BTWF Last Gasp (Night 2 Part 3)
'Devil's Night' by Motionless in White played, the crowd cheering as Death the Kid came out with his skateboard, stopping at the center of the stage. Kid looked around at the cheering audience with a smile on his face before pointing to the stage. The crowd continued to cheer as Black Star came running out of the back, and high-fiving Kid while jumping next to him on the stage. The crowd cheered louder as Kid grabbed another skateboard from his back, and gave it to Black Star, who got onto the skateboard and joined Kid in riding down the entranceway.
"The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall! And it is for the BTWF World Tag Team Championships! Introducing the challengers, from Death City Nevada, they are the team of Death the Kid & Black Star!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Kid and Black Star continued riding down the entranceway, high-fiving the fans in the front row. The two continued riding around the ring in opposite ways. Kid and Black Star then high-fived each other before jumping off of their skateboards and onto the ring apron.
"Death the Kid and Black Star already showing off their chemistry before the first of Death the Kid's three World Tag Team title opportunities!" Cornette exclaimed as Kid and Black Star fist-bumped each other before jumping over the top rope to get into the ring, and then jumped up to the top turnbuckles on different corners of the ring. Kid shot both of his fists up while Black Star made a star shape with his hands as the crowd continued cheering and chanting 'New Champs!'
"Black Star does have a BTWF Championship match on Octane thanks to helping Natsu last week. Is he really focused on this match as much as Kid is?" Okabe asked as Kid and Star both jumped down, ran back to the center of the ring, and high-fived each other before going into another corner of the ring to go over strategy. The crowd began booing as 'Sound of Madness' by Shinedown played, with Joe and Bonifer coming out of the back with the World Tag Team Championships, Bonifer even having his in his mouth. Manabo followed them out, the crowd booing even louder as he laughed at Kid and Black Star while putting his arms around both the backs of Joe and Bonifer's necks.
"And their opponents, accompanied to the ring by Manabo, representing Chaos Conspiracy, from Tom's River New Jersey, they are the BTWF World Tag Team Champions, the team of Charlie Bonifer & Joe Wolf!" Tim Barr announced as Bonifer spat out his BTWF World Tag Team Championship belt, and raised his championship belt along with Joe, the crowd booing louder. Bonifer then put the BTWF World Tag Team Championship belt back in his mouth before stomping down the entranceway. Joe looked back at Manabo, high-fived Manabo, and confidently strutted down the entranceway after putting the BTWF World Tag Team Championship belt over his shoulder.
"Bonifer and Joe definitely more confident coming into this match with Manabo coming with them to the ring," Beth noted as Bonifer growled at a couple of booing fans while continuing to stomp to the ring. Meanwhile, Joe and Manabo strutted down the entranceway, mocking and arguing with the booing fans before making it to the ringside area. Bonifer them looked up at Kid and Black Star, walked up to their skateboards, and kicked Black Star's over, the crowd booing even more as Bonifer stomped on Kid's so hard that it broke in half. Bonifer then spat out the BTWF World Tag Team Championship out of her mouth and yelled at Kid that he was going to be broken in half like that skateboard.
"Bonifer showing a form of disrespect by breaking that skateboard. Hopefully, Black Star can maintain focus on this tag title match," Okabe noted as Joe fist-bumped Manabo before rolling into the ring from underneath the bottom rope. The crowd continued booing as Bonifer jumped up onto the apron, punched himself in the face a couple of times, and then walked into the ring before raising his BTWF World Tag Team Championship belt in the air at the same time Joe did on the top turnbuckle. Kid and Black Star continued staring at Bonifer and Joe before Joe jumped down to the canvas, clinking his title belt with Bonifer's.
"Give it a rest, Okabe. Black Star knows how to keep his focus where it belongs," Beth countered as Bonifer and Joe pushed their tag titles into the referee's chest. The referee then raised the championships over his head before giving the belts to the ringside attendant and telling the timekeeper to ring the bell. The timekeeper did what he was told as Joe and Black Star entered the ring as the legal men, and rather than lock up, Joe poked Black Star in the chest, telling him that he was worthless and the BTWF World Tag Team Championships were staying with the Chaos Conspiracy. Black Star argued back, but Manabo looked like he was climbing onto the apron, causing Black Star to turn his head, and Joe took advantage of this by punching Black Star in the back of the head, knocking him down on all fours.
"Yeah… he looked real focused right there. Also, have you met Black Star?" Okabe asked as Joe mounted Black Star's back, and clubbed him in the face with some Crossface shots. However, the crowd cheered as Joe attempted to hit a Jumping Sit Attack, but Black Star was able to turn around and push Joe away. The crowd cheered as Black Star rolled back to his feet, and knocked Joe down with a hard punch to the side of the face. Black Star ran the ropes, and hit a Running Single Leg Dropkick to the side of Joe's face, sending him staggering into the ropes. Black Star tagged Kid into the match, Irish whipped him into the ropes and hit a Double Dropkick along with Kid. Black Star then picked Kid up, and the two hit Joe with an Assisted Leg Drop across the throat.
"Black Star seems pretty focused to me, Okabe, even hitting a pretty impressive Assisted Leg Drop with Kid!" Cornette exclaimed as Kid picked Joe up, and hit him with several kicks to the sides of the legs and the chest before running the ropes and hitting a Spinning Roundhouse Kick to Joe's chest. The crowd continued cheering as Kid tagged Black Star back into the match before hitting a Standing Corkscrew Senton to Joe's chest. Black Star ran the ropes, and hit a Rolling Leg Drop across Joe's throat before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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Black Star picked Joe up, attempting to hit him with a Suplex, but Joe was able to counter with several knee strikes to the gut before pushing Black Star into his corner. The crowd booed as Joe ran into the corner with a Running Knee Strike to the midsection before tagging Bonifer back into the match. Bonifer picked Black Star up in a Military Press, but the crowd cheered as Black Star punched Bonifer in the side of the head several times before pushing Bonifer into Joe, sending their heads crashing into each other. The crowd continued cheering as Black Star jumped onto the top turnbuckle, and hit both Bonifer and Joe with a Twisting Crossbody.
"Black Star showing all of us, Natsu Dragneel, and Owen, what he's capable of in the middle of the ring!" Beth exclaimed as Black Star picked Bonifer up, and hit him with multiple Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before throwing him into the corner. Black Star then hit a Running Corner Clothesline onto Bonifer and tagged Kid back into the match while holding Bonifer in the corner, allowing Kid to run the ropes, run over Black Star's back, and hit Bonifer with a Running Corner Enziguri. Black Star and Kid then jumped onto the middle rope and threw Bonifer out of the corner with a Double Monkey Flip. Kid then ran the ropes, and springboarded off of the middle rope to hit a downed Bonifer with a Springboard Twisting Leg Drop across the throat before going for the pinfall.
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"The Tag Team Champions haven't been able to get anything going, and I hate to admit it, but I was wrong about Black Star. He seems to be working pretty well with Kid," Okabe admitted as Kid picked Bonifer up, and attempted to throw him into the corner, but Bonifer was able to counter by throwing Kid into the corner hard enough to send his chest bouncing off of the turnbuckle pads. Bonifer then attempted to hit Kid with a Running Clothesline to the back of the head, but Kid was able to jump over Bonifer, sending Bonifer colliding into the corner pads and rolling him up with a Victory Roll.
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Bonifer kicked out and hit a Throat Thrust to Kid, sending him bent over, allowing Bonifer to attempt a Powerbomb, but Kid was able to send Bonifer flying out of the ring with a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors.
"Brilliant counter by Kid there, sending Bonifer right to the outside of the ring!" Okabe exclaimed as Joe attempted to hit Kid with a Clothesline from the ring apron, but Kid was able to dodge, springboard off of the middle rope, and hit Joe in the side of the face with a Springboard Triangle Dropkick, sending him falling out of the ring and next to Bonifer. The crowd continued cheering as Black Star ran into the ring and ran the ropes to vault over the top rope, hitting both Bonifer and Joe with a Vaulting Senton. The crowd cheered and chanted for both Kid and Black Star as Black Star picked Bonifer and Joe up, allowing Kid to run the ropes, hitting both champions with a Suicide Dive.
"Black Star and Death the Kid flying around the ring, and maintaining their control over the champions! This could be their night! Kid may not even need the other two chances!" Cornette exclaimed as Kid picked Bonifer back up to his feet, and hit him with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops, sending him staggering into the steel steps. Meanwhile, Black Star started punching Joe in the face, but Joe rolled into the ring, seemingly trying to escape Black Star's beatdown. However, Joe started distracting the referee by pulling on his shirt and trying to talk to him, and while the referee was distracted, Manabo ran at Black Star and hit him with a Running Big Boot to the side of the head, causing the crowd to boo.
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"And, of course, Joe distracts the referee so that Manabo can help him and Bonifer out!" Beth exclaimed in annoyance as Manabo grabbed Black Star, and threw him into the steel ring post face first. However, the crowd cheered as Death the Kid intercepted Manabo with a Running Dropkick from the apron to Manabo's face. Kid then went back to Bonifer, attempting to run at him, but Bonifer was able to catch Kid in mid-air and send him falling onto the top of the steel steps chest-first with a Flapjack. The crowd continued booing as Bonifer growled at Kid before grabbing him in a Front Facelock while still laying on the steel steps, and hitting him with multiple punches to the chin and knee strikes to the side of the head. Bonifer then hit Kid with a Swinging Neckbreaker off of the steel steps and onto the floor.
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"It worked though! A brilliant plan by the Chaos Conspiracy to gain control in this Tag title match!" Okabe exclaimed as Bonifer basked in the crowd's negative reaction before picking Kid up, and throwing his throat into the top of the fan barricade before throwing him back into the ring. While Black Star was still downed on the outside, Manabo applauded his Chaos Conspiracy teammates as Bonifer picked Kid up, and hit him with several European Uppercuts with enough force to knock him onto his knees. The crowd continued booing as Bonifer ran the ropes and hit Kid with a Big Boot to the side of the head before tagging Joe back into the match. Bonifer picked Kid up, and hit him with a Side Slam Backbreaker, allowing Joe to jump off of the middle rope with a Double Foot Stomp to Kid's face.
