BTWF Intensity (January Week 2)
The camera panned to the office of BTWF General Managers Overhaul and Sunny Bridges. In front of their desks was BTWF newcomer Brandish Myu along with her personal photographer, Marin Hollow. Overhaul and Sunny seemed to wait for Brandish and Marin to stop looking at photos from Marin's phone and talk with them.
"Hello?" Overhaul asked, annoyed at the fact that Brandish and Marin had been keeping them waiting. Brandish and Marin looked up, with Marin turning his phone off before nodding at Brandish.
"Sorry about that, we're just checking on the photos Marin uploaded on Instagram. As usual, they're doing well and my follower count is increasing in kind," Brandish explained. Overhaul and Sunny just looked at each other in annoyance before looking back at Brandish and Marin.
"Well, you said that you wanted to talk to us about something. You missed our appointment last week because you and Marin decided that you wanted to take pictures across New York. So, can we please get an understanding as to what you want?" Sunny asked. Brandish nodded before telling Marin to take his phone back out of his pocket. Marin did, turned the phone on, and showed some statistics on Brandish's social media profiles.
"According to these statistics, all of my social media have skyrocketed since my BTWF debut. Therefore, I think I should get an opportunity at the BTWF Women's Championship at the next PPV," Brandish explained. Overhaul and Sunny looked on incredulously as Brandish explained herself before Main stepped in.
"Think about it sirs, you want Intensity to get all the views that you can? Well, Brandish and I are all about that, and Brandish becoming the champion would make big numbers for Intensity," Marin explained. Overhaul and Sunny looked at each other for a moment, nodding at each other, and then turning back to Brandish and Marin.
"You do make a good point Marin. But unfortunately, we can't just give everyone a title shot without earning it. And Brandish, you've only had a couple of matches since being here, and you technically only won one of them," Overhaul explained before Brandish put a hand up.
"The time limit against Luna was technically a victory since Luna was supposed to beat me in a certain time limit," Brandish countered.
"Be that as it may, you need to get more victories before we can consider you for a BTWF Women's Championship match," Overhaul continued, annoyed at being interrupted. Brandish groaned in annoyance, but looked down at Marin and nodded before Marin responded.
"Find her an opponent tonight and we can get that started sooner rather than later," Marin explained. Sunny nodded, with him and Marin shaking hands in agreement before Brandish snapped her fingers. Marin immediately turned around and followed Brandish out of the general managers' office, before the camera panned to the stage. 'God of War' by Wargasm played, causing the crowd to cheer as Kohaku and Homura came out of the back, giving each other multiple hi-fives before Kohaku flexed her arms on the center of the stage.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the BTWF Women's Championship! Introducing the challenger, accompanied to the ring by Homura Momiji, from the Kingdom of Science, she is Kohaku!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued cheering while Homura pointed at Kohaku's muscles and showed them off. Kohaku stopped flexing and made her way to the ring, hi-fiving fans and telling them they were looking at the next BTWF Women's Champion.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of BTWF Intensity. We're on the road to the BTWF Battle Riot, and from Albany New York, we're kicking off with a BTWF Women's Championship match! I'm Matt Striker, alongside my broadcast partners, Kotoko Iwanaga and Bob Belcher!" Striker exclaimed as Homura jumped up on Kohaku's back, the crowd cheering louder as Kohaku raised both of her fists up with Homura bending down to move her hands around Kohaku's waist, miming that she was going to become champion.
"Kohaku and Homura have both challenged BTWF Women's Champion Luna Collins to separate title matches, with Homura getting her title shot next week," Kotoko explained as the crowd continued cheering as Homura got off of Kohaku, gave her a fist-bump, allowing Kohaku to roll into the ring, get on all fours, and do some push-ups in the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Homura ran into the ring, got on Kohaku's back, and gave her a little more weight for the push-ups.
"Kohaku, unlike Brandish, has been wrestling with Homura on our live events, which makes Sunny and Overhaul more confident about Kohaku and Homura getting a championship match," Bob explained as Homura got off of Kohaku's back and rolled out of the ring, allowing Kohaku to jump back up to her feet. Kohaku went into the corner, grabbed the ropes with both of her hands, and started doing pull-ups as 'Bulletproof' by Diamante played, causing the crowd to explode into cheers as Luna came walking out of the back with the BTWF Women's Championship around her waist.
"And introducing the champion, from New York City New York, she is the BTWF Women's Champion, 'Amazing' Luna Collins!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued cheering while Luna stopped at the center of the stage, took the BTWF Women's Championship off of her waist, and then raised the BTWF Women's Championship over her head, causing some pyro to shoot off from the sides of the stage.
"Luna Collins finally taking the first steps into moving out of the shadow that was the former BTWF Women's Champion Lucy Heartfilia!" Striker exclaimed as Luna walked down the entranceway, keeping the BTWF Women's Championship in the air as she kept her eyes on Kohaku, who was still doing pull-ups using the ropes. Luna nodded at some cheering fans in the front row before walking up to the ringside area, telling the referee to come closer, and slid the BTWF Women's Championship into the ring, allowing the referee to catch it.
"Luna is focused on this match, as now that she has the Women's Championship in her hands, Luna knows that she has to work twice of hard to keep that championship in her hands," Kotoko explained as Luna ran up the steel steps, jumped up onto the top turnbuckle, and raised her fist. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for Luna before she jumped off of the top turnbuckle, flipping onto her feet before nodding at an impressed-looking Kohaku.
"We also know that Luna's not afraid of a challenge, and Kohaku, as a powerhouse, will definitely provide that challenge," Bob explained as the referee lifted the BTWF Women's Championship over his head, showing the championship to both Kohaku and Luna. The referee then made sure both women were ready before giving the title to a ringside attendant and told the timekeeper to ring the bell. Once the bell rang, Luna locked up with Kohaku, the crowd cheering as Kohaku was able to throw Luna into the corner.
"This match starting off with Kohaku showing off her power by almost throwing Luna into the corner!" Striker exclaimed as Kohaku flexed her arms at Luna. Luna didn't seem fazed as she got out of the corner, and once again locked up with Kohaku, but Kohaku was once again able to push Luna away. This time, however, Luna was able to rebound off of the ropes, and take Kohaku down with a Japanese Arm Drag, kipping back up to her feet much to the crowd's delight.
"Luna taking Kohaku down with an arm drag, showing that her athleticism is a good counter to Kohaku's power," Kotoko explained as Kohaku looked at Luna, impressed at the arm drag while applauding her. Kohaku got up and attempted to grab Luna, but Luna was able to dodge, sweep Kohaku's leg out, and lock her in a Leglock. The crowd cheered as Kohaku dragged herself to the ropes, grabbing the middle rope with both of her hands, forcing the referee to break the hold. Luna rolled back onto her feet, and Kohaku picked herself up before running at Luna, attempting to hit her with a Running Shoulder Tackle. Luna was able to dodge, but when she attempted to hit a rebounding Kohaku with a Spinning Kick, Kohaku grabbed her leg.
"Oh! Kohaku caught the kick! We know how devastating Luna's kicks can be, so it's a good thing Kohaku was able to catch them before they hit her!" Bob exclaimed as Kohaku pushed Luna away. The crowd cheered as Kohaku flexed her right arm, telling Luna that she had her on the ropes. Luna nodded before telling Kohaku to bring it on, which Kohaku responded to by running at her, attempting to hit her with a Clothesline. Luna was able to Matrix dodge out of the way, and hit a couple of back kicks to Kohaku's back, sending her into the corner.
"Luna fighting back with some hard kicks right to the small of Kohaku's back!" Striker exclaimed as Luna turned Kohaku around, and started hitting her with multiple kicks to the chest. Luna then ran the ropes and attempted to hit Kohaku with a Running Spin Kick to the side of Kohaku's head, but Kohaku was able to counter this by hitting Luna with a straight punch right to the side of the head. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for both women, with more of the chants being for Luna, as Kohaku hit Luna with multiple punches to the side of her head.
"Oh! Luna may have some hard kicks, but Kohaku giving her some hard punches in return!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kohaku grabbed Luna, attempting to hit her with a Powerslam, but Luna was able to land on her feet again. The crowd continued cheering as Luna started hitting multiple kicks to Kohaku's legs and sides before knocking Kohaku down with a Jumping Spinning Heel Kick. The crowd continued cheering as Kohaku got back up, and Luna responded to this by hitting Kohaku in the side of the head with multiple open-palm strikes.
"Luna showing off her striking acumen, keeping Kohaku on her toes with these vicious strikes with her legs and hands!" Striker exclaimed as Luna Irish whipped Kohaku into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Luna ran into the corner, hitting Kohaku with a Corner Spinning Leg Lariat to the side of the head. Luna then threw Kohaku out of the corner, jumped up to the top rope, and hit her in the back of the head with a Missile Dropkick before going for the first pinfall of the match.
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"Luna nearly taking Kohaku's head off with that Missile Dropkick to the back of the head!" Bob exclaimed as Luna picked Kohaku up, and kneed her in the face several times before running the ropes, attempting to hit a Running Crossbody onto Kohaku. However, Kohaku was able to counter this by catching Luna in mid-air and hitting her with a Scoop Slam, with the crowd continuing to cheer as Kohaku ran the ropes and hit Luna with a Jumping Elbow Drop to the chest. Kohaku then picked Luna back up, throwing her into the corner, and attempting to put her in the Tree of Woe. However, the crowd cheered louder as Luna was able to counter this by bouncing off of the middle turnbuckle and hitting Kohaku with a Jawbreaker.
"And Luna nearly broke Kohaku's jaw with there!" Bob exclaimed once again as Luna hit Kohaku in the side of the face with a Running Big Boot to the side of the head. Kohaku still stood up, so Luna responded with more kicks to the chest before running the ropes and knocking Kohaku on her knees with a Running Back Elbow. Homura started cheering Kohaku on from the outside, and Luna responds by attempting to hit the House Call Single Leg Dropkick, but Kohaku was able to dodge, and when Luna attempted to get back to her feet, Kohaku turned Luna inside out with a Lariat.
"A Lariat right to the neck by Kohaku! I think Kohaku just took the momentum in this match!" Striker exclaimed as Kohaku hi-fived Homura while holding the chest in pain. Kohaku picked Luna up, and hit her with a couple of Short-Arm Clotheslines before picking her back up, and hitting Luna with a hard Spinebuster before attempting to go for her first pinfall of the match.
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"Kohaku nearly sending Luna through the ring boards with that hard Spinebuster!" Kotoko exclaimed while wincing as Kohaku picked Luna up, and threw her into the corner hard enough for Luna's back to bounce off of the turnbuckles. Kohaku then hit Luna with a Corner Clothesline, hitting her with multiple forearms to the side of the face before running the ropes and hitting another Running Corner Clothesline onto Luna. Kohaku then grabbed Luna, and despite Luna's best efforts to keep herself in the corner, Kohaku threw Luna out of the corner with an Exploder Suplex.
"Kohaku showing off not only her strength but some impressive strikes in the corner!" Striker exclaimed as Kohaku ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Splash onto Luna's chest, before Kohaku rolled onto her back, and rolled backwards to hit Luna with another Splash. The crowd cheered as Kohaku stepped on Luna's chest, and flexed her right arm as Homura joined the crowd in cheering. Kohaku then got off of Luna and ran the ropes, attempting to hit another Jumping Splash, but Luna was able to dodge.
"Luna still has some fight left in her, as she dodged another attempt at a splash!" Bob exclaimed as Kohaku was revealed to have landed on all fours, keeping herself from crashing on her chest. Luna didn't notice this, so Kohaku kipped back up to her feet, knocking Luna down with a hard Clothesline. The crowd continued cheering as Kohaku picked Luna up, and hit her with a Swinging Neckbreaker before going for another pin, hooking both of her legs back as Homura continued shouting encouragement from the outside.
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"Another close two count thanks to that Swinging Neckbreaker, but Kohaku is hanging with the top star in the BTWF Women's division!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kohaku once again picked Luna up, and put her in position for a Vertical Suplex. The crowd continued cheering as Kohaku walked around the ring with Luna still in the Vertical Suplex position even letting one arm go to hold Luna up with only one arm. The crowd cheered louder as Kohaku did a couple of squats before hitting a Vertical Suplex onto Luna before running the ropes and hitting a Jumping Stomp to Luna's chest.
"Kohaku's strength is something to behold, as she only needed one arm to send Luna crashing down to the mat with a Suplex!" Bob exclaimed as Kohaku Irish whipped Luna into the ropes, but Luna was able to prevent herself from rebounding off of the ropes and landing on the apron. Kohaku attempted to run at Luna, but Luna was able to counter this run with a kick to the side of the head before hitting her with a Hotshot over the ropes. Luna then attempted to springboard back into the ring, but Kohaku pushed Luna off of the top rope, sending her falling to the floor. However, Luna was able to land on her feet, causing the crowd to cheer and chant 'Holy Shit!' as Kohaku jumped onto the apron, and hit Luna with a Running Cannonball Senton.
"Kohaku not letting Luna get back in this match, launching herself off of the apron to take Luna down!" Striker exclaimed as Kohaku picked Luna back up, attempting to smash her face into the announcers' table. However, Luna was able to barely stop herself from hitting the table, hit Kohaku with a couple of elbows to the chest, and smashed Kohaku's face into the top of the announcers' table a couple of times. The crowd continued cheering while chanting for Luna as Luna hit Kohaku with several Knife-Edge Chops to Kohaku's chest before throwing her chest first into the steel ring apron.
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"Ouch! Kohaku getting her ribs sent right into the steel! Luna definitely took the control of this match back in her hands!" Kotoko exclaimed as Luna jumped onto the announcers' table, and hit Kohaku in the back with a Diving Knee. Luna then pushed Kohaku back into the ring before jumping onto the apron and hitting Kohaku in the back with a Tope Con Hilo. The crowd continued cheering as Luna stomped on the ground in sync with the crowd's clapping, and when Kohaku got back to her feet, Luna ran the ropes and hit a couple of Clotheslines, a Spinning Wheel Kick, a Single Knee Facebreaker, and when Kohaku fell to one knee, Luna ran the ropes and hit a Running Basement Dropkick to the side of the head.
"Luna finally getting back into this match, but you can see Luna holding onto the chest, possibly showing that she's having trouble breathing," Striker noted as Luna took several deep breaths before running and hitting Kohaku with a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the gut. Luna continued running the ropes before hitting Kohaku with a Running Penalty Kick to the face, but Kohaku was able to push Luna into the corner while trying to hold her jaw. Kohaku then attempted to hit a Forearm into the corner, but Luna was able to dodge it, turn Kohaku around, hit her with a Snapmare, and then kick her in the face before going for another pinfall.
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"Kohaku kicking out of more kicks to the face, and Luna looks surprised at the fact she hasn't won this match by now!" Bob exclaimed as Luna picked Kohaku up and attempted to hit her with a High Head Kick. However, Kohaku was able to catch her in a Powerbomb position, bounce her off of the ropes, and attempted to Powerbomb him on the canvas, but Luna was able to counter with a Hurricanrana. The crowd continued cheering as Luna noticed that Kohaku was on her knees, and attempted to end the match with the Amazing Kick (Meiko Satomura's Scorpio Rising Kick).
"Luna's about to finish the match right here" Kotoko exclaimed as Kohaku was able to catch Luna mid-kick, hitting her with a Sit-Out Powerbomb, the crowd continuing to cheer as Kohaku pinned Luna.
