BTWF Intensity (February Week 1)
The camera panned to the backstage locker room, where Izuku Midoriya was sitting on the bench in the center, looking at the Golden Ticket that he won at the Battle Riot.
"You know, this Battle Riot Golden Ticket is finally my chance to get a BTWF World Heavyweight Championship match at the biggest event in all of Fanfiction Wrestling, Starshow. And I will not let this ticket go to waste! I will walk out of StarShow with the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship around my waist!" Midoriya exclaimed as he got back to his feet, keeping the ticket in his right hand. However, Midoriya took a deep breath and looked around his waist, which had no championship belt around it.
"But, there's still something missing; the BTWF Hardcore Championship. I know I've made comments about it being a stepping stone to the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship, but there are two reasons I'm missing that championship. One is all the blood, all the bruises, and all the tears I sacrificed for that belt, and the fact that one of Bakugo's cronies is holding the belt," Midoriya explained as he put the Golden Ticket in his locker, and walked up to the camera, looking straight at the fans at home.
"Bakugo cost me that BTWF Hardcore Championship out of spite that I was a champion instead of him. And what better way to get back at him than by putting more cracks in the NWO and taking the BTWF Hardcore Championship back?" Midoriya asked before running a hand through his hair.
"So Jellal, tonight, prepare for your 15 minutes with that BTWF Hardcore Championship, because it's coming back home with me, and at StarShow, I'm going to become a dual champion, holding the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship as well," Midoriya said before leaving the locker room to get some last minute reps in. The camera then panned to the stage, where 'Fight' by Oleander played while the crowd cheered and the pyro came shooting out of the stage and the sides of the TitanTron. The crowd chanted 'BTWF!' while cheering as they showed off some pro-Izuku Midoriya, anti-Conglomerate, and pro-Luna signs. The camera then panned to the commentary team as the pyro began turning off while Striker waved to the fans at home.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of BTWF Intensity, where the Road to Starshow is just starting! And driving you along this ride, I'm Matt Striker alongside my broadcast colleagues, Kotoko Iwanaga and Bob Belcher!" Striker exclaimed as the camera panned to Kotoko and Bob, who waved at the camera while fans behind them were cheering and chanting for them.
"Thanks for the introduction, Matt, and boy are we in for a busy episode tonight! Not only are we having qualifying matches start for two Elimination Chamber matches taking place at Last Gasp, but two contenders matches, and a Hardcore Championship main event!" Kotoko exclaimed as 'My Fight' by Ashes to New played, causing the crowd to give a mixed reaction, with 60% cheers and 40% boos, as Hana came walking out of the back, cracking her knuckles as she side-eyed the ring from the stage.
"And we're going to start off this big night of Intensity, right now as we have the returning Hana Morenos coming down to the ring for the first match of the night!" Bob exclaimed as Hana stood in the middle of the stage, and started shadow-boxing on the middle of the stage before raising her fist in the air. The crowd continued giving her a mixed reaction as Hana looked on at the crowd, and began walking down the entranceway with a serious and determined look on her face.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, from Phoenix Arizona, Hana Morenos!" Tony Chimel announced as Hana looked at a couple of fans cheering her on in the front row, and nodded at them before giving them a couple of fist bumps. Hana continued making her way to the ring, flipping off a couple of fans that were booing her before stopping at the ringside area. Hana took a deep breath and started shadowboxing once again before running up to the ring and jumping onto the apron.
"One of Brandish's victims of her winning streak was the returning Hana Morenos, who arguably lost against Brandish only because of Marin's interference," Striker explained as Hana went into the ring and the corner to wait for Brandish. Hana glared at the stage as Marin came out with a cell phone in his left hand, and a coffee in his right hand. The crowd booed loudly as Marin took a sip of his coffee before walking over to the technical area, and telling the tech guys to give him a microphone. Hana rolled her eyes as Marin came back to the center of the stage with a microphone in hand.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Marin Hollow, and I am the official photographer for the next BTWF Women's Champion, Brandish Myu. Now, I could go on about Brandish's accomplishments online, but anyone who's anyone follows Brandish, so you all probably already know her follower count on her social media profiles," Marin explained. The crowd continued booing as Hana yelled at Marin to shut up and bring Brandish out so that they can fight. Marin shot a dirty look at Hana and put his pointer finger over his mouth, telling Hana to be quiet while he continued speaking.
"And those follower counts are going to skyrocket once Brandish wins the BTWF Women's Championship. So ladies and gentlemen, allow Brandish to give you all a preview of what she's going to do to 'Not So Amazing' Luna Collins at Last Gasp!" Marin exclaimed as the crowd continued booing as Tenille Dashwood's 'Spotlight' theme song played once again as Brandish came out of the back, flicking her hair once she stopped at the stage. The crowd continued booing as Marin took a few pictures of Brandish before she began walking to the ring with a serious look on her face.
"Brandish has, in the eyes of BTWF management, proven herself worthy of a championship match against Luna Collins, and I have to agree," Kotoko explained as Brandish sneered at the booing fans as Marin told her to ignore those fans. Brandish nodded in response before looking up at Hana with disinterest, telling Marin that she shouldn't be wasting her time with Hana since she's a nobody. Marin responded by telling Brandish to focus on sending a message to Luna as Brandish stopped at the ringside area, and posed for Marin and his phone.
"Brandish doesn't even seem to be sweating this match, even telling Marin that she's wasting her time facing Hana," Bob noted as Brandish jumped up to the apron, turned her back to Hana, crossed her legs, gave Marin more poses to take pictures of. The crowd continued booing as Brandish rolled into the ring, looked at Hana briefly with disinterest, and then climbed up to the middle turnbuckle, giving the jeering crowd and Marin more poses. While Brandish was still posing, 'Bulletproof' by Diamante played, causing the crowd to explode into cheers as BTWF Women's Champion 'Amazing' Luna Collins came walking down to the ring with a serious look on her face.
"Here comes Brandish's opponent for Last Gasp, the BTWF Women's Champion who had an absolute classic with Adagio Dazzle on Episode 21 of LWF Reborn!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish glared at Luna from the top turnbuckle, and Luna responded with a glare of her own as she made her way to the commentary table. Brandish rolled her eyes as she jumped down, staying in the corner as Hana stomped over to her, and Brandish responded by telling the referee to move Hana back.
"Luna Collins looks to be joining us on the commentary table to get a closer look at her #1 contender. Welcome to the table, Luna," Kotoko greeted while Hana was arguing with the referee. The crowd booed loudly as Brandish got out of the corner and poked Hana in the eye. The crowd continued booing as Brandish hit her with multiple punches to the side of the head before the referee pushed her away while Hana was holding the side of her head in pain. The referee went back to Hana to check if she was OK, and when Hana nodded, the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell.
"Thank you, Kotoko, and you're right, I am here to get a better look at this so-called 'Influencer'. And from what I'm seeing right now, she reminds me of that Adagio Dazzle girl; a cheap shot artist," Luna noted as Brandish immediately ran back at Hana, and hit her with several Forearm shots to the side of the head, but Hana grabbed Brandish and threw her into the corner. The crowd began giving a mixed reaction as Hana hit Brandish with multiple punches to the gut before throwing her out of the corner with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex.
"Hana starting this match off strong, throwing Brandish out of the corner with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex!" Striker exclaimed as Hana put Brandish in a seated position, and ran the ropes to hit a Sliding Knee Strike to Brandish's back before rolling her up with a Crucifix Pin.
Ref: 1…2
Brandish got up immediately, and the crowd booed as she poked Hana in the eye, and started kneeing her in the gut. Brandish attempted to hit Hana with a Snap Vertical Suplex, but Hana landed on her feet behind Brandish and took her down with a Waistlock Takedown. The crowd continued cheering as Hana mounted Brandish from behind, and hit her with multiple forearms to the back of the head as Marin yelled at the referee to get Hana off.
"Hana showing off some of that striking ability, most likely making Brandish regret that cheap victory last week!" Kotoko exclaimed as Hana rolled off of Brandish, grabbed Brandish by the hair, put her on all fours, and kicked Brandish in the face several times. Hana then picked Brandish up, and hit her with multiple punches to the gut before running the ropes, and attempting a Big Boot. However, Brandish was able to roll out of the way, and when Hana rebounded from the ropes, Brandish sent her down with an Arm Drag, with the crowd beginning to boo as Brandish locked Hana in a Hammerlock.
"Brandish showing off her technical skills in response. I think her putting some of these moves on her Instagram would get a lot of likes," Bob noted as Brandish slapped Hana on the back of the head a couple of times while continuing to stretch her arm with the Hammerlock. Hana responded to these slaps by hitting Brandish in the side of the face with a couple of back elbows. However, much to the crowd and Hana's surprise, Brandish was able to hang on to the Hammerlock, but Hana continued hitting more Back Elbows to the side of Brandish's head until she let go. The crowd cheered as Hana took Brandish down with a Drop Toe Hold before getting back to her feet, running the ropes, and hitting a Jumping Fist Drop to the middle of Brandish's back.
"That's a very unique way of hitting a fist drop. I've never seen it done that way before. Hana may be more of a challenge than I first suspected," Luna noted. Hana then picked Brandish up and hit her with a Scoop Slam. Brandish attempted to kick Hana from the ground, but Hana was able to grab both of Brandish's feet, putting Brandish back on her knees, and hitting her with several kicks to Brandish's back. The crowd continued giving Hana a mixed reaction as she ran the ropes, and hit a Running Forearm to the back of Brandish's head before turning her on her back and going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2
Brandish rolled away from Hana and onto the apron, much to the crowd's chagrin as Marin ran over to Brandish, giving her words of support while fanning her with his scarf. Hana, getting annoyed, walked over to Brandish, and grabbed her by the hair, attempting to throw her over the top rope and back into the ring.
"Hana not letting Brandish get any time to recover, which is the smart thing to do if she wants to get a big victory here tonight," Bob explained as Brandish was able to pull Hana's hand off of her and drop Hana's neck over the top rope with a Hotshot, staggering her. Brandish then grabbed Hana, and attempted to hit a Vertical Snap Suplex onto Hana so that she could send Hana's back crashing to the outside. However, Hana was able to land on her feet on the apron, club Brandish in the back a couple of times, and put her in a Waistlock, attempting to hit her with a German Suplex from the apron.
"Hana looks like she's about to throw Brandish off of the apron with a German Suplex!" Kotoko exclaimed in worry as Brandish grabbed the top rope, preventing Hana from completing the German Suplex. The crowd booed as Hana used one of her hands to rake Hana in the eye, escape the Waistlock, grab Hana by the hair, and throw Hana into the steel ring post with enough force to send her falling off of the apron and onto the outside. The crowd began completely booing as Brandish beckoned Marin to come closer, and posed, allowing Marin to take some more pictures.
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"I will admit, Brandish is confirming that she's got more brains than your average internet celebrity," Luna noted as Brandish got back up to her feet, and noticed Hana pulling herself up back to her feet with the steel steps. Hana tried to stagger back to where Brandish was, but Brandish responded by running off of the apron and hitting Hana with a Running Crossbody that sent her back crashing into the padded concrete. Brandish got back up to her feet, grabbed Hana's hair, and started punching her in the side of the head before sending the back of her head crashing into the fan barricade.
Ref: …4…5
"Brandish turning this match completely in her favor, while showing that despite her looks, Brandish is not afraid to get her hands dirty!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish picked Hana up, and hit her with a Snap Vertical Suplex that sent Hana's back crashing into the apron. Brandish grabbed Hana by the ear, and while she was writhing in pain, slapped her in the side of the face, telling her that this was wasting her time. Brandish pushed Hana into the ring, jumped onto the apron, jumped over the top rope, and hit her with a Twisting Splash to the chest.
"Very nice Splash to the chest by Brandish, as she continues to maintain control in this match," Kotoko narrated as Brandish dragged a seated Hana to the ropes, leaning her in front of the middle and bottom ropes. Brandish flicked her hair to the jeering crowd, and ran the ropes to hit a Running Dropkick to Hana's nose. Brandish then grabbed Hana, and took her down to the canvas with a Neckbreaker before going for the pin, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2.
Brandish grabbed Hana, and started clubbing her in the face several times before picking her back up, and hitting her with a Back Suplex.
"Brandish knows that she can't give Hana any time to get her breath back, so good job on her part taking her back down with that hard Back Suplex," Luna noted as Brandish hit several knee drops to the side of Hana's head before running the ropes and hitting Hana on the top of the head with a Running Knee Drop. Brandish blew a kiss to the booing crowd before stomping on Hana's chest several times and then ran the ropes to hit a now-seated Hana with a Running Seated Crossbody.
"I'm surprised how complementary you're being of Brandish considering the number of disrespectful posts she's made about you on Instagram and Twitter," Bob responded as Brandish put Hana back into a seated position, and hit her with a Neck Snap before going for another pin, hooking both of her legs back once again.
Ref: 1…2.
"I'm well aware of the nonsense she's said about me, Bob, but I would be incredibly shallow to deny the skills of the #1 contender for my BTWF Women's Championship because of a few unflattering tweets," Luna responded as Brandish grabbed Hana by the ears, and hit her with several forearms before pushing her back into the corner. The crowd continued booing as Brandish rolled away from the corner, and then ran back into the corner, hitting Hana with a Running Back Elbow to the side of the head before throwing her out of the corner with a Butterfly Suplex.
"That's very wise and mature of you, Luna. I can respect that, especially with what Brandish is showing us in this match," Kotoko explained as Brandish hit a Jumping Leg Drop across Hana's throat. Hana attempted to sit up, but Brandish stomped on Hana's face several times before turning Hana on her stomach, wrapping her legs up, and grabbing her chin, stretching her back with a Muta Lock. The crowd continued booing as Brandish started wrapping her fingers around Hana's face, pressing her fingers against her nose and eyes.
"Brandish has the Muta Lock locked in tight! And with her finger pressing against the face and nose, Hana may have to tap out here!" Striker exclaimed as Hana grabbed Brandish's fingers, and pushed them away from her nose and eyes. After almost a minute in the hold, Hana started crawling to the ropes in an attempt for a ropebreak, and Brandish tried to put more of her weight in the hold. However, the crowd cheered as Hana was able to keep dragging herself to the ropes, grabbing the middle rope with her hand, and forcing the referee to break Brandish's hold.
"Luckily for Hana, Striker, she was able to make it to the ropes, but she's still trying to get her breath back, so Brandish is still on top!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish ran the ropes, and hit a Leaping Body Guillotine to Hana's back. Brandish then grabbed Hana, and hit her with a Bridging German Suplex.
Ref: 1…2..
Hana barely kicked out, causing Brandish to glare at the referee before mounting Hana, and started punching and forearming her in the side of the head. Marin, from the outside, told Brandish to calm down so that the referee wouldn't disqualify her. Brandish responded by getting back to her feet, and hitting a Double Leg Drop to Hana's chest before going into the corner, and climbing up to the top rope.
"Brandish doesn't go to the top rope often. Hopefully, this doesn't backfire on her," Bob noted as Brandish balanced herself on the top turnbuckle, but when Hana got back to her feet, she was able to kick the top rope, causing Brandish to fall on her crotch area. The crowd cheered as Hana started climbing to the middle rope and punching Brandish in the side of the head before grabbing her and throwing her overhead with a Belly-2-Belly Suplex from the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as Hana, while still on the middle rope, hit a Freefall Senton to Brandish's chest before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"Hana showing off something new in this match, and it almost got her the three count!" Bob exclaimed as Luna continued watching intently as Brandish attempted to escape a newly reinvigorated Hana. However, when Brandish got to the ropes, Hana kicked her in the chest and back several times before picking her back up, and hitting Brandish with several punches to both sides of Brandish's face, stunning her in the middle of the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Hana ran the ropes and hit two Clotheslines to Brandish before knocking her down with a Jumping Clothesline.
"I'm very surprised at the amount of offense Hana has gotten in, especially considering how long she's been gone," Luna noted as Hana put Brandish on her knees, and hit her with several kicks to the chest before running the ropes, and knocking Brandish back down with a Shining Wizard. The crowd continued cheering as Hana grabbed Brandish by the hair, picked her up in a Vertical Suplex position, and hit Brandish with a Jackhammer before hooking both of her legs back while pinning her.
Ref: 1…2.
Hana looked surprised that Brandish kicked out, but she responded by mounting Brandish and hitting her with multiple punches to the side of the face.
"Hana needs to be careful. She's doing well right now, but she needs to make sure that she doesn't throw this match away inadvertently by disqualification," Luna continued as Hana got back to her feet, grabbed Brandish's arm, and attempted to lock her in a Triangle Choke. However, Brandish was able to hit several forearms to the side of Hana's face, allowing her to slip out of Hana's grasp. The crowd continued booing as Brandish hit a Jumping Stomp to Hana's face before grabbing Hana and attempting to hit her with a Gutwrench Suplex, but the crowd began cheering again as Hana was able to counter the move into a rollup.
Ref: 1…2..
"A very unique roll-up by Hana, but it was not enough to get the pinfall!" Bob exclaimed as Hana got back up, and attempted to hit Brandish with a Discus Back Elbow, but Brandish was able to counter with a Backslide pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Hana was able to get back to her feet, and attempted to kick Brandish, but Brandish caught Hana's leg and slapped her, causing the crowd to boo. Hana responded by grabbing Brandish's hair, hitting her with multiple punches, and then knocking her back to the ground with multiple headbutts to the side of the head. Hana roared before hitting a seated Brandish with a Seated Superkick to the side of the head before beginning to climb up to the top rope.
"Hana looks to be going for her finishing Diving Knee Drop, made famous by former Midnight Express member Bobby Eaton!" Striker exclaimed as Hana balanced herself on the top rope, and attempted to hit her Diving Knee Drop, but Brandish was barely able to roll out of the way. The crowd booed as Hana landed right on her knee, holding her leg in pain as Brandish rolled back up to her feet, ran her hand through her hair in frustration, and started kicking at Hana's right knee the side of her right leg. The crowd continued booing as Brandish grabbed Hana, put her in a Gutwrench position, hit the Gutwrench Suplex, rolled back up to her feet, and hit a Reverse Gutwrench Suplex.