"A Diving Stomp by Joe, and he put all his weight right on the face!" Cornette exclaimed as Joe picked Kid up, pushed him into the corner, and hit him with multiple Knife-Edge Chops to the chest. Joe then grabbed Kid by the hair, slapped him several times in the face, and then ran the ropes before hitting Kid with a Running Jumping Corner Clothesline to the throat. The crowd continued booing as Joe pushed Kid onto the floor, jumped onto the middle rope, and hit Kid in the chest with a Trust Fall Elbow Drop. Joe then grabbed Kid, threw him face-first into the top turnbuckle, and tagged Bonifer into the match, stomping on Kid before moving out of the way, allowing Bonifer to hit Kid with a Corner Running Knee Strike to Kid's face. Bonifer then flipped off Black Star, much to the crowd's chagrin, before throwing Kid out of the corner with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2
"Bonifer throwing Kid around like he was nothing with that Belly-to-Belly Suplex!" Beth exclaimed as Bonifer maintained his grip on Kid, picked him up, and threw him overhead with another Belly-to-Belly Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Bonifer ran over to Kid, stomping on Kid's back and the side of his head before hitting him with a Standing Moonsault. Bonifer then kipped back up to his feet, spitting at Black Star, the crowd booing as Black Star attempted to rush into the ring, but Bonifer responded to this by throwing Kid out of the ring, allowing Manabo to headbutt Kid in the back of the head several times while he distracted the referee.
"I don't see why Bonifer and Joe even need Manabo now! They're already in control of the match!" Beth exclaimed in annoyance as Manabo threw a dazed Kid back into the ring, allowing Bonifer to hit a couple of knee drops to the back. Bonifer then picked Kid back up, threw him into the corner ring post arm first, tagged Joe back into the match, put a dazed Kid in a German Suplex position, and allowed Joe to hit him with a Running Dropkick to the face at the same time Bonifer hit Kid with a German Suplex. Joe then hit the Ronnie Garvin Stomps on every available body part before hitting a Running Knee Drop across the top of Kid's forehead.
"Joe doing the smart thing and slowing the pace of this match down, keeping Kid on the floor so he can't use the ropes and turnbuckles to his advantage," Okabe explained as Joe picked Kid up by the hair, and dragged him to the ropes. Kid attempted to fight back with several elbow strikes to the gut of Joe, causing the crowd to cheer, but Joe silenced the crowd after stunning Kid with multiple Crossface shots to the face. Joe then pushed Kid into the ropes before draping his neck over the middle rope, the crowd continuing to boo as Joe pushed his foot into the back of Kid's neck. Joe tagged Bonifer back into the match while continuing to choke Kid in the ropes, allowing Bonifer to hit a Running Knee Lift to the side of Kid's head, sending him staggering back to the center of the ring. Joe then hit a stunned Death the Kid with a Russian Legsweep before going back onto the apron, allowing Bonifer to come into the ring, and hitting Bonifer with a Running Elbow Drop to Kid's chest before going for another pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
Bonifer got up in frustration before picking Kid up and hitting him with a hard Forearm to the side of the head. The crowd cheered as Kid hit Bonifer with a kick to the gut, and then hit him with another kick to the chest before running the ropes and attempting to hit Bonifer with a Running Hurricanrana. However, Bonifer was able to catch Kid in mid-air and throw him into the corner with a Running Corner Powerbomb, the crowd booing as Bonifer picked Kid back up, and hit him with a Powerbomb onto his right knee.
"Bonifer hitting two unique Powerbombs onto Kid, and it looks like Kid's back is destroyed!" Cornette exclaimed as Bonifer picked Kid back up, and pushed him back into the corner. Bonifer playfully slapped Kid a couple of times before running the ropes and hitting a Running Corner Forearm to the side of Kid's head before turning him around. Bonifer ran the ropes again and hit Kid with a Running Shoulder Thrust to the small of Kid's back before throwing him out of the corner with a Half-Nelson Reverse STO. The crowd continued booing as Bonifer dragged Kid to the corner and tagged Joe back into the match before putting Kid in a Bow and Arrow stretch. Joe responded by jumping onto the middle turnbuckle, and hitting Kid with a Middle Rope Diving Elbow Drop while he was getting stretched out.
"Joe and Bonifer continuing to maintain the control that Manabo helped them obtain, and it shows me why they're one of the best tag teams in the BTWF today," Okabe explained as after Bonifer pushed Kid away and rolled back onto the apron, Joe picked Kid up, hit him with multiple punches to the gut before dropping him with a Neckbreaker and going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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Joe looked shocked that Kid had kicked out, but that shock was replaced with anger as he turned Kid on his stomach, and started hitting his back with multiple forearm shots. The crowd continued booing as while the referee was trying to pull him away, Joe hit multiple knee drops onto the small of Kid's back before the referee was finally able to pull him off, the crowd continuing to boo as Joe yelled at the referee before kicking Kid in the side of the chest.
"Joe targeting the midsection and back, but he has to be careful or else he'll be disqualified," Beth explained as Joe picked Kid up by his knees, and hit him with a Snap DDT before going for another pin.
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"I don't know why that would matter, Beth, especially since that a disqualification victory would allow them to retain the BTWF World Tag Team Championships," Okabe countered as Joe looked annoyed that Kid had kicked out again, picked him up, and threw him into the corner. The crowd continued booing as Joe hit Kid in the side of the face with multiple forearms before putting him on the top turnbuckle. Joe then climbed back up to the top rope and attempted to put him in position for the Superplex, but the crowd began cheering again as Kid hit Joe in the chest and midsection with several punches. When Joe attempted to fight back with punches to the side of his arm, Kid responded with several forearms to the side of Joe's face before pushing him off of the top rope.
"Kid finally able to create some separation, but he needs to regain his bearings before he can get back into the corner and tag Black Star back into the match!" Cornette exclaimed as while Kid was trying to balance himself onto the top turnbuckle, Joe attempted to run back into the corner, but Kid was able to counter with a kick to the side of Joe's head, causing him to stagger away from the corner. The crowd exploded into cheers as Kid dived off of the top rope, and hit Joe with a Diving Tornado DDT before beginning to crawl to the corner, where Black Star looked ready and pumped up to enter the match.
"Kid hitting Joe with a Diving Tornado DDT! Can he finally make it to the corner and tag in Black Star!?" Beth asked in excitement as while Kid continued crawling to the corner, Bonifer ran into the ring, grabbed Kid, and attempted to hit him with a German Suplex. However, the crowd once again cheered as Kid was able to land on his feet behind Bonifer, and when Bonifer turned around, Kid hit him with a Single Knee Facebreaker before rolling into the corner and tagging Kid back into the match. The crowd continued cheering as Black Star jumped up to the top turnbuckle, and hit a stunned Bonifer with a Diving Clothesline before throwing him out of the ring.
"Black Star is back into the match, and immediately sends Bonifer right out of the ring, leaving him and Joe as the only ones in the ring!" Cornette exclaimed as Joe staggered back up to his feet, and attempted to hit Black Star with a Clothesline, but Black Star dodged and hit a Jumping Clothesline onto Joe. The crowd continued cheering as Joe ran the ropes, hit two more Clotheslines, a Spinning Back Elbow, a Snap Powerslam, and then ran the ropes to hit a Running Knee Strike to a seated Joe. The crowd continued cheering as Black Star kipped back up to his feet and hit a Standing Corkscrew Shooting Star Press before going for the pin, hooking both of his legs.
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"Black Star almost got the pin there, but Joe is still fighting!" Beth exclaimed as Black Star picked Joe up, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops before running the ropes, springboarding off of the middle rope, and hitting Joe with a Springboard Bulldog. Black Star then jumped onto the middle turnbuckle and hit a Vader Bomb Elbow Drop onto Joe's chest before picking him back up. However, when Black Star attempted to hit him with a Belly-to-Back Suplex, Joe raked Black Star's eyes, and attempted to hit him with a Cobra Clutch Slam, but Black Star was able to throw Joe off with a Snapmare. When Joe attempted to get back to his feet, Black Star hit a Spinning Kick to the gut before picking him up and dropping him with a Brainbuster.
"Black Star has Joe in the drop zone! This could be the end of the Chaos Conspiracy's reign with the BTWF World Tag Team Championships!" Okabe exclaimed as Black Star climbed up to the top turnbuckle, attempting to hit him with the Shooting Star (Twisting Splash), but Joe was able to raise his knees up, the crowd booing as Black Star's chest landed right on his knees. Joe, while still on the ground, kicked the back of Black Star's leg several times before staggering back to his feet and once again attempting to hit him with the Cobra Clutch Slam, but Black Stare was able to hit him with several back elbows to the side of the head and hit him with a Belly-to-Back Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.
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The crowd booed as Bonifer jumped back into the ring, and then onto the middle turnbuckle, hitting Black Star with a Moonsault to break up the pin.
"Bonifer coming in just in time, stopping Black Star from getting the pinfall with an impressive Springboard Moonsault!" Cornette exclaimed as Bonifer rolled back onto the apron, while Joe and Black Star staggered back to their feet, and after a brief punch exchange, Joe was able to kick Black Star in the side of the head before finally hitting him with a Cobra Clutch Slam. The crowd booed as Joe grabbed Black Star, and tagged Bonifer back into the match, held him up, and allowed Bonifer to pick him up with a Fireman's Carry. Joe then ran the ropes, and the two hit Black Star with the Boot of Doom. When Joe rolled back onto the apron, Bonifer hit Black Star with a Falcon Arrow before locking him in a Rear Naked Choke.
"Bonifer has Black Star trapped in a choke, and Black Star's already starting to lose consciousness due to the blows to the head he suffered earlier! This could be the end of the match!" Okabe exclaimed as Black Star tried to pull himself to the ropes, but Bonifer hit him with several hard elbows to the top of the head before rolling him back to the center of the ring. However, while continuing to choke out Black Star, Bonifer was hit with a Diving Top Rope Leg Drop across the throat by Death the Kid. The crowd cheered as Black Star was able to roll away from Bonifer and into the corner, and by the time he had gotten back up to his feet, Bonifer staggered back up to his feet and attempted to hit Black Star with a Running Corner Clothesline. However, Black Star was able to jump out of the way, sending Bonifer crashing into the steel ring post arm first.
