Hip Toss that sent Clover into the corner and into a Tree of Woe position. The crowd cheered as Alex ran at Sherry, knocking her down with a Running Spinning Roundhouse Kick, while running the ropes again, and hitting Clover with a Basement Dropkick to the face. Alex then grabbed Clover and put her on the top turnbuckle, the crowd cheering as Alex clubbed Clover on the back.
"Alex looks like she's trying to take out not only Sherry but Clover as well!" Cornette exclaimed as Alex grabbed Clover from behind, but the crowd went back to booing as Sherry ran up to Alex, and hit her with a Dropkick to the small of the back, sending her staggering on the top turnbuckle, allowing Sherry to climb up to the middle rope, grab Alex by the hair, and hit him with a Reverse Superplex from the top turnbuckle, leaving Clover up on the top turnbuckle all by herself. Sherry then grabbed an unconscious Alex, slapped her in the face hard enough to turn her around, grabbed both of her arms and laid her out with the Darkness Falls (Killswitch) before going for the pinfall.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, Alex Vasquez has been eliminated!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd booing as Sherry immediately went after Zia, and attempted to put her away with the Darkness Falls (Killswitch), but Zia was able to counter with several hard punches to the gut, attempting to push her away, but Sherry held on by grabbing onto Zia's hair, allowing her to daze Zia with several Forearm slivers to the side of the head. Zia countered with a Spinning Kick to Sherry's gut and then ran the ropes to attempt a Basement Dropkick, but Sherry dodged, and when Zia rebounded, Sherry attempted to hit Zia with a Spear, but Zia was able to counter, grabbing Sherry and throwing her out of the ring, sending her falling onto the floor.
"Zia using Sherry's own momentum against her, sending her flying onto that padded steel floor!" Okabe exclaimed as Zia looked at Sherry getting back to her feet, and responded by running the ropes, and jumping over the ropes to hit Sherry with a Fosbury Flop. Zia then grabbed Sherry by the hair, and threw her as hard as she could into the Plexiglas pod, causing it to bend and buckle underneath the pressure. Zia noticed Sherry standing, backed away, and then ran at Sherry, hitting her with a Jumping Cannonball Senton, finally sending Sherry falling down in front of the Plexiglas.
"Zia using her own body as a weapon, and while the Plexiglas didn't break, Sherry's face may have!" Beth exclaimed in shock before Zia got back into the ring, looking up and noticing Clover climbing up to the top of the Chamber pod to hide from Sherry and Zia so she could pick the bones later. Zia chuckled to herself and shook her head before stomping over to the corner, and climbing up the turnbuckles, catching up with Clover, who was still climbing up the side of the pod. Clover noticed Zia following her and started kicking her on the top of the head, attempting to push her back down into the ring.
"Clover trying to keep Zia away from her so that she can get some much-needed rest, but Zia isn't going to back down!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia clubbed Clover in the back several times, but Clover responded with another kick to the top of the head before finally pulling herself up to the top of the pod. The crowd continued booing as Clover leaned forward and yelled at a dazed Zia that she got lucky against her a couple of weeks ago and that she was going to leave the BTWF World Women's Champion, but the crowd cheered as Zia grabbed Clover by her blonde hair, and hit her with multiple punches to the side of the head.
"Zia not taking Clover's trash-talking lightly, using her head as a heavy bag!" Beth exclaimed as Zia rammed Clover's face into the side of the Chamber pod multiple times before grabbing her, and much to the crowd's delight, hitting Clover with a Superplex from the top of the pod. The crowd exploded into cheers as Zia, after cricking her back, grabbed a near-unconscious Clover, and locked her in the Rings of Saturn, Clover almost immediately tapping out as Zia pulled her back while in the Rings of Saturn.
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, as a result of a submission, 'the French Phenom' Clover Lamoreaux has been eliminated!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd continuing to cheer and chant Zia's name as she writhed on the ground, holding the small of her back in pain. After a moment, Zia got back to her feet, holding her neck in pain before noticing that Sherry staggered back to her feet, walked over to the ropes, and grabbed Sherry's hair from the inside of the ring. However, the crowd booed as Sherry pulled Zia neck-first into the ropes, and kicked her in the side of the head to stagger her. The crowd continued booing as Sherry springboarded into the ring through the middle rope to hit Zia with a Spear before going for a pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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"Zia kicked out just as the referee was about to hit the mat for the three count! Sherry is in a state of total disbelief right now!" Okabe exclaimed as Sherry mounted Zia, and angrily punched her in the side of the face multiple times before going into the corner, and climbing up to the top turnbuckle. The crowd booed as Sherry stuck her tongue out at a downed Zia before attempting to hit her with a Frog Splash, but the crowd cheered as Zia got a foot up, sending Sherry crashing into her foot chin first. Sherry staggered into the corner, holding her face in pain as Zia staggered back to her feet, running into the corner, attempting a Running Corner Forearm, but Sherry was able to dodge and hit Zia in the side of the face with a Pendulum Kick.