"Brandish showing off an impressive variety of Suplexes, taking advantage of Hana almost breaking her knee after missing the Diving Knee Drop!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish, still holding onto Hana, and hitting her with a Gutwrench Powerbomb. The crowd continued booing as Brandish sneered at Luna before picking Hana up by the hair, and hitting her with the Shot of Brandi (Single Knee Facebreaker) before going for the pin, hooking both of her legs back while blowing a kiss to the booing audience. Marin began taking pictures of Hana's defeat, causing the crowd to boo even louder.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, 'the Influencer' Brandish Myu!" Tony Chimel announced as Marin jumped up and down in celebration from the outside as Brandish rolled back onto her knees, and blew another kiss to the booing crowd. Brandish then looked down at a knocked-out Hana, and told her that she was nothing but a loser and a waste of time before rolling out of the ring. Brandish got back to her feet, and gave Marin a celebratory hug while the crowd continued booing while Luna stared at the scene before her.
"Brandish getting another victory en route to her big championship match at Last Gasp!" Striker exclaimed as Marin grabbed the BTWF Women's Championship off of the announcers' table, and handed it to Brandish. Marin took more pictures of Brandish posing with the title before Brandish walked over next to Luna, placed the BTWF Women's Championship in front of her face, and Marin took more pictures of Brandish with the championship belt. Luna, growing irritated by Brandish and Marin's cockiness, grabbed her BTWF Women's Championship back and told Brandish to focus on getting the belt before she takes pictures with it.
"Luna having enough of Brandish and Marin taking pictures with her championship, believing that Brandish is going to walk out of Last Gasp with the belt!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marin got into Luna's face, but Marin responded by grabbing his coffee and throwing it into Luna's face. The crowd booed louder as Brandish grabbed the BTWF Women's Championship that Luna had dropped and sent it crashing into the side of her skull. Brandish then put a foot on the back of a downed Luna, prompting Marin to take a few more pictures of Brandish posing with the championship.
"I don't know how Marin still has any space left in his phone with all the pictures he takes of Brandish, but they've made one thing clear; they're fully prepared for Brandish to become the BTWF Women's Champion," Bob noted as the camera panned to the back as Brandish and Marin walked away from a still downed Luna. The camera panned to the backstage interview area, where Bickslow was standing next to Scott Stanford.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome back Bickslow to Intensity. Bickslow, you made quite the return this past week, not only costing Gaara the BTWF International Championship at the Battle Riot but having an absolute classic at the Legends Night special event against both Edward Elric and Gaara in an International Championship match," Scott explained as Bickslow nodded with a huge smile on his face.
"Yeah man, and it was awesome! Did you listen to the fans at both of those shows!? It's like I never left!" Bickslow exclaimed, nodding with the smile not leaving his face as Scott nodded before he began asking another question.
"Well Bickslow, now that you're back, I have to imagine that you're still going to go after Gaara for what he did to you at the New Horizons PPV," Scott wondered as Bickslow's jovial smile quickly turned into a serious frown. Bickslow took a couple of deep breaths before giving Scott an intense stare as he responded.
"Oh, my business with Gaara is far from done. As I was falling off of the stage while in that casket, I genuinely thought I'd never be able to wrestle again, and it was by the grace of God that I was even able to get back into the ring. And now that I am medically cleared to compete, I'm focused on making Gaara pay for sending me off of the stage at New Horizons 100 fold," Bickslow explained. Scott nodded but before he could continue the interview, Gaara ran into the interview area and hit Bickslow in the side of the head with Running Bicycle Kick.
"You really thought that I wasn't gonna respond to all the bullshit you've been putting me through this past week!? This is for costing me by International Championship!" Gaara exclaimed before grabbing Bickslow and slamming the side of his head into the steel chain link fence behind the TV screen in the center of the backstage interview area. Multiple referees and security guards came running to the interview area as Gaara pressed his foot into the side of Bickslow's face, sending her face pushing into the chain link fence. Gaara then backed off when he heard 'I Bring the Darkness' by Tommy Vext played, indicating his opponent for the next match was coming out.
"Hey Bickslow, if you manage to regain consciousness before my match is up, tell me again how you're going to get back at me," Gaara said before chuckling and making his way out of the backstage interview area. The camera then panned to the stage, where Kuro Sakuragawa came out of the back while 'I Bring the Darkness' by Tommy Vext played. The crowd cheered as Kuro looked around at the cheering fans before standing at the center of the stage, and raising both of his fists in the air.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Tokyo Japan, 'the Iceman' Kuro Sakuragawa!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued cheering while Kuro stomped off of the stage and down the entrance ramp. Kuro nodded at several of the cheering fans in the front row while keeping the focused look on his face, cracking his knuckles. Kuro then looked into the camera and told the fans at home that they were looking at the next BTWF International Champion.
"Kuro may have failed to capture the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship at Legends Night, but a victory over Gaara here can put him in the BTWF International Championship Elimination Chamber match at Last Gasp," Striker explained as Kuro got to the ringside area, nodded once again at the cheering fans before walking to the steel steps, walking up those same steps, and then jumping up to the top turnbuckle. The crowd continued cheering as Kuro once again shot both of his fists up in the air, and jumped back down to the center of the ring.
"Kuro-Senpai was cheated out of the Cruiserweight Championship thanks to that ruffian Kazuma. I believe that karma will be on Kuro-Senpai's side tonight!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kuro went to the other side of the ring, and started stretching in the corner as the lights in the arena went down. The crowd booed as Damian Priest's 'Nightmare' theme song played as a red laser circle appeared on the center of the stage. Gaara then walked out, causing the crowd to boo louder as Gaara stomped on the center of the stage before raising his fist up in the air while looking up at the lights.
"And his opponent, from the Sand Village, Gaara!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd continued booing as Gaara walked off of the stage and down the entrance ramp with the red laser circle continuing to follow him. The crowd continued booing as Gaara walked to the ringside area, and glared at the booing crowd, telling them that they needed to shut up and respect the greatness in front of them. Gaara then looked at Kuro, and told him that he was just going to do the same thing he did to Kuro the last time they fought; demolish him.
"The last time these two fought in the ring, Gaara was able to dominate the match, but Kuro was able to show some resiliency. It's been a few months, so do you, Striker, think that Kuro has a better chance?" Bob asked, blatantly not asking Kotoko her opinions on her fiancé, causing Kotoko to roll her eyes while Gaara walked up the steel steps, into the ring, and walked to the center of the ring. Gaara then looked up at the laser circle and mimicked a bow and arrow, shooting the arrow into the sky, causing the lights to flicker on and off.
"Well, I absolutely think that Kuro has a better chance of defeating Gaara, especially after the performances he's been putting in since then," Striker explained as Gaara went into the corner, jumped up to the middle turnbuckle and punched the top turnbuckle before the lights went back to normal. Gaara looked back at a glaring Kuro and smirked at him before jumping down to the ring and giving him the cut-throat taunt. The referee made sure both men were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell, causing both men to start walking up to each other.
"This match is underway, and Kuro-Senpai isn't backing down from this giant brute in front of him!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kuro and Gaara locked up in the middle of the ring, but Gaara immediately responded by hitting multiple knee strikes to the chest and stomach of Kuro before pushing him into the corner. The crowd booed as Gaara slapped Kuro in the side of the head a couple of times, before running the ropes, and attempting to hit Kuro with a Running Corner Clothesline. However, the crowd cheered as Kuro lifted his feet up, causing the side of Gaara's face to crash into his feet, allowing Kuro to hit multiple Knife-Edge Chops to Gaara's chest before hitting him with a Dropkick to the side of the leg.
"Kuro hitting some hard-hitting strikes to Gaara, and they're hard enough to send Gaara staggering!" Striker exclaimed as Kuro hit another Standing Low Dropkick to Gaara's knee. The crowd continued cheering as Kuro pulled Gaara's hair, and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head before hitting several multiple Open-Hand Palm Strikes also to the side of the head before running the ropes, and hitting him with a Running Dropkick to the chest, sending him crashing into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Kuro ran the ropes, and hit Gaara in the side of the head with a Running Corner Forearm.
"Kuro showing no fear against Gaara, nailing him right in the face with a Forearm shot to the side of the head!" Bob exclaimed as Kuro attempted to throw Gaara out of the corner, but Gaara was able to keep himself in the corner, grab Kuro, and attempt to hit him with a Back Suplex. However, Kuro was able to land on his feet and on the middle turnbuckle, causing the crowd to cheer as Kuro kicked Gaara in the back a couple of times before diving off of the top rope, hitting Gaara in the back of the head with a Missile Dropkick before going for a pinfall with a Magistral Cradle.
Ref: 1…2
Kuro mounted Gaara and hit him with multiple Open-Palm Strikes before the referee pulled him off of Gaara.
"Kuro-Senpai showing all his doubters that he can definitely do more than hang when it comes to Gaara and his power advantage!" Kotoko cheered as Gaara attempted to get back to his feet, but Kuro hit a seated Gaara with a Seated Dropkick to the face before running the ropes and hitting a Running Basement Dropkick to Gaara's back, sending Gaara falling out of the ring and onto the floor. The crowd continued cheering as Kuro kipped back up to his feet, with both of his fists in the air, taking in the ovation he was getting with a serious nod.
"Kuro sending Gaara rolling out of the ring with a Dropkick, and the crowd is loving it!" Bob exclaimed as Kuro waited for Gaara to get back up to his feet, and when he staggered back to his feet, Kuro ran the ropes and hit Gaara with a Suicide Dive from through the middle rope, sending Gaara crashing into the fan barricade. The crowd continued cheering as Kuro stomped on a seated Gaara multiple times before picking him back up, and hitting him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest.
Ref: 1…2
"Kuro not letting up a bit here, knowing that if he does, Gaara will make him regret it!" Striker exclaimed as Kuro backed away, and then attempted to hit another Running Forearm onto Gaara, but Gaara was able to grab Kuro in mid-air and dropped him throat first over the top of the fan barricade with a Stun Gun. The crowd booed as Kuro began coughing and holding his throat while Gaara glared at Kuro before grabbing him by the back of the head, and throwing him into the steel ring post, sending his face crashing into it. The crowd continued booing as Gaara picked Kuro up, and dropped his throat onto the corner of the fan barricade.
Ref: …3…4…5
"Gaara using the outside of the ring to his advantage, sending Kuro's throat into the fan barricade twice!" Striker exclaimed as Gaara grabbed Kuro by the hair again, and threw him onto the top of the announcers' table, sending his back bouncing off of the top of the announcers' table. Gaara then looked over at Kotoko, winked at her, and started clubbing Kuro in the face and the chest while telling Kotoko that his boyfriend is nothing but a loser. Gaara then grabbed Kuro by the hair and hit him with multiple punches in the face before smirking at the booing crowd and hitting Kuro with a hard elbow strike to the nose.
Ref: …6…7
"This brute is making fun of me because he's finally gotten an edge against Kuro! He's going to regret that once Kuro gets back into this match!" Kotoko yelled as Gaara grabbed Kuro, and threw him back into the ring. The crowd continued booing as Gaara rolled back into the ring and stomped on Kuro's back and gut multiple times before grabbing him by the hair, and throwing him into the corner. The crowd continued booing as Gaara ran the ropes and hit Kuro with a Running Clothesline in the corner and then hit multiple Corner Clotheslines to Kuro's chest and throat. Gaara then looked to Irish whip Kuro out of the corner, but before Kuro could counter, Gaara pulled Kuro back in and hit him with a Spinning Backbreaker.
"Gaara showcasing more of his power and intelligence, taking advantage of Kuro bracing for going into another corner and pulling him back for a hard Backbreaker!" Striker exclaimed as Gaara flipped Kuro onto his knees, and hit him with a massive Knee Strike to the face before going for the pin on Kuro, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
Gaara grabbed Kuro by the face immediately after he kicked out, and hit multiple knee strikes to the face before putting him in a Fireman's Carry position. Gaara hit Kuro with a Fireman's Carry Single Knee Gutbuster before putting him back in the Fireman's Carry position and hitting Kuro with a Death Valley Driver.
"Some more power on display by Gaara, as he sends Kuro's back and chest crashing into his knee and on the canvas!" Striker exclaimed. The crowd continued booing as Gaara ran the ropes and hit a Running Leg Drop across Kuro's throat. Gaara looked over at Kotoko and again made fun of her for dating a loser before hitting Kuro with another Jumping Leg Drop across the throat. Gaara grabbed Kuro and attempted to throw him out of the ring, but the crowd cheered as Kuro was able to keep himself on the apron, but Gaara took advantage of this by grabbing Kuro's arm and tying them to the ropes. The crowd went right back to booing as Gaara pulled Kuro's head back, and started clubbing Kuro in the chest 15 times before running the ropes, and hitting a Running Forearm to the back of Kuro's head.
"Gaara with a Running Forearm of his own to the back of Kuro's head, sending Kuro's head bouncing off like a bobblehead!" Bob exclaimed as Gaara grabbed Kuro in a Waistlock, and threw him back into the ring with a German Suplex before going for the pinfall, hooking both of Kuro's legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
Gaara looked shocked at Kuro raising his shoulder out at 2 but grabbed both of Kuro's arms before locking him in a Full Nelson. The crowd booed as Gaara pushed a seated Kuro forward while tightening his grip on the Full Nelson.
"Gaara trying to knock Kuro-Senpai out with that Full Nelson, but Kuro's a master of submissions, so Gaara won't win with this Full Nelson!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kuro attempted to pull himself to the ropes, but Gaara picked Kuro back up to his feet, dragged him to the center of the ring, and kept a hold of the Full Nelson. Kuro attempted to get to the ropes once again, but Gaara practically threw him back to the center of the ring, putting Kuro on his knees as the referee checked to see if Kuro was still in the match. When the referee pulled Kuro's arm up and let go of the hold, but he was able to keep his arm up, kicking Gaara in the knee multiple times before turning around, and hitting Gaara with multiple forearms to the side of the head.
"You may be right about that, Kotoko, as Kuro is fighting back against Gaara with some hard strikes!" Bob exclaimed as Kuro headbutted Gaara in the side of the head several times before pushing Gaara away. The crowd cheered as Kuro ran the ropes, attempting to hit Gaara with a Clothesline, but Gaara was able to counter with a Snap Powerslam before going for the pinfall, once again hooking both of his legs.
Ref: 1…2..
Gaara grabbed Kuro by the hair for breaking out of the pinfall and yelled at Kuro that he was not even close to his level. The crowd booed as Gaara threw Kuro into the corner, and started punching him in the gut multiple times before putting him on the top turnbuckle. The crowd continued booing as Gaara grabbed Kuro by the hair, and hit him several times in the side of the head with some punches before jumping up to the middle rope. Gaara attempted to put Kuro in position for the Superplex, but the crowd cheered as Kuro hit Gaara with a Bell Clap to the sides of Gaara's head and ears, sending him staggering.
"What a Bell Clap by Gaara! That probably sent his brain shaking inside his head!" Striker exclaimed as Kuro grabbed Gaara's hair, and hit him with multiple Open-Palm Strikes to the side of the head before pushing Gaara off of the corner turnbuckle. The crowd cheered as Kuro began balancing himself on the top rope, and while Gaara was staggered, Kuro dived off of the top rope with a Missile Dropkick to the side of Gaara's head, sending both men down as the crowd continued cheering and chanting for Kuro.
"Amazing top rope Dropkick, nearly taking Gaara's head off and finally getting some reprieve from Gaara's onslaught!" Striker exclaimed as Kuro and Gaara picked themselves up, glared at each other, and started exchanging punches while they were on their knees, with the crowd booing and cheering accordingly. Kuro was able to switch his punches for headbutts, knocking Gaara loopy as Kuro kipped back up to his feet, and hit a quick Dropkick right to the side of Gaara's head, sending him on his back. Gaara rolled back onto his feet, but Kuro was able to run at Gaara, hit him with several Running Back Elbows to the side of the head, and then knocked Gaara down with a Running Single Leg Dropkick.
"Kuro taking Gaara back down with a Single Leg Dropkick, and this could be the beginning of his journey to winning this match!" Bob exclaimed as Kuro stomped on Gaara's chest multiple times before jumping up to the middle turnbuckle, and hitting a Springboard Twisting Leg Drop across Gaara's throat. The crowd cheered as Kuro then grabbed a dazed Gaara, put him back on his knees, and hit a couple of Backfists before taking him back down with a Snap DDT. Gaara then went for the pin, hooking both of Kuro's legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
"Kuro showing off his wide array of moves here, and he almost got the three count there after that hard DDT!" Striker exclaimed as Kuro looked shocked at the kick out, causing Kuro to climb up to the top rope. The crowd cheered as Kuro balanced himself on the top rope, and attempted to hit Gaara with a Diving Splash from the top rope, but Gaara was able to raise his knees, sending Kuro crashing ribs first into Gaara's knees. Kuro staggered to the ropes to regain his breath as Gaara staggered back to his feet, and attempted to hit Kuro with a Big Boot, but Kuro pulled the top rope down, sending Gaara onto the ring apron. However, before Gaara could climb back in, Kuro ran the ropes, and hit a Springboard Triangle Dropkick onto Gaara, sending him falling onto the floor.
"Kuro-Senpai preventing Gaara from taking control, but I hope he's OK. He's breathing a little heavier after hitting Gaara's knees at full impact," Kotoko noted as Kuro jumped onto the apron and then onto the middle rope, hitting a dazed Gaara with a Springboard Asai Moonsault. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for Kuro as he grabbed Gaara, and slammed his face into the steel ring post multiple times. The crowd continued cheering as Kuro pushed Gaara back into the ring, climbed up onto the apron and up to the top rope, and then hit Gaara with a Diving Double Foot Stomp to the chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
"We don't see Kuro flying through the air too many times, but with a championship opportunity on the Road to Starshow, Kuro is doing everything that he can to get the victory!" Striker exclaimed as Kuro grabbed Gaara's legs, and attempted to lock him in the Texas Cloverleaf. However, Gaara pushed Kuro away from him, sending Kuro bouncing off of the ropes, which Gaara responded to by getting back to his feet, and attempting to hit Kuro with a Clothesline. However, Kuro was able to dodge the Clothesline and attempted to hit the Float Over DDT onto Gaara, but Gaara was able to throw Kuro chest first onto the canvas.