"Bonifer crashing right into the corner! Even Manabo had to wince at the sound of Bonifer's arm crashing into the steel!" Okabe exclaimed as Black Star attempted to go into the corner, but Joe knocked Black Star down with a Running Clothesline to the back of the head before dragging him to an adjacent corner and started climbing up, attempting to hit Black Star with a Diving Headbutt. However, Black Star was able to respond by putting his foot up, sending Joe's face crashing into his foot, allowing Black Star to roll into the corner, and tag Death the Kid back into the match. Kid immediately jumped up onto the top turnbuckle, and hit a Somersault Leg Drop across Joe's throat before going for the pinfall.
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"What an amazing Leg Drop by Kid! Joe may have barely rolled his shoulder off of the mat, but Kid is getting closer to winning those BTWF World Tag Team Championships!" Cornette exclaimed as Kid picked Joe up, and hit him with several kicks to the chest before running the ropes, and hitting Joe with the Stundog Millionaire. While Joe was staggering, Kid ran the ropes and hit Joe with a Standing Tilt-A-Whirl DDT, but before he could try and climb up to the top rope, Manabo was able to quickly hit Kid in the back while the referee was checking on Joe, causing him to crumple to his knees. Manabo then grabbed Bonifer, and pulled him away from the steel ring post, trying to help him back to his feet.
"Manabo once again getting involved in this match! We could have had new BTWF World Tag Team Champions, but Manabo may have just screwed them out of the belts!" Beth exclaimed in annoyance as Black Star went over to Manabo and Bonifer, hitting them both with a Springboard Asai Moonsault. Meanwhile, in the ring, Kid staggered back to his feet, grabbed Joe by the ear, and attempted to hit him with a Spinning Roundhouse Kick, but Joe was able to duck the kick and hit Kid with a Standing Superman Punch to the side of the face. Kid staggered into the corner, and Joe responded by attempting to hit another Jumping Corner Clothesline onto Kid, but Kid was able to slide out of the corner and hit Joe with a Pendulum Kick.
"Kid sending Joe staggering away with a hard kick to the side of the head! And with Bonifer and Manabo down on the outside, this could be Kid's best chance of winning the tag titles!" Cornette exclaimed as Kid jumped onto the top rope as Joe staggered around the ring while holding the side of his head. Kid turned his back to Joe, attempting to hit Joe with a Standing Coffin Drop, but Joe hit a diving Kid with a Dropkick to the back of the head. Meanwhile, Black Star attempted to run into the ring to help Kid, but Manabo grabbed his leg while the referee was focused on Kid and Joe, pulling him outside, allowing Bonifer to grab his wrist, and hit him with the Rose of Sharyn (Wristlock Springboard Cutter) on the padded concrete floor.
"You may have spoken too soon, Jim, as Bonifer just sent Black Star crashing face-first onto the floor with that Wristlock Springboard Cutter!" Okabe exclaimed as in the ring, Joe grabbed a dazed Kid, and hit him with the Headlock Driver before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here are your winners, and still the BTWF World Tag Team Champions, representing Chaos Conspiracy, Charlie Bonifer and Joe Wolf!" Tim Barr announced. The crowd booed as Manabo walked over to the timekeepers' area, grabbed the BTWF World Tag Team Championship belts, and handed them to Bonifer. Bonifer rolled into the ring, picked Joe up off of the canvas, and gave him his half of the BTWF World Tag Team Championship belts. The two raised their BTWF World Tag Team Championship belts in the air, with Manabo rolling into the ring to join in on the celebration.
"That's one chance of Death the Kid's three, and another retention for Joe and Charlie!" Cornette exclaimed as Black Star rolled Death the Kid out of the ring, and gave him a supportive pat on the back. Kid looked frustrated at the loss while holding the side of his head in pain while Black Star told him that this wasn't going to be the end, and reminded him that he still had a couple of other chances at winning the BTWF World Tag Team titles. Kid nodded and acknowledged that Black Star was right, and staggered back to his feet while continuing to hold the side of his head while wincing in pain.
"Kid is understandably disappointed, but he has nothing to be ashamed of here, and this isn't going to be his only chance at the BTWF World Tag Team titles," Okabe explained as Joe and Bonifer walked over to the ropes, raised their BTWF World Tag Team Championships, and mocked Kid for losing, and telling him that they couldn't wait for the next chance to kick Kid's ass. Manabo also laughed at Kid and Black Star, asking Black Star how it felt to get a sneak peek of what was going to happen in his BTWF Championship match on Octane. Black Star responded by simply shaking his head and continuing to comfort a disappointed Kid before walking to the entranceway.
"If Owen can win tonight, the Chaos Conspiracy could possibly run Octane!" Beth exclaimed in worry as Kid turned around, and told the Chaos Conspiracy that he was going to get those BTWF World Tag Team Championships one way or another. Chaos Conspiracy laughed off Kid's threat as the camera panned to the backstage interview, where Jack Korpela was standing next to Shoto Todoroki, who was massaging his wrists with his fingers.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with one of the participants in the main event; an Elimination Chamber match to determine the #1 contender for the BTWF Championship at StarShow. Todoroki, I wanted to get your thoughts on the main event and how you're feeling about being in the Elimination Chamber," Korpela explained as Todoroki nodded before putting his hands down and responding.
"The Elimination Chamber is a dangerous environment. I've been watching multiple Elimination Chamber matches in preparation, so I believe I can traverse the Chamber without too much damage to myself," Todoroki explained, with Korpela responding with a nod before taking the microphone back.
"Speaking of damage done to the body, you had an intense No-DQ match against Denki Kaminari on the previous episode of Octane. How are you feeling physically going into the Chamber match?" Korpela asked. Todoroki patted his midsection, which the camera panned down, revealing that Todoroki had athletic tape placed on the side of his midsection.
"I'm not 100%, but opportunities like this don't come around every day. I will be in the main event, and I WILL win this Chamber match, and I WILL main event Starshow while winning the BTWF Championship," Todoroki explained as he began stretching his midsection and back, with Korpela nodding and taking the microphone back.
"I admire the determination, Todoroki. I want to ask one last question; who are you personally rooting for in the BTWF Championship match later on tonight; Natsu Dragneel or Owen?" Korpela asked as Todoroki nodded his head, with a knowing smirk on his face.
"No disrespect to Owen, but I have some unfinished business with Natsu. Natsu was the man who defeated me in my BTWF debut, and that defeat has been replaying over and over again in my mind. And what better way to scratch that itch than by defeating Natsu for the BTWF Champion for the championship at StarShow?" Todoroki responded before Korpela nodded and shook Todoroki's hand before pulling the microphone back underneath his mouth.
"There you have it ladies and gentlemen, could Shoto Todoroki vs. Natsu Dragneel for the BTWF Championship be the main event of BTWF StarShow? You'll have to wait until the main event to see, but until then, let's get back to the show," Korpela explained as Todoroki walked back to his locker room, and the camera panned away from the backstage interview area. However, rather than pan back to the stage, the camera panned to an office, where a large brown desk was at the center of the room. A silver Halliburton briefcase was standing on the desk, with a nametag being shown. The nametag said 'Courtney Flores', and the camera panned to the woman sitting in the leather office chair. The woman in the chair spun around, revealing a woman with light brown skin, freckles, dark brown hair, and a dress shirt.
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, my name if Courtney Flores. You might know me from my tenure on the Total Drama series of reality shows. But what you may not know is that I am a licensed lawyer, finally completing my BAR exams only a few months ago," Courtney introduced, grabbing a picture frame off of her wall, revealing that inside the frame was her law degree. After showing it off to the camera for a few moments, Courtney put the law degree back onto her wall before turning back to the camera with a smile on her face, standing behind her desk.
"As the only licensed lawyer in the BTWF, I am embarrassed by the amount of chaos going on in the BTWF, specifically on Octane. Between the assaults on members of the Octane roster, the amount of slander perpetrated by my fellow superstars, and many other things that I can't even bear to relive, I had an epiphany that I was needed here in the BTWF. I will personally strive to make the BTWF Octane roster a better place for everyone. Not only for the wrestlers but the fans as well," Courtney explained before sitting back on her office chair, crossing her right leg over her left leg before looking back at the camera with her smile still on her face.
"Para este mensaje en español, visite mi cuenta de Twitter para obtener la traducción oficial," Courtney said in her native Spanish before the phone on her desk rang. Courtney raised her pointer finger at the camera before responding to the phone call. The camera panned away from Courtney's office as she continued talking on the phone, and panned back to the stage, where 'Virus' by Memphis May Fire played, the crowd cheering as KIRISHIMA came out of the back with a smirk on his face, flexing one of his arms.
"The following contest is a triple threat match and it is for the BTWF International Championship! Introducing first, from Musutafu Japan, KIRISHIMA!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd continued cheering while KIRISHIMA flexed both of his arms, pyro going off right behind him. KIRISHIMA continued flexing as the pyro continued going off before he shot both of his fists up in the air. KIRISHIMA then began walking down the entranceway just as the pyro turned off, and he began high-fiving fans in the front row.
"KIRISHIMA was attacked by Marco Diaz, along with one of his opponents tonight, Lance Scaper, and was granted this BTWF Hardcore Championship match by Intensity General Manager Sunny Bridges," Cornette explained as KIRISHIMA flexed his right arm in front of several cheering fans. KIRISHIMA looked into one of the ringside cameras, telling the fans at home that he was going to bring the BTWF Hardcore Championship right back to Octane. KIRISHIMA continued saying that the NWO were going to regret attacking him on Intensity before running to the ringside area.
"KIRISHIMA is the only Octane superstar in this championship match, so he's our only hope to bring the BTWF Hardcore Championship back to Octane. At least for tonight," Beth explained as KIRISHIMA slid into the ring from underneath the bottom rope, kipping back up to his feet while basking in the adulation of the cheering fans. KIRISHIMA then stood in the middle of the ring, and once again flexed both of his arms before going into the corner, waiting for his other two opponents to come out. The crowd continued cheering as Drew McIntyre's 'Seeing Red' theme song played and cheered louder as Lance Scaper came out with a shopping cart full of weapons.