"Sherry showing off some fancy footwork tonight, catching Zia once again in the side of the head with another hard kick!" Cornette exclaimed as Sherry got onto the top rope, but as she was trying to find her balance, Zia ran into the corner, jumped up, and sent Sherry falling off the top turnbuckle with a Top Rope Frankensteiner. The crowd continued cheering as Zia springboarded off of the top rope, hitting an Inverted 450 Splash onto Sherry's chest before going for another pin, hooking both of her legs back.
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Zia looked shocked at the kickout, running her hand through her hair, picking herself up before picking Sherry up in a Suplex position. The crowd continued cheering as Zia flexed her right arm while keeping her up in the Suplex position, and sending her down with a hard Brainbuster.
"Zia not letting up on the attack, nailing Sherry with a Brainbuster with enough force to send her almost through the ring!" Okabe exclaimed as Zia grabbed both of Sherry's arms, locking her in the Rings of Saturn. The crowd exploded as they believed they were going to see Zia score another submission elimination while Sherry tried to pull herself out of the hold. The crowd continued cheering as Zia rolled Sherry back to the center of the ring, keeping her grip on the Rings of Saturn tight. Sherry attempted to fight out of the hold once again, hitting Zia in the face with several headbutts to the nose with enough force to give Zia a nosebleed, but the crowd cheered louder when Zia shook her head and roared, telling the crowd that she wasn't going to let go.
"Zia using all her strength to keep her grip on the Rings of Saturn tight! She already eliminated 1/3rd of the field with that move! Can she eliminate the champion!?" Beth asked as Sherry looked as though she was beginning to fade. However, the crowd booed as Sherry began biting one of Zia's arms, causing Zia to pull herself away from Sherry, holding her now bleeding arm as she hissed in pain. Sherry, now regaining her breath, smirked at a pained Zia, licking Zia's blood off of her lips, but the crowd cheered as a furious Zia ran at her, stomping on Sherry's face and chest as hard as she could, growling and yelling that she was winning that title.
"Sherry and Zia have had their battles over the fall of last year, and it looks like Zia hasn't forgotten what Sherry has put her through, almost as if all those memories just came flooding back after that bite!" Okabe exclaimed as Zia once again attempted to lock Sherry in the Rings of Saturn, but Sherry countered with several kicks to the side of Zia's ear, allowing her to pull herself back up to her feet, knee Zia in the gut several times, and attempted to put her down with a Uranage, but Zia was able to counter the Uranage into an Arm Drag. But when Zia attempted to run at Sherry, Sherry picked her up, hitting her with an Elevated Flatliner that sent her into the middle turnbuckle. Sherry smirked at the booing crowd, and then put Zia in position for the Darkness Falls (Killswitch), but Zia was able to wriggle out of Sherry's grasp and take her down with an Inverted Facelock Elbow Drop.
"Zia not only countering the Darkness Falls but putting her in the perfect position for the Blue Arrow!" Cornette exclaimed as Zia started climbing up to the top rope, not noticing that Sherry was reaching into her pocket. As Zia was balancing herself on the top rope, Sherry pulled out her small, spiked hand-staff weapon, and the crowd booed as Sherry threw herself into the ropes, sending Zia falling crotch first onto the top turnbuckle. The crowd continued booing louder as Sherry grabbed Zia by the hair and hit Zia in the face and the side of her head with the spiked hand-staff weapon several times.
"Sherry's going way too far now! What is even the point of this!? She could kill Zia here!" Beth exclaimed in a combination of anger and worry as Sherry grabbed Zia's face, and licked some of the blood off of her. The crowd chanted 'You Sick Fuck!' at Sherry as she continued hitting an unconscious Zia in the back and the head with the spiked hand-staff weapon. Eventually, Sherry climbed up to the top turnbuckle, condescendingly patted Zia on the head, and hit her with the Darkness Falls (Killswitch) from the top turnbuckle before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, 'The Woman that Gravity Forgot' Zia Simpson has been eliminated! Therefore, here is your winner, and still the BTWF World Women's Champion, representing the Sisterhood of Darkness, Sherry Blendy!" Tin Barr announced, the crowd booing as Sherry smirked and laughed at the negative reactions she was receiving. Meanwhile, a ringside attendant handed the referee Sherry's BTWF World Women's Championship, allowing the referee to walk back into the Chamber, and give Sherry her championship back. As Medusa Gorgon walked down the entranceway from the back, Sherry pushed the referee away and hugged the BTWF World Women's Championship close to her.
"After a horrible display of violence, Sherry is able to hold onto the BTWF World Women's Championship heading into StarShow!" Cornette exclaimed as Medusa walked into the Chamber, hugging Sherry as she continued holding onto her championship. Medusa helped Zia back to her feet, congratulating her on her big victory, running a hand through her pink hair. Meanwhile, Zia was trying to get back to her feet, despite the blood loss, and stumbles before falling back on her ass. The crowd boos loudly as Sherry and Medusa laughed at the fallen Zia, who had to be helped up by a couple of referees.