"Gaara using his power to send Kuro flying off of him, but Kuro's trying to quickly get up to prevent Gaara from taking control of this match back!" Bob exclaimed as Gaara ran the ropes, and while Kuro was on all fours, hit Kuro with a Running Knee Trembler to the side of the head. Gaara then went into the corner, waiting for Kuro to get back to his feet, getting the booing crowd to boo even louder by flipping off Kotoko. When Kuro staggered back to his feet, Gaara ran out of the corner and hit Kuro in the face with a Running Bicycle Kick before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Kuro-Senpai isn't going to go down that easily! That Bicycle Kick may have been impressive, but Kuro-Senpai's resiliency is more impressive!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gaara grabbed Kuro, and attempted to put him in position for the Sands of Time (Burning Hammer). However, Kuro fought out of this with multiple Elbow Strikes to the side of the head and attempted to hit Gaara with a Superkick, but Gaara pushed Kuro away and hit him with the Belly-2-Belly Suplex. The crowd booed for a bit as Gaara gave the jeering crowd and Kuro a slit-throat taunt. However, Gaara raised an eyebrow as the crowd cheered, causing him to turn around and notice a furious Bickslow came marching down to the ring.
"Oh no! Gaara may have made a mistake by making Bickslow even more furious at him than he already was!" Striker exclaimed as Gaara yelled at Bickslow to get out of his face, which Bickslow responded to by running to the ring, jumping up onto the ring apron, and attempting to hit the ring. However, Gaara nailed Bickslow with a Savate Kick to the side of the head, sending Bickslow staggering off of the ring, but when he turned around and attempted to pick Kuro up for the Sands of Time (Burning Hammer). But the crowd cheered as Kuro was able to counter the Sands of Time (Burning Hammer) attempt by landing on his feet, hitting Gaara with a Superkick and a Jumping Enziguri. The crowd continued cheering as Kuro grabbed both of Gaara's arms, and much to the crowd's delight was able to hit Gaara with the Fairytale Ending before pinning Gaara.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, 'the Iceman' Kuro Sakuragawa!" Tony Chimel announced as Kuro sat in the center of the ring, taking a few deep breaths, and nodding at the cheering crowd. Kuro put a hand over his jaw before pulling himself back to his feet, and raising his free fist in the air, causing the crowd to cheer louder. The TitanTron then showed Kuro being the first contender for the BTWF International Championship Elimination Chamber, with his picture showing up next to BTWF International Champion Edward Elric's. Kuro once again nodded at the image, telling the cheering crowd once again that he was going to become the new BTWF International Champion.
"What an upset! Kuro was able to take advantage of Bickslow's distraction to pin Gaara in the middle of the ring!" Striker exclaimed as Kuro rolled out of the ring, with his fists shooting back up in the air. The crowd cheered louder as Bickslow rolled into the ring, mounted Gaara, and started brawling with Gaara, mounting him and hitting him with multiple punches to the side of the face. The crowd continued cheering as Gaara attempted to respond to the punches with punches of his own, but Bickslow grabbed Gaara by the hair and threw him out of the ring. Bickslow slid out of the ring from underneath the bottom rope and started stomping Gaara in the chest and the gut before grabbing Gaara and attempting to throw him into the fan barricade.
"Bickslow not waiting for Gaara to get back to his feet! Bickslow continuing what he started at the Battle Riot!" Bob exclaimed as Gaara reversed the throw, sending Bickslow crashing into the corner of the fan barricade. The crowd began booing as Gaara started punching Bickslow in the side of the head before choking him with his hand, telling Bickslow that he was going to regret costing him this match. Kuro looked on at the brawl from the entrance ramp and shrugged as he continued celebrating with the fans.
"Kuro-Senpai not wanting to get involved in this fight, which makes sense since he has to focus on the International Championship Elimination Chamber at Last Gasp!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gaara hit a Big Boot onto Bickslow, sending him falling over the corner of the fan barricade. The crowd continued cheering as Gaara jumped over the fan barricade, landed on Bickslow, and started punching Bickslow in the side of the head. However, Bickslow grabbed Gaara by the ear and started hitting him with multiple headbutts as multiple security guards came out of the back to come and try to separate them.
"I think we'll need more security guards than them to try and separate these two from brawling!" Striker exclaimed as the security guards attempted to grab Bickslow and pull him off of Gaara, but Bickslow pushed a couple of the guards back before continuing to brawl with Gaara. As Gaara tackled Bickslow back over the fan barricade, the security guards immediately grabbed both Bickslow and Gaara and pulled them away from each other. The crowd chanted 'Let Them Fight!' as Gaara and Bickslow attempted to escape the grasp of the security guards, but the guards began pulling them away from the ring and away to the backstage area.
"We're finally getting some order around here, and I just got word that Kuro-Senpai is waiting backstage with Scott Stanford for an interview," Kotoko explained as the camera panned away while security continued to try and keep Bickslow and Gaara away from each other. The camera then focused on the backstage interview area, where Kuro was standing next to Scott Stanford, drinking from a bottle of water.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Kuro just pulled off a major victory here tonight by defeating Gaara. Kuro, now that you've qualified for the Elimination Chamber for the BTWF International Championship, what are you going to do to prepare for the match?" Scott asked as Kuro took a couple of deep breaths before taking another big sip of water from the water bottle before nodding.
"It's hard to prepare properly for a match like the Elimination Chamber. I will be watching previous Elimination Chamber matches to determine the best strategy, but my main plan is to lock in the Texas Cloverleaf on five different guys, make them all tap out, and become the new International Champion," Kuro explained before Kilik Rung came walking in with a fur coat, sunglasses, and a coffee cup in his right hand. Kilik mimicked an exaggerated yawn in front of Kuro before taking a sip from his coffee cup.
"Damn man, you really know how to suck the energy out of the room with those little speeches of yours, huh? Look, congrats and all for qualifying for the Elimination Chamber, but you sure as hell aren't going to win it," Kilik said. Kuro raised an eyebrow as Scott backed away slightly, noting the intensity in the air from Kuro's stare.
"And what makes you think that I won't win it?" Kuro asked as Kilik chuckled before giving Scott his coffee cup to hold it.
"Because after I'm all done dealing with Boze, Rolf, and Shane, I'm going to qualify, and knock you all out on your asses while becoming the new BTWF International Champion," Kilik responded. Kilik nodded, grabbed the coffee out of Scott's hand, took a sip of the coffee, and then threw the drink in Kilik's face. Scott backed away as while Kilik was trying to wipe the coffee from his eyes, Kuro knocked Kilik down with a Superkick to the face.
"Well, that's all well and good, but it looks like I just knocked you down on your ass. Good luck getting into the Chamber match," Kuro said before walking away. Kilik held his chin and jaw in pain as Scott walked away to get some help. Kilik used his other hand to continue and try to wipe the coffee off of his face. The camera panned to a commercial break as Kilik sat up with a glare on his face.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the backstage area, where Kilik Rung was walking in the hallway while trying to rub his sticky eyes. However, when he walked into the locker room, he was confronted by an angry Huey Freeman. Huey stomps over to Kilik, who responded to Huey's glare with a raised eyebrow while finishing rubbing his eyes and throwing the towel down.
"What's gotten you so mad, Huey? Are Vincent and Cleveland Jr. running late with our lunch or something?" Kilik asked.
"What's gotten me mad!? Kilik, while you were out here waving your dick around in front of the audience, Rolf, Shane, and Boze attacked Cleveland Jr. and Vincent in the parking lot, and they had to be taken to the hospital!" Huey exclaimed, poking Kilik in the chest with his pointer finger. Kilik grabbed Huey's hand and pushed it away before looking at Huey with an eyebrow raised in annoyance.
"And how's that my fault? I was trying to get some more eyes on the Nation's message. Think about me, me becoming the International Champion at Last Gasp would get all eyes on us!" Kilik argued as Huey ran his hands through his hair before putting them over his eyes and taking several deep breaths.
"If you had decided to come to the arena with us instead of renting a limo to impress Chika, then maybe this attack wouldn't have happened! And maybe Cleveland Jr. and Vincent wouldn't have been sent to the hospital!" Huey exclaimed, which Kilik responded to by rolling his eyes and trying to brush the insults away.
"Look, if you think about it, this is all your fault," Kilik explained, causing Huey to shoot his eyes up in shock before grabbing Kilik's chin and making him face Huey.
"What did you say?" Huey asked while glaring at Kilik. Kilik responded by slapping Huey's hand away and standing up, causing Huey to back away slightly.
"If you hadn't been so fixated on getting Boze to join the Nation, we wouldn't have to be dealing with those idiots in the first place. So maybe you should really watch how you're talking to the Crown Jewel of the Nation of Domination 2.0," Kilik responded with a glare on his face. Before Huey could respond, Kilik turned his back to Huey, and walked to the door of the locker room, stopping himself to turn around and stare at Huey. Once again, Kilik turned around and left Huey before he could talk, causing Huey to once again run his hands through his hair. The camera then panned to the stage, where 'Going Under' by Evanescence played, causing the crowd to cheer as Millianna came running out of the back, jumping up before going into the center of the stage. Kagura followed Millianna back, causing some of the fans to start booing, which Kagura didn't listen to as she glared at Millianna's jovial jumping.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is to determine the #1 contenders for the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championship! Introducing first, the team of Kagura Mikazuchi and Millianna, Mermaid Heel!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued cheering, and slightly booing for Kagura as Kagura grabbed Millianna by the arm, and told her to stop goofing around and to focus on winning this #1 contenders match. While Millianna and Kagura were in the middle of this discussion, they noticed that the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki standing on a platform on the right of the announcers' table.
"The Sisterhood's BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions, Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki are here at the platform to see who becomes the new #1 contenders for their championships," Striker explained as Kagura kept her stern eyes locked on the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions. Millianna tapped Kagura on the shoulder, telling her to follow her into the ring as Millianna jumped over the top rope and rolled into the center of the ring. Kagura nodded as she walked into the ring, went into the corner, and jumped up onto the top rope while outstretching her arms.
"Millianna and Kagura have been arguing these past couple of weeks, with their problems growing after Ultear and Toga, who was replacing Tomoko due to a minor injury, retained the championships against them at the Battle Riot," Kotoko explained as Kagura jumped down, led Millianna to the corner, and began going over some plans with them before 'Immortals' by Fall Out Boy played, causing the crowd to cheer as Sue came walking out of the back. Sue looked on at the cheering crowd, and nodded before walking over to the center of the stage, and punching the crowd, causing some pyro to shoot out of the ground.
"And introducing their opponents first, from Magnolia Fiore, Sue!" Tony Chimel announced as after the fireworks ended, 'This Fire Burns' by Killswitch Engage played, causing the crowd to cheer louder as Rally came running out of the back, standing next to Sue, pretending to grab a rifle from her back, and mimicked shooting the rifle. The pyro went off once again as Rally continued mimicking shooting the gun as Sue shot her fist back in the air.
"And her partner, from Chicago Illinois, she is 'the Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent!" Tony Chimel announced. Rally and Sue high-fived each other before walking down the entranceway, high-fiving fans in the front row as Kagura continued going over plans with Millianna. When Sue and Rally got to the ringside area, they fist-bumped each other, and walked up the steel steps, with Rally jumping from the top of the steel steps and onto the top turnbuckle. Meanwhile, Sue shot through the middle rope, rolled to the middle of the ring, and punched the center of the ring.
"Rally and Sue may seem like a random team, but these two have been traveling buddies behind the scenes, celebrate similar traditions given their Indian heritage, and have made their intentions clear on Twitter that they want to beat some respect into the Sisterhood of Darkness," Bob noted as Rally jumped off of the top rope, and next to Sue, patting her on the back as she and Sue fist-bumped each other again. Millianna went to walk over to them, attempting to shake their hands, but Kagura pulled her back, telling her that they needed to focus on winning this match.
"Friends outside of the ring often make the best of tag partners, so we'll see how Rally and Sue do in this match against a more experienced team," Kotoko explained as the referee, noticing that both women were ready, told the timekeeper to ring the bell. Millianna looked to want to start the match once the bell rang, but the crowd gave a mixed reaction as Kagura grabbed Millianna by the arm, and told her to go onto the apron, and that Kagura herself would start the match. Millianna sighed, not wanting to argue before a match with stakes like this, and decided to go onto the apron without argument.
"Kagura telling Millianna that she is not going to be starting the match, possibly showcasing some of the distrust that's grown between the two," Striker noted as Kagura and Sue started the match, with Kagura immediately attempting to go for Sue's previously injured right arm, but Sue was able to push her into the corner, causing Kagura to lose hold of her arm. Kagura looked annoyed as she quickly shot herself out of the corner, and attempted once again to grab a hold of Sue's right arm, but Sue was able to dodge out of the way and push Kagura into another corner. The crowd cheered once again as Kagura glared at Sue, who was telling Kagura to bring it on, which Kagura responded to by walking out of the corner and asking Sue for a test of strength.
"I'm not sure if this is the wisest approach for Kagura. Sure, Sue could still be suffering lingering effects from her injury last year, but Sue still has the strength advantage in this match," Kotoko noted as Sue smirked and nodded before grabbing a hold of Kagura's hand. Kagura offered Sue her other hand, and when Sue was about to take the hand, Kagura kicked Sue in the gut. The crowd gave a mixed reaction to Kagura as she continued kicking Sue in the gut before hitting several punches to the side of Sue's head.
"A little underhanded by Kagura there, and even Millianna looks surprised at Kagura's actions there," Bob noted as Millianna looked at Kagura with a raised eyebrow as Kagura pushed Sue into the corner, and started laying in some more punches to the side of the head. Kagura then backed away from the corner and ran back into the corner, attempting to hit the Handspring Back Elbow, but Sue was able to catch Kagura in a Waistlock. The crowd cheered as while Kagura was trying to fight out, Sue hit Kagura with a German Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…
"Sue showing off more of her strength, catching Kagura in mid-air and throwing her aside with a German Suplex!" Kotoko exclaimed as Sue grabbed Kagura, and hit her with a couple of Knife-Edge Uppercuts before Irish whipped her into the ropes. When Kagura rebounded off of the ropes, Sue hit a Jumping Clothesline onto her, the crowd continuing to cheer as Sue rolled into her corner, and tagged Rally into the match. The crowd continued cheering as Rally rolled into the ring, grabbed Kagura by the hair, and hit her with multiple punches to the face before hitting her with a Spin Kick to the gut, sending Kagura leaning on the ropes. Rally backed away, attempting to hit a Running Knee onto Kagura's head, but Kagura was able to roll out of the way and pushed Rally onto the apron.
"Rally's really lucky that those ropes didn't do some damage to her knee," Bob noted as Kagura attempted to punch Rally off of the apron, but Rally was able to block one of those punches, and snap Kagura's throat over the top rope before jumping back onto the apron. Rally looked at Millianna, who just looked back at her, and Rally springboarded back into the ring, taking Kagura down with a Springboard Clothesline. Rally hit several leg drops across Kagura's throat before going for another pin, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…
"Rally and Sue dominating Kagura here, and notice how Millianna didn't take Rally out while she was standing on the apron," Striker pointed out as Rally picked Kagura up, but when she attempts to throw her into the corner, Kagura kicked Rally in the gut. Kagura then grabbed Rally's arm and hit her with the Eat Defeat before throwing Rally into the corner and tagging Millianna into the match. Kagura and Millianna Irish whipped Rally into the ropes, and when she rebounded, Millianna and Kagura hit Rally with a Double Back Elbow. Kagura and Millianna then ran the ropes and hit a Leg Drop/Twisting Senton Combination. However, as Millianna looked to grab Rally, Kagura turned Millianna around and asked her why she didn't do anything when Rally was on the apron earlier.
"Is now really the time for this? You guys are in control, and Millianna looks to continue that control," Bob asked out loud as Millianna told her that it wasn't the right thing to do before asking her to leave the ring. Kagura nodded but told Millianna that she needs to focus more on the team before going back to the apron, but this allowed Rally to turn around, and hit a Jumping Knee Strike to Millianna's face, dazing her. Rally then picked Millianna up and hit her with a Falcon Arrow before dragging her to the corner, and tagging Sue into the match. Sue got into the ring, picked Millianna up in a Spinebuster position, and moved to allow Rally to Springboard off of the middle rope, and hit a Springboard Clothesline, hitting Millianna with an Inverted Hart Attack.
"Kagura talking about thinking about the team, but she's the one who causes the distraction that took Millianna down!" Striker exclaimed as Sue picked Millianna up, and hit her with a couple of Forearm strikes to the side of the head, sending Millianna staggering into the corner. Sue ran into the corner, attempting to hit a Running Corner Clothesline onto Millianna, but Millianna was able to move out of the way and hit Sue with a Pendulum Kick. Millianna then jumped onto the top turnbuckle and hit a Diving Crossbody onto Sue before rolling into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
Millianna picked Sue back up, hitting her with a couple of punches to the side of the head before attempting to hit Sue with a DDT, but Sue responded by pushing her away. However, when Sue attempted a Jumping Clothesline, Millianna countered with a Jumping Dropkick to the chest, sending her back down. Millianna looked over at Kagura and contemplated making a tag, but still feeling annoyed by what happened a couple of minutes ago, decided against it, and hit a Jumping Stomp onto Sue's chest.
"Millianna not tagging Kagura back into the match, and that could be a mistake there!" Bob exclaimed as Millianna ran the ropes, and attempted to hit the Kitty-Sault (Lionsault), but Sue countered by sending her knees up and sending Millianna's chest crashing into Sue's knees. The crowd continued cheering as Sue got back to her feet, and hit a dazed Millianna with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Sue tagged Rally back into the match, and Sue put Rally in a Legsweep position, and Rally ran the ropes, both women hitting Millianna with a Dropkick/Russian Legsweep combination. The crowd continued cheering as Rally hit a Standing Moonsault onto Millianna's chest before pinning Millianna and hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2.