"And introducing his opponents, first, from Tom's River New Jersey, Lance Scaper!" Tim Barr announced as Lance showed off a couple of the weapons in his shopping cart, such as a broom or a baseball bat covered in nails. Lance then put the weapons back into his shopping cart, jumped on top of the cart, and knelt forward, causing the cart to roll down the entranceway with him in it. Lance waved at the cheering fans while KIRISHIMA couldn't help but chuckle as the shopping cart continued riding down the entranceway. The crowd continued cheering as Lance jumped off of the cart and rolled in between the middle and bottom ropes to roll into the middle of the ring.
"Lance coming prepared for this match, bringing in a treasure trove of weapons for this Hardcore Championship match!" Okabe exclaimed as the crowd continued cheering as the shopping cart crashed into the side of the ring, though most of the weapons stayed in the cart. Lance and KIRISHIMA shared some playful banter before Lance leaned over the top rope, grabbed a couple of kendo sticks from the cart, and told KIRISHIMA that he was going to walk out of Last Gasp with the Hardcore Championship.
"Lance and KIRISHIMA may be friendly with each other, and they both may have issues with the NWO, but when the title is on the line, these two are not going to hold anything back," Okabe explained as 'MANTRA' by Bring Me the Horizon played, the crowd booing as Jellal Fernandes came out of the back, with the BTWF Hardcore Championship around his waist. Jellal looked at both his opponents in the ring and laughed as he told the camera that the NWO wasn't losing any gold tonight and that he was going into StarShow as the BTWF Hardcore Champion.
"And introducing the champion, representing the NWO, now residing in the Tower of Heaven, he is the BTWF Hardcore Champion, 'the Galaxy' Jellal Fernandes!" Tim Barr announced. The crowd continued booing as Jellal blew black and white stars into the sky, the crowd continuing to boo as he patted the BTWF Hardcore Championship that was around his waist. Jellal strutted down to the ring, seemingly basking in the negative reaction of the crowd, and ignoring the dirty looks Lance and KIRISHIMA gave him.
"Jellal may be coming out here by himself, but you just know that he can have other NWO members coming down at any time," Beth noted as when Jellal got to the ringside area, he jumped on top of the fan barricade, walked on the top of the fan barricade with perfect balance, looked at the booing fans below him, and blew more black and white paper stars in their faces. Jellal then turned around and jumped onto the ring apron from the fan barricade, the crowd continuing to boo as Jellal took the BTWF Hardcore Championship off from around his waist, and displayed it over his head.
"I wouldn't be surprised, but KIRISHIMA and Lance Scaper have to be prepared for this scenario, as Marco is the reason that they both got this title shot in the first place," Cornette explained as Jellal handed the championship belt to the referee, allowing the referee to hold the championship up. The referee then gave the championship to the ringside attendant and told the timekeeper to ring the bell, and when the timekeeper did, Lance hit both Jellal and KIRISHIMA with multiple shots with the kendo sticks he had gotten from his shopping cart. The crowd continued cheering as Lance hit KIRISHIMA in the top of the head with one of the kendo sticks hard enough to break it in half.
"Wow! This match just started, and Lance already broke one of his many weapons!" Beth exclaimed as Jellal attempted to hit Lance with a Running Clothesline, but Lance was able to dodge and hit Jellal with a White Russian Legsweep with the Kendo Stick. The crowd continued cheering as Lance got back up and hit Jellal with a Jumping Headbutt to the side of the head, but before he could do anything, KIRISHIMA came back into the mix, hitting Lance with a couple of punches hard enough to send him falling back into the ropes. KIRISHIMA then ran the ropes, attempting to send Lance outside of the ring with a Clothesline, but Lance was able to throw KIRISHIMA out of the ring, countering the Clothesline attempt. However, KIRISHIMA was able to land on the ring apron, grabbed Lance by the hair, and attempted to hit him with a Suplex to the outside.
"Despite taking a kendo stick shot to the head and face, KIRISHIMA is still trying to throw Lance out of the ring and onto the floor!" Cornette exclaimed as Lance was able to keep his feet on the floor, hitting KIRISHIMA with several forearms to the side of the face. KIRISHIMA countered one of the forearms with a Back Elbow to the side of the head, grabbing him and once again attempting to hit him with another Suplex to the outside. However, Lance was able to land on the apron and exchange punches with KIRISHIMA to the side of the head. KIRISHIMA was finally able to block one of Lance's punches, push him away, and run at him with a Clothesline hard enough to send up spinning in the air, falling onto the floor face first.
"KIRISHIMA sent Lance falling to the floor, his face and chest crashing onto the mat. That is definitely going to compromise his breathing as this match goes on," Okabe pointed out as Jellal finally came back to his feet, and began climbing up to the top rope while KIRISHIMA picked Lance back up, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest. While the two were brawling on the outside, Jellal had balanced himself on the top turnbuckle, and hit both KIRISHIMA and Lance with a Diving Shooting Star Press, taking both men down. The crowd booed as Jellal picked Lance up, and threw him into the side of the steel steps before stomping on his chest multiple times.
"Jellal able to take both men down and almost throw Lance through the steel steps!" Beth exclaimed as Jellal grabbed KIRISHIMA by the hair, and slammed his face into the steel ring apron several times before attempting to hit him with a Standing Diamond Dust, but KIRISHIMA was able to reverse this with a Reverse Suplex. The crowd cheered as KIRISHIMA pushed Jellal out of the way, went underneath the ring, and grabbed a trash can lid from the bottom of the ring. However, when KIRISHIMA attempted to hit Jellal with the trash can lid, Jellal was able to dodge, hit several kicks to the side of KIRISHIMA's legs, and attempted to grab the trash can lid. KIRISHIMA was able to counter by kicking Jellal in the gut hard enough to bend him over, the crowd cheering as KIRISHIMA took the trash can lid back, and hit Jellal in the back a couple of times hard enough to send him falling down.
"KIRISHIMA almost broke Jellal's back with those trash can lid shots!" Cornette exclaimed as KIRISHIMA grabbed Jellal by the hair, and threw him back into the ring before following him. Jellal rolled back to his feet, but when KIRISHIMA attempted to hit him with the trash can lid, Jellal was able to dodge and hit a Dropkick into the trash can lid, sending it crashing into KIRISHIMA's face before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
Jellal immediately rolled over to Lance's trash can full of weapons, grabbing a crutch from the can. Jellal then turned KIRISHIMA onto his stomach and hit him in the back with the crutch multiple times before pushing the top of the crutch into the back of KIRISHIMA's head.
"Jellal showing us why he's the BTWF Hardcore Champion, and that's because he can become violent when the time comes," Okabe explained as Jellal then grabbed the bent trash can lid, picked KIRISHIMA up, and threw him into the corner. Jellal then hit KIRISHIMA in the face several times with the bent lid. Jellal then put the lid back down, grabbed a dazed KIRISHIMA in a Front Facelock, and hit him with a Tornado DDT onto the lid before going for another pinfall.
Ref: 1…2..
The crowd cheered as Lance came back into the ring, hitting Jellal in the back with a Running Elbow Drop. Lance then picked Jellal back up and hit him with several punches to the side of the head, which Jellal responded to by hitting a couple of knees to Lance's gut before attempting to hit him with a Grounded Uppercut. Lance was able to catch the Grounded Uppercut, pull Jellal back up to his feet, and hit him with several more punches to the side of the head. However, when Lance attempted to Irish whip Jellal into the corner, Jellal jumped up to the top rope, and hit Lance with a Twisting Crossbody, going for another pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
"Lance kicking out of that unique reversal by Jellal! With KIRISHIMA out for the time being, this could be the best chance for both these men to leave here with the BTWF Hardcore Championship," Cornette explained as Jellal picked Lance up, and hit him with the Grounded Uppercut. The crowd continued booing as Jellal grabbed the crutch he was using earlier, and hit Lance in the back with the crutch hard enough to send him staggering into the ropes. Jellal then grabbed Lance and began choking him with the middle rope, the crowd continuing to boo as Jellal ran the ropes and attempted to hit Lance in the back with a Dropkick, but Lance was able to move out of the way, causing Jellal to fall back out of the ring. The crowd cheered as Lance got back to his feet, hit Jellal with a Baseball Slide Dropkick to the face, got back into the ring, and attempted to hit a Springboard Crossbody, but Jellal countered with a Jumping Dropkick to the chest.
"Jellal was able to counter with a vicious Dropkick, and I'm surprised that Lance's lunch didn't spill out of his mouth!" Beth exclaimed as Jellal grabbed Lance, picked him up, and hit him with a Back Suplex onto the announce table. Jellal then rolled back into the ring, but he was immediately grabbed by KIRISHIMA, who attempted to hit him with a German Suplex. However, Jellal was able to flip behind KIRISHIMA, grab him by the hair, and slam his face into the side of the trash can several times. The crowd booed as Jellal jumped onto the middle rope, and hit a Diving Double Foot Stomp to KIRISHIMA's back before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
"Jellal nearly put KIRISHIMA through the trash can, but he was still able to kick out!" Cornette exclaimed as Jellal picked KIRISHIMA up, attempting to hit him with the Legsweep Reverse STO, but the crowd began cheering as KIRISHIMA hit Jellal with several elbows to the side of the head. The crowd continued cheering as KIRISHIMA started hitting Jellal with multiple punches to the face and the chest, but Jellal was able to block one of the punches and hit him in the side of the head with an Enziguri. KIRISHIMA landed on one knee, and Jellal jumped back up to the middle rope and attempted to hit KIRISHIMA with a Missile Dropkick when he staggered back up, but KIRISHIMA was able to counter with a Sky High Spinebuster, much to the crowd's delight.
"I'm not sure how KIRISHIMA was able to do that, as that Enziguri should've dazed him to the point where he didn't know where he was!" Okabe exclaimed as KIRISHIMA picked Jellal up, attempting to lock him in a Torture Rack. However, before Jellal could submit, Lance jumped onto the apron, rolled into the ring, and hit KIRISHIMA with a Rolling Apron Dropkick to the chest, sending both KIRISHIMA and Jellal falling down. The crowd cheered as Lance grabbed a steel chair from his trash can of weapons, and they cheered louder as Lance hit both KIRISHIMA and Jellal with multiple chair shots to the back. The crowd continued cheering as Lance stood the chair up, ran the ropes, and jumped off of the chair to hit a Springboard Moonsault onto Jellal's chest.