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"Kohaku almost got the victory and the championship after that amazing Powerbomb counter!" Striker exclaimed as Kohaku looked at the referee in shock. Luna attempted to roll away from Kohaku, but Kohaku was able to pick Luna up, hitting her with multiple knees to the gut before running the ropes and hitting Luna with a Running Knee Lift. The crowd continued to cheer as Kohaku grabbed Luna, put her in the Torture Rack position, and hit her with a Torture Rack Backbreaker.
"Kohaku getting things back in control thanks to that massive backbreaker!" Kotoko exclaimed while wincing as Kohaku knocked Luna back down with a Discus Clothesline before going for the pinfall.
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Luna kicked out, and Kohaku responded by picking Luna up and attempting to deadlift her in a German Suplex, but Luna responded with several Back Elbows to the side of the head. Kohaku continued to keep Luna in a German Suplex position, but Luna continued hitting Kohaku with elbows before finally being able to push Kohaku off of her. Luna then ran the ropes and hit Kohaku with a Satellite DDT before climbing up to the top rope, hitting Kohaku with a Diving Leg Drop to the throat.
"Luna with a massive leg drop from the top! This has to be it!" Bob exclaimed as Luna pinned Kohaku once again.
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Luna sighed in annoyance as Kohaku kicked out, coughing from the attack on the throat, and Luna responded by attempting to lock her in the Octopus Stretch. However, Kohaku was still able to push Luna's arms away, preventing her from locking in the hold. Luna started elbowing Kohaku in the side of the head to try and put Kohaku in the Octopus Stretch, but Kohaku was able to push Luna into the corner. The crowd cheered and chanted for both women as Kohaku put Luna in a Fireman's Carry position, and attempted to hit her with a Rolling Death Valley Driver, but Luna was able to counter this with multiple knees to the side of the head.
"Luna with her never give up attitude, is able to keep Kohaku from finishing this match up!" Bob exclaimed as Luna was able to drop out of Kohaku's move, hit her with a dropkick to the back of the head, and attempted to send her crashing into the ropes. However, Kohaku was able to keep herself from getting hung up from the middle rope and attempted to hit a Lou Thesz Press, but Luna was able to counter by sending her down with a Snap Powerslam. The crowd continued cheering as Luna once again signaled for the Amazing Kick (Meiko Satomura's Scorpio Rising Kick). However, when Luna attempted to hit the kick, Kohaku countered by throwing Luna into the air and hitting her with an Uppercut once she began falling to the ground.
"Once again, Kohaku was able to counter the Amazing Kick!" Striker exclaimed in shock as Kohaku ran the ropes, and attempted to hit a Handspring Back Elbow onto a standing Luna. However, Luna was able to counter this with a Superkick to the back of the head, sending both women falling down to the mat in exhaustion. After a moment of rest between both women, Luna and Kohaku pulled themselves up to their feet, and once they got to their feet, the two exchanged punches in the middle of the ring.
"Luna and Kohaku are now exchanging punches in the middle of the ring, but these two look like they're gonna collapse from exhaustion any minute now!" Bob exclaimed as Luna attempted to hit another kick to the side of the head, but Kohaku was able to dodge it, Irish whip her into the ropes, and attempted to hit a rebounding Luna with a Powerslam. However, the crowd exploded into cheers as Luna was able to counter mid-Powerslam with the Amazing Kick (Meiko Satomura's Scorpio Rising Kick) before going for the pinfall.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, and still the BTWF Women's Champion, 'Amazing' Luna Collins!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd exploded into cheers as Luna sat in the middle of the ring next to a downed Kohaku. Luna started taking deep breaths as the referee went to get the BTWF Women's Championship from the ringside attendant. While Luna was still seated and trying to catch her breath, the referee gave Luna the BTWF Women's Championship belt, raising her wrist in victory.
"Kohaku put an excellent performance here tonight, but Luna was able to retain the championship with the Amazing Kick!" Striker exclaimed as Luna finally pulled herself back to her feet as she lifted the BTWF Women's Championship over her head. Homura rolled into the ring to check on Kohaku, who had a hand on the back of her head and neck as Luna looked on at the downed form of Kohaku.
"There were a couple of times where I thought Kohaku was going to pull off the upset and win the championship, but Luna has a knack for proving everyone wrong," Bob explained as Luna put the BTWF Women's Championship over her shoulder, and extended a hand to a downed Kohaku. The crowd cheered as Kohaku looked up at Luna, smiled at her, and nodded before taking her hand, allowing Luna to help her up to her feet. Luna then looked at Homura and told her to be ready for next week before leaving the ring, giving Kohaku some time to bask in the cheers of the fans.
"Luna is prepared for Homura next week, but for now, she's letting Kohaku bask in the adulation of the fans. And after the performance Kohaku gave here tonight, she more than deserves it," Kotoko explained before Kohaku and Homura celebrated Kohaku's performance with the fans as the camera panned backstage. In the locker room, Rally Vincent was nodding at the TV, which had just finished showing the Luna vs. Kohaku match. As Rally got back to her feet, Juniper Lee appeared in the locker room, shaking her head at Rally with a smirk on her face.
"June Fact #45; I don't need to watch other wrestlers to prepare for matches," June bragged. Rally rolled her eyes, leaning down slightly to grab her water bottle and open up the bottle.
"Rally Fact #2; I don't care," Rally countered, attempting to walk away from June, but June grabbed Rally's wrist. Rally stopped and raised an eyebrow at June before she let Rally go and glared at her.
"Look, you just got lucky at Christmas Chaos. At the Battle Riot PPV, it's gonna be me that takes the BTWF Women's Championship from Luna," June said. Rally chuckled as she patted June on the cheek playfully, June responding by pushing her hand away.
"Whether it be the Battle Riot itself or me facing Luna at the PPV, I'm going to be the one that takes the championship from her. Maybe I'll give you a shot at the belt once I win it," Rally said. June chuckled while shaking her head, hitting Rally with a slap to the side of the face. Rally immediately responded by tackling June into the wall, with the two exchanging punches as security came into the locker room to try and separate them. The camera then panned to the stage, where 'Just Don't Care Anymore' by American Fangs played, causing the crowd to boo as Floch came out of the back with a dress shirt over his back and a microphone in his hand.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, from Wall Rose on Paradis Island, Floch Forster!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd booed as Yuma, who was already in the ring, told Floch to hurry up and get to the ring. Floch knelt down, and then shot up with both his fists up, sending his dress shirt falling off of his back. Floch then smirked at the booing crowd as he twirled the microphone around his fingers, rolling his eyes at a pumped-up Yuma before beginning to speak into the microphone.
"Now, I know all of you simpletons in the audience tonight think that Connie got 'even' with me with that slap to the face last week?" Floch asked. The crowd booed as Floch laughed at the crowd's reaction before continuing his promo.
"I know it may be hard for all of you to understand, but what I did was expose Connie. I exposed Connie as someone who, much like all of you, is hiding his insecurities and anger through the mask of some confident wannabe," Floch explained. The crowd continued booing while Yuma told Floch to hurry up and get into the ring.
"Connie responded to my slap, and I saw the anger in his eyes that he tries to hide. And when we get in the ring again, I'll expose that anger again and show you all how pathetic Connie really is," Floch explained, dropping the microphone at ringside and walking up the steel steps and into the ring. However, as Floch began talking to the referee, the crowd cheered as Connie Springer came strutting out of the back, hi-fiving fans in the front row as he laughed at Floch's shocked face.
"Connie is out here now, looking to see how his latest rival is going to do in this match," Bob explained as while Floch was telling Connie to get back to the locker room, Yuma ran at Floch, hitting him with a Running Dropkick to the chest, sending him crashing into the corner. The referee rang the bell, causing the crowd to cheer as Yuma started stomping on Floch's chest while Connie was applauding him on the outside.
"And Connie's presence has caused Floch to become distracted enough where Yuma has the advantage to start this match!" Kotoko exclaimed as Connie grabbed a chair and continued applauding as in the ring, Yuma picked Floch and hit several punches to the side of the face. Yuma then Irish whipped Floch into the corner, but Floch was able to jump out of the corner, and Yuma immediately responded with a Jumping Spin Kick to the side of the face. The crowd continued cheering as Yuma ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Elbow Drop to the chest.
"Yuma with an elbow drop to the chest, and Floch is rolling out to try and get his bearings back," Striker explained as Floch ran his hands through his red hair, saying that it was Connie's fault that he was losing right now. The crowd continued cheering as Yuma hit a Running Baseball Slide Dropkick to Floch's back, sending him falling off of the apron and onto the floor. Yuma rolled out of the ring, picked Floch up by the hair, and attempted to slam his face into the announcers' table, but Floch was able to poke Yuma in the eye.
"And Floch trying to take advantage for the first time in this match with a thumb to the eye!" Striker exclaimed as Floch grabbed Yuma, and threw him into Connie while he was seated next to the announcers' table. The crowd began booing as Floch picked Yuma up, and hit him with a Scoop Slam that caused Yuma to crash over Connie's chest and midsection.
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"Floch using Yuma as a weapon to attack Connie, showing that Floch may have his own anger problems to work on," Kotoko quipped as Floch grabbed Yuma by the hair, and threw him right into the steel ring post face first. Floch yelled at the crowd that Yuma was nothing but a loser before picking him up, and hitting Yuma with a Back Suplex onto the steel ring apron. The crowd continued booing as Floch pushed Yuma back into the ring and rolled in after him, stomping on Yuma's back and sides once he got up.
"And now Floch has gotten control of it, taking it to the former BTWF Cruiserweight Champion!" Bob exclaimed as Floch picked Yuma up by the hair, and started punching him in the side of the head before throwing him into the corner. Floch ran the ropes and hit a Running Clothesline to the throat before running the ropes again and hitting a Running Forearm Smash to the side of Yuma's face. Floch then grabbed Yuma and sent him out of the corner with a Snap Vertical Suplex before going for the pin.
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"Yuma kicking out at two, but that seems to only make Floch more frustrated!" Kotoko exclaimed as Floch mounted Yuma and started hitting him with elbow strikes to the top of the head. While Floch was attacking Yuma, Connie attempted to run into the ring to get at Floch, but the referee noticed this and blocked Connie from entering the ring. While the referee was distracted, Floch dragged Yuma to the ropes and started choking him with the middle rope until the referee was finally able to push Connie out of the ring and back to the outside.
"Floch taking advantage of Connie's rage from Floch's attack earlier on in the match!" Striker exclaimed as Floch laughed at a furious Connie on the outside before picking Yuma up in a Fireman's Carry. Floch then dropped Yuma across the top rope by the throat before running the ropes and hitting Yuma with a Running Jumping Knee Shot to the face. The crowd continued booing as Floch dragged Yuma closer to the middle of the ring, and started hitting him with a couple of Jumping Knee Drops to the face of Yuma before going for another pin, mocking Connie as he pulled Yuma's legs back.
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"Floch showing off to Connie just how much he's dominating a former Cruiserweight Champion like Yuma," Bob explained as Floch once again picked Yuma up, and threw him into the ropes. Floch attempted to hit a rebounding Yuma with a Kitchen Sink knee, but the crowd cheered as Yuma rolled Floch up with a School Boy counter.
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Floch was able to kick out, and responded to Yuma's shock pin with multiple kicks to the side of the head, picking him up to hit him with a Gourdbuster. The crowd booed as Floch went to the ropes and dropped Yuma over the top rope by his chest with the Gourdbuster into the ropes. While Yuma continued hanging from the ropes, Floch jumped up to the middle turnbuckle, and while once again mocking Connie, hit Yuma in the back of the head with a Second Rope Diving Leg Drop.
"Floch with a leg drop to the back of Yuma's head! Even if Connie's furious at Floch, he has to admit that was impressive!" Kotoko exclaimed as Floch grabbed Yuma's arm, and locked him in a seated Abdominal Stretch. The crowd continued booing as Floch jammed his fist into Yuma's sides while trash-talking Connie, who was arguing back with him while Yuma was telling the referee that he wouldn't give up. After a minute in the Octopus Stretch, Yuma started punching Floch in the face in an attempt to get out of the stretch, but Floch continued to maintain a solid grip.
"Floch showing some toughness, taking those hard punches to the face by Yuma and continuing to hold on to the Seated Abdominal Stretch," Striker explained as Yuma was finally able to start standing up. The crowd cheered as Floch continued holding onto the Abdominal Stretch, but Yuma hit more punches onto Floch, and when his hold on the Stretch loosened, Yuma pushed Floch away and kicked him in the side of the head. The crowd cheered as Floch staggered and fell into the middle rope, draping his head over the middle rope.
"And Yuma is able to regain control with more hard punches to the face, and Connie is loving it on the outside!" Bob exclaimed as Connie clapped along with the fans as Yuma grabbed the top rope, and hit Floch with a Springboard Guillotine Leg Drop. The crowd continued cheering as Yuma kicked Floch away from the ropes, and hit a Springboard Elbow Drop to the chest of Floch before going for the pinfall.
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"Yuma coming back into this match with a Springboard Elbow Drop, and nobody's enjoying this more than Connie!" Kotoko exclaimed as Yuma ran to another side of the ring, giving Connie a hi-five on his way to the corner, where he waited for Floch to get back to his feet. When Floch did stagger back to his feet, Yuma ran the ropes and hit a couple of Clotheslines, a Spinning Kick to the gut, a Running Basement Dropkick to the side of the head, and then springboarded off of the 2nd rope to hit Floch with a Springboard Blockbuster.
"What a Blockbuster by Yuma! I'd be surprised if Floch was still in this one!" Striker exclaimed as Floch attempted to roll onto the apron again, but Connie pushed Floch back into the ring, allowing Yuma to hit a Running Leg Drop across the back of Floch's neck. Yuma then picked Floch up, the crowd cheering as Yuma attempted to hit Floch with a Swinging Fisherman's Neckbreaker, but Floch was able to kneel down, keeping himself from getting hit with the move. The crowd booed as from his kneeling position, Floch hit Yuma in the stomach with a couple of hard headbutts.
"Floch isn't like most Cruiserweights, preferring to rely on a technical and brawling hybrid style," Striker explained as Floch got up, and hit Yuma with several European Uppercuts to the chin before running the ropes, and attempting to hit Yuma with a Running European Uppercut, but Yuma was able to counter this with a Backslide Pin.
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Floch was able to kick out of it and hit Yuma in the side of the head with multiple Knee strikes. The crowd booed as Floch grabbed Yuma, and hit him with a Hammerlock Lariat, sending Yuma flipping inside out.
"Floch nearly taking Yuma's head off with that Hammerlock Lariat!" Bob exclaimed as Floch told the fans while looking at an irate Connie that the match was over before picking Yuma up, and hitting him with the Impaler DDT before going for the pinfall, hooking both of Yuma's legs back while continuing to look at Floch.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, Floch Forster!" Tony Chimel announced. Floch allowed the referee to raise his arm up, but after a moment, Floch threw the referee to the outside and into Connie. The crowd booed louder as Floch started stomping on a downed Yuma before locking him in the Scum of the Earth Armbreaker (Rolling Omoplata). Yuma started screaming in pain as Floch started bending his arm back even more.
"Floch won the match, but what the hell is all of this about!? Not only is he assaulting Yuma, but he just assaulted one of our referees!" Kotoko exclaimed as the crowd began cheering as Connie ran into the ring and started stomping on the side of Floch's head. Connie pulled Floch off of Yuma by the hair and started punching him in the gut and face, with Floch returning those punches in kind. The crowd cheered louder as Connie was able to tackle Floch out of the ring, with the two continuing to brawl with each other before the referee who had been thrown at Connie called for backup.