"Sue and Rally showing off some impressive tandem offense for a newly formed team," Striker explained as Rally grabbed Millianna, and threw her into the corner before following her into the corner, and hitting her with a Jumping Knee Strike to the face. Rally then winked at Kagura, before running out of the corner to hit Rally with a Running Bulldog, but Rally continued the attack as Rally ran the ropes again and hit a Running Neckbreaker onto Millianna. Kagura continued looking on at Millianna with an impatient look on her face while Rally hit a Running Dropkick to the side of a seated Millianna's head.
"Kagura's looking really impatient as if she's just waiting for a tag to be made so that she could take control back for the team," Kotoko explained as Rally grabbed Millianna, and pushed her into the corner, tagging Sue back into the match. Rally backed away and attempted to hit another Running Corner Knee Strike, but Millianna was able to roll out of the way, and as Rally was massaging her knee on the middle turnbuckle, Millianna Dropkicked Rally out of the ring. Sue attempted to grab Millianna and hit her with an Electric Chair Drop, but Millianna was able to turn her hips and take Sue down with a Frankensteiner.
"Millianna was able to counter Sue's Electric Chair Drop, taking Sue down, but is she going to tag Kagura back into the match!?" Striker exclaimed as Millianna staggered into the corner, and despite Kagura's annoyed glare, Millianna tagged Kagura into the match, and Kagura responded to this by hitting a now-standing Sue with a Springboard Dropkick to the face. From the platform, Ultear and Tomoko smirked as Kagura picked Sue up, and hit her with multiple Forearms to the side of the head before throwing her into the corner. Kagura attempted to run into the corner, but Sue attempted to throw her into the air, but Kagura was able to hang on to the top rope, and ram both her knees into Sue's face with an Inverted Meteora. The crowd continued cheering as Kagura threw Sue out of the corner with a Monkey Flip.
"Kagura getting momentum back in the match, but the Sisterhood look amused at the tension between Kagura and Millianna!" Bob exclaimed as Kagura jumped onto the middle rope, and hit a Twisting Body Splash onto Sue's chest before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
Kagura picked Sue back up onto her knees and attempted to hit her with a Spinning Kick to the side of the head, but Sue ducked the kick and hit some punches to the gut before getting back to her feet. Sue attempted to hit Kagura with a Powerbomb, but Kagura was able to land back on her feet and hit a Spinning Kick to Sue's gut. Kagura then ran the ropes and attempted to hit a Jumping attack, but Sue was able to counter with a Back Body Drop. The crowd then cheered as Sue ran the ropes, tagged Rally back into the match, and hit a Seated Clothesline onto Kagura. Rally then came into the ring, vaulting over the top rope to hit Kagura with a Senton onto her chest.
"Kagura and Sue were evenly matched until Sue tagged her partner in, and this is the advantage Rally and Sue have in this match; they're on the same page as a team," Kotoko noted as Rally picked Kagura up, and attempted to lift her up for the AK-47 (G.T.S.), but Kagura was able to counter by hitting several elbows to the side of Rally's head. Kagura was able to escape the hold, land behind Rally, and hit her with a Dropkick to the back of the head, sending her head draping over the middle rope. Kagura then ran the ropes, and hit a Running Dropkick to the back of Rally's head, sending her throat into the ropes. Kagura told Millianna to kick Rally in the side of the head, but Millianna refused, telling Kagura to just take her out of the ropes and pin her.
"And speaking of that point, Kotoko, you can see that Millianna doesn't want to engage in some of Kagura's more underhanded tactics," Striker noted as Kagura glared at Millianna before grabbing Rally by the hair, and hitting her with a Reverse DDT before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2..
Ultear and Tomoko chuckled at the continued tenseness between Kagura and Millianna, as Kagura started stomping on Rally's chest multiple times before hitting her with a Jumping Stomp to the face. Kagura then told Millianna to lift her boot up in the corner, but Millianna once again refused, telling Kagura to just tag her in.
"It's respectable that Millianna's trying to play this the fair way, but this is to become the #1 contenders for the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships. I think you can afford to cheat a little bit in these types of circumstances," Bob explained as Kagura shook her head and sighed in annoyance before tagging Millianna into the match. Millianna looked at Kagura with a look of annoyance before running at a dazed Rally and hitting her with a Running Facebuster. Millianna once again attempted to go for the Kitty-Sault (Lionsault) again, but when she saw that Rally got back to her feet, the crowd cheered as Millianna was able to pivot her position, and hit Rally with a Springboard Hurricanrana, rolling her up into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2..
"Millianna almost getting the pin there, but Rally's still able to kick out!" Kotoko exclaimed as Millianna picked Rally up, and kicked her in the side of the head before attempting to pick her up for the Brainbuster. However, Rally was able to escape the hold, turn Millianna around, and hit her with multiple Open Palm Strikes to the side of Millianna's head. Rally attempted to hit a High Kick to the side of the head, but Millianna ducked the kick and attempted to hit a Spinning Leg Lariat to Rally, but Rally ducked the kick and kicked Millianna in the gut. The crowd continued cheering, chanting for both women as Rally ran the ropes attempting a Running Knee Strike, but Millianna grabbed Rally and sent her crashing down with a Deep Six Side Slam before rolling into a Jackknife Pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Rally rolled into her corner, and Millianna responded by hitting a still-grounded Rally with a Basement Dropkick to the chest. However, this inadvertently allowed Sue to lean forward and tag Rally, and when she got back into the match, Sue attempted to hit the Superwoman Punch (Superman Punch), but Millianna ducked and knocked her down with a Spinning Leg Lariat. Despite Millianna still in control, Kagura shook her head in frustration with Millianna inadvertently letting Sue tag in.
"Millianna knocked Sue down with an impressive Leg Lariat, but Kagura is more focused on Sue being able to tag Rally back into the match thanks to Millianna dropkicking her into the corner," Striker explained as Millianna picked Sue up, and hit her with a Brainbuster before putting him in a seated position, and running the ropes to hit a Seated Rolling Elbow Strike to the side of the head. Millianna then hit a Standing Shooting Star Press on the chest of Sue before going for the pin, hooking both of Sue's legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
"Millianna with an impressive series of moves, but Sue's still able to kick out at a count of two," Striker noted as Millianna picked Sue up, hit her with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, and pushed her into the corner. Millianna put Sue on the top rope, hit her with several punches to the side of the head, tagged Kagura back into the match, and took Sue down with a Top Rope Hurricanrana. The crowd continued cheering as Kagura jumped up to the top rope, and hit a Diving Splash onto Sue before going for another pin, hooking both of her legs back while nodding in approval at Millianna.
Ref: 1…2..
"Kagura, for the first time since this match started, seems to approve of what Millianna's doing in this match," Bob noted as Kagura mounted Sue, and hit her with multiple Elbow strikes to the top of the head before the referee pulled her back. Kagura immediately escaped the referee's grasp and started stomping on Sue's gut before walking over Sue's chest, with the crowd continuing to give Kagura a mixed reaction as she climbed up onto the top rope, attempting to hit the Moonsault. However, Sue was able to stagger back to her feet and push on the top rope, sending Kagura crashing onto the top turnbuckle crotch first.
"Sue's still in this match, despite those elbow strikes clearly dazing her!" Kotoko exclaimed as Sue climbed up to the middle rope, grabbing Kagura by the hair, and hitting her with multiple clubs to the chest before she put Kagura in position for a Back Superplex. However, when Sue attempted to hit the Back Suplex from the top rope, Kagura was able to flip onto her feet, causing Sue to remain in the corner in a Tree of Woe position. The crowd continued giving a mixed reaction as Kagura ran into the corner, and hit Sue with a Basement Dropkick to the face while she was still in the Tree of Woe.
"Kagura preventing herself from getting damaged from that Top Rope Back Superplex, and taking Sue back down with a Basement Dropkick!" Striker exclaimed as Kagura grabbed Sue in a Half-Nelson, and threw her back with a Half-Nelson Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2..
Kagura looked at the referee in annoyance as Sue once again kicked out, and responded by dragging Sue to her corner, and tagging Millianna into the match. Millianna ran into the ring, grabbed Sue in a Waistlock, and Kagura ran the ropes, attempting to hit the Shining Wizard, in turn attempting to hit Sue with the Siren's Call (German Suplex/Shining Wizard Combination). However, Sue was able to duck down, leading Kagura to stop herself from hitting Millianna, and once she stopped in her tracks, Kagura started reprimanding Millianna for not holding onto Sue tighter.
"Sue was able to duck out of the way of the Siren's Call, allowing the tension between Millianna and Kagura to resurface!" Striker exclaimed as while Millianna and Kagura were arguing, Sue crawled away from the arguing duo, and tagged Rally back into the match. The crowd cheered as Rally ran at Millianna, dropkicking her in the back, which caused her and Kagura to bump heads, and while Kagura was staggering around, Sue hit her with a Spear. Sue pushed Kagura out of the ring before hitting Millianna with a Superwoman Punch (Superman Punch), sending her staggering into Rally's AK-47 (G.T.S.).
"Rally and Sue taking advantage of the tension, hitting multiple big moves, climaxing in Rally hitting the AK-47 onto Millianna!" Kotoko exclaimed as Rally pinned Millianna, with Sue guarding the pin, making sure that Kagura couldn't get back into the ring.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Here are your winners, and the new #1 contenders for the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships, 'the Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent and Sue!" Tony Chimel announced as Sue picked Rally up, and put her on her shoulders, with the crowd continuing to cheer as Rally looked up at the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions, who were still on the podium. Rally pointed at her wrist like one would with a watch, and told the champions that it was going to be her and Sue's time.
"Rally and Sue, pulling off what many would argue to be an upset here, becoming the Sisterhood's next challengers!" Striker exclaimed as Tomoko and Ultear looked on with entertained smirks as Rally jumped down from Sue's shoulders, and ran to the corner, jumping up to the top turnbuckle, and raising her fist up in the air. Millianna rolled out of the ring, holding her mouth in pain as Kagura tried to sit herself up while Sue went to the center of the ring, and punched the center of the ring.
"Kagura looks absolutely frustrated at losing another chance at the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships, but Tomoko and Ultear look amused at the victory," Kotoko noted as the lights in the arena went out. The crowd cheered loudly as the lights turned back in the next moment, but when they came back on, Tomoko nailed Sue with a Chop Block to the back of the knee. The crowd began booing as Tomoko and Ultear began stomping and punching both Rally and Sue. Millianna looked like she was going to go into the ring to help Rally and Sue, but Kagura grabbed Millianna by the arm, telling her to think about this.
"The Sisterhood are attacking the #1 contenders! Kagura is refusing to let Millianna get in the ring to help them too!" Bob exclaimed as Tomoko picked Sue up by the hair, and kept her up to allow Ultear to hit her with the Time Warp (Discus Lariat). The crowd continued booing as while Kagura and Millianna were arguing about whether or not to help Rally and Sue, Ultear grabbed Rally by the legs and started swinging her around. After almost 15 rotations, Tomoko ran and hit a Running Knee to the side of Rally's head while Ultear was still swinging her.
"And the Crawling in the Dark by Ultear and Tomoko onto Rally! The Sisterhood of Darkness sending a message to the new #1 contenders, and that message is telling them that if they want to take these championships, they're going to have to take it from their cold, dead hands!" Striker exclaimed as Kagura and Millianna walked away from the ring, with the two still arguing about whether or not they should've helped the new #1 contenders for the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships. The camera panned back to the backstage interview area as Ultear and Tomoko raised the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships over their heads. The camera then focused on Madison standing next to Miwa Kasumi.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Madison, who made her return to the BTWF at the Battle Riot after being gone for months, and I have to ask, where have you been?" Miwa asked. Madison took a deep breath, taking off her trademark purple cowgirl hat and running her free hand through her blonde hair.
"I've been…dealing with issues more important than professional wrestling. These issues were something that prevented me from wrestling to my best abilities, and I decided to take time off so I could take care of those issues," Madison explained, in a much more subdued tone than she had spoken in before her sabbatical from the BTWF.
"Do you mind telling us what those issues were?" Miwa asked as Madison's breath hitched before she shook her head.
"It's…not something I feel comfortable talking about right now. Maybe sometime down the road, but…not right now," Madison admitted as Miwa put a supportive hand on her shoulder, patting it. Madison gave Miwa a nod in thanks before Miwa let go of her and continued with the interview.
"Madison, what's next for you now that you're back in the BTWF?" Miwa asked as the camera panned to Madison, who looked down and took a deep breath before looking back up at Miwa and shrugging.
"You know, I could say that I want to win the BTWF Women's Championship, but…there's something else I want to do, and that's making amends with an old friend of mine, Kim Chin," Madison explained.
"We haven't seen Kim here in the BTWF in years. How do you plan on making amends with her after all this time?" Miwa asked as Madison nodded before reaching a hand into her hat, grabbing a rose, looking at the rose with longing in her eyes, and then looking back at Miwa.
"Tell her the truth," Madison responded cryptically before walking away from the interview area, not giving Miwa a chance to try and ask her for more information. Miwa sighed and shrugged before the camera panned back to the stage, where 'Sssnakepit' by Enter Shikari played, causing the crowd to cheer as Kurt Bale came running out of the back with a smirk on his face. Bale then noticed one of the cameras, walked up to it, and told the fans at home that he was going to beat Bakugo again tonight like he did last month.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is a World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber qualifying match! Introducing first, from Tom's River New Jersey, he is 'the Perfect Irishman' Kurt Bale!" Tony Chimel announced as Bale turned his attention back to the ring, and walked down the entranceway. Bale hi-fived several fans in the front row, before stopping to take a selfie with a fan in the front row that had a pro-Kurt Bale sign. Bale then continued high-fiving fans as he continued walking to the ring.
"Bale has to be confident heading into his match tonight, as he's already beaten Bakugo in one-on-one competition," Striker explained as Bale went to the ringside area, and winked at some of the women in the front row before walking towards the steel steps. Bale walked up the steel steps, stood on the apron, and smirked at the cheering fans before jumping up to the top rope, giving them a thumbs-up. The crowd continued cheering as Bale jumped down into the middle of the ring, telling the crowd that they were looking at the next BTWF World Heavyweight Champion.
"Bale's usually a confident guy, but the fact that he knows that he can beat Bakugo has increased that. And hopefully, he can be careful and remember that beating Bakugo is a tough task," Kotoko responded. When Bale walked to the center of the ring, 'The Way of the Fist' by Five Finger Death Punch, causing the crowd to boo loudly as Bakugo came stomping out of the back. Bakugo smirked at the booing crowd and raised both his fists in the air, his middle fingers in the air before he stomped down the entranceway after putting his fists back down.
"And his opponent, representing the NWO, from Musutafu Japan, he is the leader of the NWO, Katsuki Bakugo!" Tony Chimel announced as Bakugo turned to a couple of booing fans, he simply chuckled at them before flipping them off. Bakugo continued strutting to the ring, continuing to smirk at the booing fans while Bale waited in the ring. Bakugo looked up at Bale while walking to the ring, and told Bale that the luck he had last month wasn't going to save him from getting his ass beat tonight.
"Bakugo, ever since losing the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship, has been damn near desperate to get the championship back! This could be his opportunity to earn another shot at the championship!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo made it to the ringside area, looked on at the booing fans, and flipped them off once again before he walked to the ring steps, walked up those steps, and jumped up to the top turnbuckle. Bale smirked at Bakugo and waved at him, which Bakugo responded to with yet another middle finger before jumping down to the center of the ring.
"And you just know Bakugo is going to pull any underhanded tactic he knows to get the victory, especially with the NWO not accompanying him to the ring, since they have a lot of their own things to do right now," Kotoko explained as Bakugo and Bale made it to the center of the ring, and started trash-talking with each other. However, while both men were arguing, the crowd cheered even louder as the lights in the arena started flickering black and purple, and when Bakugo looked up, he saw BTWF World Heavyweight Champion Zancrow standing on the platform.
"BTWF World Heavyweight Champion Zancrow has made an appearance, looking on to see who enters the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber with him," Striker explained as Bakugo started yelling at Zancrow, who responded by simply looking down at him. The referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell to start the match, but Bakugo was too focused on his anger towards Zancrow to notice the bell had rung, and the crowd cheered as Bale ran at Bale, and rolled him up with a School Boy pin.
Ref: 1…2.
"Bale almost getting the pinfall within seconds, taking advantage of Bakugo getting distracted by the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo rolled out, and kicked Bale in the gut. The crowd began booing as Bakugo Irish whipped Bale into the corner, but Bale was able to jump off of the middle rope, run at Bakugo, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head. The crowd began cheering again as Bale grabbed Bakugo by the hair, started hitting him with multiple punches to the side of the head, and sent him into the ropes. The crowd continued cheering as Bale caught a rebounding Bakugo with a Frankensteiner.
"Bale nearly sent Bakugo's head crashing into the canvas with a Frankensteiner!" Striker exclaimed as Bale picked Bakugo up, and started punching Bakugo in the face again while Bakugo was down on his knees. The crowd booed when Bakugo pushed away one of Bale's punches and hit Bale in the gut with several punches. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo grabbed Bale by the hair, and threw him face first into the top turnbuckle before turning him around and stomping him in the gut. Bakugo then ran the ropes and attempted to hit him with a Running Corner Clothesline, but Bale was able to roll out of the way, sending Bakugo's face crashing into the top turnbuckle.
"Bakugo sending his own face crashing into the turnbuckle! And this gives Bale some time to shake the cobwebs off!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale grabbed Bakugo, and hit him with a German Suplex. The crowd cheered as Bale hit a Spinning Leg Drop across Bakugo's throat before putting him in a seated position, kicking him in the back several times, and then stepping over the top of his head to run the ropes and hit a Seated Dropkick to Bakugo's face. The crowd continued cheering as Bale pinned Bakugo, holding both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2
Bale mounted Bakugo immediately and started punching Bakugo in the side of the head, but the crowd booed as Bakugo poked him in the eye.
"Bakugo with a Greco-Roman thumb to the eye to attempt and regain control!" Kotoko exclaimed as while Bale was holding his eye in pain, Bakugo hit Bale in the back of the head with a Running Clothesline, sending Bale falling out of the ring from over the top rope. The crowd booed as Bakugo yelled at Bale, telling him that his luck was about to run out before running the ropes, and attempting a Suicide Dive through the middle rope. However, Bale was able to hit a Drive-By Kick to the side of Bakugo's head mid-dive.
"What a counter by Bale! Bakugo could've sent Bale crashing through our table with that dive, but he saved himself with that kick!" Striker exclaimed as Bale jumped back onto the apron, and hit a Running Leg Drop across the back of Bakugo's neck before throwing him out of the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Bale ran off of the apron and hit a downed Bakugo with a Running Cactus Elbow to the chest. Bale got back to his feet, nodded at the cheering crowd, jumped onto the announcers' table, and cheered along with the fans.
"Bale taking some risks here, showing what an opportunity at Starshow for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship means to Kurt Bale!" Bob exclaimed as Bale picked Bakugo up by the hair, and slammed his face into the front of the announcers' table multiple times before picking him back up on his feet. Bale then slammed Bakugo's face into the top of the announcers' table several times, causing Bakugo's nose to start bleeding. Bakugo fell back down on his ass and tried to back away, telling Bale to give him a minute to get some of the blood out of his nose.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Bakugo trying to get a break, and that makes sense, as blood in the nose can prevent quality breathing," Striker noted as Bale shook his head, and attempted to grab Bakugo again. However, Bakugo responded by grabbing the top of Bale's trunks and pulling him face first into the steel ring apron, causing the crowd to boo as Bakugo staggered back to his feet, grabbing a towel from one of the ringside attendants to blow his nose to clean some of the blood out. Bakugo then threw the towel down, and started stomping on a dazed Bale before picking him back up, and hitting him with a Scoop Slam that sent his leg crashing to the side of the announcers' table.
Ref: …4…5…6
"Bakugo slamming Bale right into our announcers' table and Bakugo's now got the leg in his crosshairs!" Bob exclaimed as Bale grasped his leg in pain, and Bakugo playfully kicked Bale in the side of the head. This angered Bale enough to try to stand up and brawl with Bakugo, but after a couple of punches to the side of the chest, Bakugo responded by kicking Bale in the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo grabbed Bale, and threw him back into the ring, grabbing his right leg, and sent it crashing onto the steel ring apron a couple of times before pushing him fully back into the ring.
Ref: …7…8
Bakugo rolled back into the ring before beginning to stomp a mudhole onto Bale's chest and right leg. Bakugo grabbed Bale's right leg, draped it over the bottom rope, and started jumping on it several times before jumping over the top rope and onto the apron. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo stomped on Bale's right knee a couple of times before jumping down onto the floor, and stretching his leg over the bottom rope.
"Bakugo continuing his attack on the leg, using the ropes as a weapon to further damage Bale's leg!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo slid back into the ring, and while Bale was trying to crawl away, Bakugo ran to Bale and hit him with a Jumping Elbow Drop to the back of his head before turning him on his back and going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
Zancrow looked on with a glare directed at Bakugo as Bakugo got back to his feet, and started the Ronnie Garvin stomps, beginning with both of Bale's legs. The crowd continued booing as Bale gave an extra stomp to the right knee before looking back up at Zancrow, telling him that this was going to be his future.
"Bakugo needs to keep his focus on the match, as he may be in control now, but if he keeps his eyes off of Bale for too long, it could spell the end for him," Kotoko explained as Bakugo continued stomping Bale's arms, chest, and the top of his head. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo ran the ropes and hit Bale in the chest and throat with a Running Pinpoint Elbow. Bakugo then grabbed Bale's right leg and started kicking the back of Bale's knee before dropping an Elbow on the side of Bale's knee. Bakugo then picked Bale up, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before running the ropes and hitting him with a Running STO Takedown.
"I'd be surprised if Bale could walk after this match because Bakugo's been viciously targeting the leg for a while in this match," Bob explained as Bakugo picked Bale up, and hit him with a Shin Breaker. The crowd began cheering again as Bale punched Bakugo while in the Shin Breaker position, causing some blood to start dripping from Bakugo's nose again. However, Bakugo responded with a couple of headbutts to the side of Bale's head, allowing Bakugo to hit Bale with another Shin Breaker. Bale attempted to once again punch his way out of Bakugo's grasp, but Bakugo moved away from the center of the ring, hit a third Shin Breaker onto Bale's right knee, and this time, Bakugo hit Bale with a Back Suplex with enough torque that Bale fell onto the top rope chest first.
"Bakugo once again snuffing out Bale's attempts at coming back in this match, sending his chest crashing into the top rope!" Striker exclaimed as while Bale was still hanging from the ropes, Bakugo grabbed Bale in a Front Facelock, looked back up at Zancrow with a smirk, and hit him with a Rope Hung DDT before going for a pin, hooking Bale's right leg as far back as he could.
Ref: 1…2..
Bakugo got back up, and hit Bale's leg with a Stump Puller before putting Bale on his knees, and hitting Bale with a Snap DDT. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo looked back up at Zancrow and told him to keep that World Heavyweight Championship warm for him, and Zancrow simply responded with a sneer. Bakugo picked Bale up, and threw him into the corner, hitting Bale with a Running Corner Clothesline. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo threw Bale out of the corner, and hit him with a One-Handed Bulldog, sending him face-first into the mat.
"Zancrow doesn't seem all that impressed by Bakugo and his egotistical banter towards him," Bob noted as Bakugo grabbed Bale's right leg, hit him with a couple of Foot DDTs, turned him on his stomach, and locked him in a Single Leg Boston Crab. The crowd continued booing and chanting for Bale as Bale's face contorted into one of pain as he bit his lip to try and prevent a scream from coming out. Bakugo tried pulling the leg back more as Bale shook his head, refusing to submit, and Bakugo responded to this by hitting Bale in the knee with multiple punches.
"Bale continuing to fight the pain of having his leg stretched out by the leader of the NWO!" Striker exclaimed as Bale started crawling to the ropes, causing the crowd to cheer as Bakugo tried to keep away from the ropes. However, Bale continued making his way to the ring, and the crowd cheered loudly as Bale grabbed the middle rope, forcing Bakugo to break the hold. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo stomped on Bale's back before picking him back up, attempting to hit him with a Back Suplex. Bale was able to flip behind Bakugo and land on his feet, but the crowd booed as Bale fell onto the ground while holding his knee.
"Oh, that's not good, Bale's knee just gave out!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo smirked before grabbing Bale's leg, attempting to lock in the Indian Deathlock. However, the crowd exploded into cheers as Bale countered the Indian Deathlock attempt, and rolled him up in a Small Package.
Ref: 1…2…
Bakugo looked shocked that he was almost beaten there, and he immediately attempted to hit Bale with a Running Boot to the side of the head, but Bale was able to dodge out of the way and roll him up with a School Boy pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Bale trying to roll Bakugo up twice, but Bakugo isn't going to let another chance at the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship slip out of his reach that easily!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo attempted to hit Bale with a strike to the face, but Bale pushed the punch away and hit several punches to the side of Bakugo's face multiple times before nailing him in the face with a Standing Irish Kiss (Bicycle Knee Strike). The crowd continued cheering as Bakugo stumbled into the ropes, getting inadvertently tied in the ropes, causing Bale to smirk, looking on at the cheering crowd as he continued to walk to the trapped Bakugo.
"Bakugo's trapped in the ropes! He's prone for some old-fashioned Irish justice!" Bob exclaimed as Bale started punching Bakugo in the face, peppering both sides of his face with lefts and rights. The referee pulled Bale away and attempted to untie a dazed Bakugo, but the crowd continued cheering as Bale ran the ropes, and hit a Shotgun Dropkick to Bakugo's chest, actually aiding the referee in untying Bakugo. Zancrow watched on in interest as Bale, after slapping some feeling back into his right leg, ran the ropes and hit Bakugo with a couple of Clotheslines before knocking Bakugo back down with a Jumping Back Elbow.
"Bale coming back into this match, and the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion Zancrow is looking on!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale saw Bakugo staggering back to his feet, and responded by kicking him in the side of the head. Bale then Irish whipped Bakugo into the ropes and hit him with a Flapjack after he rebounded before running the ropes, and hitting a Running Knee Strike to the side of Bakugo's head, sending him staggering into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Bale picked Bakugo up, and put him on the top turnbuckle before hitting several punches to the side of the head.
"Bale putting Bakugo on the top rope, looking for something big! Though, this isn't something I'd recommend given the damage done to his leg!" Striker exclaimed as Bale climbed up to the top rope, attempting to hit Bakugo with a Superplex. However, Bakugo responded by clubbing Bale in the back multiple times, causing Bale to fall back onto the middle rope. The crowd booed as Bakugo grabbed Bale, and picked him up in a Powerbomb position from the top rope, but when he attempted to hit the Top Rope Powerbomb, Bale was able to counter mid-Powerbomb with a Frankensteiner, causing the crowd to explode into cheers before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2..
"What a counter by Bale! It may not have gotten the victory, but it definitely damaged Bakugo enough to weaken him for the rest of the match!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale started stomping on Bakugo before climbing up to the top rope once again. The crowd cheered as Bale climbed up to the top rope, holding his leg in pain as it briefly stopped him from going up to the top rope. After slapping some feeling back into his leg again, Bale pulled himself up to the top turnbuckle and dived off of the top rope with a Diving Leg Drop, but Bakugo was able to lift his knees up, causing the back of Bale's legs to crash into Bakugo's knees.
"Despite that fall from the top, Bakugo was still able to counter an attempt at a Diving Leg Drop, sending Bale's already damaged legs into Bakugo's knees!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo grabbed Bale's legs while attempting to stand back up to his feet, and locked Bale in an Indian Deathlock. The crowd began booing louder as Bale was screaming in pain, running his hands through his hair as he shook his head, refusing to give up. The crowd continued cheering as Bale began pulling himself to the ropes, despite Bakugo starting to strike Bale's legs, and with the crowd chanting him on, Bale was able to grab the bottom rope with both of his hands. Bakugo looked incensed as he let go of the Indian Deathlock but stomped on Bale's right knee several times.
"Bakugo forced to let go of the Indian Deathlock, but Bale has to be in an immense amount of pain!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo picked Bale up, and attempted to hit him with the AP Shot (Forward Russian Legsweep). However, Bale started punching Bakugo in the gut and hit a Single Knee Facebreaker onto Bakugo, but the move caused Bale to rush into the ropes to ail his pained knee. Bale then hit a stunned Bakugo with a Superkick to the side of the head, and then put him in the Fireman's Carry for the Ushigaroshi. However, Bakugo responded by striking Bale's right knee multiple times with fists, causing Bale to fall onto his knees, and allowing Bakugo to escape Bale's grasp.
"Bakugo with a smart way to get out of the Ushigaroshi, once again targeting Bale's right leg!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo looked up at Zancrow, flipped him off once again, grabbed Bale, and hit him with the AP Shot (Forward Russian Legsweep) before going for the pin, hooking both of his legs back.
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*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, he is the leader of the NWO, Katsuki Bakugo!" Tony Chimel announced as Bakugo got back to his feet, and looked back up at the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion Zancrow, telling him to come down to the ring and face him. Zancrow merely responded with a sneer before turning around and walking off of the platform, causing Bakugo to growl as he turned around, jumped onto the middle turnbuckle, and flipped off the booing fans. Bakugo told the booing fans that they were looking at the next BTWF World Heavyweight Champion and that the NWO was going to be back on top.
"Bakugo looks upset that Zancrow walked away from him instead of confronting him, but he has to be happy that he's getting that title opportunity at Last Gasp!" Striker exclaimed as the referee had to help Bale to his feet, with Bale not putting too much pressure on his right leg. Bakugo looked back at Bale, noticed that he was trying to get back to his feet, and chuckled before jumping down from the middle corner and flipping Bale off. Bale responded by pushing Bakugo's hand away from him and flipping him off in response, causing the crowd to cheer at him.
"Bale is still defiant even with the pain coursing through his leg!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo once again chuckled before kicking Bale in the right knee again, and hitting Bale with a Stunner, sending him falling back down to the mat. The crowd booed louder as Bakugo grabbed Bale by the hair, and told him to never mess with the NWO before kicking him back on his back, and walking out of the ring. Bale held his jaw and leg in pain as Bakugo walked over to a couple of booing fans, and flipped them off, arguing with them and telling them that they were looking at the next BTWF World Heavyweight Champion.
"And Bakugo just snuffed out that defiance, showing Zancrow exactly what he can expect inside the Elimination Chamber!" Bob exclaimed as while the referee helped Bale back to his feet once again while Bakugo made his way to the back while continuing arguing with the fans. The camera panned to the backstage interview area, where Lucy Heartfilia and the rest of the Conglomerate (Tohru Kobayashi, and Patty & Liz Thompson) were standing next to Melissa Shield.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the Conglomerate, whose leader is going to face off against Weiss Schnee next, the same woman who defeated her in her debut back in November-" Melissa attempted to explain before Lucy grabbed the microphone, and took it out of her hands before looking right at the camera.
"Yeah, she did beat me, but I wasn't ready to face Weiss. The GMs made sure that I had an unfair disadvantage that allowed Weiss to beat me! Now that I know I'm facing Weiss, I'm going to make an example out of her!" Lucy exclaimed, glaring at Melissa before she attempted to get her microphone back, but Lucy kept it in her hands, continuing her verbal tirade.
"Yang is going to regret not accepting my offer in joining the Conglomerate! If she thinks that those loser friends are going to have any bearing on the Conglomerate's rise back to the top, then she's as stupid as she looks! I really hope Yang is going to watch this match, because-!" Lucy continued ranting as Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, and Blake Belladonna came running into the scene and started brawling with all four of them. Yang attempted to pounce on Lucy, but Tohru moved her out of the way, taking the brunt of the hit and brawling with Yang. Lucy slapped Yang in the face while Tohru held her in a Rear Naked Choke, but Weiss hit Lucy in the back of the head with a club.
"Hey! Hey! Save it for the ring!" Sunny exclaimed while trying to get security to separate the two, and lead Lucy and Weiss to the ring. However, Lucy and Weiss continued brawling with each other, exchanging punches to the face despite the security trying to pull them off. Other security tried to separate Ruby, Blake, and Yang from Patty, Liz, and Tohru before the camera suddenly panned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned to the ring, where Lucy and Weiss were screaming profanities and insults at each other but were kept apart by the referees. The crowd cheered and chanted 'Let Them Fight!' as the referee asked the security guards whether or not she should start the match. After talking with a couple of security guards, the referee nodded and told the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match. The timekeeper did so, and when the bell rang, the security let go of Lucy and Weiss, left the ring, and allowed Lucy and Weiss to continue exchanging punches with each other in the middle of the ring.
"Sorry ladies and gentlemen about that sudden commercial break, but we had to get some control for this match! The rest of the Conglomerate and Team RWBY have been escorted out of the arena for the night!" Striker exclaimed as Weiss began getting the better of the brawl in the middle of the ring, hitting Lucy in the chest with several Knife-Edge Chops before sending her into the corner with an Irish whip. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss hit a Running Knife-Edge Chop to Lucy's chest before jumping up to the middle rope, and hitting her with multiple punches to the side of the face.
"Weiss giving Lucy as good as she got backstage, leveling her with hard punches to the head!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss grabbed Lucy, and threw her out of the corner with a Monkey Flip, sending her to the middle of the ring in a seated position. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss ran the ropes, and hit a Running Penalty Kick to Lucy's chest, causing Lucy to try and roll out onto the ring apron. However, Weiss grabbed her by the back of the hair, and hit her with a Back Suplex before kipping her back up to her feet, and hitting Lucy with a Twisting Leg Drop across the throat.
"Weiss hasn't let Lucy get out of the gate since this match started, and this is the right thing to do!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss grabbed Lucy by the hair, and started clubbing her in the back several times. This allowed Lucy to grab Weiss by her bottoms, and rammed her into another corner, hitting her with multiple Shoulder Thrusts in the corner, but Weiss continued clubbing her in the back. Lucy backed away, holding her back before poking Weiss in the eye, causing the crowd to boo as Lucy started stomping on Weiss' gut and chest. However, the crowd cheered as Weiss grabbed Lucy's leg during one of her stomps, and sent her falling on her back with a Dragon Screw.
"Very nice Dragon Screw there by Weiss, taking Lucy back down to the mat!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss mounted Lucy, and started punching her in the side of the face multiple times until the referee pulled her away from Lucy. This allowed Lucy to kick Weiss in the leg a couple of times, get back to her feet, and throw her out of the ring, causing the crowd to boo as Lucy smirked at the booing crowd before noting that Weiss was still on her feet, ran the ropes, and attempted to hit her with a Suicide Dive. However, the crowd quickly went back to cheering as Weiss grabbed Lucy in mid-air, and slammed her back first into the fan barricade. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss started stomping and chopping Lucy in the chest, and when Lucy attempted to push Weiss away, Weiss grabbed Lucy's hair and slammed her face into the steel ring apron.
"Weiss showcasing a level of aggression that we have not seen from her since coming to the BTWF!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss started hitting Knife-Edge Chops to Lucy's back, causing the crowd to cheer louder as Lucy once again attempted to escape. Weiss ran at Lucy, hitting her from behind with a Chop Block before hitting her with multiple punches to the side of the head. However, when Weiss attempted to pick Lucy up, she hit Weiss with a Jawbreaker, stunning her enough for Lucy to stagger back to her feet, grab Weiss by the hair, and slam the back of her head into the steel ring post.
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"Oh! Weiss getting her head sent into the steel ring post hard! And you can already see some blood coming out of the back of her head!" Striker exclaimed while wincing as Lucy picked Weiss up, and hit her with a Scoop Slam on the floor. Lucy smirked at the booing crowd, went to the camera, and told Yang that she hoped that she saw what Weiss was going through. Lucy also began saying that what Weiss was going through was all Yang's fault before picking a bloodied Weiss up, and throwing her into the fan barricade ribs first. Lucy then pushed Weiss into the barricade and started hitting multiple Crossface shots to the face of Weiss before slamming her face into the top of the fan barricade multiple times.
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"Lucy clearly hasn't taken Yang's rejection of her offer to join the Conglomerate well, and is taking it out on one of Yang's best friends, Weiss!" Bob stated as Lucy started stomping on the back of Weiss' head. Lucy then picked Weiss up and slammed her face first into the steel ring apron before throwing her back into the ring. The crowd continued booing as Lucy climbed back onto the apron, and hit Weiss in the back with a Springboard Tope Con Hilo. Lucy then grabbed the back of Weiss' hair and started punching her in the side of the head before hitting her with a Jumping Stomp to the top of her back, in between Weiss' Shoulder Blades.
"Lucy keeping Weiss grounded, not even letting her pull her chest off of the mat!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lucy ran the ropes, and hit Weiss with a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the chest. Once Weiss sat up to hold her chest, Lucy ran the ropes again and hit Weiss in the side of the head with a Running Big Boot. Lucy then grabbed Weiss by the hair, dragged her to the ropes, sat Weiss on the middle rope, clubbed her in the middle of the back multiple times, and then hit Weiss with a Backstabber. Lucy smirked at the booing fans before picking Weiss up in a Waistlock and hitting Weiss with a Rolling Chaos Theory German Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
"Impressive combination of moves by Lucy, but Weiss is still in this match, if not barely," Striker explained as Lucy grabbed Weiss, threw her into the corner, and started punching Weiss in the face multiple times. The referee ran into the corner to check on Weiss, who was still losing blood from the back of her head, but Weiss told the referee that she was fine, and once the referee moved out of the way, Lucy ran into the corner and hit Weiss with a Corner Enziguri, sending Weiss falling on all fours.
"I'm shocked that Weiss is still in this match, given all the blood that's dripping out of her head," Kotoko stated in worry as Lucy grabbed Weiss by the hair, and started hitting multiple punches to the side of her head. Lucy then picked Weiss back up, and hit her with a Side Slam Backbreaker before picking her back up, smirking at the booing crowd, and hitting another Side Slam Backbreaker. Lucy then put Weiss back in a seated position and hit her with a Jumping Dropkick to the back of the head before going for another pin, hooking both of her legs back.
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Lucy looked shocked at the face Weiss barely rolled her shoulder out, and started stomping on her gut and right shoulder. Lucy once again looks at the camera and tells Yang that she hopes she feels bad about what's happening because it's all her fault.
"I don't know what Lucy expects to accomplish with this! This isn't going to make Yang any more willing to join the Conglomerate!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lucy picked Weiss up, and hit her with several elbow strikes to the top of the head before hitting her with a Swinging Neckbreaker. However, rather than let go, Lucy rolled back up to her feet, hit Weiss with a Snap Vertical Suplex, and rolled back onto her feet and hit Weiss with a Brainbuster. Lucy then kipped back up to her feet, and hit a Standing Moonsault onto Weiss's chest before grabbing Weiss' right arm, and started punching and stomping on her arm.
"Well, in Lucy's mind, she's trying to appeal to Yang's sense of justice, and maybe guilt her into hearing her out again," Bob countered as Lucy picked Weiss up, wrung her arm, and started kicking the middle of Weiss' elbow, and sent her down with a Double Knee Armbreaker. Weiss yelled out in pain as she held her arm, and Lucy responded by kicking the top of Weiss' right shoulder before running the ropes and knocking Weiss back down with a Shining Wizard, sending Weiss back down on her stomach.
"Lucy beginning to go after the arm, setting up for the Lock and Key!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy started elbowing Weiss' right shoulder multiple times before putting her on the ground, and locking her in a Hammerlock, pulling her arm back as far as she could. Weiss yelled out in pain and immediately attempted to drag herself to the ropes, but Lucy was able to roll back to the middle of the ring, taking Weiss with her. Lucy continued stretching Weiss' right arm with the Hammerlock and started kneeing her in the back and the arm while continuing to keep her in the Hammerlock.
"Weiss may have to give up here! Not only is she losing blood by the second, but her arm is going through severe punishment enough to break it!" Striker exclaimed as Weiss attempted to stand up on her feet, but Lucy kicked the back of her leg a couple of times, sending her to her knees. However, Weiss pulled herself back to her feet and started hitting multiple back elbows to the side of Lucy's head, and while she was stunned, took her down with a Snapmare. Before Lucy could get back to her feet, Weiss kicked her several times in the sides and the legs before hitting her with a Snap DDT and going for the pinfall.
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"Weiss coming back with a vicious DDT! This could be her last chance at a comeback so Weiss better not waste it!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss went into the corner, and started stomping on the ground and got the fans to clap in rhythm. When Lucy got back to her feet, Weiss ran out of the corner and hit her with two Clotheslines, a Single Leg Dropkick, and a Snap Swinging Neckbreaker. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss ran the ropes, and hit Lucy on the top of the head with a Jumping Knee Drop. Weiss then started stomping on Lucy's chest and face, prompting the referee to pull her back as Lucy rolled onto her side, holding her ailing nose.
"Speaking of vicious, those are some hard stomps to the face and chest of Lucy!" Striker exclaimed as Weiss stepped over Lucy's chest before climbing up to the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as when Weiss balanced herself on the top rope, Weiss hit a Diving Moonsault from the top rope, hitting Lucy in the chest. However, rather than go for the pin, Weiss got back to her feet and hit a Twisting Senton to Lucy's chest before going for another pin, hooking both of her legs back.
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Weiss looked shocked at Lucy kicking out of the pin, grabbed Lucy's legs, and attempted to lock in the Cold Snap (Figure 8 Leglock). However, Lucy responded by kicking Weiss away, but when Lucy got back to her feet in an attempt to hit a rebounding Weiss with a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker, Weiss was able to counter mid-Tilt-a-Whirl-Backbreaker with a Hurricanrana.
"What a counter by Weiss! She just sent Lucy flying halfway across the ring and into the ropes with a Hurricanrana mid-Backbreaker!" Kotoko exclaimed as when Lucy was draped over the middle rope, Weiss ran the ropes and hit a Twisting Leaping Body Guillotine. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss grabbed Lucy in a Neckbreaker position, and sent her face smashing into her knee. Weiss then ran the ropes and hit Lucy with a Jumping Spear that turned her inside out before going for a pinfall, once again hooking both of her legs.
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Weiss once again attempted to lock in the Cold Snap (Figure 8 Leglock), but Lucy once again kicked her away. Weiss immediately attempted to grab Lucy, but Lucy rolled her up in a Small Package, causing the crowd to start booing again.
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"Lucy almost got the pinfall there from out of nowhere!" Bob exclaimed as before Lucy could get back to her feet, Weiss hit Lucy in the side of the head with a Backhand strike, sending Lucy back on all fours. Weiss then attempted to run the ropes to hit the Deep Freeze (Charlotte Flair's Natural Selection), but Lucy was able to dodge the attempt, grab Weiss, and hit her with a Reverse DDT. The crowd booed as Lucy went into the corner, telling the crowd that she was finishing this match, before running at Weiss when she came up on all fours, attempting to hit her with a Running Knee Trembler. Weiss attempted to dodge, but Lucy still managed to hit her behind the ear, and Lucy picked Weiss up to hit her with the Celestial DDT (Hammerlock DDT).
"Lucy could end the match right now thanks to the Celestial DDT!" Striker exclaimed. However, rather than go for the pin, Lucy started stomping on the back of Weiss' head. The crowd continued booing as Lucy grabbed Weiss by the hair, and started punching her in the back and the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as the referee pulled Lucy away from Weiss, who was barely conscious at this point, but Lucy responded by hitting Weiss in the back of the head with a Jumping Stomp, causing her to fall from the referee's grasp. Lucy mounted Weiss, and started hitting her in the back of the head with multiple forearms, causing the referee to push Lucy away from Weiss again.
"What the hell is Lucy doing!? She has the match won, what is she proving with this assault on Weiss!?" Kotoko exclaimed angrily as the referee checked on Weiss, who had completely lost consciousness by this point. With that, the referee had no choice, but to tell the timekeeper to ring the bell, while going over to Tony Chimel and telling him what had happened.
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has deemed that Weiss Schnee is unable to continue in this match. Therefore, the winner of the match as a result of a technical knockout, Lucy Heartfilia!" Tony Chimel announced as Lucy smirked at the booing crowd, running a bloody hand through her blonde locks. The crowd booed even louder as Lucy picked a still unconscious Weiss up, and locked her in the Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker), pulling on the arm despite the referee trying to pull her away from Weiss.
"Lucy won the damn match, but she's still going after Weiss, trying to break her arm with the Lock and Key!" Striker exclaimed as the referee continued trying to pull Lucy off, but this did not work, as Lucy continued stretching Weiss' right arm. A couple more referees came running into the ring, and along with the first referee, they were finally able to pull Lucy away from Weiss, and quickly move her out of the ring before Lucy could get to her again. Lucy growled at the booing crowd before telling Tony Chimel to give her his microphone.
"What could Lucy possibly have to say for herself after this assault!?" Kotoko asked as Lucy continued glaring at the booing crowd before she began speaking.
"Yang…if there's one thing I wanted you to learn from this, it's that NOBODY says 'no' to Lucy Heartfilia!" Lucy exclaimed. The crowd continued booing, with some of the fans also chanting 'No!' to her just to get under Lucy's skin. Lucy looked around at the booing fans and growled at them before continuing to speak.
"As for the rest of Team RWBY, Yang is going to be the reason for your downfall, because when something fails me, I tend to destroy it. So enjoy the last bits of your team, because Team RWBY is going to be gone before Starshow comes up," Lucy explained before dropping the microphone and rolling out of the ring. The crowd continued booing as Lucy walked to the back while the referees were helping Weiss to the back, with Lucy giving the crowd one last fist in the air to get them to boo even louder.
"Well, we now know what Lucy's goal is right now; destroy Team RWBY!" Bob exclaimed as the camera panned backstage to the trainers' room, where BTWF Women's Champion 'Amazing' Luna Collins was having ice placed on her head. Levy McGarden was standing next to Luna with a microphone in her hand.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the BTWF Women's Champion, 'Amazing' Luna Collins, who was attacked earlier in the night by the #1 contender for her championship Brandish Myu. Luna, how are you feeling right now?" Levy asked, with Luna responding by putting her head up while still allowing the trainer to keep applying ice to her head.
"Well honestly, I feel like shit. My head is pounding, and the ice is only kind of helping," Luna responded.
"Unfortunately, Brandish and Marin have left the arena after her match, so what do you have planned for next week?" Levy asked. Luna sighed and stood on her feet, briefly taking the ice off of her head accidentally.
"I'm going to pay her back, and plain and simple, give her a taste of what she can expect at Last Gasp. If Brandish thinks that she's going to go viral off of me, then I'll make sure she goes viral by being the next victim of the Amazing Kick," Luna explained. Before Levy could continue, Minatsuki Tamaki came skipping into the trainers' room, giving Luna a surprising hug that Luna didn't reciprocate due to trying to heal from her head pain.
"Hi, Luna! I saw what Brandish did to you, and I'm just so…mad at what happened! That wasn't nice at all! Are you OK!?" Minatsuki asked in worry. Luna politely pushed Minatsuki off of her, and stood up, putting the BTWF Women's Championship back around her shoulder.
"I'll be fine. Congratulations on your victory at the Battle Riot," Luna said. Minatsuki jumped up and down in happiness, hugging Luna once again, who looked annoyed at the constant unwanted touching.
"Thank you so much! I was shocked too, but I WON thanks to the one thing that nobody else on the roster is able to do, not even you; letting my inner demon out," Minatsuki explained. Luna and Levy looked uncomfortable as Minatsuki's smile immediately disappeared and turned into a serious frown.
"Unlike others, I can control the demons that fester inside of me, and use those negative feelings for my own benefit. Whether or not you are the champion heading into Starshow, you'll see this first hand," Minatsuki explained before reaching into her pocket, taking something out of it, and putting it in Luna's hand. Before Luna could even ask what was in her hand, Luna once again raised her eyebrow in confusion as Minatsuki's smile returned in full force.
"See you around, Luna!" Minatsuki said before waving and skipping out of the trainers' room. Luna looked at Minatsuki's disappearing frame before looking at what Minatsuki had left in her hand, and it looked like the eye of a stuffed animal. A small black bead was in her hand, and Luna responded by putting it in her pocket, shaking her head to try and calm down as she grabbed the ice pack from the trainer, put it on her head, and left the trainers' room, leaving Levy in the dust as the camera panned to the ring, where BTWF Tag Team Champions Pete Corvus and Kite, along with Tsubaki and Marco Diaz were in the middle. Corvus then grabbed a microphone from Tony Chimel and looked at the booing fans before he began speaking.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are still your BTWF Tag Team Champions!" Corvus announced. The crowd continued booing as Corvus and the other NWO members in the ring with him were laughing at the fans.
"I mean, honestly, who thought that Hitman and Mirio would beat us and take the championships from us? I mean, Hitman's been begging us on Twitter for another opportunity at the championships since Zancrow pinned Kite at Legends Night," Corvus explained as the crowd cheered at the mention of Hitman. The crowd then began chanting 'Hitman', causing Corvus and the rest of the NWO in the ring to glare at the fans before he continued his speech.
"Hitman, the NWO isn't a charity. If you want another shot at the BTWF Tag Team Championships, you're gonna have to earn it. We have Marco Diaz, a former BTWF Cruiserweight Champion in the ring. If you and Mirio want another shot at the BTWF Tag Team Championships, then you're going to have to beat Marco one on one right now!" Corvus exclaimed. Before the crowd could even boo, 'Speedom' by Tech N9ne (feat. Eminem and Krizz Kaliko) played, causing the crowd to cheer as Hitman came out of the back with Mirio Togata following him out of the back.
"Well, it looks like Hitman's accepted the challenge!" Bob exclaimed as Hitman started giving some of the souvenirs and merchandise from his giant cardboard box and handing it to the fans. Corvus glared at the two, grabbed Marco by the arm, and told him to beat Hitman's ass and send him back to the dark matches. Marco nodded as Corvus, Kite, and Tsubaki left the ring, with Corvus and Kite surrounding the ring as Tsubaki walked over to the commentary table. Hitman gave Mirio the box of merchandise before jumping onto the apron and springboarding back into the ring.
"This could be the opportunity Hitman and Mirio need on the Road to Starshow, especially with another chance at the BTWF Tag Team Championships on the line!" Striker exclaimed as Hitman jumped over the ropes and into the ring, getting right in Marco's face. Marco started trash-talking Hitman as the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell, and once the bell rang to start the match, Hitman immediately took Marco down with a Japanese Arm Drag. The crowd continued cheering as when Marco got back to his feet, Hitman ran the ropes, jumped up onto the middle rope, and hit a Springboard Japanese Arm Drag onto Marco, sending him into the corner.
"Hitman taking immediate control with multiple Japanese Arm Drags, also taking Marco off his game!" Kotoko exclaimed as Hitman grabbed Marco by the hair, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before running the ropes, and hitting a Jumping One Man Poetry in Motion onto Marco. The crowd continued cheering as Hitman jumped back into the corner, and threw Marco out of the corner with a Monkey Flip, sending him falling on his face. Hitman then ran the ropes and hit Marco with a Flipping Leg Drop across Marco's throat before going for the pinfall.
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"Marco kicking out at a count of 1, and Tsubaki has joined us at the commentary table," Bob narrated as Tsubaki took a headset. Hitman then picked Marco up and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head, but Marco poked Hitman in the eye, causing the crowd to boo as Marco threw Hitman into the corner, slammed his head into the top turnbuckle a couple of times, and then started punching him in the side of the head before. However, when Marco ran the ropes in an attempt to hit a Running Corner Dropkick, Hitman rolled out of the way, causing Marco to land in a Tree of Woe position.
"I'm here to see Hitman fail once again. Hitman may be in the driver's seat right now, but Marco is a member of the NWO, and he'll get back into the match soon," Tsubaki explained as Hitman ran the ropes, attempting a Running Dropkick of his own, but Marco was able to raise himself up, causing Hitman to slide out of the ring. However, while Marco was attempting to balance himself on the top rope, Hitman jumped back up onto the apron and attempted to jump onto the top rope to grab Marco, but Marco was able to grab onto Hitman's hair and push him off of the top rope, causing him to fall off of the top rope and onto the top of the fan barricade.
"See! What did I tell you!? If that isn't the perfect analogy for the story of Icarus, then I don't know what is!" Tsubaki laughed as Marco balanced himself on the top rope, and while Hitman was dazed, Marco dived off of the top rope to hit Hitman with a Diving Crossbody, sending both him and Hitman crashing down into the fan barricade. Marco then mounted Hitman, and started hitting him with multiple forearms to the side of the head, with the crowd booing even louder as Marco grabbed Hitman's hair, and slammed the back of his head into the fan barricade.
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"Marco hasn't been on the best standing with the NWO lately, and you can see by this aggression that he's trying to get his standing back up," Bob explained as Marco rolled back into the ring, causing the crowd to boo as Marco started arguing with the referee. While the referee was distracted, Corvus ran into Hitman with a Cannonball Senton, sending him crashing into the fan barricade once again before Corvus and Kite threw Hitman back into the ring. Mirio stomped over to them, causing Corvus and Kite to back off while Marco stomped on Hitman's gut. The crowd continued booing as Marco picked Hitman up, and hit him with a Neckbreaker before going for the pinfall.
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"Hitman kicking out at 2, but he's still feeling the effects of that fall off the top rope!" Striker exclaimed as Marco picked Hitman up on his knees by the hair, and hit him with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to the back before hitting him with a Back Suplex. Marco kipped back up to his feet and told the crowd to shut up when he heard them booing before stomping on Hitman's head and chest several times. Marco picked Hitman back up, hit him with a couple of punches to the side of the head before throwing him into the corner, ran after him into the corner, and hit him with a Running Corner Dropkick to the side of Hitman's head.
"Marco nearly sent Hitman's teeth flying out of his mouth with that Running Dropkick in the corner!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marco threw Hitman out of the corner, jumped onto the middle rope, and hit Hitman in the back of the head with a Middle Rope Diving Forearm, sending Hitman falling into the ropes. Marco then grabbed Hitman's head and started clubbing him in the face before driving his knee into Hitman's back, sending Hitman's throat pushing into the middle rope. The crowd continued booing as Marco ran the ropes, and hit a Jumping Guillotine Leg Drop across the back of Hitman's throat, sending Marco onto the apron.
"Marco's doing well so far, but he needs to get the victory quick because the NWO are busy. We have a lot of advertising deals to work on, and Marco winning this match will go a long way into getting our advertising rates higher!" Tsubaki exclaimed as Marco springboarded back into the ring with a Springboard Elbow Drop to Hitman's chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2.
Marco picked Hitman back up and hit him with multiple knee strikes to the gut before locking Hitman in an Abdominal Stretch. The crowd booed as Marco told the fans to get ready to see Hitman tap out as Hitman tried to pull himself out of Marco's grasp.
"Hitman being pulled with the Abdominal Stretch, but notice how Marco is pushing down Hitman's neck, adding Hitman's head and neck to the parts of the body that's being stretched!" Striker exclaimed as Hitman once again attempted to pull himself free, but Marco kept a tight grip on the Abdominal Stretch. Hitman then started pulling himself to the ropes, causing the crowd to begin cheering as Marco attempted to pull Hitman back to the center of the ring. However, Hitman was able to put his free foot on the middle rope, causing the crowd to cheer as Marco was forced to let go of the hold. However, Marco was able to get in a couple of kicks to Hitman's back before backing away.
"Marco doing the smart thing of sending Hitman back down to his knees with some well-placed kicks after being forced to break his submission hold," Striker explained as Marco picked Hitman up, slapped him in the side of the face, and then Irish whipped him into the ropes. However, Hitman was able to springboard onto the middle rope, and hit Marco with a Springboard Middle Clothesline, sending Marco flipping 360 degrees. Hitman stumbled back to his feet and into the corner before getting the crowd to clap and cheer for him by clapping, and as the fans clapped in rhythm with him, Marco stood back up, and Hitman immediately responded by hitting Marco with a Jumping Clothesline.
"Hitman turning Marco inside out with two big Clotheslines! You might want to hold off on those advertising deals, Tsubaki!" Kotoko exclaimed as Hitman slapped himself in the side of the head a couple of times, and when Marco got back to his feet, Hitman hit him with a Reverse Atomic Drop, multiple forearms to the side of the head, and then ran the ropes, and hitting Marco with a Handspring Back Kick. Marco staggered into the corner, and Hitman responded by hitting Marco with a Handspring Back Elbow. The crowd continued cheering as Hitman grabbed Marco in a Suplex position, and hit Marco with a Falcon Arrow before going for the pin, with Hitman hooking both of Marco's legs back.
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"Shut up, Kotoko! Hitman's just getting lucky, and Hitman won't be in the driver's seat for long!" Tsubaki exclaimed as Hitman stomped on Marco a couple of times before attempting to go up to the top rope, but Marco grabbed Hitman's leg, preventing him from climbing back up. The crowd continued cheering as Hitman stomped on Marco's gut before springboarding off of the top turnbuckle and hitting a Twisting Leg Drop across Marco's throat. However, before Hitman could go for the pin, Corvus jumped up onto the apron and started yelling at Hitman, distracting him.
"There you go, baby! Make sure that the NWO don't lose to this waste of space!" Tsubaki exclaimed as Hitman punched Corvus in the face a couple of times, sending him staggering off of the apron. The referee checked on Corvus, but this allowed Kite to jump onto the apron, and punch Hitman in the side of the face, causing the crowd to boo as Marco was able to stagger back to his feet, hit Hitman with a Spinning Kick to the gut, and then ran the ropes to hit Hitman with a Jumping Leg Lariat.
"Marco immediately taking advantage of the distraction provided by the NWO!" Bob exclaimed as Marco grabbed Hitman, and hit him with a couple of punches to the side of the head before pushing him back into the corner. Marco walked up to the middle rope and hit Hitman a couple of times with more Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before balancing himself on the top rope. The crowd continued booing as Marco attempted to hit Hitman with a Top Rope Hurricanrana, but Hitman was able to keep himself on the top turnbuckle by hanging onto the top rope. This caused Marco to fall off of the top rope, and land on his face and chest.
"Not for long, as Hitman was able to keep himself on the top rope, sending Marco crashing to the ground!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kite attempted to interfere again, but the crowd cheered as Mirio grabbed Kite, and threw him off of the apron hard enough to send him falling into the announcers' table face first. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio hit Corvus with a Spinning Leg Lariat when he attempted to run at him. Mirio looked back at Tsubaki, smiled, picked Corvus up, and threw him on top of the announcers' table, sending him falling onto Kite with enough force to send him and Kite falling off of the announcers' table.
"Mirio throwing around the BTWF Tag Team Champions like they weighed nothing!" Striker exclaimed as Hitman balanced himself on the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as Hitman dived off of the top rope to hit Marco with a High Angle Swanton Bomb before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, 'Ace' Hitman Jones!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued cheering. Hitman pulled himself back to his feet and raised his arms in victory, with the referee keeping one of his arms up by the wrist. Mirio, meanwhile, was cheering and clapping on the outside, telling an irate Tsubaki to get her boys ready for their championship match before rolling into the ring. Mirio grabbed Hitman and pulled him into a hug, which Hitman returned in kind, telling them that they were going to be the next BTWF Tag Team Champions.
"A big victory for Hitman here, and another chance for the Power of Flight to win the BTWF Tag Team Championships! What a way to continue on the Road to Starshow, right Tsubaki?" Kotoko questioned. Tsubaki glared at Kotoko before dropping her headset and walking over to a downed Marco, who had rolled out of the ring and onto the floor. Tsubaki turned Marco on his back and yelled at him for not only failing in the match but also reducing the value of the NWO with this loss.
"Looks like Tsubaki isn't taking this loss well, Kotoko. We might want to leave her alone," Bob responded as Corvus and Kite got back to their feet, and walked over to Tsubaki and Marco. Marco was starting to sit back up, and Corvus responded to this by slapping him on the back of the head a couple of times, telling Marco that he messed everything up for the NWO. Hitman and Mirio looked over at the members of the NWO, and when Mirio looked as though he was going to leave the ring, Corvus, Tsubaki, and Kite backed away, dragging Marco away from the ring and began heading to the backstage area.
"It looks like the NWO are going to regroup before attempting to go after Power of Flight again," Striker noted as Corvus and Kite yelled at Mirio and Hitman that they just got lucky tonight and that they weren't going to be this lucky during their BTWF Tag Team Championship match. The camera then panned backstage, where Tom Phillips was standing next to Gourry Gabriev, who looked calm, cool, and collected.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with one of the Pillars of the BTWF, Gourry Gabriev. Gourry, since Midoriya has won the Battle Riot, you've made several interesting tweets about whether Midoriya could carry the banner for the BTWF going forward. I just want to know what brought about this sudden interest in Midoriya," Phillips asked as Gourry stroked his chin before nodding and responding.
"As I've been saying since my return; I have come to terms that my in-ring career could end any moment now. And I want to make sure that the BTWF will continue to thrive once I'm gone," Gourry explained.
"Midoriya did win the Battle Riot. Do you think that's not enough to determine Midoriya's career path?" Phillips asked as Gourry nodded.
"That's right. I've seen plenty of wrestlers get that one huge victory, and coast on that victory for the rest of their careers. The problem is that one big win is all they have, and I want to know if Midoriya is a one-hit wonder like all those wrestlers, or if he can become a pillar like myself," Gourry explained as Phillips nodded before taking the microphone back and continuing the interview.
"So…will you be watching the main event coming up? Midoriya will be trying to get his BTWF Hardcore Championship in a Ladder Match," Tom asked. Gourry once again stroked his chin in thought before nodding.
"I'll be getting a front-row seat to the match, and maybe I'll see the future Pillar of the BTWF that everyone's been talking about," Gourry said before walking out of frame. Before Phillips could sign off, however, he heard an argument, and when the camera and Phillips turned around, they saw Corvus and Kite arguing with Marco, with Gourry walking right past them, not even looking in their general direction.
"How did you mess up that badly!? We helped you all the way through that match and you still lost!" Corvus yelled in Marco's face, who responded by slapping his hand away.
"And a damn good job you two did too, with you guys letting Mirio throw you two around like rag dolls!" Marco exclaimed, pointing his finger into Corvus' chest. Corvus pushed his hand away and kept a hold of his wrist while Kite was taking the BTWF Tag Team Championship belt and practically shoved it right in Marco's face.
"Unlike you, Marco, Pete and I are CURRENT champions. So, when we say YOU did something wrong, YOU did something wrong! Tsubaki is stuck on the phone with the people wanting to put us in ads, and she's trying to talk her way out of the fuck up that YOU put us in!" Kite exclaimed before grabbing Marco and pushing him deeper into the hallway with Corvus following them. The camera panned to the commercial break with Corvus and Kite continuing to yell at Marco, with their voices fading as they went further and further down the hallway.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the backstage interview area, where Chika Fujiwara was standing next to the team of Louise Belcher and Lisa Simpson.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Louise Belcher and Lisa Simpson, who recently lost to the new team of Kohaku and Homura Momiji on Intensity TV. How do you two plan on responding to the loss?" Chika asked. Louise scoffed before rolling her eyes, grabbing the microphone, and moving it closer to her mouth.
"Well, one of those plans is to get those two back in the ring for a rematch. We admit that they got the best of us in our first encounter, but now that we know how they fight and think, we have a higher percentage of winning the next round," Louise explained as she then moved the microphone to Lisa, who looked annoyed at what she and Louise believed was a stupid question by Chika.
"And after that, we're going to win the Tag Team Battle Royal at Last Gasp, get a BTWF Women's Tag Championship match at Starshow, and help Kohaku, Homura, and the rest of the fans out here realize that they are beneath us. Not only in terms of their intelligence but in terms of wrestling," Lisa explained as Chika put the microphone back under her mouth.
"I was waiting until you guys were done talking to announce that match, but thank you for doing my job for me I guess," Chika mumbled to herself as Lisa and Louise looked back up at Chika with raised eyebrows and annoyed frowns.
"Someone with a modicum of intelligence is better off delivering the news, so…you're welcome. And we should say the same thing to the ignorant fans of the BTWF after we win the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships; you're welcome," Louise responded before Lisa took the microphone back from Chika.
"And we will be saying the same thing to Kohaku and Homura after we beat them and make them realize that they're WAY over their heads; you're welcome!" Lisa exclaimed before she and Louise turned on their heels, and walked away. The camera then panned to the ring, where several ladders were set around the ringside area before going back to the stage, where 'Resentment' by A Day to Remember played, causing the crowd to explode into cheers as Midoriya came running out of the back, stopping at the stage to look over at the cheering crowd, and then shot his fist up in the air, causing pyro to explode out of the stage.
"The following contest is a ladder match and it is for the BTWF Hardcore Championship! Introducing the challenger, from Musutafu Japan, he is the winner of the BTWF Battle Riot, Izuku Midoriya!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd continued exploding into cheers as Midoriya walked off of the stage, and down the entrance ramp, high-fiving fans in the front row before giving a couple of other fans some fist bumps, with the camera showing off Midoriya's new tights, which had a Golden Ticket design placed on both sides of his legs.
"Midoriya wants to be Hardcore Champion leaving the show, not only so that he can become a dual champion leaving Starshow, but also so that he can drive a huge steak through the NWO!" Striker exclaimed as Midoriya continued making his way to the ring, high-fiving other fans before stopping at the ringside area. Midoriya looked up, and the camera followed his line of sight, revealing the BTWF Hardcore Championship hanging from over the ring. The camera refocused on Midoriya as he jumped onto the apron and over the top rope before rolling to the center of the ring.
"Midoriya, since failing to capture the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship from Bakugo last year, has been determined to earn his place back in the World title scene, and I think he's definitely earned it," Kotoko explained as Midoriya knelt down, and slowly raised his fist back in the air, causing some more pyro to shoot out of the corners. The crowd cheered and chanted for Midoriya as he went into the corner, looking around at all the ladders around the ring and back at the BTWF Hardcore Championship hanging off of the ceiling. The crowd's cheers turned to boos as 'MANTRA' by Bring Me The Horizon played, and Jellal came out with a smirk on his face.
"And his opponent, representing the NWO, now residing in the Tower of Heaven, he is 'the Galaxy' Jellal Fernandes!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd continued booing as Jellal looked up at his BTWF Hardcore Championship hanging from the ceiling. Jellal then looked at Midoriya and made the title motion around his waist while yelling at Midoriya that the NWO was going to keep the gold. The crowd continued booing as Jellal told them that the B TWF Hardcore Championship wasn't going anywhere and that Midoriya was going to lose again.
"But despite Midoriya's desire for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship, he's willing to go through the pain of a ladder match to shut the mouth of one of the BTWF's most mouthy competitors to win back the Hardcore Championship!" Bob exclaimed as Jellal, while he was walking down the entrance ramp, jumped onto the fan barricade, and walked over to the ringside area while still on the fan barricade, showing off some incredible balance. Midoriya continued stretching in the ring, looking unimpressed as Jellal reached into his pocket, and blew paper stars into the crowd, much to the chagrin of the people in the crowd.
"Jellal has somehow become even more obnoxious thanks to becoming a member of the NWO and winning the BTWF Hardcore Championship," Kotoko noted as Jellal turned around and jumped off of the fan barricade, and landed right on the ring apron. Midoriya nodded in amusement as the crowd continued booing when Jellal walked into the ring, and got in Midoriya's face, telling him that he was never going to get that BTWF Hardcore Championship back. Midoriya got right back in Jellal's face and asked him how he was going to tell Bakugo that he lost the BTWF Hardcore Championship back to him. Before the referee could ring the bell, 'Straight to Hell' by Falling in Reverse played, causing the crowd to cheer loudly as Gourry Gabriev came walking out of the back.
"And here comes Gourry, who's recently been showing an interest in Midoriya as a potential Pillar of BTWF!" Bob exclaimed as Gourry looked up in the ring, and nodded at both Midoriya and Jellal before heading to the commentary table. Once the referee was sure that Gourry was going to be at the announcers' table, the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell, and when the bell rang to start the match, Midoriya and Jellal started exchanging punches with each other, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Midoriya threw Jellal into the corner, and started hitting him with plenty of forearms to the side of the head before sending Jellal crumpling to the bottom turnbuckle in a seated position.
"Midoriya raining down Forearm shots to the side of Jellal's head to start this match! And not only that, but we have Gourry Gabriev with us on commentary!" Striker exclaimed as Midoriya ran the ropes to hit a seated Jellal with a Running Dropkick to the side of the head. Midoriya then picked Jellal up by the hair, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before hitting him with a Scoop Slam. Midoriya then rolled out of the ring to grab a ladder from the ringside area, slid the ladder into the ring, and Jellal attempted to grab the ladder, but Midoriya responded by kicking Jellal in the side of the head, and ran the ropes to springboard off of the middle rope, and hit a Springboard Twisting Leg Drop to the back of Jellal's head, sending Jellal's face crashing into the ladder.
"Thank you for allowing me at the commentary table, and I'm impressed that Midoriya is already using the ladder to his advantage," Gourry complimented as Midoriya grabbed the ladder, and started setting it up in the middle of the ring. However, before Midoriya could start climbing up the ladder, Jellal pulled himself back up, and started kicking Midoriya in the leg. The crowd began booing as Jellal grabbed Midoriya, and attempted to hit him with a DDT. However, Midoriya was able to fight off the DDT attempt with a couple of punches to the gut before grabbing Jellal by the head, and sending his face crashing into the side of the standing ladder.
"Oh! Speaking of using the ladder to his advantage, Midoriya sent Jellal's nose crashing into the sides of the ladder!" Striker exclaimed as Midoriya ran the ropes, and sent Jellal onto the ring apron with a Hurricanrana. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for Midoriya as he ran the ropes, and hit a Springboard Triangle Dropkick to the side of Jellal's head, sending him falling off of the apron. Jellal staggered to the announcers' table, and Midoriya responded by running the ropes, and hit Jellal with a Vaulting Senton from over the top rope. The crowd exploded into cheers as Midoriya looked at Gourry, and asked him "How do you like that!?" before grabbing Jellal, and throwing him into the steel steps.
"While Midoriya is doing a good job of dominating Jellal, he needs to find a way to get up the ladder and regain that championship," Gourry explained as Midoriya, seemingly hearing what Gourry said, slid into the ring, grabbed the ladder, and straightened it so that it was right under the BTWF Hardcore Championship. Midoriya started climbing up the ladder, but the crowd booed as Jellal quickly pulled himself back up to his feet with the assistance of the steel steps, grabbed a steel chair, and threw the chair at Midoriya's back, causing him to slide down a couple of rungs. The crowd booed as Jellal rolled back into the ring, and grabbed a stunned Midoriya to throw him off of the ladder.
"Jellal able to stop Midoriya from climbing up the ladder, but how long can he do that, especially since Midoriya had been dominating the early goings and Jellal already has had more damage done to him," Kotoko wondered out loud as Jellal grabbed Midoriya by the ear, and threw him into the corner before stomping on Midoriya's gut multiple times. The crowd continued booing as Jellal told the fans to shut their mouths before choking Midoriya with his boot. Jellal then pulled Midoriya back out of the corner, and once again attempted to hit him with a DDT, but Midoriya fought out of the hold, and threw Jellal into the corner with an Exploder Suplex.
"Midoriya nearly sending Jellal crashing through the corner with a massive Exploder Suplex!" Striker exclaimed as Midoriya nodded at the cheering fans before running into the other corner, waiting for Jellal to get back on his feet. When Jellal pulled himself back up in the corner, Midoriya attempted to hit him with the Detroit Smash (Helluva Kick). However, Jellal was able to roll out of the way, and when Midoriya crashed into the corner, Jellal hit him with a Dropkick to the back of the head, sending him staggering onto the apron. Jellal followed him into the apron, and started punching him in the side of the head.
"Another example of Midoriya not focusing enough on climbing up the ladder. I personally would have started climbing the ladder after hitting that Corner Exploder Suplex on Jellal," Gourry explained as Midoriya started exchanging punches with Jellal while still on the apron. The crowd cheered and booed accordingly as Jellal and Midoriya were still exchanging punches, but the crowd booed as Jellal dug his fingers into Midoriya's eyes. The crowd continued booing as Jellal finally hit Midoriya with a DDT, sending his head bouncing off of the steel ring apron. Jellal saw Midoriya falling off of the apron and onto the floor, and then jumped off of the middle rope to hit Midoriya with a Springboard Vader Bomb.
"Jellal finally getting the advantage, taking Midoriya down and giving himself a chance to get his championship back!" Bob exclaimed as Jellal say back up, held his gut in pain. Jellal then stood himself up, and while the crowd continued booing, rolled back into the ring, coughing as he got back to his feet. Jellal started climbing up the ladder just as Midoriya shot back up to his feet, and as Jellal got further up the ladder, Midoriya started clubbing Jellal in the back. Midoriya pulled Jellal off of the ladder, and attempted to hit him with another punch, but Jellal dodged the punch, grabbed Midoriya by the hair, and slammed the back of his head into the rungs of the ladder.
"The back of Midoriya's head bouncing off the ladder's rungs! And somehow, the ladder is still staying propped up in the middle of the ring!" Striker exclaimed as Jellal grabbed Midoriya, and started hitting him with multiple punches to the face before throwing the back of his head into the ladder again, sending the ladder toppling over. The crowd cheered as Midoriya staggered at Jellal, hitting him with multiple forearms to the side of the head, but Jellal pushed Midoriya's arm and attempted to grab the steel chair he used earlier from the ground. However, Midoriya was able to kick Jellal's arm away from the chair, and Jellal responded with a Back Elbow strike to the side of the head, sending him staggering away from the chair.
"Midoriya exerting more energy to try and keep Jellal from dominating, but this could be a double-edged sword," Gourry explained as Jellal picked up the chair, and slammed the chair into Midoriya's back several times. The crowd continued booing as Jellal ran the ropes, and hit a Dropkick to the side of Midoriya's head, sending him falling out of the ring. Jellal threw the chair outside of the ring in disrespect, causing the crowd to boo louder as Jellal grabbed the downed ladder, and started putting it back in the center of the ring. However, by the time Jellal had straightened the ladder out in the middle of the ring, Midoriya started staggering back to his feet. Jellal looked annoyed at a dazed Midoriya before running the ropes and attempting to hit Midoriya with a Suicide Dive. However, the crowd cheered loudly as Midoriya was able to dodge out of Jellal's way, sending him crashing onto the padded concrete floor.
"Jellal plastering his face onto the floor after missing that Suicide Dive!" Bob exclaimed as Midoriya grabbed Jellal from the floor, and threw him into one of the standing ladders on the outside. The crowd continued cheering as Midoriya started slamming Jellal's face into the side of the ladder several times, with the camera noticing that some blood was leaking out of the back of Midoriya's head. Midoriya then threw Jellal away from the ladder, and climbing a few rungs up the ladder, and waited for Jellal to turn around. The crowd exploded into cheers as when Jellal turned around, Midoriya dived off the middle of the ladder to hit Jellal with a Diving Hurricanrana.
"Jellal being sent back into the floor with a Diving Hurricanrana from the ladder!" Striker exclaimed as Midoriya grabbed Jellal, and started clubbing him in the back before grabbing him by the hair. Midoriya threw Jellal into another standing ladder, sending the ladder and Jellal crashing to the floor. The crowd continued cheering as Midoriya slammed Jellal's face into the downed ladder multiple times before letting go, and walking up the steel steps. Midoriya looked on at Jellal, and attempted to dive off of the ring apron with an Running Apron Shooting Star Press, but the crowd booed as Jellal rolled out of the way, sending Midoriya's face and chest crashing into the ladder.
"Jellal able to dodge the attempt at a Shooting Star Press, and Midoriya already looks unconscious!" Kotoko exclaimed while wincing as Jellal stood back up, with the camera showing the blood that was leaking out of the top of Jellal's forehead. The crowd booed as Jellal stomped on Midoriya's back several times before pushing him off of the ladder, and opening the ladder up. The crowd booed as Jellal dragged Midoriya back onto the opened ladder, and slammed the top portion of the ladder into Midoriya's back multiple times. Jellal then dragged Midoriya into another position, putting his arm on the bottom portion of the ladder only. The crowd chanted that Jellal sucked as he slammed the top of the ladder into Midoriya's right arm.
"Bakugo has to be smiling from ear to ear backstage at this brutal sight!" Bob exclaimed as Jellal picked Midoriya up, and hit him with a Scoop Slam that sent Midoriya's back crashing onto the ladder. Jellal grabbed Midoriya, and threw him back into the ring before jumping onto the apron, and hitting a Tope Con Hilo onto Midoriya's chest. Jellal cracked his back, and flipped off the booing crowd before putting the ladder in the ring back underneath the BTWF Hardcore Championship. The crowd booed as Jellal started climbing up the ladder, and told the crowd that the NWO was keeping all their gold before continuing his climb.
"Jellal on his way to retain the championship, and Gourry, I've noticed that you've been a little quiet since the match has gone on," Striker noted as Midoriya got on all fours, crawled to the side of the ladder, and started to push the bottom of the ladder forward.
"Well, there's a good reason for that; I've gotten a little too focused on scouting Midoriya," Gourry responded as Jellal noticed this, but Midoriya was able to push the ladder up enough to send Jellal falling off the ladder.
"How are you feeling about what you've seen with Midoriya so far?" Kotoko asked as Jellal landed on his back, and with Midoriya keeping his grip on the ladder, he tried to keep the ladder from falling completely. With Jellal trying to help his ailing back, Midoriya pulled himself back up to his feet, and put the ladder back in the proper position. Midoriya grabbed Jellal with his left arm, and headbutted him in the face several times before climbing up the ladder.
"I can see why the fans have gotten behind him as much as they have, but he still seems to have some issues that I've seen with a lot of so-called 'next big things'"," Gourry responded as when Jellal noticed that Midoriya was attempting to climb the ladder, Jellal ran out of the corner, and hit Midoriya with a Running Double Ax-Handle to the back. The crowd booed as Jellal turned around and attempted to hit him with a Powerbomb from halfway up the ladder, but the crowd went back to cheering as Midoriya countered Jellal's attempt at a Powerbomb, sending him back into the corner with a Hurricanrana.
"What do you mean by that, Gourry? I believe Midoriya's been doing a pretty good job in this match," Bob asked as the crowd continued cheering while Midoriya stomped on Jellal several times in the chest before picking him up, and attempting to hit Jellal with a Running Powerbomb. However, Jellal countered by sending Midoriya crashing into the ladder with a Hurricanrana counter. The crowd began booing as Jellal grabbed one of Midoriya's legs, and wrapped it around one of the top rungs of the ladder, and punched him several times in the face before sliding back into the ring.
"I have no problems with what Midoriya can do in the ring or his connection with the BTWF fans. However, my problem is that he's running on emotion rather than his mind. I'm not saying he's not using his brain at all, but rather, he's relying too much on his heart," Gourry explained as Jellal readjusted the ladder and attempted to start climbing up the ladder. As Jellal made it halfway up the ladder, Midoriya pulled his leg off of the ladder rung, got on all fours, looked up at Jellal continued his climbing, and ran into the ring after him. Midoriya climbed up a couple of rungs behind him, and started clubbing him in the back multiple times. However, Midoriya was pushed off by Jellal, which didn't stop Midoriya as he grabbed Jellal by the right leg and pulled him off of the ladder.
"I can see what you mean there, Gourry. Midoriya's feud with Bakugo and the NWO has clearly been on his mind for a long time, since he's come to the BTWF last year," Striker admitted as Midoriya threw Jellal into the corner. However, before Midoriya could attempt to hit the Detroit Smash (Helluva Kick), Jellal ran out of the corner, and hit Midoriya with a Running Forearm to the side of the head, sending Midoriya down on his knees. The crowd continued to boo as Jellal clubbed Midoriya on the back, but Midoriya countered with a Jawbreaker, sending him staggering to the ropes. The crowd cheered as Midoriya grabbed Jellal, and attempted to hit him with the Blue Thunder Bomb, but Jellal punched his way out of it, causing Midoriya to crumble to the ground with multiple punches to the back of the head.
"How these two can continue to brawl at the level they are this deep into a ladder match is beyond me. Neither competitor has taken control of this match for a long period of time," Striker explained as Jellal mounted Midoriya, and continued punching him in the side of the face, the crowd continuing to boo as Jellal slammed the back of his head into the mat. Jellal rolled back onto his feet, and once again attempted to climb up the ladder, but the crowd cheered when they saw Midoriya grab Jellal's foot, attempting to pull him back off.
"Midoriya still trying to make sure Jellal doesn't get up to the top of the ladder! I was sure those punches had dazed him to the point where he couldn't stop Jellal that quickly!" Kotoko exclaimed as Jellal looked frustrated, and stomped on Midoriya multiple times before rolling him out of the ring. Jellal then rolled out of the ring, grabbed one of the downed ladders, and carried it to another part of the ring, where he placed it in between the fan barricade and the steel ring apron. Jellal made sure the ladder bridge he just constructed was still before walking over to Midoriya, dragging him to the ladder, and attempted to pick him up for a Powerbomb.
"Jellal's trying to put Midoriya through the ladder! That's a sure fire way to keep someone like Midoriya down for just the right amount of time!" Bob exclaimed as the crowd cheered when Midoriya punched her way out of Jellal's attempt at a Powerbomb, and stood on the ladder. Midoriya then grabbed Jellal, and attempted to hit him with a Suplex from on top of the ladder bridge, but Jellal was also able to stand on the ladder bridge. The crowd cheered as both Jellal and Midoriya once again began exchanging punches with each other from the top of the ladder bridge.
"Midoriya is going to have to get off this ladder bridge. He may be on an equal playing field with Jellal right now, but fighting on top of a ladder set up like this could spell trouble and even injury," Gourry explained as Jellal won this brawl with a shot to the throat, and while Midoriya was holding his throat, Jellal quickly put Midoriya in position for a Powerbomb, but the crowd exploded as Midoriya countered, hitting a Frankensteiner from the top of the ladder bridge, sending Jellal crashing onto the floor back first. The crowd continued cheering as Midoriya hit a Jumping Shooting Star Press from the top of the ladder bridge and onto Jellal.
"What a Shooting Star Press by Midoriya! This could be the beginning of the end for Jellal's BTWF Hardcore Championship reign!" Bob exclaimed as Midoriya grabbed Jellal, leaned him in front of the steel ring post, backed away slightly, and hit Jellal in the side of the face with the Detroit Smash (Helluva Kick). The crowd exploded as Midoriya grabbed the steel ring apron to keep himself on his feet, and after a moment, rolled into the ring from underneath the bottom rope. The crowd continued exploding into cheers as Midoriya began climbing up the ladder, but once he got halfway up the ladder, the crowd booed as Mercury Black and Dipper Pines came running down from the back, and slid into the ring.
"And here comes the NWO! They want to make sure their control of Intensity remains!" Striker exclaimed as Mercury and Dipper grabbed Midoriya's legs, and pulled him off of the ladder. The crowd continued booing as Dipper and Mercury started stomping on Midoriya before Mercury picks Midoriya up, and hit him with an Ushigaroshi.
"This is ridiculous! Hold on for a minute, I'll take care of this," Gourry exclaimed as he took off his headset, and slid into the ring. The crowd cheered as Gourry grabbed Mercury, and hit several punches to the side of his face. Dipper attempted to hit Gourry, but Gourry countered with a Drop Toe Hold, and the crowd continued cheering as Gourry hit a Jumping Basement Dropkick to the side of Dipper's head.
"Gourry coming into the ring, saving Midoriya from the 2-1 beatdown from the other NWO members!" Bob exclaimed as Gourry noticed Mercury coming into the ring, and knocked him down with a Spinning Leg Lariat. Gourry then picked Dipper up, and hit him with the Gourry Bomb, and while the crowd was continuing to chant for Gourry, he climbed up the top rope and before he could hit the Diving Headbutt, the crowd booed as Jellal threw the steel chair into the side of Gourry's head, sending him staggering while still on the top turnbuckle.
"Jellal sending that chair flying right into Gourry's face!" Striker exclaimed as Jellal went into the corner, went into the middle rope, and threw Gourry off of the top turnbuckle with a Superplex. The crowd continued booing as Jellal grabbed the steel chair, put Gourry's foot inside of it, and attempted to Pillmanize his leg. However, the crowd cheered as before Jellal could break Gourry's ankle, Midoriya got back to his feet, turned Jellal around, and started punching him in the face multiple times before running the ropes, and hitting Jellal with a couple of Clotheslines, a Jumping Calf Kick, a Frankensteiner, and a Dropkick to a seated Jellal.
"Midoriya's coming back into this match, dominating Jellal with his comeback!" Bob exclaimed as Midoriya picked up the steel chair, put it up, and sat Jellal in the chair. The crowd continued cheering as Midoriya jumped onto the middle rope, and hit Jellal with a Diving Meteora that sent Jellal flying out of the chair. Midoriya then picked Jellal up, and hit him with a Blue Thunder Bomb, sending Jellal's back crashing into the overturned steel chair with enough force to bend the chair. While all of this was happening, a couple of other referees were escorting Gourry, Mercury, and Dipper to the backstage area.
"Oh! Look at the chair being bent behind the force of the Blue Thunder Bomb!" Kotoko exclaimed while wincing as Midoriya dragged Jellal to the center of the ring, picked up the ladder, and put one of the sides of the ladder over Jellal, trapping him underneath the metal. The crowd continued cheering as Midoriya started climbing up to the BTWF Hardcore Championship. However, the crowd began booing as when Midoriya made it to the top of the ladder, Jellal started pushing the ladder up and tilting it to the side, causing Midoriya to fall off of the ladder as Jellal rolled onto his feet.
"Jellal sending Midoriya falling off the ladder, but—LOOK AT MIDORIYA!" Striker exclaimed. The crowd exploded when they realized that Midoriya had landed on the middle rope, standing perfectly still, and when Jellal started climbing up the ladder, Midoriya jumped from the middle rope and onto the middle of the ladder. The crowd cheered as both Jellal and Midoriya shot up the ladder, and attempted to try and grab the BTWF Hardcore Championship, and when they both started pulling on the championship, Jellal started punching Midoriya in the side of the head.
"Jellal and Midoriya both trying to take the belt down, but Jellal's not giving his championship off without a fight!" Kotoko exclaimed as Midoriya responded to Jellal's punches with several hard forearms to the side of the head. While the two were exchanging strikes, Jellal poked Midoriya in the eye, causing the crowd to boo as Jellal slammed Midoriya's face into the top of the steel ladder multiple times. The crowd continued booing as Jellal grabbed Midoriya's hair, and pushed him off the ladder, sending Midoriya falling through the ladder bridge. As Midoriya laid in the wreckage of the ladder bridge, Jellal grabbed the BTWF Hardcore Championship, and took it down.
*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, and still the BTWF Hardcore Champion, representing the NWO, 'the Galaxy' Jellal Fernandes!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd continued booing as Jellal climbed down the ladder while holding the BTWF Hardcore Championship. Jellal ran his hand through his blue hair as he raised the BTWF Hardcore Championship over his head, with the crowd booing even louder as Jellal rolled out of the ring. Jellal erupted into a coughing fit as he swiped a drink of water from one of the ringside attendants before continuing his trek to the back.
"Jellal once again retains his BTWF Hardcore Championship, keeping gold firmly in the camp of the NWO!" Striker exclaimed as Midoriya was still laying in the wreckage of the ladder bridge. The crowd cheered as Gourry came back out, and walked over to Midoriya while giving a brief glare to Jellal. Jellal rolled his eyes at Gourry's anger, and Gourry continued walking over to Midoriya, who was barely conscious, and grabbed his hand. The crowd continued cheering as Gourry picked Midoriya up and tried to help him up to his feet, but Gourry had to keep a hold of him as Midoriya was about to fall.
"Gourry coming back out to help Midoriya back to his feet! The same wrestler Gourry was critiquing during this match!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gourry walked Midoriya up the entrance ramp, with the crowd giving Midoriya a standing ovation for his performance. Meanwhile, Jellal met with Mercury and Dipper on the top of the stage, and the two helped him celebrate the BTWF Hardcore Championship retention. Gourry glared at the three while keeping Midoriya standing, and Jellal told Gourry that he should've stayed out of the NWO's business, and Gourry responded by telling the NWO that he wasn't going to let the NWO bully their way to success.
"Gourry may have gotten on the bad side of the NWO, which isn't going to be good for his return to the BTWF," Bob noted as Midoriya finally started regaining his senses, and looked up at Gourry. Midoriya patted Gourry on the back and thanked him for helping him up, and told him that he had his back against the NWO. The camera faded to black after Jellal pushed the BTWF Hardcore Championship in Midoriya's face before a referee got in between the five men, making sure that the NWO didn't throw down with Midoriya and Jellal.
Match Results;
Brandish Myu (W/Marin Hollow) def. Hana Morenos
Kuro Sakuragawa def. Gaara to Qualify for the BTWF International Championship Elimination Chamber match at Last Gasp
'The Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent and Sue def. Mermaid Heel (Millianna and Kagura Mikazuchi) to become #1 contenders for the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships
Katsuki Bakugo def. 'the Perfect Irishman' Kurt Bale to Qualify for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match at Last Gasp
Lucy Heartfilia def. Weiss Schnee via Referee Stoppage
'Ace' Hitman Jones (W/Mirio Togata) def. Marco Diaz (W/Pete Corvus, Kite, and Tsubaki) to earn a Tag Team title match
Jellal Fernandes def. Izuku Midoriya to retain the BTWF Hardcore Championship in a Ladder match