"Lance dominating KIRISHIMA and Jellal in the middle of the ring, and the crowd is loving it!" Beth exclaimed as Lance attempted to run off of the chair again, but the crowd continued cheering as KIRISHIMA countered with a Drop Toe Hold, sending Lance's face crashing into the seat of the chair. Lance held his face while rolling into the corner as KIRISHIMA got back to his feet, and ran into the corner, hitting Lance with a Running Clothesline to the chest. The crowd continued cheering as KIRISHIMA picked Lance up, and threw him out of the corner with an Elevated Flatliner, sending his face once again crashing into the seat of the chair before going for the pin, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
"KIRISHIMA showcasing some aggression of his own, sending Lance's face and nose crashing into the steel seat of the chair!" Okabe exclaimed as KIRISHIMA picked Lance up, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, but Lance responded with a kick to the leg. KIRISHIMA backed away, but Lance kicked him in the side of the right leg several more times before grabbing the steel chair and attempting to hit KIRISHIMA with it, but KIRISHIMA punched the chair out of Lance's hand, and when Lance turned around from the force of the punch, KIRISHIMA picked Lance up, and hit him with a Back Suplex Facebuster that sent Lance's face crashing onto the crutch that had been used earlier.
"Not only aggression, but he's also showing some creativity with his power, sending Lance's face right into any available weapon on the ring mat!" Cornette exclaimed as KIRISHIMA ran the ropes, and hit Lance with a Jumping Elbow Drop to the chest before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2…
The crowd booed as Jellal used the steel chair to break up the pin, hitting KIRISHIMA in the back with the steel chair several times. The crowd continued booing as Jellal mounted KIRISHIMA, and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head, only letting go when he realized that KIRISHIMA had started bleeding.
"Jellal just busted KIRISHIMA open! KIRISHIMA's bleeding from behind his right ear!" Okabe exclaimed as Jellal picked KIRISHIMA up, and threw him into the corner before following him into the corner, hitting KIRISHIMA in the side of the face with a Running Corner Enziguri. Jellal then put KIRISHIMA on the top turnbuckle, hitting him with multiple punches to the side of the face before climbing up to meet him. Jellal hit several Knife-Edge Chops to KIRISHIMA's chest before attempting to put him in position for a Superplex. However, the crowd began cheering as KIRISHIMA fought back with multiple punches to the gut and chest, but Jellal was able to maintain his grip on the top rope.
"Jellal and KIRISHIMA are fighting on the top rope, and given the precarious position, they may want to rethink this brawl," Okabe warned as the two began exchanging strikes with each other, the crowd cheering as Lance grabbed the steel chair, and hit Jellal in the back with the chair several times. The crowd continued cheering as Lance grabbed Jellal, and hit him with a Sit-Out Powerbomb that sent his back crashing into the steel chair, going for another pinfall in the process.
Ref: 1…2…
After Jellal kicked out, Lance immediately turned around and attempted to hit KIRISHIMA with a punch while he was still on the top turnbuckle. However, KIRISHIMA was able to block one of those punches, grab Lance by the hair, and slam his face into the top turnbuckle multiple times before pushing him away. While Lance held the side of his face in pain, KIRISHIMA dived off of the top turnbuckle, hitting Lance with a Diving Bulldog, sending Lance's face crashing into one of the downed Kendo Sticks before quickly going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"I've never seen KIRISHIMA do something like that before! That just goes to show how dead-set he is on getting gold around his waist!" Beth exclaimed as KIRISHIMA picked Lance up, and hit him with a Front Suplex onto the top rope with enough force to send him bouncing up. KIRISHIMA immediately caught him, put him in a Powerbomb position, and attempted to hit Lance with a Powerbomb into the corner. However, the crowd cheered as Lance was able to counter this with a Hurricanrana, sending KIRISHIMA crashing into the corner back first. KIRISHIMA was left in an upside-down crumpled heap in the corner, which Lance responded to by running the ropes and hitting KIRISHIMA with a Hesitation Dropkick to the face.
"Wrestlers who prepare for these hardcore matches usually work on their pain tolerance, which is why you see the athletes in the ring getting up quicker than you would expect after taking big moves," Okabe explained as Lance dragged KIRISHIMA out of the corner, picked him up, and attempted to hit him with a Weed Wacker (Scorpion Death Drop). KIRISHIMA attempted to fight out of the Weed Wacker (Scorpion Death Drop) attempt with several punches to the face, but Jellal threw a steel chair into Lance's face, sending him crumpling into the corner after he let go of KIRISHIMA. Before KIRISHIMA could respond, Jellal nailed him in the face with the steel chair before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
"KIRISHIMA kicking out of that brain-rattling chair shot! And Jellal has to be wondering what he has to do now to put these guys away!" Cornette exclaimed as Jellal hit KIRISHIMA in the back with the steel chair several more times before rolling back to the outside. The crowd booed as Jellal brought out a table and a ladder, but before he could put them in the ring, Lance ran out of the corner, and vaulted himself over the top rope, hitting Jellal with a Vaulting Somersault Senton. The crowd cheered as Lance threw the ladder and the table out of the way, picking Jellal back up before hitting him with several right-handed jabs to the side of the head. Lance then grabbed Jellal by the hair and threw him into the fan barricade back first, but when Lance ran at Jellal, he stuck his foot up, hitting Lance in the side of the head with a Superkick to the side of the head.
"Jellal almost knocked some teeth out of Lance's face with that Superkick!" Beth exclaimed as Jellal jumped onto the top of the fan barricade, putting himself in position for a Moonsault off of the barricade, but Lance jumped on top of the fan barricade and started brawling with Jellal on the top of the fan barricade. Lance gets the advantage with several Uppercuts to the chin before attempting to put Jellal in position for a Suplex off of the barricade. However, the crowd booed as Jellal hit Lance in the side of the head with several Headbutts before grabbing Lance and hitting Lance off of the barricade with a Spanish Fly. Jellal cricked his back before picking Lance up, throwing him back into the ring, jumping onto the ring apron, and hitting a downed Lance with a Springboard Shooting Star Press before going for another pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"That Spanish Fly off of the barricade was phenomenal! I don't know how Lance even kicked out of that pin!" Cornette exclaimed as Jellal picked Lance up, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before putting him in a Fireman's Carry. Lance attempted to fight out of this with some elbow strikes to the side of the head, but Jellal was able to maintain his grip and hit a Rolling Fireman's Carry Slam onto the canvas before emptying the contents out of the garbage can. Jellal then stood the trash can up, picked Lance back up, and threw him into the trash, the crowd booing louder as Jellal mocked Lance, telling him that he was nothing but trash, and telling the fans that they were trash just like him.
"Jellal having some fun with the fans and Lance, though I'm not sure that's the best strategy to implement during a championship match," Okabe noted as Jellal grabbed one of the Kendo Sticks, and hit the side of the trash can, pushing the metal of the can into Lance's face and sides. Jellal then ran the ropes and hit a running strike with the Kendo Stick with enough force to send Lance falling down while still in the trash can. Jellal then hit a Jumping Double Foot Stomp onto Lance while he was still inside the trash can, sending the metal of the can in his face.
"Jellal using Lance's own trash can to incapacitate him! Jellal may have this match won!" Cornette exclaimed as Jellal rolled back out of the ring, grabbed the table and the ladder, and threw them back into the ring. Jellal slid back into the ring after his weapons and began setting up the table in the corner, but the crowd cheered as another table was pushed into the ring by KIRISHIMA. Jellal attempted to hit KIRISHIMA with a Running Baseball Slide Dropkick, but KIRISHIMA was able to grab Jellal's legs, turn him around, and hit him with a Standing Discus Forearm, sending him rolling back into the ring. The crowd cheered as KIRISHIMA slid back into the ring, grabbed Jellal, and hit him with a Running Corner Powerbomb, sending him crashing into the table that Jellal had set up in the corner before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
"How did Jellal kick out of that!?" Beth asked in shock as KIRISHIMA picked Jellal up, and hit him with a DDT.
"Your guess is as good as mine, Beth. Jellal was not only put through the table, but Jellal's back and neck hit the turnbuckles too," Okabe responded as KIRISHIMA walked over to the corner, put up another table, grabbed Lance, and put him on the table. The crowd continued cheering as KIRISHIMA picked Jellal up, and put him on the table on top of Lance, clubbing him and Lance in the back several times. The crowd continued cheering as KIRISHIMA grabbed the ladder, set it up next to the table, and began climbing up the ladder, the crowd chanting KIRISHIMA's name as he continued making his way up the ladder. However, while KIRISHIMA was continuing his climb, Lance rolled off of the table and began climbing the other side of the ladder.
"Lance trying to race KIRISHIMA up the ladder! What does he have planned all the way up there!?" Cornette asked as Lance and KIRISHIMA were both able to make it to the top of the ladder. The crowd cheered as both Lance and KIRISHIMA began exchanging punches and forearms to the face with each other. Lance and KIRISHIMA began staggering while on the top of the ladder, but while they were exchanging strikes with each other, neither noticed that Jellal had rolled off of the table, and began crawling towards the legs of the ladder. The crowd booed as Jellal pulled himself up next to the ladder, grabbed the ladder's legs, and pulled the legs up, the crowd booing louder as Jellal was actually able to tip the ladder over, sending both Lance and KIRISHIMA falling off of the ladder. While KIRISHIMA fell onto the top rope and bounced to the outside, Lance fell through the table next to the ladder.
"And in one fell swoop, Jellal took out both his challengers!" Okabe exclaimed as Jellal picked Lance up, threw him into the corner, and hit Lance with the Grand Chariot (Diamond Dust) onto the broken pieces of the table before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, and still the BTWF Hardcore Champion, representing the NWO, 'the Galaxy' Jellal Fernandes!" Tim Barr announced. The crowd booed as Jellal immediately rolled out of the ring, holding his chest and head in pain, despite the smirk that was very evident on his face. The crowd continued booing as Jellal yelled at the ringside attendant, telling him to give Jellal the BTWF Hardcore Championship. The ringside attendant did what he was told, and Jellal responded by swiping the BTWF Hardcore Championship away from the attendant and raising it over his head while sitting up.
"Jellal showing that he knows how to pick the perfect opportunity to retain the BTWF Hardcore Championship," Okabe explained as Jellal pulled himself back up to his feet, continuing to raise the BTWF Hardcore Championship over his head. In the ring, Lance was wincing in pain, trying to pick himself back up, but his back gave out, and he fell back into the broken pieces of the table. The crowd continued booing as Jellal got on top of the commentary table and told the fans that the NWO were going to remain on top no matter who tried to get in their way. Jellal continued ranting at the fans as KIRISHIMA attempted to pull himself back up to his feet, slipping on his leg while holding his throat.
"The NWO continuing their path of dominance heading into Starshow, but—wait…what's going on?" Cornette asked as Intensity's Kurt Bale walked out of the back with a smirk on his face, sarcastically applauding Jellal's victory as the referee helped Lance back to his feet. Jellal looked at Bale with a raised eyebrow, asking what the hell he was doing out here, but Bale simply ignored him and continued with his sarcastic applause. Jellal looked annoyed as he jumped down from the table and walked away from the ringside area, telling the crowd that Bale was just jealous of him and his success.
"Bale getting under Jellal's skin here, and he might regret that decision," Beth noted as KIRISHIMA was helped back up to his feet by some medical attendants as Lance was helped out of the ring by the referee. The camera then panned to the backstage area as Jellal continued talking to the camera, saying that Bale meant absolutely nothing to him. The camera then focused on the backstage interview area, where Todd Grisham was standing next to 'the Definition of Perfection' Jean Kirstein, who was looking at himself in his hand mirror, not even paying any attention to Todd.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am…unfortunately here with Jean Kirstein, who will be in action in our main event tonight," Todd sighed, rolling his eyes when he saw that Jean was continuing to stare at his reflection in the mirror. Todd, getting annoyed at the lack of response from Jean, tapped him on the shoulder, causing Jean to put his mirror down and look right at Todd with an equally annoyed expression on his face.
"Jean, I wanted to get your thoughts on being in the Elimination Chamber match in tonight's main event," Todd said while continuing to look up at Jean with an annoyed expression on his face. Jean sighed, and patted Todd on the shoulder roughly before responding, moving the microphone closer to his mouth.
"The Chamber match is going to be dangerous, and I've heard all the horror stories about how the chain and the steel are going to tear up my skin, bruise up my face, and all that stuff. But let me be totally honest with you, Tim, I'm not afraid of any of it," Jean said, causing Todd's expression to turn from annoyed to confused, raising his eyebrow as he put the microphone back underneath his mouth.
"You're not? Someone like you who is so obsessed with his looks that he never leaves his house without his mirror? You're not concerned about the possible bodily damage?" Todd asked incredulously, causing Jean to glare down at Todd before moving the microphone back underneath his mouth.
"No. I mean…look at who I'm in the match with. Some of the most overhyped and overrated wrestlers I've ever seen. Trust me, I'm not concerned in the slightest about the damage to my Aztec Temple of a body. I know you're worried about me, Tim, but I'll win this entire thing without a scratch on me, go on to the main event StarShow, and win the BTWF Championship. And I really hope Mordecai is going to watch my performance in the main event tonight," Jean explained, causing Todd to once again raise his eyebrows in surprise and confusion.
"What does Mordecai have to do with this?" Todd asked with Jean chuckling before responding.
"It's simple, Tim, I want Mordecai to see what he has coming to him when he decides to finally crawl out of whatever hole he's hiding in and fight me," Jean explained with a smirk on his face, taking his mirror back out and walking away from Todd while going back to ogling himself in the mirror. Todd shook his head while massaging a forming headache before walking away from the backstage interview area as the camera panned to the stage. The crowd began booing as the lights in the arena went down and turned blood red. 'Knives' by Bullet For my Valentine played as a row of fire shot out of the stage, the crowd booing louder as Flare and Xochi came out of the back, though the crowd's reaction was more mixed for Xochi, who wiped the flames away with her hand.
"The following tag team match is scheduled for one fall! If Rei Ayanami and Akira Hayami win this match, they will be added to a BTWF World Women's Championship match at StarShow! Introducing first, representing the Sisterhood of Darkness, they are the team of Xochi Melendez and Flare Corona!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Flare tilted her head at the booing fans, and attempted to bite a couple of them, but Xochi grabbed Flare from the back of her collar, and pushed her in front of her, telling Flare to focus on the match. Flare glared at Xochi, but nodded and walked to the ringside area with her.
"Xochi has been raising the ire of the rest of the Sisterhood, and I don't think it's a good idea to irritate your tag team partner before a tag team match with these high stakes," Cornette explained as Flare knelt down at the ringside area, looked up at the sky, and shot a fireball into the sky. Xochi, at the same time, raised both of her fists up, causing the pyro on the stage to raise higher, the crowd continuing to boo as Xochi patted Flare, telling her to get back to her feet. Flare once again nodded before kipping back up to her feet, and rolling into the ring from underneath the bottom rope.
"Sherry specifically picked Flare and Xochi because she was the most confident in their abilities to get the victory. Despite Xochi's tensions with the Sisterhood, Sherry knows that Xochi and Flare can defeat some of the biggest stars in the Octane Women's division," Okabe explained as Xochi walked up the steel steps, jumping over the top rope. Flare slid onto her knees in the middle of the ring as Xochi walked over behind Flare, and shot one of her fists up, causing the corner posts to shoot out fire. The crowd continued booing as the lights began flickering between red and white while Flare kipped back up to her feet and jumped into the corner.
"We also have to remember that Rei and Akira aren't exactly BFFs either, so we'll have to see how they get along too," Beth responded as the lights in the arena turned back off, the crowd giving a mixed reaction as 'Ladies and Gentlemen' by Saliva played throughout the arena. The crowd continued booing as a spotlight shone on the stage, with Akira walking out of the back, appearing on the center of the stage, outstretching her arms while underneath the spotlight. Akira then looked up at the sky, basking in the mixed reaction of the fans, but the crowd exploded into cheers as the lights in the arena turned blue, with synthetic snow falling from the sky.
"Oh…Akira's not going to like that," Beth noted as 'Shatter Me' by Lindsey Sterling (feat. Lzzy Hale) played, the crowd continuing to loudly cheer as Rei Ayanami came out, wearing her signature sky blue robe. Akira gave Rei a death glare that she ignored as she spun on the center of the stage, taking in all the cheers from the fans before walking off of the stage and down the entranceway. Akira continued glaring at Rei before she too walked down the entranceway, briefly looking up in annoyance at the fact she didn't have her signature spotlight.
"And their opponents, they are the team of 'The Spotlight' Akira Hayami and 'The Shining Ace' Rei Ayanami!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Rei continued walking to the ring, her attention kept firmly on Xochi and Flare, Xochi raised an eyebrow and smirked at Rei, telling her to come into the ring so that they could get this over with. Rei simply shook her head, disappointed that Xochi would think of her to be that foolish and headstrong. Meanwhile, Akira turned to the production crew at the side of the stage and told them to turn on her spotlight, the crowd's reaction turning mixed as the lights went down while the spotlight shone on top of Akira alone.
"Akira not letting anyone steal her spotlight, even if it's her own tag team partner. And we talked about Xochi having issues with the Sisterhood, but it has nothing on the issues between Rei and Akira," Okabe noted as Rei looked over at Akira and just shook her head in annoyance before making it to the ringside area. Rather than wait for Akira, Rei climbed up the steel steps, jumped onto the top rope, took off her sky-blue robe, and threw it down onto the floor. Rei then flipped off of the top rope, and rolled to the center of the stage, kipping back up to her feet, and looking at Xochi and Flare with a cold expression on her face. Meanwhile, Akira slid into the ring from underneath the bottom rope, the lights coming back on as she pushed Rei out of the way, and walked up to Xochi and Flare. The crowd continued giving a mixed reaction as Xochi and Akira began exchanging words with each other.
"We may as well have made this into a Fatal-4-Way because I don't know if either of these teams are going to last until the end of this match," Cornette stated as Rei grabbed Akira, turned her around, and told her never to push her again. Akira smirked at Rei, telling her that she wasn't scared of her, but the two began arguing as to who was going to start the match. The referee made sure that the women were separated before telling both teams to pick their legal team members. After a moment, Rei and Flare were picked to start the match, and once both women were ready, the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell, starting the match.
"Hopefully, with the sound of the bell, both of these teams can leave their differences at the door," Okabe explained as Flare and Rei locked up in the middle of the ring, both women attempting to push each other into the corner. However, the crowd booed as Flare was able to throw Rei to the side with a Japanese Arm Drag. Flare then attempted to lock Rei in a Side Headlock, but Rei was immediately able to slide out of it, the crowd cheering as Rei was able to push Flare down on her stomach, and put her in a Hammerlock. Akira looked unimpressed as Rei continued pulling on Flare's right arm, but Flare was able to make it back to her feet and throw Rei off of her with a Jumping Snapmare. Rei immediately went to lock Flare in another Side Headlock, but Flare was able to push Rei into the ropes and hit her with a couple of punches to the gut.
"Flare knowing that it's hard to go toe-to-toe with Rei when it comes to holds and technical grappling, deciding to throw a couple of hard strikes," Okabe explained as Flare once again took Rei down with a Snapmare, and ran the ropes, attempting to hit Rei with a Running Penalty Kick. However, Rei was able to duck and kick Flare several times in the side of the right leg while on the ground, but when she tried to run the ropes, Akira tagged herself into the match, the crowd giving a mixed reaction at that move. Akira told Rei to get on the stage and watch how it's done before hitting a stunned Flare with a Clothesline hard enough to send her twisting in the air. The crowd continued giving a mixed reaction as Akira picked Flare up by the throat, and threw her into the corner, hitting her with several back elbows to the side of the head. However, when Akira attempted to run the ropes to hit a running corner strike, Flare kicked Akira in the back of the leg, the crowd booing as she grabbed her hair, and dragged her to the ropes.
"Flare trying to maintain control for her team with some hard kicks," Cornette explained as Flare clubbed Akira in the back multiple times before running the ropes, attempting to hit Akira with a Leaping Body Guillotine, but Akira was able to move out of the way, sending Flare bouncing off of the ropes, and into a Powerslam by Akira. The crowd continued giving a mixed reaction as Akira looked over at Rei, and yelled at Rei that this was how it's done. Rei gave Akira an uninterested thumbs-up before Akira leaned Flare into the ropes, and hit her with several clubs to the chest and face before Xochi tagged herself in. Akira looked excited at the prospect of fighting Xochi, but Xochi threw Flare into Akira, sending their heads colliding with each other. Xochi then springboarded into the ring, hitting a stunned Akira with a Springboard Clothesline, before going for a pinfall.