"Connie and Floch trading in their chops for some incredibly hard punches, and you can't say Floch doesn't deserve some of these punches!" Striker exclaimed the referee for the match checked on Yuma, who was holding his arm in pain while security tried to separate Connie and Floch, who were continually trash-talking each other as they were finally separated by security. However, Connie was briefly able to break away from the security and started clubbing Floch in the back of the neck before being pulled away again by security.
"Connie isn't taking Floch's mind games without a fight! And it looks like he's not gonna stop until he teaches Floch a painful lesson!" Bob exclaimed as the camera panned to the backstage area, where Floch flipped Connie off. The camera panned to the backstage interview area, where a frustrated Edward Elric was standing next to Scott Stanford.
"Ladies and gentlemen, last week, we saw that BTWF International Champion Gaara had issued a restraining order against you," Scott explained as Edward nodded, nearly pulling his hair out in annoyance and stress.
"Yeah…and I can't do anything about it. I spent this entire week trying to fight this restraining order, but I haven't gotten anywhere, and they said that it was legit and would be in effect until our title match," Edward explained as Scott nodded in response.
"Why do you think Gaara would go so far to keep you away from him?" Scott asked as Edward chuckled while shaking his head.
"It's because he's scared of me. He's scared that I won't back down from him, and I'm determined to capture the BTWF International Championship after he stole it from me at Trouble in Tokyo!" Elric exclaimed as Scott nodded, but before Scott could respond to Elric, a cup of coffee was thrown to the back of Elric's head. Elric grunted in pain from the hot coffee, feeling his hair now wet with the hot coffee. When he turned around, Elric saw Gaara and his lawyer Gabriel Rise come up 50 feet away from him, laughing at Elric.
"Hope you liked the coffee, Elric! See you at the Battle Riot, if you can make it there that is!" Gaara exclaimed from the other side of the hallway, laughing along with Rise as they walked off. Gaara patted his BTWF International Championship as Elric started gritting his teeth and breathing heavily in anger.
"Scott…how much does that monitor cost?" Elric asked, not even looking at Scott as he looked for something to get his hands on.
"Uhhh…I believe $5000," Scott responded. Elric reached into his pocket, pulled $5000 out of his wallet, and kicked the monitor hard enough for it to fall off of the wall. Scott backed away as Elric started stomping on it more after it landed on the ground, throwing it over to the other side of the room before the camera panned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the locker rooms, where Yang Xiao Long was doing push-ups in the middle of the locker room. Yang stopped mid-push-up, looking up to see Lucy Heartfilia and Tohru Kobayashi coming up to her. Yang jumped back to her feet and looked as though she was ready to fight, but Tohru got in front of Lucy, letting Yang know that she should back off before she got hurt.
"Yang, like I said last week, I'm not here to hurt or attack you. I just wanted to ask how you're dealing considering my generous offer of joining the Conglomerate," Lucy explained. Yang looked at Tohru for another few seconds before sighing and focusing on looking at a smiling Lucy.
"Look, I'm thinking about it, but I don't want to leave my sister at all," Yang said as Lucy shook her head, chucking at Yang's response.
"Yang, you're not going to be around that little loser of a sister of yours forever. I mean, did you see my victory over her last week? Family is nice and all, but this business is all about money, and if you want to make money, you have to drop the dead weight," Lucy explained. Before Yang could respond, Ruby stomped into the locker room, glaring at Lucy who was continuing to hide behind Tohru.
"Are you alright Yang? These two jackasses didn't hurt you, did they?" Ruby asked as she looked over Yang for injuries, causing Yang to chuckle.
"Yeah Ruby, don't worry, I'm OK. I would've taken these two if they tried anything anyway," Yang responded. Lucy chuckled once again before patting Tohru in the back, whispering something in her ear. Tohru nodded, and turned towards the door, with Lucy following in tow before turning back towards Yang, who still had Ruby close in tow.
"Remember what we talked about Yang; there comes a time where you'll have to drop the dead weight, family or not," Lucy repeated before walking out of the locker room with Tohru in tow. Ruby glared at the disappearing forms of Lucy and Tohru, but Yang looked at the open door as though she was genuinely thinking about what Lucy said, but said nothing as she patted Ruby on the back in support. The camera then panned to the stage, where the crowd began booing as Marin walked out of the back with a microphone in one hand and a coffee in another hand.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Marin Hollow, and I'm here because I know what you all REALLY want; some of that sweet, sweet premium content!" Marin exclaimed, the crowd booing louder as Marin took a sip out of his coffee cup.
"Now, I'm here to present to you the next BTWF Women's Champion. She now has over 1.8 million followers on Twitter, approximately 2.4 million followers on Instagram, and she is only 1000 subscribers away from reaching 1 million subscribers on YouTube. She is…'the Influencer' Brandish Myu!" Marin introduced, pointing to the stage, where Tenille Dashwood's 'Spotlight' theme song played. The crowd continued booing as Brandish walked out of the back, giving an uninterested look at the booing fans before nodding at Marin and walking to the ring.
"Brandish has been given the directive by the Intensity GMs; she needs to win more matches before getting considered for a BTWF Women's Championship match," Striker explained as in the ring, Angol Mois was going over strategy with Tori Meadows as Brandish shook her head at the booing fans in the front row as Marin took pictures of her with his phone.
"We haven't seen much of Angol and Tori lately, but this could be a good start of getting momentum in their corner," Kotoko explained as Brandish and Marin got to ringside, with Marin jumping up to the apron. The crowd continued booing as Marin held the ropes open for Brandish while she walked up the steel steps and across the ring apron before going into the ring through the opening made by Marin. Marin told the referee to move Angol and Tori out of Brandish's way before he jumped down from the apron.
"Brandish doesn't really seem to care about Angol and Tori's underdog story, but then again, she really doesn't seem to care about anything other than herself," Bob noted as Brandish posed in the ring, allowing Marin to take more pictures. After Marin gave Brandish the thumbs up, Brandish took off her jacket and disrespectfully threw it at Tori. The crowd booed as while Tori tried to take Brandish's jacket off of her, Brandish knocked her down with a Superkick to the side of the head.
"And Brandish just attacked Tori for no reason, using her jacket as a distraction!" Kotoko exclaimed as the referee started the match, prompting Angol to hit Brandish in the side of the head with several punches before throwing her into the corner. The crowd continued giving light cheers as Angol stomped on Brandish's chest in the corner before running the ropes and hitting her with a Running Twisting Forearm to the side of the face.
"Angol, to the surprise of almost everyone including us, is starting this match off in the driver's seat!" Striker exclaimed as Angol continued hitting Brandish in the corner with punches. However, when Angol attempted to run the ropes again, Brandish grabbed her by the hair, and slammed the back of her head down to the mat, causing the crowd to boo. The crowd continued booing as Brandish started stomping on Angol's face and chest before running the ropes and hitting her with a Jumping Knee Drop to the chest.
"Well that flurry was snuffed out fast, as Brandish now has things right where she wants them," Bob explained as Brandish picked Angol up and hit her with several European Uppercuts to the chin before putting her in a Fireman's Carry. With Marin cheering her on from the outside, Brandish dropped Angol on her knee with a Gutbuster before running the ropes and hitting Angol with a Single Leg Basement Dropkick to the side of her head. Tori had gotten back to her feet on the outside, and started encouraging Angol to get back to her feet.
"Brandish nearly turning Angol inside out with that Single Leg Dropkick!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish grabbed Angol by her hair, and started slapping her in the back of her head before jumping up for a Leg Drop to the back of the head. Marin applauded on the outside as Brandish picked Angol up by the hair again, and hit her with a German Suplex, sending Angol crashing on the back of her neck. Brandish then dragged Angol to the ropes, put her neck and head over the middle rope, and started choking her with it, allowing Marin to take pictures of Brandish dominating Angol.
"Marin adding insult to injury, taking pictures of Angol as Brandish is choking her on the ropes!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish jumped over the ropes and onto the apron, and hit a Running Drive-By Kick to the side of the head, sending Angol falling back into the ring. Brandish then springboarded back into the ring, hitting a Corkscrew Splash onto Angol before going for a pinfall, much to the crowd's chagrin.
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Brandish pulled Angol into a seated position by her hair, causing the crowd to boo louder as Brandish shook her head, telling the booing crowd that she wasn't done yet.
"It looks like Brandish wants to send a message to Luna, not just get the easy victory," Kotoko noted as Brandish started stomping on Angol's face before running the ropes and hitting a seated Angol with a Running Crossbody. Brandish then told the fans that the match was over before picking Angol up, and hitting her with the Taste of Brandi (Single Knee Facebreaker) before going for the pinfall.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, 'the Influencer' Brandish Myu!" Tony Chimel announced as Brandish pushed the referee away, telling Marin to come into the ring to celebrate with her. Marin did so, taking pictures of a downed Angol before grabbing Brandish's right wrist, and raising her arm up in victory. Tori rolled into the ring to check on a downed Angol while Brandish and Marin continued to celebrate next to them.
"Brandish kicking off her goal of getting a championship match to a good start, taking down Angol with relative ease," Striker explained as Brandish noticed that Tori was trying to help Angol up. The crowd booed louder as Brandish grabbed Marin's cup of coffee and threw it on Tori's face, throwing the actual cup in her face as well. Tori tried to wipe the coffee off of her face as Brandish and Marin rolled out of the ring, but not before Marin took several pictures of a soaked Tori.
"We're seeing a lot of attacks based around coffee today, and Brandish is once again doing a good job of making enemies," Kotoko explained as Tori attempted to run after Brandish and Marin, but the referee kept Tori in the ring. Brandish walked up the entranceway, ignoring the booing fans, posing as she walked. Marin took pictures of Brandish as she posed, yelling at the booing fans that they shouldn't react to the future BTWF Women's Champion.
"Brandish and Marin, as usual, taking pictures rather than realizing that they may have just made more enemies in the locker room. This may make her journey to the BTWF Women's Championship much harder," Bob noted as the camera panned to the backstage area as Tori helped Angol to her feet while trying to rub some coffee out of her eyes. The camera panned to Tom Phillips standing next to an irritated-looking Kuro Sakuragawa, who had his arms folded as he waited for Phillips to ask his question.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Kuro Sakuragawa who was so close to capturing the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship last week from Kazuma Sato, but Kazuma had other ideas," Phillips explained before putting the microphone underneath Kuro's mouth.
"Of course he did. If our match at New Horizons is anything to go by, Kazuma knows he can't beat me one on one cleanly. He had to pretend I hit him so that he could get the disqualification win. Rest assured that I am not finished with the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship, and whether it's Crona or Kazuma, I'm going to-" Kuro said before BTWF Cruiserweight Champion Kazuma Sato walked into frame with Darkness and Megumin in his arms.
"First of all, there's no 'whether Kazuma or Crona', it's gonna be me that wins the main event tonight. Second of all, you would've lost last week even if I didn't decide to finish the match early because I had plans with Megumin and Darkness. See unlike you, I actually care about my girls enough to put them above wrestling, especially when I'm nothing but a failure," Kazuma said, poking Kuro in the chest while Megumin and Darkness were laughing next to him.
"You're one to talk given what you did to Aqua," Kuro countered. Kazuma, unaffected by the insult, continued laughing along with his girls at Kuro.
"Difference is Aqua messed up one too many times. I gave her so many chances, and she still failed. She's the only reason that I didn't win the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship back at Trouble in Tokyo, and now that I am the rightful BTWF Cruiserweight Champion, nobody is going to take this away from me. Not you, not Crona, and not anyone else. And these idiot fans better get used to seeing me with the belt because I'm not giving it up for anyone!" Kazuma exclaimed before Kuro shook his head at Kazuma, and before Kazuma could respond, Kuro slapped Kazuma in the face hard enough to send him falling onto the floor. Megumin and Darkness immediately knelt down to Kazuma's side while Kuro walked off. The camera then panned back to the stage where 'Sssnakepit' by Enter Shikari played, causing the crowd to cheer as Kurt Bale came out of the back with a smirk on his face.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, from Tom's River New Jersey, he is 'the Perfect Irishman' Kurt Bale!" Tony Chimel announced as Bale took off his ring jacket, looked on at the cheering crowd, and threw his jacket into the front row, giving one of the fans his jacket. Bale then started walking down the entrance ramp, hi-fiving the fans in the front row with their hands outstretched.
"Bale has been helping BTWF Hardcore Champion Izuku Midoriya in his battle with the NWO in these recent months," Striker explained as Bale told the camera that Bakugo was going to get laid out tonight and that the NWO was on the fast track for destruction. Bale also told the camera that he was going to take out the head of the NWO snake before running to the ringside area, rolling into the ring from underneath the bottom rope.
"Bale seems to agree with Midoriya that the NWO needs to lose power in the BTWF, especially with them getting a Hardcore Championship match next week," Kotoko further explained as Bale ran into the corner, jumping up to the top turnbuckle, pointing at the cheering crowd before giving that same crowd the finger guns. Bale then jumped to the canvas, telling the camera that Bakugo's gonna get his ass kicked before sitting down on the bottom rope.
"You can just tell Bale is all too excited to get his hands on Bakugo here tonight one on one," Bob pointed out before 'The Way of the Fist' by Five Finger Death Punch played throughout the arena. The crowd booed loudly as Bakugo walked out of the back with a smirk on his face, telling the camera that Bale is insane if he thinks that he's going to beat Bakugo here tonight. Bakugo also told the camera that he's gonna beat Bale on his own tonight and that he doesn't need the NWO to constantly watch his back.
"And his opponent, from Musutafu Japan, he is the leader of the NWO, Katsuki Bakugo!" Tony Chimel announced as Bakugo flipped off a couple of fans who were showing off some anti-Bakugo signs. Bakugo then continued stomping to the ring while Bale looked over at him while continuing to sit on the bottom rope, and Bakugo responded to Bale looking at him by flipping him off too, telling him that he can go back to Deku as a loser.
"We all know the history between Bakugo and Midoriya, and Bakugo has said that any friend of Midoriya's is an enemy of his and the NWO," Striker explained as Bakugo walked to the ringside area, stood outside of the ring, and just shook his head at Bale with a smirk forming on his face. Bakugo then started slowly walking up the stairs, flipping off the fans once again as the booing grew louder, causing Bale to chuckle.
"Bakugo is trying to get the NWO back on track after they lost the Lethal Lockdown match at Christmas Chaos," Kotoko further explained as Bakugo rolled into the ring, slapping Bale on the back. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo chuckled at Bale's reaction of jumping off of the steps. When Bale tried to run at Bakugo, Bakugo pulled the referee in front of her and told him to keep Bale away from him until the match started.
"Bakugo just loves starting fights with everyone, doesn't he?" Bob asked as the referee made sure that both men were ready before he told the timekeeper to ring the bell. Once the bell rang, Bakugo and Bale ran into the center of the ring and started exchanging punches with each other, hitting each other in the face multiple times. Bale was able to win this brawl with multiple Knife-Edge Chops to Bakugo's chest before throwing him into the corner hard.
"Bale winning the opening brawl here, sending Bakugo crashing into the corner!" Striker exclaimed as Bale ran into the corner, hitting Bakugo with a Running Punch to the side of the face. Bale continued punching Bakugo in the side of the head while he was in the corner, and Bakugo was able to slow Bale down with a thumb to the eye. The crowd booed as Bakugo put Bale in a side headlock, punching him in the nose and the face multiple times before sending Bale down with a Snapmare. Bakugo ran the ropes, attempting to hit him with a Big Boot to the face, but Bale was able to duck out of the way, get back to his feet, and knock Bakugo down with a Dropkick to the back.