"I don't know what goes on in Sherry and Medusa's head that they think they should be proud of this," Beth noted, shaking her head in disgust. Sherry briefly took the BTWF World Women's Championship away from her chest and raised the title over her head. Sherry screeched that nobody was taking her Key to the Kingdom away from her, and Medusa responded with a nod and an evil smirk, ruffling Sherry's hair as she led her out of the Chamber. Medusa then grabbed Sherry's spiked mini-staff and licked some of the blood off of the spike, the crowd booing louder as Medusa licked her lips with her bloody tongue.
"Sherry walks out of one of the most dangerous structures in all of wrestling with the BTWF World Women's Championship, and I think that's all that matters to Medusa Gorgon," Okabe responded as Zia was helped to the back by some referees, the crowd cheering and chanting for Zia as she shook her head to get herself out of her dazed state. The camera then panned to the backstage interview area as Sherry hugged the BTWF World Women's Championship back to her chest and Medusa led her back to the back. The camera then focused on the backstage interview area, with Todd Grisham standing next to BTWF Champion Natsu Dragneel.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the BTWF Champion 'Indestructible' Natsu Dragneel. Natsu, tonight, you're going to wrestle an old foe in Owen for the BTWF Championship. How are you feeling now that you're at the big night?" Todd asked as Natsu readjusted the BTWF Championship so that it was over his shoulder.
"I'm feeling good, Todd. Now, most people would think my team losing on Octane, and getting Chokeslammed onto a car would make me furious. If anything, it makes me more motivated to take Owen out of the title picture," Natsu explained as he patted the BTWF Championship, which Todd responded to with a nod before taking the microphone back.
"Are you worried about possible interference from the rest of the Chaos Conspiracy?" Todd asked as Natsu responded by shaking his head while chuckling.
"With what Gene did to Manabo on the pre-show, and what Death the Kid and Black Star are going to do to Bonifer and Joe, I'm not worried. Owen's going to go at it all alone tonight, and we'll see whether he can get it done without his hive-mind around him," Natsu explained. Before Natsu could continue, Rachel Light came sauntering into the backstage interview area, with 'the One and Only' Manny Rivera and El Oso came walking up. Manny and Oso smirked at a curious-looking Natsu before Rachel grabbed the microphone from Todd and walked up to the BTWF Champion.
"I'm really glad you're focused on your match tonight, Natsu. You're going to need all that focus if you REALLY want to beat a giant like Owen. But when you're done picking yourself off of the mat, you'll have 'the One and Only' to deal with. And at StarShow, I'll lead Manny to the BTWF Championship!" Rachel exclaimed, basking in the glow of her premature victory, but this was stopped when Natsu started laughing.
"¿¡De qué demonios te ríes!?" Manny exclaimed in anger, walking up to the BTWF Champion, causing El Oso to grab Manny from behind and pull him away.
"Listen, you're great and all Manny, but with Valentino being in the same match, chances are you won't even make it to the final two. After all, you wouldn't be facing your ex-girlfriend and ex-manager, you'd be facing a two-time BTWF Champion at StarShow," Natsu said, but the mention of Valentino caused Manny to start chuckling as he calmed down considerably.
"Are you loco, or just stupid? Valentino is no more of a challenge to me than the other people in that Chamber match. And with Rachel and Oso by my side, my success in this company is damn near guaranteed!" Manny exclaimed, poking Natsu in the chest, which Natsu responded to by slapping his hand away. Manny looked as though he was going to attack, but he backed away when Valentino Calavera came walking up to him. Oso walked in front of Manny, telling Valentino that he had to go through him to get to Manny.
"You sure about that, Manny? Well, adios, I have to go prepare for my title match later tonight," Natsu said, turning on his heel and walking back to his locker room. Manny glared at Natsu's disappearing frame before patting Oso in the chest, prompting the two of them to leave, with Rachel looking back at Valentino, smirking at his angry face.
"Oh, what? Do you think I'm afraid of you? Listen, Valentino, I can have you broken into pieces at the snap of a finger, and you can join that little girlfriend of yours in the hospital. So Vally, before you do anything to me, I want you to REALLY think about it," Rachel threatened with a sneer. Valentino glared at her while looking her up and down and around for a moment before walking closer to Rachel, causing her to back up.
"Oh, I'm not going to do anything to you. Yet. I'm going to make you sweat this out. I'm just going to wipe out your newest client tonight and make sure that you never go anywhere near that BTWF Championship," Valentino said before giving Rachel one last glare before walking away back to his locker room. Rachel sneered and scoffed at Valentino's disappearing frame before leaving to catch up with Manny and Oso as the camera panned back to the stage.