Ref: 1…
"Xochi using her tag team partner as a weapon to get a sneaky upper hand," Beth noted as Xochi picked Akira up, and hit her with several punches before running the ropes, and attempting to hit Akira with a Running Back Elbow. However, Akira was able to duck the elbow and attempted to put Xochi in position for a German Suplex, but Xochi hit several back elbows to the side of Akira's head. However, Akira didn't let go of Xochi, and rather turned her around so that she could hit her with an Exploder Suplex, the crowd continuing to give a mixed reaction as Akira picked Xochi back up, and threw her overhead with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Akira then picked Xochi up once again, attempting to hit her with the Spotlighter (F-5), but Xochi countered with enough elbow strikes to the head to send her staggering into the ropes, allowing Rei to tag herself back into the match.
"And Rei giving Akira a little tit-for-tat, tagging herself into the match," Cornette noted as Rei kicked Xochi in the side of the head hard enough to send her falling off of Akira's grasp. Rei came into the ring, hitting a Springboard Tope Con Hilo onto Xochi's chest, but before she could do anything, Akira turned her around and began arguing with her. The crowd cheered as Rei pushed Akira back, telling her that she didn't need her to win. Flare rolled into the ring, attempting to take advantage of the argument between her two opponents, but Rei and Akira saw her coming and knocked Flare down with a Double Back Elbow. The crowd cheered as Rei and Akira looked at each other in shock, surprised that they were able to work together, however brief it was.
"I did not see that coming! Akira and Rei actually worked together to take Flare down!" Cornette exclaimed in surprise as Rei picked Flare up, and threw her out of the ring while telling Akira to get back on the apron. Akira rolled her eyes and did do while Rei picked Xochi up, and hit her with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before attempting to Irish whip her into the corner. However, Xochi was able to jump up to the top turnbuckle, attempting to hit Rei with a Diving Back Elbow, but Rei was able to counter, hitting a diving Xochi with a Dropkick to the back of the head before going for the pin, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2
"That brutal counter by Rei almost gave Xochi whiplash! But given Xochi's impressive strength and stamina, it's no surprise that she was able to kick out," Okabe explained as Rei picked Xochi up, and attempted to hit her with a Snap Vertical Suplex, but Xochi was able to respond with several knees to the side of Rei's gut before attempting to throw her into the ropes. However, Rei was able to stop herself, the crowd cheering as Xochi attempted to run at her with a Big Boot, but Rei was able to throw Xochi over the top rope and out of the ring, sending Xochi crashing right into Flare who had just staggered back to her feet.
"Speaking of impressive strength, look at how Rei threw Xochi out of the ring with almost no effort!" Beth exclaimed as Rei waited for Xochi and Flare to stagger back to their feet, and when they did, ran the ropes to hit both Xochi and Flare with a Suicide Dive, taking both members of the Sisterhood down. Rei then grabbed both women by the hair and told Akira to do her own dive as well. Akira looked at Rei with a raised eyebrow but shrugged before jumping over the top rope, and while Rei continued holding Xochi and Flare up, ran the ropes before vaulting over the top rope to hit both women with a Vaulting Crossbody. The crowd cheered as Rei nodded approvingly at Akira before picking Flare up, and throwing her into the fan barricade.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Rei and Akira are beginning to work well together, and I just…I don't think I can get too excited about this given how I know this'll end," Okabe explained as Akira picked Xochi up in a Military Press position, and despite Xochi being able to slide out of the hold, Akira knocked Xochi down with a Standing Lariat. The crowd continued giving a mixed reaction as Akira grabbed Xochi by the hair, slamming her face into the steel ring apron multiple times before Rei slid down the ring apron to hit a Drive-By Kick onto Xochi, sending her staggering away. Rei then rolls back to her feet, and runs off of the apron, hitting Xochi with a Running Apron Hurricanrana, sending Xochi crashing into the fan barricade.
Ref: …4…5…6
"Rei showing off some impressive balance there, but she is going to have to bring Xochi back into the ring if she wants to win that spot at StarShow," Cornette explained as Akira turned Rei around, telling her to hurry and throw Xochi back into the ring. Rei nodded impatiently at her, before noticing that Flare was running at them, taking her back out with a Tilt-a-Whirl Slam. Rei then gave Akira an annoyed look before grabbing Xochi and throwing her back into the ring, the crowd continuing to cheer as Rei jumped onto the top rope, and hit Xochi with a Diving Elbow Drop to the chest before going for the pin, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
"A brilliant Elbow Drop by Rei, nearly caving in the chest of Xochi, but not enough to get the pinfall and that StarShow main event," Okabe explained as Rei grabbed Xochi, and hit her with several forearms to the side of the face before hitting her with a DDT. However, when Rei once again attempted to climb to the top rope, Akira tagged herself into the match, the crowd giving a mixed reaction as Akira climbed up to the top rope, and attempted to hit Xochi with the Shining Star Press (Shooting Star Press). Xochi was able to roll out of the way, but Akira was able to roll back to her feet, hitting a standing Xochi with a hard enough Big Boot to send her staggering into the ropes.
"I think Akira almost knocked some of Xochi's teeth out with that hard Big Boot!" Beth exclaimed as Akira attempted to put Xochi in position for her repeated Powerbombs, but Xochi was able to push Akira into the corner. The two exchanged multiple strikes in the corner before Flare came back onto her corner, hitting Akira in the side of the head with a couple of jumping kicks. The crowd booed as Xochi was able to push Akira into the corner, hitting her with multiple punches and forearms to the side of the face before tagging Flare into the match. Xochi ran the ropes and hit a Running Jumping Back Elbow onto Akira with enough force to send her falling in front of the bottom turnbuckle in a seated position. This allowed Flare to run the ropes, hitting Akira with a Running Hesitation Dropkick to the side of the face. The crowd continued booing as Xochi and Flare dragged Akira to the center of the ring before Xochi slid back onto the apron, allowing Flare to hit Akira with a Standing Corkscrew Shooting Star Press to the chest.
"Thanks to some well-timed kicks to Akira's face by Flare, the Sisterhood have finally taken complete control of this match," Okabe explained as Flare hit Akira with a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the chest before running the ropes, and hitting Akira with a Running Basement Dropkick to the face. The crowd continued booing as Flare mounted Akira, and hit her with multiple punches to the side of the face, only stopping when the referee pulled her away from Akira. Flare immediately got out of the referee's grasp, and knocked Rei off of the apron with a Running Kick to the side of the face. Flare then ran back at a downed Akira, hitting Akira with a Rolling Leg Drop across the back of her head before turning her back around for another pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2.
Flare wrapped her legs around Akira's neck with a Headscissors before tagging Xochi back into the match. Xochi then jumps onto the middle turnbuckle from the apron before hitting a downed Akira with a Diving Middle Rope Moonsault.
"It's amazing how a powerhouse like Xochi is able to perform a Springboard Moonsault without breaking a sweat," Beth stated as Xochi picked Akira up, and Irish whipped her into the corner harshly enough to send her almost bouncing off of the turnbuckles chest first. Xochi then ran into the corner, hitting Akira with a Running Corner Clothesline to the back of the head before turning her back around. The crowd continued booing as Xochi hit several back elbows before picking her up and hitting Akira with a Spinning Gourdbuster before hitting her with a Jumping Elbow Drop across the chest before going for another pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
"Xochi absolutely dominating Akira here, throwing her with that Gourdbuster like she was nothing!" Cornette exclaimed as Rei got back onto the apron, telling Xochi that her plan to screw over her team wasn't going to work. Xochi smirked and winked at Rei before placing Akira on her knees and hitting her with several punches to the side of the head. The crowd cheered as Akira tried to fight back with several punches to the gut and attempted to push her away, but Xochi came back into the match, hitting Akira with a Spinning Uppercut while she was still on her knees. Xochi then grabbed Akira by the hair, dragged her to her corner, picked her up, hit her with a Sidewalk Slam Backbreaker, and tagged Flare back into the match. While Xochi held Akira in that Backbreaker position, Flare springboarded back into the ring, hitting a Springboard Leg Drop across Akira's throat.
"Sherry and Medusa must be happy at the teamwork displayed by Xochi and Flare," Okabe explained as Flare hit a downed Akira with several Sliding Leg Drops across the throat before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
Flare looked furious at the fact that Akira had kicked out, and immediately responded by locking Akira up in a Rear Naked Choke. Akira attempted to keep her hands in between her throat and Flare's forearm, but Flare was able to respond with several elbow strikes to the top of the head. This allowed Flare to fully lock in the Rear Naked Choke, the crowd continuing to boo as Flare screamed in Akira's ear to tap out. Akira attempted to roll to the ropes to try and initiate a ropebreak to force the referee to break the hold, but the crowd booed louder as Xochi kicked Akira's hand away, allowing Flare to roll Akira away from the ropes.
"Flare trying to choke the life out of Akira, and judging by the purplish tint on Akira's skin, it looks to be working," Okabe explained as Akira tried to fight back with several back elbows to the side of the head. However, Flare countered this by biting Akira in the ear, allowing her to pull Akira's arm back while continuing to put pressure on the Rear Naked Choke. After almost another minute, Akira got back to her feet, the crowd cheering as she rammed Flare back first into the corner. Flare maintained a tight grip on Akira, but Akira wasn't one to give up, and sent her back-first several more times into the corner, and once Flare's grip loosened, Akira hit Flare with a Running Powerslam, the crowd cheering as both women were down on the ground.
"Akira finally creating some separation for herself, hitting Flare with a forceful Powerslam!" Cornette exclaimed as Akira and Flare both made their way to their respective corners. The crowd booed as Flare was able to jump to her corner first, tagging Xochi into the match, and Xochi immediately ran at Akira, hitting her in the back of the neck with an Elbow Drop. Xochi then pulled Akira away from her corner and hit her with a Standing Moonsault to the chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
Xochi simply smirked at Akira's kick out before picking her up and attempting to hit her with a Razor's Edge, but Akira was able to wriggle her way out of the hold, countering it into a Backslide pin.