"Bale isn't going down that easily, and he just knocked Bakugo down with a hard Dropkick!" Bob exclaimed as Bale grabbed Bakugo by the hair and started punching him in the side of the head again, but Bakugo was once again able to counter with a couple of headbutts to the gut before pushing him away. Bale attempted to swing at Bakugo, but Bakugo was able to dodge and hit several right-handed jabs to the side of Bale's face. Bakugo then switched it up, punching Bale in the gut and chest before sending him into the corner.
"Bakugo coming back into this match with some hard punches wherever he can land them!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo started stomping on Bale, but Bale grabbed his leg mid-stomp and pushed him down onto the ground. The crowd continued cheering as Bale jumped and hit Bakugo with a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the chest before keeping him in a seated position, running the ropes, and attempting to hit Bakugo with a Running Penalty Kick. However, Bakugo dodged the kick and attempted to counter with a School Boy, but Bale was able to counter with a Magistral Cradle.
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"Bale almost got the shocking pinfall early on! And even Bakugo looks shocked he almost lost!" Bob exclaimed as the crowd continued cheering as when Bakugo got back to his feet, Bale knocked Bakugo back down with a Superkick to the face. Bakugo then started stomping on Bakugo's chest multiple times before picking him back up, and picking him up in a Fireman's Carry. Bale hit Bakugo with a Detonation Kick, sending him staggering in the middle of the ring before running the ropes, and hitting Bakugo with a Jumping Back Elbow.
"Bale nearly turning Bakugo inside out with a Back Elbow! Bakugo landed right on his face, and could have gotten a broken nose!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale ran the ropes, and hit a Springboard Middle Rope Twisting Leg Drop across Bakugo's throat, causing the crowd to cheer as Bale went for another pin.
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Bakugo rolled away from Bale after kicking out, but Bale responded by hitting a Jumping Basement Dropkick to the side of Bakugo's head. Bale then picked Bakugo up, put his arms behind his back and the ropes, slapped him in the face a couple of times, and ran the ropes. Bale hit Bakugo in the chest with a Running Dropkick, and then ran the ropes to hit another Running Dropkick to Bakugo's exposed chest, but Bakugo was able to free himself, sending Bale falling out of the ring and onto his feet.
"Bakugo was able to send Bale out of the ring, but Bale was able to land on his feet!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo ran the ropes, attempting to hit Bale with a Suicide Dive, but Bale was able to counter with a kick to the side of the head. The crowd cheered as Bale threw Bakugo out of the ring, rolled back into the ring, waited for Bakugo to get back to his feet, and ran the ropes once he did. The crowd cheered as Bale hit Bakugo with a Suicide Dive hard enough for Bakugo's back to crash into the fan barricade.
"Bale outsmarting Bakugo there, sending him crashing into the fan barricade with a Suicide Dive!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale began stomping on Bakugo's chest, putting him in a seated position in front of the fan barricade. Bale then backed away and attempted to hit a Running Knee Strike into Bakugo's face, but the crowd booed as Bakugo was barely able to roll out of the way, causing Bale to ram his knee into the fan barricade.
"Oh! Bale sending his knee smashing against the fan barricade! That's not good for someone who's going up against an opponent who utilizes the Indian Deathlock!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo got back to his feet, and sent Bale down with a Chop Block to the back of the knee. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo grabbed Bale, put him in a Shin Breaker position, and then rammed his knee into the side of the steel steps. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo flipped the crowd off before hitting Bale with a Shin Breaker, causing Bale's knee to land right on the top of the steel steps.
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"Bakugo immediately going after the knee of Bale, which is a good strategy not only for the Indian Deathlock but to slow Bale down in the ring," Kotoko explained as Bale attempted to fight back with a couple of punches to the face. However, Bakugo responded with a Lariat, sending Bale falling off of the stairs. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo started stomping on the back of Bale's right leg before picking him up, and throwing him into the edge of the announcers' table chest first.
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"And now Bale has his chest shot into the announcers' table! That can't make it any easier for him to breathe!" Bob exclaimed while wincing as Bakugo yelled at the announcers' team that Bale was nothing but a loser before smashing his face into the top of the announcers' table multiple times. Bakugo then turned around and told the referee to shut the hell up before throwing Bale back into the ring by his hair.
"Bakugo's ego and confidence from his entrance have been replaced with anger as we can see here," Bob explained as Bakugo followed Bale into the ring, and started stomping on his face. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo put Bale on his knees, and started punching him in the face multiple times before running the ropes and hitting Bale in the side of the head with a Running Knee. Before Bale could fall, Bakugo draped Bale's head over the second rope, ran the ropes, and hit Bale with a Leaping Body Guillotine.
"Bakugo seems to not only be targeting the legs of Bale, but the chest and midsection as well," Kotoko explained as Bakugo grabbed Bale, and hit him with a Back Suplex before going for the pinfall.
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Bale kicked out, and Bakugo responded by grabbing ahold of Bale's leg and started kicking the back of his right knee. Bakugo, while maintaining his hold on Bale's right leg, started dropping multiple elbow drops onto the side of Bale's knee. Despite Bale's best efforts of pushing Bakugo away, Bakugo hit a couple of knee drops onto the side of Bale's leg before getting back on his feet, stomping the side of Bale's leg as he did so.
"I wouldn't be surprised if Bale couldn't get back to his feet at all after all the damage done to his leg," Striker noted as Bale attempted to get back on his feet, but Bakugo kicked his leg out before running the ropes and hitting Bale in the side of the head with a Big Boot. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo picked Bale up, put him in the Tree of Woe in the corner, and started hitting him with multiple knees to the gut before the referee pulled Bakugo out of the corner. Bakugo backed off, but then hit a Dropkick right to the knee of Bale, but when Bakugo ran the ropes for a Running Knee, Bale pulled himself up onto the top turnbuckle. However, Bakugo was able to stop himself before crashing into the corner and hitting Bale in the back with another Dropkick.
"Bakugo had that one well scouted, able to prevent Bale from his attempt at regaining control," Kotoko explained as Bakugo climbed up to the top rope, clubbed Bale in the back, and then hit Bale with a Top Rope Back Suplex. The crowd booed as Bakugo went for another pinfall, hooking both of Bale's legs back.
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Bakugo pounded on the mat, yelling at the referee that he had gotten the three count. When it was clear that the referee wasn't going to change his mind, Bakugo grabbed Bale by the hair and started clubbing him in the face with Crossface shots. Bale attempted to hit Bakugo with punches to the face, but Bakugo hit Bale with a Backstabber, pushing him back on his feet, and then ran the ropes to hit Bale with a Float Over DDT.
"Bakugo planting Bale with a Float Over DDT, putting him firmly back in control!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo grabbed Bale's leg, and slammed Bale's right knee into the canvas multiple times before putting Bale in a seated position. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo ran the ropes and hit a Running Seated Lariat to the back of Bale's head before grabbing his right leg and locking him in a Single Leg Boston Crab, twisting his right leg just enough to deliver even more pain to the leg.
"Bakugo has Bale in the Single Leg Boston Crab! Bale may have to tap out right here if he wants to actually walk out of here!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale immediately tried to drag himself to the ropes. Bakugo responded by punching Bale in the right knee before dragging Bale back into the middle of the ring, sitting down further into the Single Leg Boston Crab. Bale looked as though he was going to tap out, but after less than a minute, Bale started elbowing Bakugo in the midsection, causing the crowd to cheer as Bakugo's grip on the Single Leg Boston Crab loosened.
"Bale's continuing to fight back, and Bakugo cannot believe it!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo started punching Bale's knee again, but Bale didn't stop elbowing him in the midsection. Bale was finally able to push Bakugo off of him, causing the crowd to cheer as he rolled over to the ropes, pulling himself back up to his feet. Bakugo attempted to run at Bale with a Running Knee to the back, but Bale was able to dodge, sending Bakugo crashing on the apron. The crowd continued cheering as Bale hit a Jumping Knee Strike to the side of Bakugo's face, and hit him with a Rope Hung DDT.
"And Bale is finally coming back into the match, sending Bakugo's head crashing down to the mat!" Striker exclaimed as Bale started pulling himself back up to his legs, with his right leg almost giving way. The crowd cheered as Bale started slapping his leg to get the blood flowing back into his leg as Bakugo started staggering back to his feet, and Bale, powered by adrenaline and the desire to win, ran at Bakugo to hit two Clotheslines, a Running Single Leg Dropkick, a Reverse Atomic Drop, and an Implant DDT. The crowd continued cheering as Bale slapped his right leg again before hitting a downed Bakugo with a Jumping Leg Drop.
"Bale's leg must be feeling somewhat better now since he just hit a massive leg drop across Bakugo's neck with a lot of force!" Bob exclaimed as Bale mounted Bakugo, and started raining down punches on him.
"Remember Bob, this could all be adrenaline, and once it wears off, Bale may as well be a sitting duck for Bakugo," Kotoko countered as Bakugo poked Bale in the eye to escape the onslaught. Bakugo pushed Bale off and attempted to hit another Running Knee Strike, but Bale was able to dodge the move and hit a Jumping Neckbreaker onto Bakugo. The crowd continued cheering as Bale picked Bakugo up, and while trying to give his right leg as little pressure as possible, hit Bakugo with a Bridging Fisherman's Suplex, keeping the bridge to get the pinfall.
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"Bakugo kicked out, and you have to think that this was because Bale couldn't put the full weight behind his leg for the bridge!" Striker exclaimed as Bale picked Bakugo back up, hit him with several chops, and then attempted to hit him with the Bale Bomb (Leg Trapped Sunset Flip Powerbomb), but Bakugo was able to hold onto to Bale's right leg, maneuver his way out of the Sunset Flip, and put Bale in an Ankle Lock. The crowd booed as Bakugo pressed and rubbed his boot against the back of Bale's head, telling him to give up or else he'd break his leg.
"And Bakugo back in control, trying to make Bale tap out with that Ankle Lock!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale was able to turn himself around, and use his legs to throw Bakugo into the ropes which sent him crashing into the middle rope throat first, allowing Bale to pull himself back to his feet and hit Bakugo with the Bale Bomb (Leg Trapped Sunset Flip Powerbomb), rolling into a pinfall.
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"Bale once again able to get a pin on Bakugo, but he's still able to kick out! And you have to remember, these two have thrown their hats into the Battle Riot, so momentum is key in a match like this!" Bob exclaimed as Bale ran his hands through his hair before running the ropes and hitting Bakugo in the face with a Kneeling Irish Kiss (Bicycle Knee Strike). Bakugo was sent staggering before Bale picked Bakugo up in a Fireman's Carry, attempting to hit Bakugo with the Ushigaroshi. However, Bakugo responded by raking Bale in the eyes, escaping the Fireman's Carry, and hitting Bale with the Stunner before going for the pin, causing the crowd to boo.
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"Bale kicked out! Barely, but he did it!" Kotoko exclaimed in shock as Bakugo nearly pulled his hair out in frustration. Bakugo told Bale to stay down before grabbing his right leg and stomping on the back of the knee. Bakugo then attempted to lock in the Indian Deathlock, but the crowd cheered as Bale was able to grab Bakugo and roll him up for a Small Package.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, 'The Perfect Irishman' Kurt Bale!" Tony Chimel announced as Bale rolled out of the ring before Bakugo could get to him. Bakugo looked shocked as Bale, while holding his right leg, smiled at the ground camera, telling the crowd that hurt leg or not, he was coming to the BTWF Battle Riot and was going to win it. Bakugo, meanwhile, started arguing with the referee that he shouldn't have lost there, but the referee once again held his ground, telling Bakugo that he lost.
"Bale made me eat my words here tonight, able to sneak a victory away while in the jaws of defeat!" Kotoko exclaimed in surprise as Bakugo slapped the referee a couple of times in the face. The referee got onto his knees, and while Bale was trying to get back to his feet, Bakugo hit the referee with a Stunner, keeping the referee on his feet before planting him to the ground with the AP Shot (Forward Russian Legsweep). Bakugo then noticed Bale getting back to his feet, and knocked him back down with a Baseball Slide to the side of the head.
"Bakugo showing just how much of a sore loser he can be! He just assaulted an official and is attacking Bale after the match ended!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo grabbed Bale and started punching him in the side of the head, but Bale fought back with punches of his own to the side of Bakugo's head. As Bakugo started slamming the back of Bale's head into the floor, the crowd exploded as the BTWF Hardcore Champion Izuku Midoriya came running out of the back, and started brawling with Bakugo, pulling him away from Bale.
"And here comes the BTWF Hardcore Champion, who will also be participating in the BTWF Battle Riot along with Bakugo and Bale!" Bob exclaimed as the two continued brawling until referees and other members of the NWO came out to try and separate the two. Bale, barely able to keep weight on his leg, also joined in on brawling with Bakugo and the rest of the NWO. Eventually, they were separated by security and pulled to the backstage area as insults and punches continued to be traded.
"The Battle Riot is definitely heating up, and any one of these men could win the Battle Riot!" Kotoko exclaimed as the camera panned backstage, where Victor Calavara was standing next to Gaara and Gabriel Rise, who were wearing smug smirks on their faces. Gaara was also polishing the BTWF International Championship while it was still on his shoulder.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with BTWF International Champion Gaara and his legal counsel Gabriel Rise. Now last week, you two gave Edward Elric a temporary restraining order against him. Now, why would you give a restraining order to your opponent?" Victor asked. Gaara and Gabriel looked at each other before they began laughing, with Gabriel playfully slapping Victor in the back several times before responding.
"After all the evidence showed me, how could I not give Elric a restraining order? That man was so obsessed with my client, constantly looking for excuses to attack him backstage, from behind, and he needs to be controlled in a way that this brand's General Managers won't," Rise explained before Gaara grabbed the microphone and took it from Rise.
"Exactly, Rise. Elric is like a wild animal backstage, and since I was going into a big title match with him, I wanted to make sure that he didn't ruin the match with his constant attacks against me," Gaara continued explaining as Victor nodded before putting the microphone underneath his own mouth.
"Some people are saying you got this restraining order because you're afraid of Elric," Victor pointed out as Gaara rolled his eyes and started laughing.
"Oh please. If anyone actually thinks I'm afraid of Elric, then they must be living under only the most comfortable of holes. The only reason I put this restraining order against Elric was so I could actually come to these shows without getting beaten up at every turn for no reason," Gaara countered before Victor took the microphone back.
"But in that case, why would you have the title match cancelled if Elric didn't follow the restraining order?" Victor asked as Gaara looked as though he was going to beat Victor up. Before Gaara could do anything, Rise got in front of Gaara and told him to calm down before turning around and smirking at Victor.
"I don't like what you're implying, Victor. And we're going to be leaving, because I don't want to waste more time on a defamation lawsuit," Rise said before turning Gaara around, and leaving Victor completely confused as the camera panned to the commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the backstage area, where BTWF Hardcore Champion Izuku Midoriya was breathing heavily, holding the side of his head in pain.
"The Battle Riot is coming up in only a couple of weeks, but next week is when I defend my BTWF Hardcore Championship against a member of the NWO. If Bakugo really thinks that I'm afraid of whatever he has planned, then he has another thing coming. So Bakugo, I'm not waiting for another second, tell me who I'm going to be facing next week so I can get their ass-kicking ready," Midoriya told the camera. Midoriya quickly turned around as Bakugo came walking up to him, but before Midoriya could say anything, Jellal kicked Midoriya in the back of the head, sending him falling face first to the floor.
"You asked for it Deku, don't get mad at me for delivering," Bakugo responded before patting Jellal on the shoulder.
"Next week on the Roulette episode of Intensity, you're gonna be taking on one of the newest members of the NWO, Jellal Fernandes, and then at the Battle Riot, I'm gonna throw your dumbass over the top rope on my way to getting the main event of Starshow like I deserve!" Bakugo exclaimed as Jellal picked Midoriya back up and threw him into a nearby wall, grabbed the BTWF Hardcore Championship, and looked into the center plate of the title with a smile on his face.