Ref: 1…2…
"Akira almost got the surprise pin on Xochi, but that may have only made her angrier!" Beth exclaimed as Xochi attempted to hit Akira with a Running Lariat, but Akira was able to dodge, hitting Xochi with a German Suplex. The crowd gave a mixed reaction as Akira hit two more German Suplexes onto Xochi before falling into her corner, tagging Rei into the match. The crowd cheered as Rei jumped up to the top rope, waiting for Xochi to get back up, and when she did, Rei hit a stunned Xochi with a Diving Crossbody. Rei then ran into the opposing corner, and hit a Running Shotgun Dropkick to Flare's chest, sending her falling off of the apron and onto the floor. Xochi then attempted to run into the corner to hit Rei with a Running Corner Clothesline, but Rei was able to dodge the move, and hit a German Suplex of her own, bridging into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"Rei coming into this match like a house of fire, taking down both members of the Sisterhood!" Beth exclaimed as Rei picked Xochi up, and hit her with multiple forearms on both sides of Xochi's face before running the ropes, and hitting Xochi with a Spinning Wheel Kick. Xochi staggered into the corner, and Rei immediately responded by hitting Xochi with a Running Kick to the side of her face, putting her in a Front Facelock, and hitting her with a Satellite DDT. The crowd continued cheering as Rei ran the ropes, and hit Xochi with a Springboard Middle Rope Moonsault to the chest, but before she could go for the pinfall, Flare grabbed Rei's leg, dragged her out of the ring, and attempted to hit her with the Flash Fire (Jumping Cutter). Rei was able to counter this by pushing her into the fan barricade chest first before jumping back into the apron and attempting to hit Xochi with a Springboard move, but Xochi was able to climb the ropes and hit Rei with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex from the top rope.
"What a counter by Xochi, sending Rei flying halfway across the ring with that huge overhead Suplex!" Cornette exclaimed as Xochi stomped on Rei's chest several times before jumping up to the middle rope, attempting to hit another Middle Rope Moonsault, but Rei was able to counter by bringing her knees up, sending Xochi's chest crashing into those knees. Xochi staggered around with her arms over her chest, allowing Rei to pick herself back up, hit Xochi with several European Uppercuts, and hit her with the Triple Rolling Vertical Suplexes. However, when Rei went for the Brainbuster at the end, Xochi was able to counter with several knee strikes to the side of the head, allowing Xochi to slide back down to her feet, and hitting Rei with a Sit-Out Spinebuster before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"That was a very impressive Spinebuster by Xochi, but it was not enough to put Rei away!" Beth exclaimed as Xochi looked annoyed that Rei had kicked out, picked her up, and attempted to hit her with the Jackknife Powerbomb. However, Rei was able to slide out of her grasp and hit her with a Brainbuster. The crowd exploded into cheers as Rei pointed to the sky, and jumped up to the top turnbuckle. When Rei balanced herself on the top turnbuckle, she attempted to hit Xochi with the Light From Above (Frog Splash), but Xochi was able to roll out of the way, and Rei was able to roll back to her feet. However, when she did, Akira tagged herself back into the match, the crowd giving a mixed reaction as Rei, being too high on adrenaline to notice, ran up to Xochi, but Xochi had knocked her down with a Discus Big Boot to the side of the face.
"Xochi turned Rei inside out with that Discus Big Boot, but she's no longer the legal woman in this match!" Cornette exclaimed as Akira climbed up to the top rope, and Xochi immediately responded by hitting her with several punches to the side of the head. Xochi then attempted to climb up to the top rope, attempting another Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. However, the crowd gave a mixed reaction as Akira hit a couple of headbutts onto Xochi, pushing her off of the turnbuckle and onto the floor. Akira then balanced herself on the top turnbuckle, and hit a downed Xochi with a Shining Star Press (Shooting Star Press) before going for another pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
The crowd booed as Flare dived off of the top rope, hitting Akira in the back with a Diving Corkscrew Senton to the back, breaking up the pinfall.
"Flare coming in from out of nowhere, making sure that the Sisterhood are still in the match!" Okabe exclaimed as Flare mounted Akira, and hit her with multiple punches to the side of the head before a still slightly dazed Xochi pulled Flare off of Akira, telling her to just finish her off with the Flash Fire (Jumping Cutter). Flare nodded, sliding into position and waiting for Xochi to put Akira in position for the Flash Fire (Jumping Cutter), but when Flare went for the move, the crowd cheered as Akira was able to move Xochi, causing Flare to accidentally hit Xochi with the Flash Fire (Jumping Cutter).
"Flare just took out her own tag team partner with that Flash Fire! This could be the end of the match right there!" Cornette exclaimed as Flare looked on at Xochi's downed body in shock before being hit with the Spotlighter (F-5) by Akira. Akira then threw Flare out of the ring, picked an unconscious Xochi up, hit her with three straight Powerbombs, and tagged Rei back into the match. The crowd continued cheering as Rei jumped up to the top rope, and hit a downed Xochi with the Light From Above (Frog Splash) before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Here are your winners, the team of 'The Spotlight' Akira Hayami and 'The Shining Ace' Rei Ayanami!" Tim Barr announced as Rei shot both of her arms in the air in celebration as the crowd chanted her name. Rei ran into the corner, jumping up to the top turnbuckle, outstretching her arms to bask in the adulation of the fans. On the outside, Flare started pulling on her hair hard enough for some strands of bright red hair to come loose. Flare mumbled to herself that this wasn't her fault while rocking back and forth and continuing to pull on her hair. Xochi had rolled out of the ring at this point, holding her head in pain while Flare crawled over to her, concerned about her.
"Rei and Akira have punched their tickets to StarShow, and Sherry is not going to be happy about that!" Cornette exclaimed as Flare grabbed Xochi by the head, and tried to wake her up while apologizing. Meanwhile, Rei continued celebrating in the ring with the fans cheering her on and chanting for her while Akira walked into the ring from the apron, with a look on her face that Rei couldn't identify when she looked back at her. Akira offered a handshake to Rei, with the crowd giving a mixed reaction to the prospective handshake, some fans chanting 'Yes!' and other fans chanting 'No!' Rei looked at Akira with a raised eyebrow before shaking her head, telling her that they're not friends and that they were only allies tonight, and they're going to be StarShow opponents.
"Rei wisely not trusting Akira after all they've been through, more focused on their match coming up at StarShow!" Okabe exclaimed as Akira nodded with a smirk on her face, the crowd booing as Akira knocked Rei inside out with a Lariat. The crowd continued booing as Akira picked Rei up, and hit her with the Spotlighter (F-5), yelling at Rei that she wasn't going to be the one to take the BTWF World Women's Championship at StarShow. The referee attempted to pull Akira away from Rei, but Akira pushed her away, grabbed Rei's right leg, and locked her in the Akira Lock (Brock Lesnar's Brock Lock), the crowd continuing to boo at Akira.
"Akira and Rei's alliance has officially ended! And judging by the angry look on Xochi's face, her allegiance to the Sisterhood may be heading to its end," Beth noted as Xochi pushed Flare away from her as she walked up the entranceway. Flare followed Xochi up the entranceway, continuing to apologize for hitting her with the Flash Fire (Jumping Cutter). Xochi turned back at Flare with a glare on her face, telling her to stay away from her for the time being, continuing her trek to the locker room. The camera panned back to the ring, where Akira had finally been pulled away from Rei, who was holding her leg in pain before the referee and a couple of security guards were finally able to pull Akira out of the ring, leaving Rei to be tended to by the medical personnel.
"The BTWF World Women's title picture is in a state of chaos right now, but this could work to the champion's benefit," Okabe explained as the camera panned back to the backstage interview area, where Sam Simpson was standing next to Pieck Finger.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Sam Simpson, who has asked for some time to talk about her future plans after coming back from her neck injury," Pieck explained, putting the microphone underneath Sam's mouth. Sam looked at the microphone, then looked at Pieck, and took a deep breath before responding.
"Laying in that hospital bed, unable to move my neck, I was afraid that I'd never be able to accomplish my dreams in wrestling. So, I'm not going to wait any longer. I want an opportunity at the BTWF World Women's Championship, and I want it at StarShow!" Sam exclaimed, but before Pick could respond, a disheveled Clover Lamoreaux and a bemused Jerry Lewis came stomping into the interview area.
"Oh no! This is not happening again! You're not going to cut in front of me in line again! If anyone deserves an opportunity at the BTWF World Women's Championship, it's me!" Clover yelled in Sam's face, poking her in the chest with her pointer finger. Jerry tried to calm Clover down, but Clover's rabid glare was focused right on Sam, who was glaring back at her.
"Funny, you didn't do so well in the Elimination Chamber earlier tonight. Trust me, Clover, I'm going to love the look on your face when I hold the BTWF World Women's Championship over my head. I'm going to treasure the pain and horror on your face because it's the same look I made when doctors told me they weren't sure that I could ever wrestle again," Sam explained as Clover looked as though she was going to slap Sam, but rather than do so, she began laughing, much to Jerry, Pieck, and Sam's confusion.
"You know, it's really funny that you think things are going to go your way. But let me promise you this, Sam, things don't always go the way you expect. And trust me, as long as I am still standing, you will NEVER become the BTWF World Women's Champion!" Clover exclaimed, lightly pushing Sam in the chest, sending her staggering slightly before Clover flipped her hair and walked off with Jerry following her. Sam looked furious at the blatant show of disrespect and simply pushed Pieck away before stomping away from the scene. While Pieck was trying to recover from what just happened, she looked back and noticed Asuka Langley Soryu and Erza Scarlet brawling in the backstage area.
"You really thought I was finished with you!?" Erza exclaimed angrily, bandages covering her head and bruises covering her face. Erza grabbed Asuka by the hair and hit her with multiple punches to the side of her head, but Asuka was able to rake Erza in the eyes. Asuka then kicked Erza in the gut, and smashed her face on the top of a production crate a couple of times, grinding her face into the crate. Erza then responded with several back elbows to the gut and grabbed Asuka by her red hair. However, Asuka hit Erza in the side of her face with a headbutt that was enhanced by her clear protective face mask, allowing her to escape the arena, and go through the doors. Erza shook her head, and while still dazed, walked over to a stunned Pieck, and grabbed the microphone.
"Asuka is a dead woman," Erza breathlessly said before pushing the microphone away, and stomping away from the interview area before the camera panned back to the stage.