"And after all that, the NWO will be draped in gold like we deserve!" Jellal exclaimed, giving Bakugo a hi-five before throwing the BTWF Hardcore Championship back into Midoriya's lap before walking off with Bakugo. The camera panned back to the ring, where 'Can You Feel My Heart?' by Bring Me the Horizon played, causing the crowd to explode into cheers as Blake and Weiss came walking out of the back. Ruby and Yang were following them, with Ruby putting a comforting arm around the back of Yang's neck.
"The following tag team match is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, representing and accompanied by Team RWBY, they are the team of Blake Belladonna and Weiss Schnee!" Tony Chimel announced as Blake and Weiss walked down the entranceway, hi-fiving fans in the front row who had their hands out. Ruby and Yang continued talking in the background while Blake and Weiss continued hi-fiving and fist-bumping fans.
"This is Blake and Weiss' first tag match together, and they're going to be going up against a much more seasoned team in Patty and Liz Thompson!" Striker exclaimed as Blake ran up to the steel steps, and jumped up to the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss applauded Blake before she jumped up and flipped into the ring, landing in the middle of the ring. Weiss followed her up the steel steps, giving the crowd a respectful curtsy before jumping over the top rope and walking over to Blake.
"This feud has started thanks to Lucy trying to coerce Yang into joining the Conglomerate, pointing out her recent shortcomings with Ruby as a reason for her to join," Kotoko explained as Blake jumped back to her feet, and gave Weiss a hi-five before going into the corner, discussing battle strategy as Ruby and Yang went into the corner. While Blake and Weiss were discussing battle plans, 'Don't Stop' by InnerPartySystem played, causing the crowd to boo as a white limousine came riding into the arena, parking on the side of the entranceway.
"And here comes the Conglomerate, arriving in style as usual!" Bob exclaimed as the driver came out of the front door, walked over to the back, and opened the back door of the limo. Lucy Heartfilia came out with Tohru Kobayashi, Onslaught, and the Thompson Sisters, closing the door behind them as all five members of the Conglomerate climbed up onto the center of the entranceway.
"And their opponents, representing and accompanied by the Conglomerate, from Brooklyn New York, they are the team of Liz and Patty Thompson, the Thompson Sisters!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd's reaction turned mixed, with some of the crowd cheering the fact that Liz and Patty were from New York. Patty and Liz still made fun of fans asking them for hi-fives in the front row, with Lucy whispering something in Tohru and Onslaught's ears while pointing at Yang, who glared at them.
"It looks like Lucy's still interested in adding Yang to the ranks of the Conglomerate," Striker pointed out as Patty and Liz made it to the ringside area. Patty continued talking trash to the fans that she saw were booing her, and Liz responded by turning Patty's head towards the ring, telling her little sister to focus on their opponents in the ring. Patty nodded, and rolled into the ring from underneath the bottom rope, with Liz following after her.
"Regardless, it looks like the Thompson Sisters are going to take it to Blake and Weiss," Bob pointed out as Patty attempted to get into Weiss and Blake's faces, but Liz pulled her away from the back of her top. The crowd continued giving a mixed reaction as Lucy, Tohru, and Onslaught surrounded the ringside area, with Lucy turning to Yang and telling her to remember what they talked about earlier. Ruby told Lucy to shut up, but Lucy told Ruby that she doesn't talk to losers before the camera panned to the ring, where Blake told Weiss that she'd start the match.
"It looks like this match is about to start, and hopefully Lucy and Yang's problems won't affect this match too much," Kotoko explained as the referee made sure both teams were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell. Once the bell rang, Blake and Liz made their way to the center of the ring, exchanging some trash talk before Liz attempted to hit Blake with a slap to the side of the face, but Blake was able to catch her arm. Liz tried to talk Blake down, but Blake slapped Liz in the face a couple of times before taking her down with an arm drag, putting her into an armbar.
"Definitely not on the list of Liz's good ideas, huh?" Bob asked as Liz tried to get to the ropes, but Blake rolled herself and Liz to the center of the ring before continuing to apply pressure with the armbar. Liz was able to get back to her feet, but when Liz attempted to punch Blake, Blake took Liz down with a Fireman's Carry and kicked her in the arm a couple of times before locking her back in the armbar. Liz once again was able to get back to her feet, and this time was able to put Blake in the corner. However, when Liz attempted to hit Blake with a punch, Blake was able to throw Liz into the corner and hit her with several punches to the side of the face. The crowd continued cheering as Blake hit a couple of headbutts to Liz's face. and then ran the ropes to hit a Handspring Back Elbow onto Liz's face.
"Blake keeping Liz dominated with some of her trademark athleticism, nailing Liz with a Handspring Back Elbow!" Striker exclaimed as Blake, noticing Liz staggering out of the corner, ran the ropes again and knocked her down with a Springboard Back Elbow. Blake stomped on Liz's chest a couple of times and then ran the ropes again to hit a Jumping Leg Drop across Liz's throat before going to for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2
"That was a nasty leg drop by Blake, but Liz was still able to kick out!" Bob exclaimed before Blake picked Liz up by her hair, and tagged Weiss into the match. The crowd continued cheering as Blake held Liz's arms behind her back, allowing Weiss to hit her with several unobstructed Knife-Edge Chops. Blake let go of Liz and went back to the apron before Weiss threw Liz back into the corner, hitting her with more Knife-Edge Chops before jumping up onto the middle rope, and throwing Liz out of the corner with a Monkey Flip. The crowd cheered as Weiss then hit a Running Basement Dropkick to the side of Liz's head, but Patty was able to tag herself into the match as Liz fell to the mat.
"And Patty is in the match, hoping to take control back in the corner of the Conglomerate," Kotoko explained as Patty started clubbing Weiss in the back with multiple forearms to the back of the neck, but Weiss responded by picking up Patty, and hitting her with a Reverse Atomic Drop. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss took Patty down with a Snapmare and hit her with a Running Dropkick to the back of Patty's head. Weiss then ran the ropes, tagged Blake back in, and hit a Jumping Knee Drop across Patty's forehead. Blake springboarded back into the ring, hitting a Springboard Elbow Drop onto Patty's chest, sending Patty to a seated position. Weiss responded to this by running the ropes and hitting a Running Knee Strike to Patty's face before rolling out of the ring, allowing Blake to pin Patty.
Ref: 1…2
"Weiss and Blake showing some teamwork that is almost as good as the former BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions Ruby and Yang!" Bob exclaimed as Blake picked Patty up, but Patty jammed a thumb in Blake's eye. Before Blake could respond, Patty started stomping on Blake's chest, pushing her into the corner with her foot before tagging Liz back into the match. The crowd booed as Liz got into the ring, and joined in with Patty on stomping Blake in the corner before sending her down with a Double Snap Suplex.
"Liz and Patty may be getting back into this match thanks to that Snap Suplex!" Kotoko exclaimed as Patty got on Liz's shoulders, attempting to dive off of her shoulders, but Blake started kicking Liz in the knee. However, Patty was able to dive off of Liz's shoulders before she fell over, hitting Blake with a Diving Body Press before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
Liz rolled onto the ring apron, with Lucy telling Yang that Liz and Patty were winners, and she could be one too if she joined the Conglomerate. In the ring, Patty stomped on Blake's chest several times before hitting her with several Leg Drops across Blake's throat. Patty then grabbed Blake by her hair and started hitting her with multiple punches to the side of the face before running the ropes, and while Blake was still on her knees, hit her with a Hurricanrana Driver. The crowd continued booing as Patty jumped off of the middle rope and hit Blake in the chest with a Springboard Double Foot Stomp.
"Now Patty's taking complete control of this match, giving her older sister Liz some time to recover from those hard kicks to the leg earlier in the match," Kotoko explained as Patty dragged Blake to the corner, and tagged Liz into the match, Patty held Blake down by her hair, allowing Liz to come into the ring with a Tope Con Hilo to Blake's chest. Patty gave Blake several stomps to the face before heading onto the apron, allowing Liz to pick Blake up by the hair, and hit her with multiple forearms to the side of the face.
"Patty and Liz showing off some of their brawling skills to keep Blake on her toes," Striker explained as Liz picked Blake up and hit her with a Backbreaker. The crowd continued giving a mixed reaction as Liz hit Blake with another Backbreaker and took her down with an STO. Liz looked over at Yang and started pressing her foot into Blake's throat, telling her that joining the Conglomerate would help her a lot, causing Ruby to roll her eyes. Liz then kicked Blake in the back a couple of times before picking her up, putting her in a Vertical Suplex position, and hitting her with a Front Suplex into the top rope. Patty grabbed Blake by the hair, keeping her hanging from the top rope.
"Patty keeping Blake on the top rope, but what does Liz have planned here?" Bob asked as Liz jumped up to the middle rope, and after giving Weiss some trash talk, dived off of the middle rope to hit Blake in the back of the head with a Leg Drop. The crowd continued giving a mixed reaction before Liz turned Blake on her back, and went for the pin while once again telling Yang that joining the Conglomerate would be the best idea she ever made.
Ref: 1…2..
Blake was able to kick out, and Liz responded by putting her in a Cobra Clutch and tagging Patty into the match. Patty flipped into the ring and hit Blake with a Running Dropkick to the face while Liz still had Blake in the Cobra Clutch. Liza and Patty then picked Blake back up, hit her with a Double Russian Legsweep, and then Patty ran the ropes while Liz kept Blake up in a seated position, allowing Patty to hit Blake with a Running Penalty Kick to the face before going for another pin, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
"Blake once again barely kicking out, but Patty and Liz are showing off some of their impressive tag team maneuvers!" Kotoko exclaimed as Patty picked Blake up, and threw her into the corner. The crowd continued giving a mixed reaction as Patty started kicking Blake in the chest and choking Blake with her foot, but the crowd began cheering again as Blake grabbed Patty's leg, and pushed her away. Blake then attempted to roll into a move, but Patty was able to counter this roll with a Superkick, sending Blake to her knees.
"Patty able to snuff out Blake's attempt at a comeback with a vicious Superkick to the face!" Striker exclaimed as Patty ran at Blake, hitting her with a Black Magic Kick to the back of the head. Patty then stomped Blake in the back of the head, and threw her back into the corner, smashing the back of her head into the top turnbuckle before the referee pulled her out of the corner. While the referee was reprimanding Patty, Liz ran into the corner and hit Blake in the side of the head with a Big Boot to the side of the head.
"Liz and Patty are also doing a really good job of taking advantage of the referee not having eyes on the back of their head," Kotoko noted as Patty hit a Running Spinning Leg Lariat to Blake's face in the corner. Patty picked Blake up and put her on the top turnbuckle, hitting her with multiple punches to the side of the head before climbing up to the 2nd rope. Patty hit Blake with more punches to the side of the head before putting her in position for a Top Rope Hurricanrana. However, Blake was able to keep her hands on the top rope, sending Patty falling off of the top rope face first when she attempted to hit the Top Rope Hurricanrana.
"Blake able to keep her grip on the top rope, preventing the Top Rope Hurricanrana!" Bob exclaimed as the crowd began cheering more as Blake regained her balance on the top rope. When Patty staggered back to her feet with a hand over her nose, Blake dived off of the top rope with a Flying Clothesline. With both women down, the crowd cheered as Blake immediately started crawling to Weiss' corner. Patty, however, was able to grab Blake's leg with her legs, dragging her to the corner, and tagging Liz back into the match.
"An excellent strategy by Patty, preventing Blake from tagging in the fresher Weiss!" Striker exclaimed as Patty let go of Weiss, allowing Liz to grab both of Blake's legs. However, the crowd cheered as Blake was able to roll Liz up with a Small Package.
Ref: 1…2.
Liz was able to escape the roll-up and attempted to hit Blake with a Superkick, but Blake was able to perform a Matrix dodge and hit a Spinning Head Kick to Liz, sending her falling down to the mat. The crowd continued cheering as Blake was able to roll into her corner and tag Weiss back into the match. Liz attempted to run at Weiss, but Weiss was able to counter, hotshotting Liz's neck over the top rope. Weiss then pushed Liz away from the ropes, climbed up to the top rope, and hit Liz with a Diving Crossbody.
"Weiss coming into this match with a beautiful Diving Crossbody!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss ran at Patty, knocking her off of the ring apron with a Running Dropkick to the side of the face. Liz got back to her feet, and Weiss responded with multiple Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before throwing her into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss ran the ropes and hit Liz with a Running Knee to the face before throwing her out of the corner, running the ropes again, and hitting Liz with a Spear before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2..
"Weiss nearly tearing Liz in half with a Spear! I'm shocked Liz was even able to kick out there!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss hit a Jumping Double Foot Stomp onto Liz's chest before running into the corner, and hitting a Corkscrew Moonsault onto Liz. Patty attempted to come back onto the apron, but Weiss took her down with a Springboard Triangle Dropkick. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for Weiss as Liz was somehow able to get back to her feet, which Weiss responded to by grabbing the top turnbuckle, springboarding off of the top turnbuckle, and hitting a now standing Liz with another Moonsault.
"Weiss showing off her own brand of spectacular athleticism with these multiple moonsaults onto Liz!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss grabbed Liz's right leg, and started kicking the back of it. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss began dropping knees to the back of Liz's leg, attempting to lock her in the Deep Freeze (Figure 8 Leglock). However, Liz was able to push Weiss away and into the ropes, and with Liz grabbing the referee to distract her, Lucy hit Weiss in the side of the head with a Back Elbow. The crowd booed as Weiss staggered away from the ropes, and Liz responded by sweeping Weiss' leg out from under her.
"Lucy interfering on the Thompson Sisters' behalf, but it looks like Yang isn't happy about this," Striker explained as Yang and Ruby grabbed Lucy and started yelling at her on the outside. Tohru got in the middle of the three women, telling Yang and Ruby to back off, but Yang nailed Tohru with a Forearm to the side of the face. The crowd began cheering again as Tohru and Yang started brawling with each other on the outside, with Lucy and Ruby trying to separate the two. Meanwhile, in the ring, Liz hit a downed Weiss with a Twisting Leg Drop across the throat before attempting to pick her up.
"We have a brawl between Yang and Tohru on the outside here! Luckily, Liz is good at keeping her attention on the action in the ring," Bob noted as Weiss hit Liz with a Jawbreaker, but Patty responded from the apron and hit her with a kick to the back, allowing Liz to hit her with a Belly to Belly Suplex. However, Blake ran into the ring, jumped off of Liz's back while she was on all fours, and hit Patty with a Shadow Pounce (Jumping Corkscrew Flying Forearm) that sent her flying off of the apron and onto Lucy and Tohru on the outside.
"And Blake is able to take down 3/4ths of the Conglomerate in one fell swoop!" Kotoko exclaimed as Liz attempted to hit Blake with a Superkick, but Blake was able to catch her and hit her with a Deadly Nightshade (Cedric Alexander's Lumbar Check). The crowd cheered as Blake pushed Liz down on her knees, allowing Weiss to run the ropes and hit Liz with a Cold Snap (Natural Selection) before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here are your winners, representing Team RWBY, Weiss Schnee, and Blake Belladonna!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued cheering as Yang and Ruby joined Blake and Weiss in the ring, celebrating their victory with some hugs. Blake and Weiss asked Yang if she was OK, given how much Lucy and the rest of the Conglomerate were dogging her about joining them. Yang told them not to worry, that she was OK and that she could take care of herself when the time comes for it.
"Blake and Weiss got the win here, showing the Conglomerate that Team RWBY are a faction to be reckoned with!" Bob exclaimed as outside of the ring, Lucy got back to her feet and looked over at Yang. Lucy climbed up onto the ring apron as Tohru was helping Liz and Patty up, and told Yang that one way or another, the Conglomerate would convince her to join the group. Ruby attempted to knock Lucy off of the apron, but Onslaught pulled Lucy down before she could get hit, causing the crowd to boo as Lucy called Ruby a loser.
"Lucy, despite all her faults, is not one to give up, and if she wants something, by hook or by crook, she gets it," Striker explained as the Conglomerate started making their way to the backstage area as Yang and the rest of Team RWBY started trading verbal barbs with them. Ruby attempted to run out of the ring and at Lucy, but Yang held her back, telling her to wait until the Battle Riot. Weiss and Blake agreed, calming Ruby down and once again reminding her that they'll get the Conglomerate at the Battle Riot.
"All eight of these women are going to be in the Battle Riot, and you have to imagine that the tension created by Lucy's attempts at bringing Yang into the Conglomerate is going to give these women more motivation to win the Battle Riot," Kotoko explained as the cameras panned to the backstage area, where Jiro Kyoka was playing her guitar next to Miwa Kasumi.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the 'Queen of Song Style' Jiro Kyoka, who last week, lost a very competitive match to Sue-" Miwa explained before Jiro stopped playing her guitar and moved the microphone in front of her mouth.
"First of all, that match means nothing! Sue got lucky because I was still suffering from a sore throat after my spectacular performance at S7W's Final Showdown! Luckily, my throat is now 100% so if Sue wants another match with me, we can always do it next week!" Jiro exclaimed as Miwa nodded before taking the microphone back. Jiro continued glaring at Miwa while playing her guitar.
"Well that is one to look forward to on the Roulette episode of Intensity next week, but how do you feel about the Battle Riot?" Miwa asked as Jiro continued to smirk at her while playing the guitar.
"Frankly, I'm not too concerned. I mean, how many of the other wrestlers in the Battle Riot are not only professional athletes but musical superstars?" Jiro asked. Before Miwa could respond, Sue walked up to her with her hands in her pockets.
"I got this one Miwa. Well, Jiro, none of us really are, but that really doesn't matter. The Battle Riot is about wrestling, not who can sing the most overrated songs," Sue responded. Jiro once again stopped playing her guitar and glared at Sue while Miwa, unlike the other interviewers, stood firm in her place.
"You better take the bass out of your voice there. Just because you beat me once doesn't make you better than me. And next week, I'm going to prove that you're nothing but a loser," Jiro said before walking off. Sue just smirked at her before telling Miwa to bring the microphone closer to her. However, before Sue could say anything, Jiro came running back to the backstage interview area and hit Sue in the face with a guitar. As referees came in to get Jiro away from the backstage interview area, the camera panned back to the stage, where 'MANTRA' by Bring Me the Horizon played, the crowd booing as Pete Corvus, Tsubaki, and Kite came walking out of the back.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, representing the NWO and accompanied by Tsubaki and one-half of the BTWF Tag Team Champions Kite, from Brooklyn New York, he is the other half of the BTWF Tag Team Champions, Pete Corvus!" Tony Chimel announced as Corvus took off his Jimmy Havoc-inspired mask, and raised it over his head. The crowd continued booing as Tsubaki kissed Corvus on the side of the cheek, and took the BTWF Tag Team Championship belt off of him.
"After Team Midoriya won the Lethal Lockdown match a couple of weeks ago at Christmas Chaos, Mirio Togata and 'Ace' Hitman Jones have won the right to have a BTWF Tag Team Championship match at Battle Riot," Striker explained as Corvus raised the BTWF Tag Team Championship belt over his head, and told the fans that the NWO was still the most dominant faction around while marching to the ring with the belt still in his hand.
"This match here is important for momentum heading into this tag team encounter, as Corvus and Kite never have battled this team in a straight two-on-two tag team match," Kotoko explained as Corvus flipped off a couple of fans who were booing him and Kite before Tsubaki told him to ignore them and focus on the match. Corvus nodded in response, and when they made it to the ringside area, Corvus walked up the steel steps with the tag team title belt still in his hand, raised the championship over his head, and walked into the ring.
"And you have to imagine after Bakugo's loss to Kurt Bale earlier tonight, Corvus has even more pressure to win here tonight as Bakugo doesn't want the losses to pile up on the NWO," Bob noted as Corvus walked to the center of the ring, and lifted the BTWF Tag Team Championship belt over his head. Corvus told the fans to watch what happens to Mirio tonight because it's going to be the same thing that happens to them at the Battle Riot. While Corvus continued to jaw-jack with the fans, 'Hero' by Issues played, causing the crowd to cheer as Mirio came out with Hitman running out of the back behind him, with a box full of merchandise in his hands.
"And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by 'Ace' Hitman Jones, from Musutafu Japan, he is Mirio Togata!" Tony Chimel announced as Mirio lifted his arms over his head, causing pyro to shoot out behind him. Hitman, meanwhile, was giving some of the cheering fans some of the free merchandise from his box, handing a couple of the fans some shirts. Mirio looked at Hitman and shook his head with laughter before walking out to the ring, hi-fiving some of the fans.
"Hitman looks like he's finally gotten the merchandise down, and the fans look like they're liking it!" Kotoko exclaimed with a smile on her face as Mirio flexed for the cheering fans in the ringside area. Hitman started running towards the fans in the front row, continuing to hand out the merchandise before heading to the announcers' table. Mirio jumped over the corner, and into the ring, giving the crowd another flex as Corvus rolled his eyes and told the fans that it wasn't that impressive.
"And…I think Hitman's giving us some free merchandise here at the announcers' table," Bob explained as Hitman gave Striker, Bob, and Kotoko some t-shirts. Hitman then gave all three commentators a hi-five before putting the box of merchandise on the announcers' table and rolling into the ring from underneath the bottom rope. Hitman then jumped up and gave Mirio a double hi-five, with Kite and Corvus looking at the shirts that Hitman gave the commentators, which said 'Power of Flight' and had a picture of the two of them badly photoshopped together.
"You know, oddly, this is kind of adorable and I'm glad Hitman gave it to me," Kotoko admitted as Corvus took one of the shirts from the box and spat on it, causing the crowd to boo before Kite grabbed another shirt, balled it up, and rubbed it on his crotch. Hitman went out to confront them about the shirts, but Kite simply responded by throwing the shirt in his hand at Hitman. Corvus then rolled back into the ring, and threw his shirt at Mirio, causing the crowd to boo as Corvus told the crowd that Mirio and Hitman suck no matter what they call themselves.
"That may not have been Corvus' best idea," Striker warned as the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell. Once the bell rang, Mirio grabbed the shirt and threw it down onto the ground before grabbing Corvus by the hair, The crowd cheered as Mirio punched Corvus in the face multiple times before he threw Corvus into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio started punching Corvus in the face and chest until the referee had to push him away from the corner.
"Mirio isn't a man to take disrespect lightly, and Corvus is learning that the hard way!" Kotoko exclaimed as Mirio grabbed Corvus by the throat, and threw him out of the corner, sending him halfway across the ring, sending Corvus crashing on his back. Corvus attempted to roll out of the ring, but Mirio grabbed Corvus by his ankle and pulled him back to the center of the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio picked Corvus back up to his feet and started punching him in the gut, much to the crowd and Hitman's delight. Mirio then Irish whipped Corvus into the ropes and when he rebounded, Mirio hit a High Back Body Drop onto Corvus, sending him crashing on his back.
"Corvus falling from the heavens and onto the canvas! That can't be good for his back!" Bob exclaimed as Corvus once again attempted to roll out of the ring and onto the apron, but Mirio grabbed him by the hair and started clubbing him in the chest multiple times before throwing him back into the ring face first. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Elbow Drop across the chest, but rather than go for a pin, Mirio kipped up and hit several more elbow drops to Corvus' chest. Mirio then ran the ropes once again and hit a Jumping Leg Drop across Corvus' throat before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Corvus kicked out of 2 of having his chest virtually crushed my Mirio!" Striker exclaimed as Mirio grabbed Corvus by the throat, stood him up with only one arm, and attempted to throw him into the corner. However, Corvus was able to keep himself from throwing into the corner and ran at Mirio with multiple punches to the side of the head, but Mirio was able to throw Corvus into the corner again and hit him with a Running Clothesline. Corvus nearly fell out of the corner, but Mirio was able to grab him and throw him halfway across the ring with an Exploder Suplex. The crowd started chanting one more time, as Mirio and Hitman looked around at the crowd with smiles on their faces while Tsubaki and Kite told the crowd to shut up.
"The fans want to see Corvus thrown around more, and Mirio is only too happy to oblige!" Kotoko exclaimed as Mirio deadlifted Corvus back up, and hit him with another Exploder Suplex, sending him halfway across the other side of the ring. Corvus pulled himself onto his feet from the top rope, and Mirio immediately ran up to him with a Twisting Corner Splash before taking him down with a Back Suplex. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio started climbing up to the top rope while Corvus was trying to get back to his feet.
"What does Mirio have planned from all the way on the top rope!?" Bob asked as Kite got onto the apron, causing the crowd to boo as Mirio and Kite began arguing. This allowed Corvus to get on his feet, but when he attempted to grab Mirio, Mirio grabbed both Kite and Corvus' heads, and knocked them together, sending Kite falling from the apron before Mirio attempted to balance himself on the top rope, but while Corvus was dazed, he pushed the top rope, sending Mirio crashing onto his groin.
"Corvus finally getting the upper hand against Mirio! Barley, but one-half of the BTWF Tag Team Champions finally has the advantage!" Bob exclaimed as Corvus, after shaking himself back to reality, Corvus hit a dazed Mirio with a Superkick, sending him falling off of the top rope and onto the apron. The crowd continued booing as Corvus ran the ropes and hit a Running Kick to the side of Mirio's head, sending him falling off of the apron. Hitman started arguing with Tsubaki on the outside as Corvus waited for Mirio to get back to his feet while smirking.
"Now that Corvus has control, you can see the confidence growing on Corvus' face, especially with that smirk," Kotoko explained as when Mirio staggered back to his feet, Corvus ran the ropes and hit Mirio with a Suicide Dive, sending Mirio crashing back onto the floor. The crowd booed as Corvus put Mirio in a Side Headlock and started punching Mirio in the face and the top of the head. Corvus told the crowd that the NWO can't be stopped before hitting a Running Senton onto Mirio's chest before the referee began his count.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Corvus dominating this right now, as Mirio looks like he got rocked thanks to falling on the apron," Striker explained as Corvus picked Mirio back up, and Mirio attempted to fight back with a couple of punches to the side of the head, but Corvus responded by tripping Mirio up with a Drop Toe Hold, sending Mirio's face crashing into the steel ring post. The crowd continued booing as Corvus started punching Mirio in the back of the head multiple times before slapping the dazed Mirio in the back of the head.
Ref: …4…5
Corvus told the referee to shut the hell up before he picks up Mirio, and pushes him back into the ring.
"Corvus finally bringing this match back into the ring after completely changing the pace of this match on the outside," Kotoko explained as Corvus stomped on Mirio's back several times before Corvus ran the ropes and hit Mirio with a Running Elbow Drop to the back of the head. Corvus then turned Mirio around, and pinned him, hooking both of his legs back while pressing his elbow into Mirio's face.
Ref: 1…2.
Corvus grabbed Mirio, put him on his knees, and started punching him in the side of the face before dragging him to the corner by his hair. The crowd continued booing as Corvus hit multiple Forearms to the side of Mirio's face, and didn't stop until the referee pulled him out of the corner. Corvus immediately went back into the corner and continued hitting Mirio in the side of the head with Forearms until Mirio fell to the bottom turnbuckle in a seated position. Corvus then started choking Mirio with his boot before the referee pulled him away from the corner once again.
"Corvus doing the right thing here, trying to make sure that Mirio doesn't get a chance to breathe or even think about his next move," Striker explained as Corvus started scraping his boot on the side of Mirio's head before running the ropes and hitting Mirio in the side of the head with a Running Face Wash. Corvus didn't stop there, as he ran the ropes once again and hit a Running Cannonball Senton. Corvus then dragged Mirio back towards the center of the ring and ran the ropes to hit a Running Splash before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2..
"Corvus looked shocked that Mirio kicked out, but after performances of Mirio's we've seen at Bragging Rights and Christmas Chaos, we know that it'll take a lot more than that to put Mirio down!" Bob exclaimed as Corvus stomped on the side of Mirio's head a couple of times before running the ropes and hitting a Jumping Grounded Punch to the face. Mirio held his nose in pain as Corvus started yelling at Hitman while fish-hooking Mirio's nose. When the referee started telling Corvus to let go, he did, and wiped the residue from Mirio's nose on the referee's shirt, causing the crowd to boo louder as he wiped the rest of it on the side of Mirio's face.
"Eww…that's just disgusting," Kotoko groaned as Corvus flipped off the booing crowd before putting Mirio in a seated position, running the ropes, and hitting a Big Boot to the nose of Mirio. Corvus then grabbed Mirio by the hair, and put him in a Rear Headlock, with the crowd booing as Corvus hit Mirio in the top of the head with multiple punches to the top of the head. Mirio immediately started rolling towards the ropes, but Corvus was able to push him and Mirio away from the ropes with his feet.
"Corvus preventing a ropebreak there, and Mirio already seems to be fading fast!" Bob exclaimed as the referee grabbed Mirio's wrist to check whether or not he was still in the match, but the crowd exploded into cheers when they saw Mirio keeping his fist up. Corvus yelled at Mirio to give up, but Mirio did nothing but stand on his feet, causing the crowd to cheer louder as Corvus attempted to knock Mirio down with multiple elbow strikes to the back of the head, seemingly sending Mirio back on his knees, causing the crowd to boo.
"Corvus sending Mirio back down with some hard strikes to the top of the head, showing he's not messing around!" Kotoko exclaimed as Corvus continued yelling at Mirio to give up, but Mirio shot back to his feet while Corvus still had the headlock locked in. The crowd cheered as Mirio stopped registering Corvus' attempts at punching him back down, put Corvus in a Powerslam position, and sent him crashing into diagonal corners of the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio did squats while holding Corvus in the Powerslam position before slamming him down to the mat with a Sit-Out Powerslam before staying in a seated position, holding onto the side of his head.
"Both men are down now, but Mirio has gotten himself some reprieve from Corvus' aggressive attacks to the head!" Striker exclaimed as the crowd started clapping and chanting for Mirio to get back onto his feet. Both Mirio and Corvus pulled themselves up to their knees, where they began exchanging punches and forearms to the side of the head, with the crowd booing and cheering accordingly. Mirio was able to win this brawl with Mirio using both of his hands to punch Mirio in the side of the face before picking himself back up to his feet. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio deadlifted Corvus up, and hit him with a Vertical Suplex before beating his chest to get himself pumped up, which caused the crowd to cheer louder.
"Mirio finally coming back into this match, and the crowd is loving it!" Bob exclaimed as Corvus staggered back to his feet, allowing Mirio to hit two Clotheslines, a Spinning Leg Lariat, a Reverse Atomic Drop/Spinebuster combination, and then deadlifted Corvus back up with both legs, and hit him with an Alabama Slam. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio picked Corvus back up by the hair, and threw him into the corner before running after him, hitting him with a Corner Spinning Leg Lariat.
"Mirio showing off his power not only through his slams but these hard strikes as well!" Striker exclaimed as Mirio threw Corvus out of the corner with an Exploder Pumphandle Slam. The crowd cheered as Corvus tried to roll out of the ring again, but Mirio hit Corvus in the back of the head with a Running Basement Dropkick to the back of the head, sending Corvus' throat crashing into the ropes. The crowd cheered as Mirio picked Corvus up from the seated position, and hit him with a German Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2..
Corvus barely kicked out, and Mirio responded by kipping up back to his feet and roaring once again to get the crowd pumped up. However, when Corvus got up and Mirio attempted to hit him with another Spinning Leg Lariat, Corvus was able to duck and hit Mirio in the face with a Superkick. The crowd began booing as Corvus hit Mirio with another Superkick, and as he was still standing, and was able to hit him with an Olympic Slam before rolling him into a pinfall, much to the crowd's chagrin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Corvus barely getting the pinfall there, and he looks furious that he still didn't get the win!" Kotoko exclaimed as Corvus got back to his feet and began to argue with the referee while stomping on Mirio's chest. Corvus sighed before picking Mirio back up, attempting to put him in position for the Package Piledriver, but Mirio was able to push him away. Corvus was, however, able to run back at Mirio with a Discus Elbow Smash, sending Mirio staggering away before Corvus ran the ropes and hit another Discus Elbow Smash, sending Mirio staggering into the ropes.
"Corvus with some hard Chris Hero inspired elbows to the face of Mirio, sending him once again staggering!" Striker exclaimed as Corvus climbed up to the top rope, and attempted to hit a Flying Clothesline, but Mirio was able to catch him off of the top rope, causing the crowd to explode as Mirio smirked at a furious Kite and Tsubaki before hitting Corvus with the SuperPOWER Slam (Tour of the Islands) before going for the pinfall, hooking both of their legs back.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, Mirio Togata!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd exploded as Mirio kipped back up to his feet, and flexed his muscles before Hitman jumped up onto the announce team, joining them in applauding his partner while asking the crowd who wanted some free Power of Flight shirts. The crowd continued exploding as Hitman jumped off of the announcers' table and began handing out his shirts to the crowd.
"Mirio with another impressive victory here tonight, possibly showing the NWO what is in their future!" Striker exclaimed as Kite stomped over to the announce team, telling the announce team that Mirio just got lucky and this proved nothing, with Tsubaki agreeing. In the ring, Mirio continued flexing for the crowd as Hitman continued handing out merchandise to the fans in the front row.
"…does Hitman know that he can just have BTWF sell that merchandise?" Bob asked with a raised eyebrow as Hitman rolled back into the ring with his merchandise box in his hands. The crowd cheered louder as Mirio picked Hitman up, put him on his shoulders, and told the crowd that they were looking at the newest BTWF Tag Team Champions. Corvus rolled out of the ring with a hand over his back as he looked furious at his loss to Mirio, but fell down to his knees as the pain in his back became too much.
"Oh let them have their fun, Bob. Mirio and Hitman just got a huge win over the NWO, and they deserve to celebrate," Kotoko countered as Mirio and Hitman exited the ring, continuing to cheer and celebrate their victory as Kite and Corvus mull in their loss with Tsubaki trying to comfort them. The camera then panned to the backstage interview area, where Scott Stanford was standing next to the Nation of Domination 2.0 (Huey Freeman, Kilik Rung, Vincent LeSalle, and Cleveland Brown Jr.).
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Huey Freeman and the rest of the Nation of Domination 2.0, who have been dealing with some insubordination from Boze and Shane," Scott explained as Huey began laughing, confusing not only Scott but the rest of the Nation of Domination 2.0.
"That would be a nice way of putting it. Rolf has been giving Boze and Shane some confidence that's helping them stand up to me. It's cute honestly," Huey explained, with the rest of the Nation nodding in agreement before Scott asked another question.
"So, what are Boze and Shane's statuses in the Nation of Domination 2.0?" Scott asked as Huey nodded.
"A good question, but Boze and Shane are still in the Nation. And I will not be kicking them out of the Nation, and the reason is that I want to see the light of hope that Rolf shone on them die out, to see the anticipation of freedom in both of their eyes fall into the pits of despair. And to do that, we have to make sure that Boze and Shane remember their place," Huey explained, but before Scott could take the microphone back, Kilik grabbed the microphone and walked up next to Huey.
"That's why next week on the Roulette episode of Intensity, we're challenging Boze, Shane, and Rolf to another 6-man tag team match. And no matter the stipulation that gets picked, we're going to show Boze and Shane why they should've just kept their heads down and nodded along with Huey's words," Kilik explained before Huey nodded at the self-proclaimed 'Crown Jewel' of the BTWF, patting him on the shoulder.
"Exactly what he said," Huey said before he and the rest of the Nation of Domination 2.0 left the backstage interview area before the camera panned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned to an interview room with a single couch that Mikasa Ackermann was sitting on, with one leg crossed over the other, and her face looking serious and focused.
"My name is Mikasa Ackermann, and I have one goal in the BTWF; make it to the top," Mikasa explained as the camera panned to footage of Mikasa on the independent circuit, hitting several opponents with the Fall of the Titans (Shingo Takagi's Last of the Dragons) onto several opponents. The footage also showed Mikasa's impressive athleticism, showing her hitting a Corkscrew Moonsault and a Handspring Clothesline into the corner.
"I have waited years to get back into a major wrestling company, and this opportunity will not escape me," Mikasa continued as the footage showed Mikasa hitting multiple different wrestlers with a wide selection of kicks and suplexes.
"I've worked all over the world and all over the Fanfiction Wrestling Multiverse, giving me one of the most diverse move sets in the BTWF. And with this moveset, my rise to the top is inevitable," Mikasa finished before walking off, leaving the footage to show Mikasa having her arm raised in victory, with the BTWF Evolve logo showing up with 'coming soon' showing up below the logo. The camera panned to the ring, where Lisa Simpson and Louise Belcher were sitting behind their teachers' desk in the middle of the ring. The blackboard in the middle of the ring was there, with 'Lisa and Louise's Classroom' written in the middle, with a couple of desk chairs strewn about in the middle of the ring. The crowd booed as Lisa and Louise waited for the crowd to be quiet before they began talking.
"Everyone, please shut your mouths, the two smartest women in the entire BTWF have something to say!" Lisa exclaimed, causing the crowd to boo louder as Louise told them to be quiet.
"Now last week, we had BTWF mainstay Gourry come back to the company after so long away. But this isn't the egotistical, narcissistic, and annoying Gourry that threw temper tantrums to keep his BTWF Championship," Louise explained as the crowd booed louder and chanted 'Gourry!' at the two of them, and Lisa responded by shaking her head.
"It really is typical of the fans that claim to be smarter than us; all Gourry has to do is tell you all a sob story and you all come flocking back to his side like he did nothing wrong! Well, Louise and myself know better, and we know that Gourry is just desperate for that one last shot in the main event!" Lisa exclaimed. The crowd continued booing as 'Straight to Hell' by Falling in Reverse played, causing the crowd to explode into cheers as Gourry came walking out of the back, with a smile on his face as he looked on at the cheering and chanting fans. Louise and Lisa glared at Gourry as he walked to the ringside area, giving several fans hi-fives while he began walking up the stairs.
"Uh…excuse you! We weren't ready to call you into the classroom!" Louise exclaimed. Gourry jumped over the top rope and into the ring before grabbing a microphone off of one of the desks in the middle of the ring.
"I'm well aware of what your plans were, but I really couldn't take you telling all of my fans that they're idiots for giving me another chance to fight on their side," Gourry explained before sitting on top of one of the desks. The crowd continued cheering as Lisa and Louise glared at him with Lisa trembling in annoyance and anger while Louise continued talking to the #1 contender for the BTWF World Championship.
"Well, you and the rest of these morons in the audience are going to have to deal with it! You're talking to the smartest women in the entire BTWF, and we can talk down to these idiots anytime we want!" Louise exclaimed as Gourry grabbed Louise's microphone, and threw it out of the ring, causing the crowd to cheer louder as he went back to his desk.
"Now if you're done talking, I have something to say to Zancrow," Gourry countered before turning his attention to the hard camera.
"Zancrow, I have been seeing what you've been doing as BTWF World Heavyweight Champion. I have to say; I'm impressed. Not only were you able to defeat a man I couldn't in Katsuki Bakugo, but you also worked hard to fight on TV as well, showing the audience that you aren't scared to get your hands dirty," Gourry explained before taking a couple of deep breaths while the crowd continued cheering.
"Zancrow, see, there is more to my challenge from last week than just getting the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship. Don't get me wrong, the World Heavyweight Championship would be nice, but what matters more to me is making sure the young guns of the BTWF can hang on for years when I'm gone," Gourry explained as the crowd chanted for both Gourry and Zancrow as Lisa and Louise rolled their eyes and laughed at Gourry. Gourry ignored them while continuing his promo.
"Zancrow, I want to test your metal and make sure that you can survive the trials and tribulations of being the torchbearer for the BTWF. I was carrying the torch for this company when we were struggling on YouTube, but now that this company is more successful than ever-" Gourry continued before the lights in the arena went out. The crowd exploded as the lights in the arena came back on, revealing the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion Zancrow, who looked up at Gourry with a glare on his face.
"That's right ladies and gentlemen! The BTWF World Heavyweight Champion is here, and you can all thank the amazing women Lisa-!" Lisa exclaimed, trying to make the moment all about them, but Zancrow turned to face her, grabbed her microphone, and lifted his free arm up. The crowd exploded as Zancrow sent his free arm down, sending black fire shooting out of the corners of the ring, sending Lisa and Louise running out of the ring before Zancrow turned his attention to Gourry.
"Gourry, I honestly couldn't care less about your motivations for challenging me. As far as I'm concerned, you're going to be just another victim on my path to total supremacy," Zancrow explained as Gourry continued looking on at Zancrow as he continued talking.
"Gourry, I do not need anyone to test me. I've tested myself against some of the best that this company has to offer, and like Bickslow and Bakugo before you, I will conquer you at the PPV and continue my reign," Zancrow explained. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for both men as Gourry walked up to Zancrow, stepping up to him, causing Zancrow to raise an eyebrow, asking himself what Gourry had to say.
"You say that now, but you've never been in the ring with someone with my experience. You've had some vicious battles with Bickslow and Bakugo, don't get me wrong, but you've never had a mental battle. And at the Battle Riot, you're going to have to keep your brain strong if you want to keep that championship," Gourry explained as Zancrow continued glaring at Gourry before nodding, pointing to the championship before lights in the arena went off again. When they came back on, Zancrow was gone, and Gourry was alone in the ring. Gourry nodded before walking over to the corner, telling the camera that the Battle Riot would be the ultimate test for Zancrow before the camera panned to the backstage interview area, where Levy McGarden was standing next to Lance Scaper.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Lance Scaper, who has requested this time to lay out a challenge for next week's Roulette episode of Intensity," Levy explained, putting the microphone underneath Lance's mouth.
"That's right Levy. As you and the fans know that for the past couple of months, myself and Onslaught have exchanged victories in matches and exchanged advantages in backstage brawls. That's why I wanted to issue another challenge to Onslaught for next week," Lance explained as Levy nodded and took the microphone back.
"Is there any particular match you want the Roulette Wheel to land on for your match with Onslaught?" Levy asked as Lance looked up thoughtfully before shrugging his shoulders.
"Honestly, it doesn't matter to me. As long as I get in the ring with Onslaught, it don't care what-," Lance responded before Onslaught appeared, and grabbed Lance by the hair. Onslaught threw Lance into the production crates chest first as Levy ran off to find help. Onslaught ignored this and continued punching Lance in the gut before picking Lance up in a Powerslam position. Security came rushing on the scene to try and separate the two as the camera panned back to the arena, where 'Nightmares' by Conquer Divide plays. The crowd exploded into cheers as the lights in the arena turned pink with Crona rolling out of the back and jumping back up to his feet once he reached the middle of the stage.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship! Introducing the challenger, from Death City Nevada, he is Crona Gorgon!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd cheered louder as Crona ran down the entranceway, hi-fiving the fans in the front row, telling him that he was getting the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship back around his waist.
"A couple of weeks ago at Christmas Chaos, Crona lost the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship thanks to a wrench shot to the side of the head. You can even see some staples on the side of Crona's head," Striker explained, the camera panning to the staples on the side of Crona's head as he ran to the ringside area. The crowd continued cheering as Crona jumped up onto the apron, then bounced off of the top rope to roll into the center of the ring.
"Crona has not forgotten about that. He may be happy on his way to the ring, but once that bell rings and the title is on the line, that night in Chicago is going to come back into his mind and Crona will be 1000% focused on getting the championship back," Kotoko responded as Crona ran to the corner, jumped onto the top turnbuckle, and raised his fist up, telling the fans once again that Crona was getting the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship back.
"Crona has to keep some of that anger in check. You know that Kazuma is going to take full advantage of Crona's anger," Bob explained as 'Fresh' by Artist vs. Poet played, causing the crowd to boo as Kazuma came out with Darkness and Megumin in his arms. Kazuma told Darkness and Megumin to move the front of his ring jacket, revealing the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship around his waist. Darkness rubbed the front plate of the title as Kazuma stuck his tongue out while smiling, much to the crowd's chagrin.
"And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Megumin and Darkness, from Tokyo Japan, he is the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion, Kazuma Sato!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued booing while Kazuma continued showing off the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship around his waist. Kazuma also told the crowd that they better get used to him holding the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship because Crona wasn't going to be able to take it from him.
"Kazuma's confidence is at its usual high, but once he gets in the ring, Crona may beat that confidence out of him," Kotoko noted as Kazuma and his girls walked to the ringside area, with Megumin taking Kazuma's ring jacket off. Kazuma smirked at Crona, patting the front plate of the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship as Crona just told Kazuma to get into the ring. Kazuma told Crona to be patient before telling the referee to open the ropes for him as he walked up the steel steps.
"Crona doesn't look like he's in the mood for Kazuma's antics, and just wants to get this match started," Striker noted as the referee did open the ropes, allowing Kazuma to walk through the ropes. Kazuma then took the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship off of his waist, and walked up to Crona, rubbing the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship in Crona's face literally. The crowd booed louder as Crona attempted to grab Kazuma, but Kazuma grabbed the referee, putting him in Crona's way.
"Kazuma already in Crona's head here, getting him to flip his switch before the match even started," Bob explained as the referee grabbed the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship, raised it over his head, and then asked Kazuma and Crona whether or not they were ready. Both Crona and Kazuma said they were ready as the referee gave the championship belt to a ringside attendant before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell. When the timekeeper rang the bell, Crona and Kazuma locked up in the middle of the ring, trying to push each other into the corner.
"The referee has rung the bell, and the two competitors have locked up in the middle of the ring, trying to push each other down!" Striker exclaimed as Crona was finally able to push Kazuma into the corner. The crowd cheered as Crona did a clean break as the referee told him to back off, and the crowd booed as Kazuma responded to this by poking him in the eye. The crowd continued booing as Kazuma locked Crona in a side headlock, pressing the side of the wrist into the staples in the side of Crona's head.
"Kazuma targeting the staples on the back of Crona's head, trying to open up the wound on the side of Crona's head!" Kotoko exclaimed as Crona responded to this headlock by punching Kazuma in the gut before pushing Kazuma away from him. When Kazuma rebounded off of the ropes, Crona took Kazuma down with a high-impact Side Headlock. The crowd continued cheering as Crona rubbed his wrist on the side of Kazuma's ear, causing Kazuma to respond by putting him in the Headscissors.
"I'm surprised at this match starting off with some technical moves, Kazuma's trying to choke Crona with a Headscissors," Bob noted as Crona kipped back to his feet, and when Kazuma attempted to pull Crona back down with his legs, Crona pushed Kazuma back down to the ground, grabbed his legs, and locked him in a Leglock. The crowd cheered as Kazuma pulled himself to the ropes, causing Crona to turn the Leglock into an STF, rolling Kazuma back into the middle of the ring. Kazuma responded to this by grabbing Crona's hair, and pulling on it until he was able to loosen Crona's grip.
"It is interesting Bob, but there are still some signs of animosity in between these technical holds," Striker explained as Kazuma grabbed both of Crona's arms, and attempted to lock Crona in a Butterfly Lock, but Crona got back to his feet quickly to try and prevent the hold getting locked in. However, Kazuma switched the Butterfly Lock into a Reverse Full Nelson onto a standing Crona, and after a moment of struggle, Crona pushed Kazuma into the corner, forcing the referee to get Kazuma to let go of the hold. Once Kazuma did, Crona hit multiple punches to the side of Kazuma's head, causing the crowd to explode as the referee pulled Crona out of the corner.
"Crona hitting the first strike onto Kazuma, sending some fists crashing into the side of Kazuma's head!" Bob exclaimed as Crona ran the ropes and ran into the corner to hit Kazuma with a Running Single Leg Dropkick in the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Crona grabbed Kazuma, and threw him out of the corner to hit him with a Northern Lights Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…
"Kazuma rolled his shoulder off of the mat before the 2 count after that Northern Lights Suplex, telling Crona that it won't be that easy to take the championship back!" Striker exclaimed as Crona picked Kazuma up, hitting him with multiple Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before grabbing Kazuma's arm. The crowd continued cheering as Crona hit more chops to Kazuma's chest before jumping up to the top rope, and walking on the top rope, before jumping off, hitting Kazuma with a Springboard Arm Drag. Kazuma attempted to drag himself out of the ring, but Crona grabbed Kazuma in a front facelock and deadlifted him up for a Snap Vertical Suplex.
"Wow! What strength by Crona! We don't see Crona execute feats of strength like that often!" Bob exclaimed as Crona ran the ropes and hit several Leg Drops across Kazuma's throat, kipping back up to his feet to hit Kazuma with a Spinning Leg Drop to the throat. The crowd continued cheering as Crona ran the ropes and springboarded off of the middle rope to hit a Springboard Twisting Leg Drop across Kazuma's throat and face before going for another pinfall, hooking both of his legs.
Ref: 1…2.
"Crona with those series of Leg Drops still only got a two count, but Kazuma looks dazed!" Kotoko exclaimed as Crona picked Kazuma up, and hit him with several Forearms to the side of the face, but Kazuma was able to counter with a chop to the throat. The crowd booed as Kazuma pushed Crona into the corner, stomping on his chest multiple times before beginning to choke him out with his foot. However, the crowd cheered as Crona grabbed Kazuma's leg, pushed it off of his throat, and started kicking the back of the leg he was holding.
"Crona not letting Kazuma get back into this match, giving the back of his leg a good kicking!" Bob exclaimed as Crona let go of Kazuma's leg and hit him with a Scorpion Kick to the face. Crona then ran the ropes and hit a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors onto Kazuma. Before Kazuma could get back onto his feet, Crona ran the ropes and hit a Running Shooting Star Press onto Kazuma's chest. The crowd continued cheering as Crona jumped up onto the top rope, and waited for Kazuma to get back to his feet.
"Crona has something big planned on the top rope, and Kazuma isn't going to like it!" Striker exclaimed as Crona dived off of the top rope, attempting to hit Kazuma with a Diving Meteora. However, the crowd booed as Kazuma was able to grab Crona mid-Meteora, put him in a Powerbomb position, and Powerbombed him into the ropes. The crowd booed and winced as the back of Crona's head bounced off of the top rope, sending him crumpling to the floor. The crowd booed as Kazuma started stomping on the side of Crona's head, making sure to grind the heel of his boot into Crona's staples.
"Kazuma finally getting back into this match, using the ropes as a weapon!" Striker exclaimed as the cut on the side of Crona's head started bleeding as Kazuma ran the ropes and kicked the side of Crona's head. The crowd continued booing as Kazuma picked Crona up, pulling him up by his hair, and slapped him in the face a couple of times. Kazuma then ran the ropes and hit a bleeding Crona with a Running Dropkick to the side of the head before stomping on the back of Crona's head.
"Kazuma targeting the head of Crona, taking advantage of that target to the side of the head he gave him two weeks ago!" Bob exclaimed as Kazuma picked Crona up, and hit him with a Snap DDT before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
Crona barely kicked out, holding the side of his bleeding head in pain before Kazuma mounted Crona, hitting him with multiple punches to the side of the head. The referee pulled Kazuma off of Crona, but Kazuma was able to get in a couple of stomps to Crona's chest before arguing with the referee. Kazuma then ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Elbow Drop across Crona's chest, sending Crona in a seated position, which Kazuma responded to by running the ropes and hitting him in the side of the head with a Running Basement Dropkick.
"Kazuma continuing to target the side of the head, and you can see the blood spilling out of the side of Crona's head!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kazuma picked Crona up, and hit him with multiple Knife-Edge chops to the chest. The crowd cheered as Crona hit multiple punches to the side of Kazuma's face as a counter, but Kazuma was able to grab Crona's arm, wring his arm, kick him in the gut several times, and then roll him up for a pin with a Victory Roll.
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"That was an impressive counter by Kazuma, almost getting the three count with that unique roll-up attempt!" Striker exclaimed as when Crona tried to get back to his feet, Kazuma kicked Crona in the gut a couple of times before running the ropes, hitting Crona with a Running Knee Lift, and a Teardrop Suplex. Kazuma took a breath before grabbing Crona by the hair, picking him back up, and throwing him into the corner. The crowd continued booing as Kazuma began punching Crona in the face more in the corner before the referee pulled him out of the corner.
"Kazuma showcasing aggressiveness to his offense! Kazuma wants to make sure that the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship stays with him!" Bob exclaimed as Kazuma ran into the corner and hit a Running Forearm to the side of Crona's head. The crowd continued booing as Kazuma put Crona in a Front Facelock, told the crowd that he can do anything Crona could do better and hit him with a Tornado DDT. Kazuma then put Crona in a seated position again, jumped up to the middle rope, and hit Crona in the back of the head with a Diving Back Elbow. Kazuma then pinned Crona, hooking both of his legs back and pushing his forearm into Crona's head.
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"Crona barely kicking out again, but the power in that kick out was significantly lessened, and that could be because of the blood loss," Kotoko explained as Kazuma continued rubbing his forearm into Crona's face. Kazuma then picked Crona up and hit him with a couple of punches to the side of the face before sending him down with a Michinoku Driver. Crona practically bounced off of the mat before Kazuma picked him up and hit him with another Michinoku Driver before going for another pin, pulling both of his legs back.
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"Crona once again kicking out, and Kazuma is beginning to look frustrated at the fact he hasn't been able to pin Crona yet," Kotoko explained as Kazuma got onto his feet and started arguing with the referee while Crona was crawling to the corner. Kazuma shook his head in annoyance before running at Crona, hitting him in the back of the head with a Dropkick before throwing him into the corner. Kazuma nailed Crona with several forearms to the side of the head before putting him on the top rope. The crowd booed as Kazuma climbed up to the middle rope, hitting Crona with several more Knife-Edge Chops before attempting to put him in a Superplex position.
"Kazuma trying to hit the Superplex on Crona, which could definitely finish a dazed superstar like Crona off!" Bob exclaimed as Crona was able to counter Kazuma's Superplex attempt with multiple punches to the chest and gut. Kazuma tried fighting back with multiple clubs to the back before attempting to throw him off of the top with the Superplex. However, Crona was able to counter Kazuma again with multiple headbutts to the side of the head before putting him in a Suplex position of his own. The crowd cheered as Crona hit Kazuma with an X-Plex from the top rope before going for the pinfall, hooking both of Kazuma's legs back.
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"Crona able to get a two count from that amazing X-Plex off of the top rope!" Striker exclaimed as Crona, while holding the side of his head, staggered back into the corner, trying to get his bearings back as Kazuma staggered back to his feet with a hand on his back. Kazuma noticed Crona in the corner and ran into the corner with a Jumping Forearm attempt, but Crona was able to roll out of the way. Kazuma turned around, but Crona responded by hitting two Clotheslines, a Jumping Calf Kick, an Arm-Wringer Kick to the face, and then turned Kazuma around to hit him with a Reverse Hurricanrana. The crowd continued cheering as Crona, while still holding his head, hit Kazuma in the chest with a Corkscrew Shooting Star Press.
"Crona finally getting momentum back in this match, and that Reverse Hurricanrana probably dazed Kazuma as much as Crona is," Bob explained as Crona picked Kazuma up, and hit him with a Spin Kick to the gut before jumping into the corner, and bounced off of the top turnbuckle to hit a standing Kazuma with a Springboard Moonsault. Crona picked Kazuma up and attempted to put him in position for the Tornado DDT, but Kazuma was able to counter, hit Crona with a Russian Legsweep, and roll him up for a pin.
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"Kazuma almost snuck away with the pinfall there, but Crona isn't giving up without a fight! He wants that BTWF Cruiserweight Championship back!" Striker exclaimed as Kazuma picked Crona up and attempted to hit him with a Saito Suplex, but Crona was able to land on his feet, duck and attempted Clothesline by Kazuma, and hit him with a Jumping Pele Kick that sent Kazuma slumping into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Crona grabbed Kazuma in a Front Facelock position and was finally able to hit him with the Tornado DDT. However, Crona picked Kazuma back up and hit him with another Tornado DDT before going for another pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Kazuma barely rolling his shoulders off of the mat, and Crona looks shocked that he was able to kick out of two Tornado DDTs!" Striker exclaimed as Crona started climbing up onto the top rope, attempting once again to go for the Meteora. However, Kazuma was able to get back to his feet and knock Crona off of the top turnbuckle with a Clothesline, sending Crona falling onto the floor. Though Crona landed on his feet, Kazuma ran through the middle of the ropes hitting Crona with a Suicide Dive. The crowd booed as Kazuma hugged an excited-looking Megumin and Darkness before throwing Crona back into the ring. However, while Kazuma was talking shit to the fans, Crona had gotten back to his feet and then ran the ropes, vaulting over the top rope with a Springboard Senton once Kazuma had turned around. The crowd cheered as Crona picked Kazuma up, hitting him with several open-palm strikes, and jumped up onto the apron.
"Oh! Those are some hard strikes to the face of Kazuma, and he's dazed as hell because of it!" Kotoko exclaimed as Crona jumped off of the top rope, and hit Kazuma with an Asai Moonsault onto Kazuma. The crowd continued cheering as Crona threw Kazuma back into the ring, smirked at the annoyed Megumin and Darkness on the outside, and then jumped back onto the apron, springboarding into the ring to hit a Springboard 450 Splash onto Kazuma's chest before going for another pinfall.
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"Kazuma barely kicking out again, and you have to wonder how much Crona has left in his arsenal!" Bob exclaimed as Crona picked Kazuma back up to his feet, and attempted to put him in position for the Ragnarok (One-Winged Angel). However, Kazuma raked Crona's eyes, dropping behind Crona, and hitting him with a Saito Suplex. The crowd booed as Kazuma went into the corner, preparing for the Kazuma Kick (Running Machika Kick), but when Crona got up and Kazuma attempted to hit the kick, Crona ducked and hit an Enziguri to the side of Kazuma's head, sending him on his knees.
"Crona hitting Kazuma with an Enziguri hard enough to send Kazuma falling to his knees!" Striker exclaimed as while Kazuma was on his knees, Crona ran the ropes and hit Kazuma with the C-Trigger (V-Trigger) with enough force to send him falling out of the ring and through the ropes. Crona followed Kazuma out of the ring, with Kazuma trying to crawl away from the ring. However, Crona caught up with Kazuma, and the two engaged in a fistfight right in front of the announcers' table, with Crona smashing the side of Kazuma's head into the announcers' table multiple times.
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Kazuma walked in a daze away from Crona and into the timekeeper's area. Crona followed him into the timekeeper's area, hitting him with more clubs to the back of the head, but when Crona grabbed Kazuma's hair, attempting to drag him out, Kazuma hit Crona in the back of the knee just out of view of the cameras behind the barricade of the timekeeper's area. The crowd booed as Crona screamed and grabbed his knee in pain before Kazuma walked in a daze back into the ring while playing with the front of his tights.
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"Did Kazuma hit Crona with something!? Crona's leg looks like it's in a lot of pain for a clean shot with a fist or a kick!" Striker asked as Crona tried crawling out of the timekeeper's area, but Crona fell on his stomach, mumbling about how he could barely move his leg. Kazuma, meanwhile, jumped up to the top turnbuckle and sat on the top turnbuckle, pretending to wait for Crona to get back into the ring.
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"I don't know, the barricade obstructed what happened, but it looks like Crona can't even stand up!" Kotoko exclaimed as Crona attempted to sprint into the ring, but his leg gave out right in front of the apron. Kazuma laughed as the crowd chanted and clapped for Crona, trying to will him to get back on his feet, but Crona simply couldn't pull himself back on his feet.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner as a result of a countout, and still the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion, Kazuma Sato!" Tony Chimel announced as Kazuma jumped off of the top turnbuckle, and jumped up and down in celebration while the crowd booed and the referee went to the ringside attendant and told him to bring the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship. When the referee gave the championship to the referee, Kazuma walked over to the referee and grabbed the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship before pushing the referee away and raising the championship over his head.
"Kazuma once again retains the championship under dubious circumstances, but the question is what happened behind the timekeeper's area!? Can we get some footage, please!?" Striker asked as the camera panned to a replay of what happened behind the timekeeper's area. While Crona was trying to pull Kazuma back to the ring by the hair, Kazuma pulled a wrench from his tights and hit Crona in the back of the knee with the wrench. Kazuma looked at the replay while it was on the TitanTron, and shrugged while patting the side of his thigh, which was where the wrench was hidden, laughing that he had gotten one over on Crona.
"As expected, Kazuma once again cheats to retain his newly won championship, but there is no instant replay rule here in the BTWF, so the referee's decision stands," Kotoko responded as Kazuma rolled out of the ring with Megumin and Darkness helping him to the back, with Crona pulling himself into the ring. Crona glared at Kazuma as he celebrated with the championship and his girls, giving both Darkness and Megumin a kiss on the cheek before telling the fans that before he wins the Battle Riot, he's going on vacation with his girls.
"Kazuma's saying he's going to go on vacation while he waits for the Battle Riot, and you have to know that the BTWF Intensity General Managers will have something to say about that," Bob explained as Kazuma started wiping fake tears out of his eyes as Crona, still struggling to stand up. The show faded to black with Kazuma raising the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship over his head while Megumin and Darkness clung to his sides.
Match Results;
'Amazing' Luna Collins def. Kohaku (W/Homura Momiji) to retain the BTWF Women's Championship
Floch Forster def. Yuma
'The Influencer' Brandish Myu (W/Marin Hollow) def. Angol Mois (W/Tori Meadows)
Kurt Bale def. Katsuki Bakugo
Team RWBY (Weiss Schnee and Blake Belladonna)(W/Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long) def. the Conglomerate (Patty and Liz Thompson)(W/Lucy Heartfilia, Tohru Kobayashi, and Onslaught)
Mirio Togata (W/'Ace' Hitman Jones) def. Pete Corvus (W/Kite and Tsubaki)
Kazuma Sato (W/Megumin and Darkness) def. Crona Gorgon via countout to retain the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship