BTWF Saturday Night Intensity

by EverlastingEvanescence

My wrestling promotion, the BTWF (Big Time Wrestling Federation), where various cartoon, anime, and a few live action characters come together to fight for titles and glory. All characters featured are 18 and older, and there are no minors involved.

61. BTWF Intensity (February Week 4)

BTWF Intensity (February Week 4)

The camera panned to the back, where Brandish Myu and Marin Hollow walked down to the basement of the arena. Marin looked terrified while Brandish had her usual blank look on her face as the two headed to two figures in the corner of the room; the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki of the Sisterhood of Darkness. The two champions looked up at their unexpected guest, and while Marin looked like he wanted to go home, Brandish walked over to them, forcing Marin to follow. After the three exchanged looks for a moment, Brandish took a deep breath and began her talk.

"I'm just going to be brief with you two; tonight, we're going up against our opponents at Last Gasp in a 6-woman tag team match, and I want to let the both of you know that as long as you two follow my lead, then you should be fine," Brandish explained, paying no mind to Tomoko leaning her head to one side with a raised eyebrow. Ultear, on the other hand, glared at Brandish before walking up to her, causing Marin to nearly jump out of his shoes in fear.

"Sherry is our one and only leader, so you and your vain obsession with social media and followers are not going to lead myself and Tomoko," Ultear responded, grabbing the phone out of Marin's hand, and throwing it into the wall. Brandish looks like she's going to get in Ultear's face, but Tomoko jumps in front of her Women's Tag Team Championship partner and almost jumped on Brandish, causing Brandish to back off. Marin went to go get his phone, while Brandish directed her blank glare at Tomoko.

"Ultear and I are going to do things our way. And if you get in our way, then we have no problem adding another victim to our body count!" Tomoko yelled in Brandish's face, causing Brandish to respond by wiping the spit off of her cheek. Brandish then looked behind her and noticed that Marin got his phone back and was checking to see whether or not the screen was working. Brandish then looked at Ultear and Tomoko, who were glaring at her, and she responded by putting her hands up and backing away slightly, though her face maintained its blank look.

"Ladies, there's no problem here. As long as you don't mess with me, we'll all be fine. Just leave enough of Luna so that I can take that BTWF Women's Championship and put it where it belongs; around my sexy waist," Brandish explained before flipping her hair, turning to Marin, who had gotten his phone screen working again, and walking over to him. Brandish led Marin out of the basement and up the stairs, whispering something into Marin's ear while occasionally glancing back at the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions. Once Brandish and Marin left, Ultear and Tomoko looked back at each other and looked at their women's tag team championships before grabbing the camera.

"Now that we are free from interruptions, we have a message for all the tag teams in that Battle Royal at Last Gasp; the winner of this Battle Royal will not be rewarded for their victory, they will be punished by being sent straight to Armageddon!" Ultear exclaimed into the camera, pushing the cameraman down when he tried to take the camera back.

"Sherry and Medusa have said that these BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships are two of the Keys to the Kingdom, and these will not be leaving our hands willingly. So, for the winners of the Tag Team Gauntlet, you better be willing to commit a violent homicide if you want these Tag Team Championships, but believe me, we are willing to do that," Tomoko continued before Ultear pushed the camera and the cameraman down, causing the cameraman to run out of the room, with Tomoko chuckling before the camera panned to the stage, with 'Fight' by Oleander played while pyro went off on the stage and from the sides of the TitanTron. The camera panned around the arena to get a look at the cheering crowd before the camera stopped at the commentary team.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the last stop on Intensity before Last Gasp! From Baltimore Maryland, I'm Matt Striker alongside my broadcast colleagues Kotoko Iwanaga and Bob Belcher, and are we in for some exciting action tonight or not!?" Striker asked as Kotoko and Bob nodded in response, with Bob briefly being distracted by the crowd cheering and chanting for the BTWF.

"You got that right, Matt! We have a last chance match to qualify for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match, Marco trying to redeem himself in an International Championship Elimination Chamber qualifying match, a 6 woman tag team match featuring the BTWF Women's and the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions, and Yang taking on another member of the Conglomerate!" Kotoko exclaimed, but the crowd began booing as 'Young' by Hollywood Undead played. Gray and Lyon came out in their dark blue and white 'Fiore's Top Team' tracksuits, smirking at the booing fans before giving each other a fist bump on the center of the stage.

"And you can't forget our opening contest; a 2/3 falls match featuring two of the best tag teams in the entire Fanfiction Wrestling Multiverse!" Bob exclaimed as Gray told the booing crowd that they were going to show them what a real tag team looks like before they walked off of the stage and down the entranceway. Lyon and Gray continued discussing strategy with each other while the crowd continued booing them and chanting for their opponents, the Japanese Destroyers. Lyon noticed these chants, glared at the fans, and told them that the Japanese Destroyers were nothing but a fad and that fads fade away.

"The following contest is a 2/3 falls tag team match! Introducing first, from Magnolia Fiore, Gray Fullbuster, and Lyon Bastia, Fiore's Top Team!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Gray and Lyon stopped at the ringside area, and gave each other another fist-bump, raising their fists in the air at the same time while the sides of their fists were touching. Gray and Lyon then looked around at the jeering fans once again before putting their fists down and sliding into the ring from underneath the bottom rope. Gray and Lyon then kipped back up to their feet, walked to the center of the ring, and put their fists up again, with the sides of their fists once again touching.

"Gray and Lyon have been exchanging victories with Tanjiro and Ganta of the Japanese Destroyers, with Tanjiro able to defeat Gray in their most recent outing to qualify for the BTWF International Championship Elimination Chamber," Striker explained. Gray and Lyon then walked to the corner, continuing to go over strategy as the chants for Tanjiro began irritating Gray. The crowd began cheering as they heard TM-61's 'Stand Tall' theme song playing, the crowd cheering as Tanjiro and Ganta came out of the back, with Tanjiro getting on one knee and clapping his hands together. Ganta, meanwhile, put a hand on Tanjiro's shoulder, kissed his free fist, and raised it in the air.

"And their opponents, they are the team of Tanjiro Kamado and Ganta Igarashi, the Japanese Destroyers!" Tony Chimel announced before Tanjiro jumped back up to his feet, and high-fived Ganta. The crowd continued cheering as Tanjiro and Ganta walked off the stage and down the entranceway, while Gray and Lyon were glaring at the two, Gray specifically keeping his eyes on Tanjiro. Tanjiro and Ganta high-fived fans in the front row, with Tanjiro smiling at a young fan with a pro-Japanese Destroyers sign.

"As you said before, Matt, Tanjiro has a date at Last Gasp, competing in the Elimination Chamber for the BTWF International Championship. My question is how smart was it to accept a 2/3 falls match when you're going to be inside the Chamber in such a short time," Kotoko asked as Tanjiro and Ganta walked to the ringside area, looked at Fiore's Top Team, and told them that they were going down, with Ganta yelling out that Tanjiro was going to ride this wave of momentum straight to the International Championship, jumping up onto Tanjiro's back, causing Tanjiro to laugh.

"Another question is how does Ganta REALLY feel about Tanjiro getting the BTWF International Championship opportunity and will how will it affect this match?" Bob asked as Tanjiro patted Ganta on the back before the two of them ran to the ring, sliding into the ring from underneath the bottom rope. Tanjiro slid into the middle of the ring on his knees, clapping his hands together as Ganta kipped back up to his feet, and kissed his fist again. The crowd continued cheering as Ganta pointed at Lyon and Gray, and flipped them off, causing Gray to attempt to go after Ganta, but Lyon pulled him back, telling Gray to calm down and that they were going to get him in the match.

"What are you talking about, Bob? Ganta is a supportive friend of Tanjiro and has made it clear that whether he wins the title or not, Tanjiro will still be his tag team partner and his friend," Kotoko countered as the referee separated the two tag teams, sending them into their respective corners before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell. Once the bell rang to start the match Tanjiro and Gray were chosen as the legal participants in the match, and immediately locked up in the middle of the ring, which Gray responded by immediately putting Tanjiro in an Arm Wringer, but when he tried to push Tanjiro down, Tanjiro pushed Gray off of him, took him down with a Drop Toe Hold, and locked him in an Armbar of his own, and started pushing his neck to the side with his foot. Gray was able to roll to the ropes before Tanjiro could get more torque on the arm. Tanjiro obeyed the referee and let go, but Gray responded by pushing Tanjiro down with a Takedown, attempting to lock his leg into a submission.

"Gray and Tanjiro showing off their technical prowess at the start of this match, and Gray looks to try and trap Tanjiro's legs, the source of his powerful kicks!" Striker exclaimed as Tanjiro responded by pushing Gray into the ropes, getting up to his feet, and taking Gray back down with a Monkey Flip. The crowd continued cheering as Tanjiro attempted to lock the Armbar back in, but Gray was able to roll on his stomach and pinned Tanjiro with an Inverted Jackknife cover.

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Gray immediately locked Tanjiro in a Single Leg Boston Crab after Tanjiro kicked out, but Tanjiro was able to quickly roll on his back, and push Gray off of him with his feet. Gray attempted to rebound off of the ropes with an Elbow Drop, but Tanjiro was able to roll out of the way, the crowd cheering as while Gray was trying to get back to his feet, Tanjiro started kicking Gray in the chest and right arm.

"Tanjiro ending the technical portion of his match, peppering Gray with some hard kicks!" Kotoko exclaimed as Tanjiro ran the ropes, and hit Gray with a Shotgun Dropkick to the chest hard enough to send him into the corner, tagging Ganta back into the match. The crowd continued cheering as Ganta and Tanjiro sent Gray out of the corner with a Double Snapmare, where Ganta hit a hard Standing Penalty Kick to the chest, which Tanjiro responded to by hitting Gray in the top of the head with a Jumping Knee Drop to the top of the head. Ganta picked Gray up and hit him with several Forearms to the side of the head before attempting to throw him into another corner. However, Gray was able to reverse the Irish whip, sending Ganta into the corner, but Ganta jumped onto the middle turnbuckle, and when Gray tried to run up to him, Ganta dived off of the middle rope and rolled Gray up with a Sunset Flip.

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Gray kicked out, but the crowd booed as Gray grabbed Ganta's legs, and attempted to lock him in the Sharpshooter.

"Gray trying to go for the Sharpshooter here for an early submission fall!" Bob exclaimed as Ganta grabbed Gray by the hair, and escaped his grasp with several punches to the side of the head, pushing him away with his feet. Ganta jumped back up to his feet and attempted to hit Gray with a DDT, but Gray pushed Ganta into his corner, tagging Lyon into the match. The crowd booed as while Gray kept Ganta in the corner, Lyon ran the ropes and ran over Gray's back to hit Ganta with a Running Poetry-in-Motion Clothesline. The crowd booed as when Gray slid to the apron, Lyon picked Ganta up by the hair and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before attempting to hit him with a Vertical Suplex, but Ganta was able to land on his feet behind Lyon, and dropped him with a Neckbreaker.

"Ganta with a Neckbreaker, showing the fans and management that Tanjiro may not be the only breakout star of the Japanese Destroyers!" Bob exclaimed as Ganta picked Lyon up, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before tagging Tanjiro into the match. Ganta ran at Lyon, hitting him with a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors, and when Lyon landed on his ass, Tanjiro ran the ropes and hit a Sliding Knee Strike to Lyon's face. The crowd continued cheering as Tanjiro picked Lyon up, and hit him with a couple of punches and Knife-Edge Chops before taking him down with a Snap Vertical Suplex. The crowd continued cheering as Tanjiro hit several Leg Drops across Lyon's throat, smiling at a furious Gray and hit Lyon with a Standing Moonsault before going for the pinfall.

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"The Japanese Destroyers, so far, dominating Fiore's Top Team, showing that they still have their previous matches etched in the back of their minds," Striker noted as Tanjiro picked Lyon back up, attempting to hit him with a kick to the chest, but Lyon was able to grab Tanjiro's leg. However, when Tanjiro attempted to counter with an Enziguri, Lyon was able to dodge the Enziguri attempt, grabbed him in a Wheelbarrow position, and sent him crashing into the corner with a Wheelbarrow Back Suplex, sending the back of Tanjiro's neck crashing into the top turnbuckle. The crowd continued booing as Lyon immediately turned around, hitting a stunned Tanjiro with multiple punches and forearms to the side of the head before tagging Gray into the match.

"Lyon, just like that, turning the tide of this match by sending Tanjiro into the turnbuckles!" Kotoko exclaimed while wincing as Lyon got on his back with his knees raised up, with Gray responding by picking Tanjiro up in a Vertical Suplex position and hitting him with a Falcon Arrow, sending his back into Lyon's knees. The crowd continued booing as Gray put Tanjiro in a Muta Lock, with Lyon responding by running the ropes and hitting Tanjiro with a Running Forearm to the side of the head. Gray then flipped back to his feet, picked Tanjiro back to his feet, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops, sending Tanjiro staggering into the ropes.

"Gray hitting Tanjiro with Chops that are hard enough to almost sent Tanjiro out of the ring!" Bob exclaimed as Gray ran the ropes, and hit Tanjiro with a Running Clothesline, sending Tanjiro flying out of the ring. The crowd continued booing as Lyon dived off of the ring apron to hit Tanjiro with a Diving Apron Splash. Lyon smirked at the crowd after getting up, but the crowd cheered as Ganta wiped the smirk off of his face with a Suicide Dive, sending Lyon crashing onto the announcers' table. Ganta then grabbed Lyon and started punching him in the side of the head, but Gray quickly put a stop to that, hitting him with a Running Baseball Slide Dropkick to the back of the head.

"Gray coming to the save for his tag team partner, nearly sending Ganta's head off with that Baseball Slide Dropkick!" Striker exclaimed before he threw Ganta into the steel steps hard enough to topple the top part of the steps. The crowd continued booing as Gray picked Tanjiro back up, and threw him back into the ring, hitting him with several Elbow Drops to the side of Tanjiro's back. Tanjiro attempted to make it into the corner for some reprieve, but Gray picked Tanjiro up in a Waistlock, and hit him with a German Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.

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Gray looked annoyed at the referee before mounting Tanjiro and hitting him with multiple punches to the side of Tanjiro's head. Gray grabbed Tanjiro by the hair and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before pushing him back into the corner. Lyon had gotten back up to the apron at this point, and Gray responded by stomping on Tanjiro's gut and chest multiple times before tagging Lyon back into the match. Gray hit a Snap Vertical Suplex onto Tanjiro, allowing Lyon to springboard from the apron into the ring, hitting Tanjiro with a Springboard Leg Drop across the throat. Lyon then picked Tanjiro back up to his feet and hit him with several European Uppercuts, but the crowd cheered when Tanjiro countered one of the Uppercut attempts, rolling him up with a Backslide pin.

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"Tanjiro almost got the surprise pinfall there, but Lyon was able to kick out in good time," Bob explained as when Tanjiro got back to his feet, Lyon sent Tanjiro back down with a Spinning Leg Lariat to the face. Tanjiro attempts to get back to his feet, but Lyon responded by stomping on Tanjiro's head and back before pushing him back into the corner. Lyon started choking Tanjiro with his foot before tagging Gray back into the match, and while Lyon kept the choke locked in, Gray attempted to run into the corner with a Hesitation Dropkick, but Tanjiro was able to roll out of the way, sending Gray's groin crashing into the steel ring post. Tanjiro tried to get back to his feet, but Lyon grabbed Tanjiro's hand and attempted to pull him back into his corner, but Tanjiro responded by knocking Lyon off of the apron with a Pele Kick.

"Tanjiro fighting back, and this could be the best chance that he has to get Ganta back into the match, as he is starting to come back into the match!" Kotoko exclaimed as Tanjiro began slowly making his way back to his corner. Meanwhile, Gray was able to get back to his feet, allowing Lyon to tag himself in, and attempt to grab Tanjiro by his legs, but Tanjiro countered by turning around and knocking Lyon down with a hard headbutt to the face. The crowd exploded into cheers as Tanjiro was able to tag Ganta back into the match, allowing Ganta to jump up to the top turnbuckle, and hit a Diving Double Foot Stomp to Lyon's chest. The crowd continued cheering as Ganta ran at Gray, knocking him off of the apron with a Running Dropkick to the side of his face.

"Ganta making an explosive comeback in the ring, sending Gray flying off of the apron!" Bob exclaimed as Lyon staggered back to his feet while holding his chest, hitting him with several kicks to the side of the head and the chest before running the ropes, and knocking Lyon on his back with a Running Legsweep. Ganta then put Lyon in a seated position, kicked him in the back several times, and then ran the ropes before hitting Lyon with a Running Shining Wizard to the side of the head and going for the pinfall.

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"Lyon still fighting in this match, but who will be the one to get that all-important first fall!?" Striker asked as Ganta picked Lyon up, and attempted to hit him with a Back Suplex, but Lyon was able to flip over behind Ganta and push him into the corner. Lyon attempted to hit a running corner strike onto Ganta, but Ganta responded with a Back Kick to Lyon's gut, sending him staggering. Ganta jumped up to the middle rope and attempted to hit him with a Middle Rope Japanese Destroyer (Canadian Destroyer), but the crowd booed as Lyon was able to counter by rolling Ganta over, grabbing his legs, and locking him in the Ice Pick (Sharpshooter with the Knee Pressing on the Back of an Opponent's Neck).

"Lyon may get the submission fall here, as he has Ganta trapped in the Ice Pick!" Bob exclaimed as Ganta tried to drag himself out of Lyon's grasp, but Lyon kept Ganta down by pressing his knee down on the back of his neck. After almost a minute in the hold, Ganta started elbowing Lyon in the side of the leg, allowing Ganta to finally push Lyon off of him, the crowd cheering as Ganta got back to his feet, holding his back in pain before clubbing Lyon in the back and the back of the neck several times. Ganta picked Lyon up, but Lyon countered by hitting Ganta with a Jawbreaker, the crowd booing as Lyon attempted to pick Ganta up for the Cold Shoulder (Scoop Slam into a Snap Reverse DDT). However, the crowd exploded into cheers as Ganta was able to counter this mid-Scoop Slam into a Japanese Destroyer (Canadian Destroyer) before rolling Lyon up into a pinfall.

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*Bell Rings*

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Japanese Destroyers have scored the first fall!" Tony Chimel announced as Ganta kipped back up to celebrate by kissing his fist and raising it in the air. Gray dragged Lyon into the corner and glared at Ganta, who flipped Gray off while the crowd continued cheering them. After a moment, Gray tagged himself into the match, and the crowd cheered and booed accordingly as the two exchanged punches in the middle of the ring, and Ganta was able to win this brawl by kicking Gray in the knee, sending him down to one knee. The crowd continued cheering as Ganta ran the ropes, and planted Gray's head into the canvas with a Hurricanrana Driver before going for another pinfall.

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"Ganta almost scored the second fall there, but Gray isn't going down that easily!" Bob exclaimed as Ganta picked Gray up, and attempted to hit him with a Spinning Backfist, but Gray was able to dodge, and hit Ganta in the back with a Knife-Edge Chop. The crowd booed as Ganta staggered to the ropes, but Gray didn't let up, immediately walking back to Ganta, and hitting him in the back with several more Knife-Edge Chops. Gray attempted to hit Ganta with a German Suplex, but Ganta responded with several Back Elbows to the side of the head, pushing him away, before springboarding off of the middle rope, attempting to hit Gray with a Springboard Crossbody, but he was able to counter this into a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker, pinning Ganta right after.

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"What a counter by Gray, hitting Ganta with a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker!" Striker exclaimed as Gray started stomping on Ganta's back before tagging Lyon back into the match. Lyon springboarded back into the ring, hitting a Tope Con Hilo onto Ganta's back before picking him up, and hitting him with several punches to the side of his head. Ganta attempted to fight back with a punch, but Lyon was able to duck the punch and hit Ganta with a Back Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Lyon ran over to Tanjiro, and knocked him off of the corner with a Running Forearm before hitting Ganta with a Sliding Leg Drop across the throat.

"Lyon taking Tanjiro off of the apron with a hard strike, leaving Ganta with little chance of escape if he were to fight away from Fiore's Top Team!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lyon picked Ganta back up, and hit him with several punches to the head before backing away, and knocking Ganta into the corner with a Running Shotgun Single Leg Dropkick. Lyon went into the corner to choke Ganta with his foot, tagging Gray into the match before the two began stomping on Ganta's chest repeatedly while he was in the corner. However, Tanjiro slid into the ring, attempting to get revenge for that surprise attack, but the referee pushed Tanjiro away, telling him to get back onto the apron. This allowed Gray and Lyon to keep up the onslaught, with Gray throwing Lyon out of the corner with a Hip Toss, and when Ganta landed in a seated position, Lyon ran the ropes and hit Ganta with a Sliding Forearm to the face before going for a pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

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"Ganta barely rolling his shoulder off of the apron, and the pressure's on for Gray and Lyon if they want to have a chance to win this match!" Striker exclaimed as Gray hit several Elbow Drops to the small of Ganta's back before running the ropes and hitting Ganta in the side of the head with a Basement Dropkick. Ganta attempted to roll out of the ring, but Gray was able to knock Ganta back down on the apron with a Hook Clothesline, the crowd booing as Gray immediately followed up by running the ropes and hitting Ganta with another Basement Dropkick to the back. The force of this Basement Dropkick sent Ganta falling off of the apron and onto the floor, with Lyon running up to Ganta, picking him up, and sending his back crashing into the fan barricade multiple times.

"Gray and Lyon wisely targeting the back, making sure that Ganta has a hard time moving," Bob noted as Ganta attempted to fight back with several punches to the side of Lyon's head, but Lyon was able to throw Ganta into the steel ring apron face first. The crowd continued booing as Lyon pushed Ganta back into the ring, allowing Gray to grab the top rope, and began hitting several Jumping Knee Drops to Ganta's back. Tanjiro looked on in impatience and worry as he put his hand out for the tag, while Gray picked Ganta back up to his feet, and hit him with a Side Slam Backbreaker before tagging Lyon back into the match. Lyon climbed up to the top rope, and while Ganta was still in that Backbreaker position, Lyon dived onto Ganta with an Elbow Drop across his face.

"Gray and Lyon showing off some more tag team moves as they continue to dominate Ganta and keep him away from Tanjiro," Striker narrated as Lyon stomped on Ganta several times before turning to Tanjiro and mockingly told him to tag Ganta back into the match while playfully kicking him in the back of the head. Lyon then ran the ropes and attempted to hit him with another Running Basement Dropkick, but Ganta was able to counter with a Spinning Roundhouse Kick to the chest, the crowd cheering as Ganta, while on spaghetti legs, attempted to walk over to his corner. However, Gray quickly came into the ring, grabbed Ganta in a Waistlock, and attempted to throw him away with a German Suplex, but the crowd cheered as Ganta landed on his feet, and knocked him out of the ring with a Dropkick to the back.

"Ganta taking both Gray and Lyon down! Can he make the tag to Tanjiro, who looks as ready as he'll ever be for the tag!?" Bob asked as Ganta attempted to crawl over to Tanjiro, but the crowd booed as Gray grabbed Tanjiro by the legs, and tripped him off of the apron, sending Tanjiro falling face-first onto the apron. The crowd continued to boo as Gray threw Tanjiro head-first into the side of the steel steps, preventing Ganta from making the tag. This allowed a now-standing Lyon to knock Ganta down with a Jumping Knee Strike to the side of the face. Lyon then threw him back into the corner, and ran after him with a Running Corner Knee Strike, this time to the small of the back.

"Gray was able to help his partner maintain control by taking Tanjiro off of the apron and sending him crashing into the steps!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gray rushed back to the corner, and Lyon tagged Gray back into the match before hitting him with the Cold Shoulder (Snap Reverse DDT). The crowd continued booing as Gray climbed up to the top rope, and after Lyon turned Ganta on his stomach, Gray hit a Diving Headbutt to Ganta's back. Gray then turned Ganta back on his back, grabbed both of his legs and locked him in a Sharpshooter. The crowd clapped and chanted for Ganta as he tried to crawl to the ropes in an attempt to break the hold, to which Lyon responded by kicking Ganta's arm away from the ropes.

"Ganta is locked in the Sharpshooter! And thanks to Lyon, Ganta has no escape from one of the most devastating submission hold in all of wrestling!" Bob exclaimed as Gray pulled Ganta to the center of the ring while still trapped in the Sharpshooter. Ganta attempted to fight out of the Sharpshooter with multiple Back Elbow strikes to the leg, but Gray responded by pulling back on the Sharpshooter even more. After another thirty seconds, Ganta had no choice but to tap out, causing the crowd to boo as the referee pull Gray off of him.

*Bell Rings*

"Ladies and gentlemen, Fiore's Top Team have scored the second fall via submission!" Tony Chimel announced as Gray immediately started stomping on Ganta's back, telling the crowd that he and Lyon were the best tag team in the entire BTWF. Gray grabbed Ganta by the hair and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before tagging Lyon into the match, the crowd continuing to boo as Gray put Ganta on the top turnbuckle. Lyon ran to another corner, and climbed up to the top rope while Gray followed Ganta up to the top turnbuckle, hit him with several forearms to the side of the head, and attempted to hit him with a Superplex. However, the crowd cheered as Ganta began fighting back with punches to the sides of Gray's face, which Gray countered with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to the side of the face before once again attempting to place Ganta back in the Superplex position.

"Ganta still trying to fight back, knowing that he only has one chance to win this match and get the second fall!" Striker exclaimed as Ganta pushed Gray away, and hit him with several headbutts to the side of the head before putting him in a Suplex position. The crowd continued cheering as Gray dropped him back to the canvas with a Top Rope Gourdbuster, and when Lyon attempted to do something, Ganta quickly ran on the top rope, with the crowd exploding as Ganta jumped at Lyon and hit him with a Rope Walk Cutter from the top rope.

"HOLY SHIT! Ganta using the ropes to hit Lyon with a Top Rope Cutter after taking Gray down with a Top Rope Gourdbuster!" Bob exclaimed in complete shock as Ganta began crawling over to Tanjiro, with the crowd continuing their loud cheering and clapping for Ganta. The roof nearly blew off the arena thanks to the cheers after Ganta was finally able to tag Tanjiro back into the match. The crowd continued cheering as Gray began coming back to his feet, and Tanjiro responded with multiple kicks to the sides and the legs before knocking him back down with a Jumping Spin Kick to the face, sending him falling out of the ring.

"Tanjiro is back in this match, and he's already firing off those piston-like kicks!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lyon staggered back into the corner, and Tanjiro ran into the corner, hitting Lyon with a Corner Handspring Back Elbow. The crowd continued cheering as Lyon staggered out of the corner, and Tanjiro responded with more kicks to the midsection and legs before knocking Lyon back down with a Leg Sweep, sending his face crashing down onto the mat. Tanjiro hit Lyon in the chest with a Double Foot Stomp to the chest, ran the ropes, and knocked Lyon on his back with a Penalty Kick before going for a pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

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"Lyon barely kicking out of the pin, but Tanjiro seems to still have adrenaline in his soul!" Bob exclaimed as Tanjiro picked Lyon up on his knees, and hit him with several more kicks to his chest. However, when Tanjiro attempted to hit Lyon with a kick to the head, Lyon dodged the kick and attempted to put him in position for a Reverse DDT. However, Tanjiro was able to counter this by hitting several knees to Lyon's face, sending him staggering into the ropes, but when Tanjiro attempted another kick to the legs, Lyon jumped back up to his feet and hit Tanjiro in the face with a couple of hard punches to the side of the head. Lyon attempted to pick Tanjiro up for a Back Suplex, but Tanjiro was able to counter with several punches to the side of Lyon's head, allowing him to take Lyon down with a Snapmare.

"Tanjiro isn't letting Lyon get any chance to take the momentum back, taking him right back down with a Jumping Snapmare!" Striker exclaimed as Tanjiro kicked Lyon in the back several times before running the ropes and hitting Tanjiro with a Middle Rope Springboard Forearm Strike to Lyon's face before going for the pinfall.

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The crowd booed as Gray came back into the ring, and hit Tanjiro in the back with a Running Elbow Drop to break the pinfall. The crowd continued booing as Gray helped Lyon back up, allowing the two to pick Tanjiro up, attempting to hit him with a Double Vertical Suplex. However, the crowd began cheering loudly again as Tanjiro began hitting knees to the top of both Gray and Lyon's heads, allowing him to escape their grasp. The crowd continued their cheering as while both Gray and Lyon were stunned, Tanjiro ran the ropes and hit a Double Handspring Back Elbow, sending both Gray and Lyon down to the ground.

"Tanjiro continuing to impress with that Double Handspring Back Elbow, taking down both members of Fiore's Top Team!" Kotoko exclaimed as Tanjiro threw Gray back onto the apron, and picked Lyon back up. Tanjiro picked Lyon up and hit him with a quick Brainbuster before kicking Gray off of the apron with a kick to the side of the head and going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

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"Lyon barely kicking out of that Brainbuster! Can Tanjiro finally finish this match off now that Gray is out of the ring!?" Bob asked as Tanjiro picked Lyon up, threw him into the corner, and put him on the top turnbuckle before kicking him in the side of the head. Tanjiro then jumped up to the top and threw Lyon down with a Top Rope Frankensteiner, but didn't let up as Tanjiro jumped up to the top rope, and hit a Diving Leg Drop across Lyon's throat. However, before Tanjiro could go for the pinfall, Gray came sliding into the ring, and knocking him back down with a Hook Clothesline. The crowd continued booing as Gray picked Tanjiro up, and attempted to hit him with a German Suplex, but Tanjiro was able to land back on his feet, turn Gray around, and attempted to hit him with a Roundhouse Kick to the side of the head. However, Gray was able to dodge the kick and hit Tanjiro in the throat with a Knife-Edge Chop. Gray then went into the corner as Lyon grabbed Tanjiro, and threw him into the corner before hitting him with a Running Corner Clothesline to the back of the head, tagging Gray back into the match.

"Once again, Gray and Lyon utilizing some underhanded team work to take the momentum back on their side!" Striker exclaimed as Gray grabbed Tanjiro in a Full Nelson, and let Lyon hit Tanjiro with a Standing Enziguri before hitting Tanjiro with a Dragon Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.

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The crowd exploded into cheers as Ganta dived off of the top rope, and hit Gray in the face with a Diving Double Foot Stomp. When Lyon attempted to come back into the ring, Ganta knocked him off of the apron with a Superkick, and while Lyon was staggering on the floor, Ganta ran the ropes, landed on the apron, and jumped off of the middle rope to hit Lyon with an Asai Moonsault.

"Ganta knocking Lyon off of the apron, and hit him with that beautiful Asai Moonsault! Now we have Tanjiro and Gray left in the ring!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gray and Tanjiro stood back up to their feet, glaring at each other, with the crowd cheering and booing accordingly as the two began exchanging punches and forearms in the middle of the ring. The crowd booed as Gray seemingly won the brawl by hitting Tanjiro with another Dragon Suplex, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Tanjiro kipped back up to his feet, let out a battle cry, and hit Gray with a hard headbutt right to the face, sending him falling to his knees. The crowd continued cheering as Tanjiro kicked Gray in the face and side of the head several times before Tanjiro showed the crowd a cut-throat taunt before hitting Gray in the side of the head with a Buzzsaw Kick before going for the pinfall.

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*Bell Rings*

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Japanese Destroyers have won the second fall via pinfall! Therefore, here are your winners of the 2/3 falls tag team match, Tanjiro Kamado and Ganta Igarashi, the Japanese Destroyers!" Tony Chimel announced as Tanjiro jumped back up to his feet, clapping his hands together with the crowd cheering and chanting his name. Outside of the ring, Ganta looked up in happiness as he rolled back into the ring, and hugged his tag team partner while the crowd continued cheering them.

"Tanjiro and Ganta pulling off the win here, finally putting their issues with Fiore's Top Team to bed!" Striker exclaimed as Tanjiro got down on his knees, and once again clapped his hands together while Ganta kissed his fist while holding it in the air. Gray, meanwhile, rolled out of the ring, holding the side of his head in pain as he tried to pick Lyon back up to his feet. Gray glared over at Tanjiro and Ganta, shaking his head at them while walking a still-dazed Lyon away from the ring. Ganta patted Tanjiro on the shoulders, telling him that he was destined to win the BTWF International Championship and that it was going to happen at Last Gasp.

"Ganta continuing his support for Tanjiro after the match and you have to believe that Tanjiro's confidence is at an all-time high after winning this big matchup here tonight!" Kotoko exclaimed as while Ganta was helping Tanjiro up, the crowd booed as Kilik Rung of the Nation of Domination 2.0 slid into the ring, and knocked Ganta down with a Discus Forearm to the back of the head. The crowd continued booing as Tanjiro and Kilik, who were both going to be in the International Championship Elimination Chamber match at Last Gasp, started exchanging punches and forearms with each other. The referee attempted to separate the two, but Kilik pushed him out of the way and continued the brawl with Tanjiro before Huey Freeman and the rest of the Nation of Domination 2.0 came running out.

"Kilik sending a message to one of his fellow participants in the Elimination Chamber match not only by taking Ganta down but brawling with Tanjiro!" Bob exclaimed as Cleveland Jr. pulled Kilik out of the ring, with Huey yelling at Kilik that he was focusing on the wrong thing. Kilik countered by saying that focusing on the championship would be a good thing for not only him but the rest of the Nation as well. Huey countered Kilik's counter by saying that Kilik was doing nothing but starting fights that the Nation shouldn't be involved with. Before Kilik could counter, Boze and Shane came running down to the ring and started brawling with the Nation, with the Japanese Destroyers running the ropes, and helping Boze and Shane by hitting the Nation with Stereo Suicide Dives.

"I think these issues in the Nation are going to spell trouble for the group soon, but right now, we should get to the backstage area for an interview," Striker explained while referees continued trying to pull the Japanese Destroyers, the Nation of Domination 2.0, and Boze & Shane away from each other. The camera panned to the backstage interview area, with Scott Stanford standing next to Izuku Midoriya, who held his Battle Riot Golden Ticket in his hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Izuku Midoriya, who not only is the winner of the Battle Riot but also has a match with one of the Pillars of the BTWF, Gourry Gabriev at Last Gasp. Now Midoriya, I wanted to get your final thoughts on the match before Last Gasp," Scott explained as Midoriya put the Golden Ticket in his pocket, and nodded his head before responding.

"Scott, it's simple; Gourry thinks that this is an opportunity to prove myself to him. Like, I have to prove to Gourry that I'm worthy of the spot I'm in. As if my lasting in the Battle Riot, working my way back up into the World Heavyweight Championship picture by putting my body through hell, and winning the BTWF Hardcore Championship all the while defending the honor of my family isn't enough to prove that I belong," Midoriya explained, his voice laced with irritation as he went on with listing his accomplishments.

"So, you believe that Gourry is disregarding your recent accomplishments and treating you like a rookie because of his status?" Scott asked as Midoriya nodded, putting a hand on Scott's shoulder.

"Exactly, Scott. It's as if someone discredited you as an announcer because they decided to ignore your experience in broadcast journalism. Wouldn't you feel insulted if that was the case?" Midoriya asked.

"I would feel insulted about that. It doesn't feel good when someone discredits your hard work because they have their own feelings on how things should be," Scott admitted as Midoriya nodded in agreement.

"You're right on the money Scott. Gourry, whether he knows it or not, is insulting me by discrediting all the hard work I've been putting in these past several months. Gourry may be a legend in this business and this company, but if he thinks I have something that I need to prove to him, then he's in for a wake-up call at Last Gasp," Midoriya explained as Scott put the microphone back underneath his mouth.

"For the past few weeks, you've been getting along with Gourry, and even respecting him. Where did these less positive feelings towards Gourry come from?" Scott asked as Midoriya took a deep breath, and nodded before responding.

"Don't get me wrong, Scott, I do respect Gourry for everything that he's accomplished and everything that he's done for the BTWF. But, there comes a time when you have to be honest with yourself and confront the issues you have face-to-face. That's why I'm telling Gourry this; I may respect you, but I have nothing to prove to you. And if you have any doubts that I'm going to be a Pillar of the BTWF, then I'm going to erase them at Last Gasp," Midoriya explained before shaking Scott's hand and walking away. The camera then panned back to the stage, where Oney Lorcan's 'Combative' theme song played, the crowd cheering as Maka and Winry came stomping out of the back, fist-bumping each other on the stage.

"The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, the team of Maka Albarn and Winry Rockbell!" Tony Chimel announced. Maka put two fingers up while Winry put her pointer finger up, the crowd continuing to cheer as Maka and Winry stomped to the ring, holding their fingers up in the air while the camera panned to Darkness and Megumin, who were in the ring stretching and preparing themselves for the match.

"And their opponents, already in the ring, the team of Darkness and Megumin!" Tony Chimel announced as Darkness smirked at the booing crowd while Megumin told the crowd to shut up and that they were going to beat Maka and Winry again. Maka and Winry continued marching to the ring, and when they made it to the ringside area, Maka and Winry fist-bumped each other before putting their fingers back in the air. Maka and Winry then rolled into the ring at the same time, the crowd continuing to cheer as Maka and Winry kipped back up to their feet, and nodded at each other before jumping up to the top turnbuckles in the corner, continuing to raise their fingers up.

"Maka and Winry have been humiliated and haunted by that loss to Megumin and Darkness in that 6 person tag team match a couple of months ago in their mind, and they want to rectify that loss tonight before the Tag Team #1 Contenders Gauntlet Match at Last Gasp," Striker explained as Maka and Winry turned around and fist-bumped each other before the referee made sure both teams were ready before the timekeeper to ring the bell. Megumin and Maka were the legal women in the match, but rather than lock up, Maka slapped Megumin in the side of the face, the crowd cheering as Maka immediately pushed Megumin into the corner, and started stomping on her multiple times in the chest, the referee having to pull Maka away from the corner.

"Maka starting this match off hot, trying to stomp the life out of Megumin here!" Bob exclaimed as Maka immediately went back into the corner, hitting Megumin with a Running Corner Back Elbow to the side of her head. Maka then threw Megumin out of the corner with a Snapmare, running the ropes, tagging Winry into the match, and hitting a seated Megumin with a Running Seated Forearm to the face. Winry responded to this by running the ropes and hitting Megumin in the chest with a Rolling Thunder Frog Splash, the crowd continuing to cheer as Winry shot her pointer finger back up in the air. Darkness attempted to come into the ring, but the crowd cheered even louder as Winry hit a Superkick to the side of her face, sending her falling off of the apron.

"Maka and Winry dominating Kazuma's girls here, not letting them get an ounce of offense in!" Kotoko exclaimed as Winry went back to Megumin, hitting her with a couple of chops to the chest, but the crowd booed as Megumin attempted to fight back with a rake to the eyes. The crowd began booing as Megumin jumped onto Winry and clubbed her in the back multiple times, but the crowd cheered as Winry was able to run into her corner, trap her in there, and let Maka tag her in. Megumin noticed this and attempted to get Winry off of her with several knee strikes to the side of the face, but Winry was able to hang on long enough for Maka to run up her back and hit Megumin with a Running Single Leg Corner Dropkick. However, before Maka could grab Megumin again, Darkness ran back into the ring and knocked her down with a Clothesline to the back of the head, the crowd booing as Darkness started stomping on Maka while Megumin put her in a Front Facelock and hit her with multiple clubs to the back.

"Darkness now coming into the ring, finally able to halt Maka and Winry's momentum!" Striker exclaimed as Darkness grabbed Maka, held both of her arms behind her back, and Megumin attempted to use this to hit Maka with a Running Shotgun Dropkick to the chest. However, Maka was able to slip out of Darkness' grasp, causing Megumin to accidentally hit Darkness, sending Darkness falling into the ropes. The crowd began cheering again as Winry ran into the ring and knocked Darkness out of the ring with a Cactus Clothesline, and when Darkness stood up on the floor, Winry springboarded off of the middle rope and knocked Darkness back down with a Springboard Crossbody.

"Winry taking Darkness down, making sure that Darkness and Megumin's attempt at momentum didn't last long!" Kotoko exclaimed as Maka picked Megumin up, and hit her with a Brainbuster before climbing up to the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as Maka looked over at the crowd, then down at Megumin, and hit her with a Diving Insane Elbow Drop to the chest before going for the pinfall.

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*Bell Rings*

"Here are our winners, the team of Maka Albarn and Winry Rockbell!" Tony Chimel announced as Maka looked at the camera with a smile on her face, which faltered slightly as Winry rolled into the ring and almost knocked her down with a hug. Winry and Maka then let go of each other, fist-bumped each other, and raised their pointer fingers back in the air, with Maka also raising her middle finger in the air as well, giving the cheering crowd a peace sign. The crowd continued cheering as Maka and Winry ran into the corner, continuing to raise their fingers in the air while Darkness began staggering to her feet, kicking the commentary table in frustration.

"Maka and Winry got the monkey of Darkness and Megumin beating them off of their back, and it barely took them a few minutes," Striker explained as Darkness pulled Megumin out of the ring, and glared at the cheering fans that were laughing at them. Maka and Winry jumped down from the turnbuckles, continuing to show the cheering fans their fingers, but the crowd's cheers turned to boos as they heard the sound of a couple of women clearing their throats. The camera panned to the stage, revealing Lisa Simpson and Louise Belcher on the stage, with both of them having microphones in their hands. Maka and Winry glared at the two before Lisa and Louise gave them some sarcastic applause, with Lisa beginning to speak.

"Ladies, that was a very dominant performance. Louise and I were impressed that you two finally got the stigma of being a pair of losers off of you," Lisa said, chuckling as Maka looked as though she was going to go over there and beat Lisa and Louise up, but Winry grabbed her by the back of her top, telling her that it wasn't worth it.

"Oh! Lisa, I think you made her mad. Maka's gonna come after us!" Louise exclaimed with mock fear lacing her voice, the crowd continuing to boo as Lisa and Louise playfully jumped away as Winry shook her head in annoyance. That annoyance only grew as Louise and Lisa stopped their faux fear and laughed at Winry's annoyance and Maka's anger.

"Well, that's nothing we should worry about, Louise. Last week, we defeated those two nimrods Kohaku and Homura Momiji, and if you think that this little redemption story is enough to frighten us, then you are sadly mistaken," Lisa explained, the crowd continuing to boo as Louise rolled her eyes, and began speaking herself.

"At Last Gasp, we're going to not only win the Tag Team #1 Contenders Gauntlet Match at Last Gasp, but we're also going to become the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions like we should've been the SECOND those titles were introduced!" Louise exclaimed, slamming down her microphone and flipping both Maka and Winry off. However, before both Maka and Winry could come out to go after Lisa and Louise, the crowd cheered as Homura and Kohaku came running from backstage and started brawling with Lisa and Louise. Maka couldn't help but smirk, seeing Lisa and Louise getting beaten up by the wrestlers that they had screwed out of a victory last week.

"Homura and Kohaku coming out here with revenge on their minds! And look at Maka and Winry! They're as entertained as the fans in the ring!" Kotoko exclaimed as Maka and Winry looked at each other, shrugged, with Winry telling Maka that they'll deal with Lisa and Louise later, and continued celebrating with the cheering fans. While Homura and Kohaku continued their brawl with Lisa and Louise, the camera panned away from the ring and to a pre-recorded segment taking place at an arena in Ocean City, Maryland. 'The Queen of Song Style' Jiro Kyoka and Juniper Lee were standing next to several workers, decorating the arena for the Last Gasp PPV.

"…and so the Knicks finally broke their playoff losing streak and actually looked like winners for once. I'm still waiting for a royalty check from the owner of the Knicks since I feel like I played a part in them finally becoming winners," Juniper said to Jiro as the two continued watching the workers put the stage together.

"…how?" Jiro asked, pulling out her guitar, and playing some notes, her face seemingly disgusted and annoyed at the acoustics of the outside.

"My tough love towards the team at the Battle Riot inspired them to become winners. Isn't that the most amazing story you've ever heard?" Juniper asked. Jiro rolled her eyes and sighed before walking over to one of the sound guys, looking down at the amps, and pulling him away from the amp by the back of his shirt.

"What is this!? This amp isn't something I'd play a TOY guitar on, and you expect me to give a concert for the ages with THIS!?" Jiro ranted at the sound guy. The sound guy attempted to explain himself, but Jiro pushed him down and looked as though she was going to continue yelling, but Ashley Spinelli and Hana Morenos came walking up to Jiro and Juniper, pulling Juniper away from the sound guy, allowing the sound guy to escape.

"What is going on here? We were just coming back from a run, and we see you picking on one of the sound guys?" Spinelli asked as Jiro looked at the two with a raised eyebrow before Juniper came stomping over to them.

"June Fact #77; I don't like prelim girls coming up to me and my friends and talking out of their asses!" Juniper exclaimed, pushing Spinelli and Hana away from Jiro. Hana looked as though she was going to punch Juniper, but Spinelli grabbed her and shook her head before pushing her back and walking up to Juniper and Jiro.

"You know, how about instead of wasting everyone's time with this stupid concert, how about you fight us in a match?" Spinelli asked. Jiro and Juniper looked at each other for a second and started laughing, causing Spinelli and Hana to look at them with raised eyebrows before Jiro picked up her guitar, and began playing.

"Listen, girls, I understand that you two want to be involved with two of the fastest-rising stars in the BTWF, but this concert goes beyond what happens in the ring. This concert is going to show the fans at home that I'm not only a fast-rising star in the BTWF but a fast-rising star in the world of music. My new partner Juniper Lee will also have all eyes on her, and honestly, this concert is much more important than destroying you two losers," Jiro said while continuing to strum notes on her guitar. Before Spinelli could respond, Hana walked up to Jiro and Juniper, with Jiro continuing to ignore Hana and Spinelli in favor of playing her guitar.

"You know, for a couple of people calling us prelim girls, you two seem pretty afraid of getting in the ring with us," Hana explained, and Juniper responded by walking in front of Jiro and pushing Hana away.

"Look, as much as we'd love to keep playing 'Guess What the Idiots Are Going to Say Next' with you two, we have a concert to prepare, so…get lost," Juniper said before brushing them off and walking away with Jiro, who strummed several notes on her guitar with impressive speed. Hana looked furious at the insult, but Spinelli once again pulled her back, patting her on the back.

"Don't worry, we'll get them," was all Spinelli said before she and Hana left the area before the camera panned to a commercial break.

*Commercial Break*

*Commercial Over*

The camera panned back to the backstage area, where Huey was kicking production crates, furious at what happened while the Nation was holding ice packs to their heads, while Kilik was looking at his damaged sunglasses.

"What the hell were you thinking, Kilik!?" Huey yelled, jamming his pointer finger into Kilik's chest, who pushed Huey's hand off of him.

"I was thinking of trying to get an edge into my title match at the PPV! How the hell was I supposed to know that Boze and Shane would get us from behind again!?" Kilik argued back, with Cleveland Jr. trying to pull Kilik away from Huey, but Kilik didn't budge, and Huey continued his outrage by throwing a toolbox from on top of a crate into a nearby wall.

"You need to keep the focus on our main goal of keeping the Nation together! We have a 6 man tag team Street Fight next week! You, Cleveland Jr., and Vincent are going up against Boze, Shane, and Rolf! And if they win, Boze and Shane are gone from the Nation, and that means less power for the Nation! And we CANNOT have that!" Huey continued yelling in Kilik's face, with Kilik getting so frustrated that he pie-faced Huey and pushed him to the ground, with Vincent quickly going down to help Huey back up to his feet.

"Well when the time for that match comes, I'm gonna win it like I will the BTWF International Championship. Boze and Shane are YOUR problem, Huey; you brought them into the Nation for your own stupid reasons, so don't get mad at me that I'm focusing on something actually important and not your petty little power play," Kilik said before pushing Cleveland Jr's hand off of him and walking away. Vincent helped Huey back to his feet, with Huey continuing to glare at Kilik's disappearing frame as the camera panned back to the stage, where 'MANTRA' by Bring Me the Horizon played, the crowd booing as Marco came stomping out of the back, telling the crowd that he wasn't useless.

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall, where the winner of the match will qualify for the BTWF International Championship Elimination Chamber match at Last Gasp! Approaching the ring, representing the NWO, from San Diego California, Marco Diaz!" Tony Chimel announced, with Marco pausing his march to the ring at the center of the entranceway, plugging his ears as the crowd began chanting 'Useless!' at him. Marco once again yelled at the crowd that he wasn't useless and he was going to prove it.

"Marco wants to prove to not only the NWO but the fans as well, that he isn't the weak link of the NWO and that he isn't useless," Striker explained as the crowd's chants of 'Useless' only grew louder as Marco kicked the side of the fan barricade, warning the fans to shut up before stomping over to the ringside area. When the chants didn't dissipate, Marco kicked the side of the steel steps a couple of times before rolling into the ring from underneath the bottom rope. Marco stood back up in the middle of the ring, and with his hands continuing to cover his ears while the crowd's chants continued, Marco leaned into the corner, waiting for his opponent.

"The NWO want to continue gaining gold, and Marco winning this qualifying match could give them a chance at the International Championship," Kotoko explained as Otis' 'Blue Collar Solid' theme song played, causing the crowd to cheer as Rolf came walking out of the back, cupping his hand over his right ear. After Rolf basked in the cheers for a couple of minutes, Rolf ripped off his shirt and flexed his right arm before walking down the entranceway. Marco responded to Rolf being his opponent by simply glaring a hole through him, which Rolf seemed to pay no mind to as he high-fived some fans in the front row.

"And his opponent, from the Old Country, Rolf!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued cheering as Rolf took a couple of pictures with the fans in the front row. When Rolf got to the ringside area, the crowd booed as Marco took Rolf down with a sneak attack Suicide Dive. The crowd continued booing as Marco grabbed Rolf by the hair, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before throwing him into the ring apron chest first. Marco sarcastically asked the crowd if he was useless now, with the crowd chanting 'You're Still Useless' at him. Marco glared before pushing Rolf into the ring, rolling after him, and stomping him in the back multiple times before the referee pushed him away into the corner.

"Marco trying to give himself an advantage before this match actually starts! He must be REALLY desperate for that elusive win!" Striker exclaimed as the referee went over to Rolf, who was staggering back up in the corner, and asked him if he wanted to start the match. The crowd cheered as Rolf nodded, with the referee telling the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match, and Marco immediately went for the attack, hitting a Running Corner Dropkick to the side of Rolf's face. Marco attempted to send Rolf out of the corner with a Reverse STO, but the crowd began cheering as Rolf grabbed Marco and threw him into the corner.

"Rolf not letting Marco get that title shot that easily!" Bob exclaimed as Rolf started punching Marco in the gut and the side of the face, but the referee pulled Rolf out of the corner before he could get too into using Marco as a punching bag. The crowd booed as Marco kicked Rolf in the gut several times, but they went back to cheering as Rolf countered one of the kicks, and threw him overhead with an Exploder Suplex. Rolf then grabbed Marco, slapped him in the side of the face, and then hit him with more punches to the side of the face. When Marco attempted to back up to the ropes to get Rolf to stop, Rolf Irish whipped Marco into the ropes, and when he rebounded, Rolf turned Marco inside out by hitting him with a Back Elbow before going for the pinfall.

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"Marco was able to kick out just before 2, but that Back Elbow looks like that it definitely dazed the NWO member," Striker explained as Rolf grabbed Marco, and attempted to hit him with a Scoop Slam, but Marco escaped the hold, and started kicking Rolf in the right leg several times. Rolf attempted to push Marco away, but Marco responded with another kick to Rolf's midsection. The crowd continued booing as Marco ran the ropes, but the crowd cheered as Rolf countered an oncoming Marco with a Flapjack, sending Marco's face bouncing off the canvas. Marco staggered back to his feet, but Rolf responded by throwing him into the corner and hitting him in the back with a Running Body Avalanche.

"Rolf continuing to dominate this match, using his body as a weapon to hit Marco in the back!" Kotoko exclaimed as Rolf took Marco down with a Back Suplex. However, before Rolf could pin Marco, he rolled out of the ring and onto the apron, but the crowd continued cheering as Rolf went to Marco, grabbed him by the chin, put his arms behind the ropes, and started clubbing him in the chest multiple times. The crowd counted along as Rolf hit Marco in the chest 15 times before attempting to throw Marco back into the ring, but Marco poked Rolf in the eye, the crowd booing as Marco kicked Rolf in the side of the head, and the side of the leg, sending Rolf down to his knee.

"Marco continuing to fight back in this match and you have to give him credit for taking the fight to Rolf!" Bob exclaimed as Marco pulled Rolf's head over the middle rope, draped it over that same rope, and attempted to hit a Springboard Guillotine Leg Drop across the back of Rolf's head. However, Rolf was able to dodge, sending Marco landing on the steel ring apron ass first, with the crowd continuing to cheer as Rolf knocked Marco off of the apron by hitting him with a Seated Superkick. Rolf then left the ring and got onto the apron while Marco staggered back to his feet, and when he did, Rolf ran across the apron, hitting Marco with a Diving Shoulder Block from the apron.

"We don't see Rolf take to the air all that much, but when he does, it's super effective!" Kotoko exclaimed as Rolf flexed for the cheering crowd before picking Marco up, hitting him with several chops to the chest. Rolf then attempted to throw Marco into the steel ring post, but Marco was able to stop himself, kick Rolf in the gut, and once again attempted to throw him into the steel ring post. Rolf stopped himself from hitting the ring post, grabbed Marco by the hair, and slammed his face into the steel ring post. The crowd continued cheering as Rolf attempted to hit Marco with a Savate Kick, but Marco was able to slide down, sending Rolf's leg smashing into the steel ring post.

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"Oh! Rolf kicking the steel ring post, and Marco now has a chance!" Bob exclaimed as Marco knocked Rolf down on the ground with a Standing Spinning Wheel Kick. The crowd continued booing as Marco grabbed Rolf's right leg and smashed it into the steel ring post several times before telling the crowd to chant 'Useless!' now. Marco then started stomping on Rolf's right knee, telling the referee to shut up once he started counting again. Marco then picked Rolf up, hit him with several punches to the side of the head, and threw him into the fan barricade face first. When Rolf fell back into a seated position, Marco started standing on Rolf's right knee with both of his legs, causing Rolf to yell out in pain.

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"Marco using whatever he can on the outside to maintain his advantage. He reminds me a little bit of…well, me," Bob joked as Marco picked Rolf back up, and hit him with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops. Despite Rolf trying to fight back with a couple of punches, Marco kicked Rolf right in the right knee, allowing him to throw Rolf back into the ring. The crowd continued booing as Marco climbed up onto the ring apron, and springboarded back into the ring with a Springboard Frog Splash to the chest. The crowd continued booing as Marco grabbed Rolf's right leg, and hit the back of Rolf's leg with multiple knee strikes before slamming Rolf's leg into the canvas with a Scissors Stomp.

"Marco with a good strategy here, going after the base of a power wrestler, their leg," Kotoko explained as Marco stomped on Rolf's right knee several times before running the ropes, and springboarding off of the middle rope to hit Rolf with a Springboard Elbow Drop to the chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

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Marco immediately responded to the kickout by hitting a Jumping Stomp to the side of the knee before picking him back up. When Marco tried to hit him with a Shin Breaker, the crowd began cheering again as Rolf hit him with several punches to the face, but Marco responded by kicking the back of Rolf's right knee a couple of times before picking him up and hitting him with a Shin Breaker. Marco then hit Rolf with a Russian Legsweep and attempted to lock him in a Figure-4-Leglock. Rolf attempted to push Marco away from him with his legs, but Marco was able to hang onto his leg and hit a Stump Puller onto Rolf.

"Marco once again keeping his attack on the leg, stopping Rolf's attempt at regaining momentum!" Striker exclaimed as Rolf attempted to go into the corner, but Marco stomped on Rolf's back multiple times, and when Rolf was flat on his stomach, Marco ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to Rolf's back. The crowd continued booing as Marco stood on Rolf's back, and basked in the crowd booing him while raising both his fists in the air before jumping off of Rolf's back and hitting him with another Jumping Double Foot Stomp, this time to the back of Rolf's right leg.

"Marco putting all his weight behind that Jumping Double Foot Stomp! The referee needs to check on Rolf's leg because I'm not sure if he can go on for much longer," Bob noted as Rolf once again attempted to pick himself back up. The referee attempted to ask Rolf whether or not he wanted to quit, but Marco ran the ropes and hit Rolf to the side of the right knee with a Running Basement Dropkick before he could answer. The crowd continued booing as Marco hit a Jumping Shooting Star Press to the back before turning Rolf on his back, and going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

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"Rolf is proving you wrong there, Bob, as Rolf once again kicks out of a deep pinfall!" Striker exclaimed as Marco immediately responded by grabbing Rolf's right leg, kicking the back of it multiple times, and turning him back on his stomach to lock him in a Single Leg Boston Crab. The crowd booed as Rolf grit his teeth in pain, shaking his head when the referee asked him if he wanted to quit. Marco began punching Rolf's right knee, but the crowd began cheering and chanting Rolf's name as he crawled to the ropes, attempting to initiate a ropebreak. Marco attempted to pull Rolf back into the center of the ring, but the crowd cheered as Rolf turned to his back, and started punching Marco in the side of the head.

"Rolf's fighting out, but the damage done to his leg may be too much. His body may give up on him before his mind does," Bob noted as Rolf was finally able to push Marco off, sending Marco tripping into the corner. The crowd began cheering and chanting for Rolf as he got back to his feet, slapping the side of his leg to try and get feeling back into it before attempting to run into the corner, but Marco was able to counter with a kick to the side of the face. While Rolf was staggering, Marco jumped up onto the middle rope and attempted to hit him with a Middle Rope Crossbody, but Rolf was able to counter with a Catch Powerslam, rolling him up for a pinfall.

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"Rolf almost getting the three count there with that Powerslam onto a flying Marco! This could be the opportunity that Rolf needs to get back into this match!" Striker exclaimed as Rolf roared and flexed for the cheering crowd as Marco came staggering back to his feet. The crowd continued cheering as Rolf ran at Marco, and hit him with two Clotheslines, a Running Back Elbow, a Reverse Atomic Drop with Marco landing on his left leg, and then took him back down with a Spinebuster. The crowd continued cheering as Marco immediately attempted to roll out of the ring, but Rolf grabbed Marco in a Waistlock and attempted to deadlift Marco back up, but his leg flared up with enough pain that Rolf struggled to pick Marco up.

"Exactly why Marco spent all that time targeting the leg, Rolf is completely unable to lift Marco off of the mat, giving Marco enough time to recover," Kotoko explained as Marco hit several back elbows to the side of the head, and hit him with a Back Kick to the gut before running the ropes, attempting a Jumping Clothesline, but Rolf countered with a Catch Powerslam, the crowd going back to cheering as Rolf limped to the corner, waiting for Marco to get back to his feet. Marco staggered back to his feet, holding his back in pain before Rolf took a deep breath, and ran out of the corner to knock Marco back down with a Bicycle Kick before going for another pinfall.

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"And Rolf showing just how powerful adrenaline can be, as he almost gets the three count off of that Bicycle Kick!" Striker responded as Rolf grabbed Marco by the hair, and put him in position for the Urban Spike (Samoan Spike), but Marco raked Rolf in the eye and kicked him several times in the leg. Marco attempted to hit Rolf with a kick to the side of the head, but Rolf was able to duck, punch Marco in the gut a couple of times, and attempted to pick him up for a Powerbomb, but Marco was immediately able to respond, attempting to roll Rolf into a pinfall with a Sunset Flip. However, the crowd cheered as Rolf was able to roll out of the Sunset Flip, and attempted to pick him back up for a Powerbomb, but the crowd cheered as Rolf was able to hit him with a Sit-Out Powerbomb, pinning him once again.

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"Rolf and Marco with a nice exchange there, but Rolf was able to win the exchange with one of the most devastating Sit-Out Powerbombs I've seen in a while!" Bob exclaimed as Rolf looked annoyed that he hadn't gotten the pin yet. Rolf waited for Marco to get back up to his feet, and when he did, Rolf picked him up, attempting to hit him with a TKO, but Marco was able to rake Rolf's eyes once again, jumped onto the ring apron after loosening Rolf's grip on him, and hit Marco with a Hotshot over the top rope, sending his throat crashing into the top rope. The crowd continued booing as Marco kicked the side of Rolf's head, sending Rolf staggering away from the ropes, and climbed up to the top rope.

"Marco is able to send Rolf staggering, but can Marco make this the final blow he needs to win!?" Striker asked as Marco jumped onto the top rope, and dived off of the top rope with a Diving Crossbody, but the crowd cheered as Rolf countered a diving Marco with an Urban Spike (Samoan Spike), turning him inside out. The crowd continued cheering as Rolf picked Marco back up, hit him with the TKO, and went for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

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*Bell Rings*

"Here is your winner, Rolf!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd began chanting for Rolf while he got back to his feet, shooting both his fists in the air. Rolf didn't put too much pressure on his right leg, limping to the corner, and once again raised both of his fists in the air. Rolf took a couple of deep breaths, the crowd cheering as Rolf was able to climb up to the middle rope and flex his right arm for the crowd. Marco coughed in the middle of the ring while holding his throat, attempting to get back to his feet while Rolf continued celebrating with the fans.

"The final member of the BTWF International Championship Elimination Chamber match has been decided!" Bob exclaimed as Marco staggered back to his feet, glaring up at Rolf in the corner. The crowd booed as Marco grabbed Rolf's right leg, and pulled him down with enough force to send Rolf's head crashing into the top turnbuckle. The crowd booed as Marco grabbed Rolf's leg, and started stomping and elbowing on Rolf's right leg, yelling at the jeering crowd that he wasn't useless.

"Marco clearly not taking this loss well and his frustration is boiling over!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marco attempted to lock him in a Figure-4-Leglock. However, the crowd cheered as Kuro Sakuragawa came running down to the ring, and before Marco could let go of Rolf, Kuro started stomping on Marco's chest. The crowd continued cheering as Kuro picked Marco up, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before knocking him out of the ring with a Clothesline. The crowd continued cheering as Kuro grabbed Rolf by the hand, and put him back on his feet, shaking his hand before Rolf thanked him.

"Kuro, another member of the BTWF International Championship Elimination Chamber match, saving Rolf from possibly getting injured by Marco!" Striker exclaimed as Kuro and Rolf celebrated into the ring while Marco threw a tantrum outside of the ring, kicking the side of the ring steps multiple times. The camera panned to the backstage interview area, where BTWF Cruiserweight Kazuma Sato was standing next to Victor Calavera.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion, Kazuma Sato, who at Last Gasp, will be defending the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship against Connie Springer. Kazuma, I wanted to get your final thoughts on your title match coming up," Victor asked as Kazuma looked down at his BTWF Cruiserweight title, pinching the top of his nose before responding.

"Megumin and Darkness are in the trainers' room after that idiot referee in their match didn't let them get ready before they got attacked for no reason. And you want to ask me this stupid question?" Kazuma asked, clearly annoyed as he looked down to glare at Victor, who backed away slightly, not wanting to get into a fight. Before Victor or Kazuma could say anything else, Connie Springer came jogging into the interview area, patted Victor on the shoulder with a supportive hand, and looked up at Kazuma with a smile.

"Kazuma, I don't really know why you're so mad about your girls' match. They just showed you what's gonna happen to you at Last Gasp; I'm gonna give you these hands and then hold the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship in mine, all in record time," Connie explained, causing Victor to chuckle, which stopped when he saw Kazuma glare at him. Connie patted Victor on the head before moving in front of him, taking the microphone out of his mouth, and motioning that Victor could leave, which he accepted almost immediately.

"I mean, you can live in whatever fantasy world you live in, you know, the one where you're actually a ladies' man and not just someone with a few friends who are that desperate for a job. But once you get out of your fantasy world and take a look at reality, you're going to realize that your 15 minutes of fame with the Cruiserweight Championship is gonna end faster than you in a spelling bee," Connie continued explaining, with Kazuma glaring at Connie before showing off his Cruiserweight Championship and moving the microphone in front of his mouth.

"Connie, you can talk all the shit that you want, but there's one thing that I am that you will never be; smart. Inside that ring, I'm smarter than just about everyone in front of me, and no matter how much you talk and fly around the ring, it only takes one Kazuma Kick to end these dreams of you becoming the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion," Kazuma countered. Connie simply chuckled before pulling the microphone back underneath his mouth.

"I've seen what you can do Kazuma, and I…I've seen it all before, to be honest. I mean, using the Hooters Girls to interfere for you, hitting guys with whatever weapon you can find, low blows, etc. What's next, are you gonna put your feet on the ropes when you try to pin me? You only have so many shortcuts that you can take before I send your head crashing into that mat and holding that championship over your head. So I want you to make room for that BTWF Cruiserweight Championship in the bed that you share with the three Hooters Girls because you aren't going to keep it past Last Gasp. And…it may be the last day those three stay in bed with you, and maybe they'll come join me at Casa De Connie," Connie said with a smirk, to which Kazuma responded with a hard slap to the side of the face. Kazuma then grabbed Connie by the shirt and attempted to throw him into the wall, but Connie was able to counter the throw with one of his own, sending Kazuma crashing into the wall face first.

"Oh! You wanted a preview, motherfucker!? All you had to do was ask!" Connie yelled out as he and Kazuma began brawling around the backstage area, with multiple security guards trying to separate them, Kazuma took advantage of this by raking Connie's eyes before grabbing his BTWF Cruiserweight Championship. Kazuma attempts to hit Connie with the Cruiserweight Championship, but Connie was able to kick the championship into Kazuma's face, tackled him to the ground, and started punching him in the side of the head multiple times. The camera panned back to the stage as security attempted to pull Connie off of Kazuma, and the crowd cheered as 'Bulletproof' by Diamante played.

"Connie needs to be careful there as if Kazuma gets injured, Connie won't be able to get his title match," Striker points out as Luna comes out of the back, with the BTWF Women's Championship slung over her shoulder. The crowd cheered loudly as Luna looked over at the cheering crowd, raising the championship over her head, pyro going off behind her. Luna then points behind her, the crowd continuing to cheer as Rally Vincent rolled out of the back, with Sue following her. Sue got onto the center of the stage and hit the floor with a punch with Rally mimicking shooting in the air.

"The following contest is a 6-woman tag team match, scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, the team of Sue, 'the Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent, and the BTWF Women's Champion, 'Amazing' Luna Collins!" Tony Chimel announced as Sue and Rally gave Luna some respectful handshakes and fist bumps on the stage before walking down the entranceway. Sue and Rally high-fived the fans in the front row, while Luna kept a focused look on the ring, putting the BTWF Women's Championship back over her shoulder.

"Sue and Rally have had the Sisterhood of Darkness' number these past couple of weeks, and with the dissension we saw between Brandish and the Sisterhood earlier, you have to believe that Luna, Sue, and Rally have the advantage going into the match," Striker noted as Luna made it to the ringside area, patted her BTWF Women's Championship, and walked up the steel steps. Sue then rolled into the ring from underneath the bottom rope while Rally followed Luna into the ring from the steel steps. Rally jumped onto the top rope and gave the cheering fans the finger guns before jumping into the ring.

"Brandish has been trying to get into Luna's head recently, showing her nothing but disrespect while showing off her lavish lifestyle, but Luna's as focused as she's ever been," Kotoko explained as Luna rolled to the center of the ring, kipping back up to her feet, and raising the BTWF Women's Championship over her head once again. Rally moved next to her and raised her finger in the air next to her as Sue rolled to the center of the ring, in front of both Rally and Luna, punching the canvas as the crowd continued cheering these three on.

"I think Luna may be more riled up by Brandish's mind games than she's letting on. I mean, Brandish is the polar opposite of Luna in terms of what she thinks is important in life. Luna's dealt with people who value money more than character before, and it still has to sting that she's still dealing with those people after sending her old contract holder, Jennifer Kajiwara out of the company," Striker explained, with Bob and Kotoko nodding. While they were thinking of Striker's point, Emma's 'Spotlight' theme song played, the crowd booing as Brandish came strutting out with her usual gold and purple robe, Marin following after Brandish to take some pictures of her.

"And introducing their opponents first, from the Alvarez Empire, accompanied to the ring by Marin Hollow, she is 'the Influencer' Brandish Myu!" Tony Chimel announced as Brandish continued posing on the center of the stage, Marin taking more pictures as the crowd continued booing. Luna, meanwhile, looked on at Brandish and Marin in annoyance, giving the referee the BTWF Women's Championship while shaking her head at Brandish and her photographer. Brandish then looked at the ring with a small smirk on her face, strutting down the entranceway and to the ring, while Marin continued taking photographs and glared at booing fans.

"Did you see that look on Luna's face? She's clearly got some issue with Brandish, Marin, and their goal of becoming famous on social media," Bob countered as while Brandish and Marin continued making their way to the ring, the lights in the arena went down, the crowd continuing to boo as the lights turned blood red and 'Knives' by Bullet For My Valentine played. Brandish and Marin moved out of the way next to the steel steps of the ring as flames came flying out of the stage. After a moment, Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki came walking out of the back and through the flames, with the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships clutched firmly in their hands.

"And introducing her partners, representing the Sisterhood of Darkness, they are the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions, Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki!" Tony Chimel announced as Ultear and Tomoko walked down the entranceway, with Brandish moving into the ring, not wanting to get on an even worse side of the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions. Marin continued staying by the steel steps as Ultear made it to the ringside area, getting on her knees and outstretching her arms as far as she could. Tomoko grabbed both of Ultear's shoulders before shooting her head up and spitting blood in the air, the crowd continuing to boo as Ultear stuck her tongue out to catch some of the blood droplets.

"The Sisterhood of Darkness, as we mentioned before, have eaten defeat at the hands of both Sue and Rally Vincent. And you have to believe that with the amount of pressure Sherry is putting on the Sisterhood to maintain their hold on the championship gold, Ultear and Tomoko will want to make sure they have some momentum heading into their tag title match at Last Gasp," Kotoko explained as the crowd continued booing as Ultear went back up to her feet, licking the blood from her lips before sliding into the ring from underneath the bottom rope, crawling to the center of the ring while Tomoko rolled into the ring from underneath the bottom rope and followed her to the center of the ring.

"Brandish looks like she's in no hurry to talk to her tag team partners, and I can't say I blame her," Bob explained as Tomoko and Ultear went into the corner while Brandish got into another part of the corner, and talked to Marin while Luna, Rally, and Sue were stretching and going over strategy. The referee made sure both teams were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell, starting the match with Brandish and Rally starting the match. Rally and Brandish locked up in the center of the ring, Brandish moving to a Standing Keylock, attempting to push Rally into the corner. However, the crowd cheered as Rally was able to counter the Standing Keylock with an Arm Drag, and locked Brandish into an Armbar.

"Brandish and Rally exchanging arm holds in the early goings of this match," Striker narrated as Brandish was able to get back onto her feet, and pulled Rally's hair to help her send Rally into the ropes. The referee separated the two, but Brandish quickly took Rally down with a Snapmare, attempting to lock her in a Side Headlock, but Rally was able to slide out of the hold, putting Brandish back in an Armbar. The crowd cheered as Rally moved from an Armbar to a Seated Full Nelson, which Brandish responded to by rolling to the ropes, putting a foot on the ropes to initiate a ropebreak. The crowd booed as Rally was forced to let go, but Rally immediately picked Brandish up by the arm and attempted to put her back into the Full Nelson, but Brandish was able to counter this into a Victory Roll.

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Rally kicked out of the attempted pin, grabbed Brandish by the arm, wringing it, and dragged her to the corner, the crowd exploding into cheers as Luna was tagged in. Brandish responded by slapping Rally's arm away from her and backing away from her Last Gasp opponent. Luna told Brandish to come and face her, the crowd booing as Brandish looked as though she wasn't going to do it. However, Brandish walked up to Luna, looking like she was going to lock up with her, but the crowd booed louder as Brandish simply slapped Luna in the side of the face before tagging Ultear into the match.

"Brandish once again getting under the skin of Luna, making her wait before they can wrestle each other," Bob noted as Ultear attempted to run at a stunned Luna, but Luna dodged, and attempted to run after Brandish, who jumped down from the apron, and huddled with Marin. Ultear took advantage of this by clubbing Luna several times in the back before pushing her into the corner, hitting several chops to the chest of Luna before attempting to throw her out of the corner with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. However, the crowd cheered as Luna was able to land on her feet and counter an oncoming Ultear with a Back Kick to the midsection. Luna hit Ultear with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before attempting to throw her into the corner.

"Did you see what happened there? Brandish showing that she has some space rented in Luna's head thanks to that show of disrespect," Bob noted as Ultear countered the attempted throw into the corner, throwing Luna into the corner. Ultear then attempted to hit Luna with a Running Corner Body Splash, but Luna was able to counter this by hitting Ultear with a Penalty Kick, sending Ultear staggering away. The crowd continued cheering as Luna jumped up to the middle rope and hit Ultear with a Middle Rope Missile Dropkick before pushing her into the corner, tagging Sue back into the match. Sue got into the ring, Irish whipped Ultear out of the corner, allowed Luna to stun Ultear with a Pele Kick to the side of the head, and finished the attack off with Sue knocking Ultear down with a Clothesline to the back of the head before going for a pinfall.

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"The BTWF Women's Champion is working well with the #1 contenders for the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships," Kotoko noted as Sue picked Ultear up, and pushed her into the corner, the crowd cheering as Sue hit multiple Standing Corner Clotheslines to Ultear's chest. However, when Sue attempted to hit a Short Arm Clothesline onto Ultear, Ultear was able to duck, hit Sue with a Bell Clap from behind, and threw her into her own corner. The crowd began booing as Ultear stomped on Sue's chest a couple of times before tagging Tomoko into the match. Ultear kept Sue in the corner by choking her with her foot, and Tomoko ran into the corner, hitting Sue with a Running Corner Back Elbow to the side of the head. Ultear moved onto the apron, while Tomoko took Sue down with a Drop Toe Hold, hitting her with a couple of Elbow Drops to the small of the back.

"Ultear and Tomoko are able to take some control over Sue, showing the #1 contenders that they're in for a battle at Last Gasp!" Bob exclaimed as Tomoko picked Sue back up, and attempted to hit her with a DDT, but the crowd cheered as Sue was able to throw Tomoko away from her. Tomoko was able to land on her feet and attempted to hit a Running Clothesline onto Sue, but she countered with a Big Boot to the side of the face. The crowd cheered as Sue hit a staggered Tomoko with multiple Knife-Edge Uppercuts before pushing her into the corner and tagging Rally back into the match. The crowd cheered as Sue hit Tomoko with a Reverse Atomic Drop, keeping her in place to allow Rally to hit Tomoko with a Springboard Clothesline, going for the pinfall right after.

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"Rally with a Springboard Clothesline, only getting a two count. Let's see how Rally tries to keep control here," Striker noted as Rally picked Tomoko up, and hit her with several Open-Hand Palm Strikes to the side of the face, kicked her in the gut with a Spinning Back Kick, kicked Tomoko in the face hard enough to send her standing straight, and Rally finished this sequence with a Jumping Leg Lariat to Tomoko's throat. The crowd continued cheering as Rally ran the ropes and hit Tomoko with several quick Leg Drops across Tomoko's throat. However, when Rally attempted to climb up the ropes, Brandish ran to the corner and started yelling at her, which Rally responded to by pushing Brandish away and kicking her in the side of the face. Brandish fell off of the apron with a hand over her face, but Tomoko tried to take advantage by pushing Rally off of the top rope. The crowd cheered as Rally landed on the apron rather than falling to the floor, grabbed Tomoko by the hair, pulled her onto the apron, and kicked her in the side of the head with a High Head Kick, sending Tomoko falling onto Brandish on the outside.

"Rally taking out both Brandish and Tomoko, piling them on top of each other right in front of our announce table!" Bob exclaimed as Luna ran into the ring, looked at Tomoko and Brandish staggering back to their feet, and ran the ropes, hitting a Vaulting Somersault Senton over the top rope, the crowd exploding as she landed on both Tomoko and Brandish. However, before Luna could go after Brandish, Marin grabbed Brandish by the hand and pulled her away while standing in front of her so that Luna couldn't get her hands on Brandish. However, before Luna could do anything, Ultear jumped off of the apron, and hit Luna in the face with a Superkick, sending her falling on her ass.

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"Things are starting to break down on the outside, with everyone fighting on the outside!" Kotoko exclaimed as Ultear picked Luna up, and attempted to throw her into the corner, but the crowd cheered as Sue came running at Ultear, knocking him down with a Jumping Clothesline. The crowd cheered as Sue and Ultear began brawling on the outside, while Luna was trying to shake the cobwebs off of her head. Luna then ran over to Marin, hitting him with a Running Basement Dropkick to the side of his head, picking Brandish up. However, Brandish responded by raking Luna's eyes, and while she was blinded, pushed her into the steel ring post face first, knocking her down as the crowd booed.

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"Brandish taking advantage of Luna's lack of focus, and sent her face first into the steel!" Bob exclaimed as Rally and Tomoko began exchanging punches on the outside, which Rally won with a kick to the hand and a kick to the side of the head, but before she could do anything, Brandish interjected, grabbing Rally by the hair, and slamming her face onto the steel ring apron. Tomoko, noting Rally's face laying on the steel, ran up the steel steps, and hit a Jumping Leg Drop across the back of Rally's neck, sending her throat and chest pushing into the steel ring apron. The crowd continued booing as Tomoko grabbed Rally, and slammed her face into the side of the steel steps multiple times, causing her to bleed from the side of her head.

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"Tomoko trying to reduce Rally to a bloody mess, trying to show the women's tag team division that the Sisterhood means business!" Striker exclaimed as Tomoko threw Rally back into the ring before following her back into the ring, hitting several stomps to the side of Rally's head. Meanwhile, on the outside, Sue attempted to hit Ultear with a Samoan Drop, but Ultear was able to escape this hold, picked her up in a Back Suplex position, and dropped Sue chest and face first into the fan barricade with a Back Suplex Facebuster as Brandish got back onto the ring apron.

"Ultear taking Sue out, and with Sue and Luna laid out on the outside, Rally is all alone in the ring!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish tagged herself into the match, the crowd booing as Tomoko glared at her. However, Tomoko simply walked to the apron, allowing Brandish to hit Rally with several Elbow Drops to the back of Rally's neck. The crowd continued booing as Brandish picked Rally up, hit her with a couple of European Uppercuts, and hit her with a Snap Vertical Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Brandish ran the ropes, and hit a Running Knee Drop to the top of Rally's head before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.

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"Rally kicking out, but she's still bleeding out the side of her head, and she needs to find a way to give herself a break," Bob noted as Brandish picked Rally up with a Cravate hold, but Rally responded by hitting Brandish with multiple punches to the gut. However, Brandish grabbed Rally by the hair, slammed her back down to the mat by the back of her head, and hit her with a Pendulum Elbow Drop to the chest. The crowd continued booing as Brandish tagged Tomoko back into the match, with Brandish standing on Rally's head, allowing Tomoko to jump onto the middle turnbuckle from the apron, and hit Rally in the chest with a Middle Rope Diving Knee Drop. Tomoko shot a glare in Brandish's direction, but Brandish responded by stepping out onto the apron and looking over at a staggering Marin.

"Brandish doing the right thing, trying not to make Tomoko angry," Bob noted as Tomoko picked Rally up, and hit her with several chops to the chest before noticing that Ultear had gotten back to the ring apron. Tomoko then threw Rally back into the corner, hitting her with several punches to the side of the head before tagging Ultear back in, the crowd continuing to boo as Tomoko ran the ropes, hit Rally with a Twisting Stinger Splash, slapped Rally in the face, and threw her into Ultear's Big Boot. Ultear then picked Rally back up, hit her with a couple of punches to the side of the face, and dropped her with a Michinoku Driver before pinning her, hooking both of her legs back.

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"Rally barely kicked out, but notice how she kicked out with much less power than before. The referee may have to check whether or not Rally is losing too much blood," Striker recommended as Ultear picked Rally back up, put her in a Powerslam position, and threw her into the middle turnbuckle with a Lawn Dart. Rally staggered out of the corner before Ultear took Rally down with a Frankensteiner, tagging Tomoko back into the match. The crowd continued booing as Tomoko springboarded back into the ring with a Springboard Elbow Drop to the chest, before picking Rally back up, and hitting her with several Forearms to the side of her face.

"The Women's Tag Team Champions doing a good job of isolating one of their challengers for the PPV," Kotoko noted as Tomoko hit Rally with a Swinging Neckbreaker before kipping back up to her feet, and hitting Rally in the chest with a Standing Moonsault. The crowd booed as Tomoko yelled at the crowd before Brandish asked for the tag, with Tomoko raising an eyebrow before slapping her hand hard to tag her back into the match. Brandish waved her hand to get rid of the sting of Tomoko slapping her hand and started stomping on Rally's back and the side of her head. Brandish saw Luna getting back onto the apron, walked over to her, and slapped her in the face, the crowd booing as Brandish hit a Running Senton to Rally's back.

"I don't know whether that's bravery or insanity on Brandish's part! Slapping the BTWF Women's Champion in the face cannot lead to good results!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish draped Rally's head over the middle rope, pushing her knee into the back of Rally's neck, pushing Rally's throat into the ropes. However, the crowd cheered as Luna attempted to rush at Brandish, but the referee held her back, pushing her back into the corner, the crowd booing as Brandish took advantage of this by continuing to press down on her neck. Brandish then ran the ropes and hit a Leaping Body Guillotine onto Rally, and when Rally staggered back to her feet, Brandish grabbed Rally in a Waistlock, and hit her with a German Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.

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Rally barely kicked out, but Brandish immediately transitioned from the bridge into a Muta Lock. Marin took pictures of Rally gritting her teeth in pain as the crowd continued booing and chanting for Rally to get out of the Muta Lock.

"I wouldn't call it insanity, Matt. I would call it confidence! I mean, look at how Brandish trapped Rally in that Muta Lock, and look at the smirk on her face! She's absolutely oozing confidence!" Bob countered as Rally attempted to make it to the ropes, but Brandish immediately raked Rally's eyes, allowing her to roll her back to the center of the ring. The crowd continued booing as Rally screamed in pain but shook her head before beginning to elbow Brandish in the chest and the face.

"I do agree with you on one thing, Bob, it's not insanity, I'd more call it stupidity," Kotoko responded as Rally pushed Brandish off of her. The crowd cheered as when Brandish and Rally got back to their feet, Rally started punching Brandish in the side of the face multiple times and attempted to hit her with a Running Clothesline, but Brandish was able to grab Rally, and hit her with a Stun Gun, sending her throat crashing into the top rope. The crowd continued booing as Brandish took Rally down with a DDT, hitting her with a Leg Drop across the back of the neck. Brandish looked at her two partners and turned around to try and put Rally in a Boston Crab, but Rally was able to turn it into a Small Package.

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Brandish kicked out and attempted to hit Rally with a Reverse STO into the corner, but Rally countered with several elbow strikes to the side of the head, before knocking Brandish down with a High Head Kick, sending her falling forward and away from her corner.

"Rally is finally able to separate herself from the Influencer! Can she finally make it into her corner!?" Bob asked as Rally began crawling to the corner, with both Luna and Sue having their hands outstretched for the tag. Brandish attempted to follow Rally after staggering back up, but when Brandish grabbed Rally's foot, Rally kicked Brandish in the gut several times, pushing her away before tagging the BTWF Women's Champion Luna into the match. When Brandish realized that Luna was the legal woman, she immediately turned around and tagged Ultear into the match, the crowd booing as Brandish rolled out of the ring and over to Marin. Ultear looked annoyed as she went into the ring, exchanging punches with Luna in the center of the ring, with the crowd cheering and booing accordingly.

"You talked about confidence, Bob? Brandish running away from her PPV opponent doesn't look confident to me!" Striker exclaimed as Ultear attempted to hit Luna with a Knife-Edge Uppercut to the throat, but Luna was able to kick her arm away, the crowd cheering loudly as Luna hit Ultear in the chest and the sides of the legs with multiple hard kicks. Ultear fell to her knees, allowing Luna to run the ropes, and hit her with a Running Knee Strike to the side of the face, sending her staggering to the ropes. When Ultear's head draped over the middle rope, Luna ran the ropes, and hit a Wrecking Ball Dropkick to the back of the head, sending her staggering away from the ropes.

"All part of the plan, Striker! Look at what's happening to Ultear, Brandish is keeping herself away from this so that she can be at 100% for her title match, the biggest match of her career!" Bob exclaimed as while Ultear was dazed, Luna knocked Ultear down on her ass with a Scorpion Kick and then ran the ropes to hit a seated Ultear with a Shining Wizard. The crowd continued cheering loudly as Luna hit Ultear with a Standing Moonsault before climbing up to the top rope, kicking Tomoko off of the apron when she tried to grab her leg.

"What does Luna have planned on the top rope!? She's kicked Tomoko off of the apron, so she's clear for takeoff!" Kotoko exclaimed. However, as Luna attempted to balance herself on the top turnbuckle, Brandish rushed to the apron and punched her in the side of the head. Luna grabbed one of Brandish's punches and pushed her away from her, but before Luna could go after Brandish further, Ultear ran into the corner and hit Luna in the chest with a Running Superkick. Luna was still on the top turnbuckle while Ultear climbed up to the top rope, hitting several Uppercuts to the chin. The crowd booed as Ultear attempted to hit a Top Rope Frankensteiner on Luna, but Luna maintained her grip on the top rope, sending Ultear falling off the top rope and onto the canvas. Ultear landed on her feet and attempted to run back into the corner, but Luna countered by kicking Ultear hard in the side of the head, sending her staggering away.

"Luna still fighting back on the top rope, nearly kicking Ultear's jaw off with a hard kick!" Striker exclaimed as Luna balanced herself on the top turnbuckle, and hit a stunned Ultear with a Diving Spinning Wheel Kick to the face before going for a pinfall.

Ref: 1…2…

The crowd booed as Tomoko quickly climbed up to the top turnbuckle, and hit Luna with a Diving Senton Bomb to the back. The crowd booed as Tomoko grabbed Luna by the hair, and started kicking her in the face multiple times, but the crowd went back to cheering as Rally ran back into the ring, hitting Tomoko in the face with a Running Knee Strike to the face, sending her staggering out of the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Rally ran to the ropes, springboarded over the top rope, and dived onto Tomoko with a Springboard Corkscrew Crossbody.

"Rally sending Tomoko out of the ring, but she may have damaged herself just as much as Tomoko thanks to that dive!" Bob exclaimed as Ultear picked Tomoko up, and attempted to hit her with a Sit-Out Powerbomb, but Luna was able to counter the attempted Powerbomb with a Snap Frankensteiner. The crowd continued cheering as Luna grabbed Ultear by the hair, and hit her with the Luna Eclipse (Hangman's Facebuster) before going into the corner, preparing for the Amazing Kick (Meiko Satomura's Scorpio Rising Kick). However, when Luna tried to hit the Amazing Kick (Meiko Satomura's Scorpio Rising Kick), Ultear was able to catch Luna mid-kick, and hit Luna with the Sit-Out Powerbomb she tried earlier, sitting for a pinfall.

Ref: 1…2...

"Luna kicked out, but how much more can she take!?" Bob asked as Ultear picked Luna up, and attempted to hit her with the Time Warp (Discus Lariat), but Luna was able to dodge the Time Warp (Discus Lariat) and hit Ultear with a Pele Kick. The crowd continued cheering as Luna ran the ropes, and hit Ultear with a Float Over DDT before running the ropes again, and hitting Ultear with a Rolling Thunder Frog Splash before rolling into the corner, and tagging Sue into the match. The crowd cheered as Sue picked Ultear up in a Powerbomb position, and sent her crashing into the corner with a Buckle Bomb before running the ropes, and hitting a damaged Ultear with a Superwoman Punch, sending her staggering into another corner. However, Brandish tagged Ultear, ran into the ring, and attempted to hit Sue with a Running Clothesline, but Sue was able to counter with a Pop-Up Samoan Drop.

"Sue able to make sure Brandish doesn't get to take advantage of the surprise tag!" Kotoko exclaimed as Sue ran into the corner, and waited for Brandish to get back up so that she could hit a Spear. However, when Sue attempted to hit Brandish with the Spear, Brandish kicked Sue in the face, the crowd booing as Brandish took Sue down with an STO. The crowd continued booing as Brandish blew a sarcastic kiss to the crowd, attempting to hit another Corkscrew Elbow Drop, but Sue was able to roll out of the way. The crowd continued cheering as Sue hit several Knife-Edge Uppercuts to Brandish's mouth, and attempted to hit her with a Powerbomb, but Brandish was able to slip out of Sue's grasp and kick her in the gut. Brandish grabbed Sue by the hair, but Sue responded with several gut punches and pushed her away, but while Brandish distracted the referee, Marin attempted to hit Sue. However, Sue was able to dodge, and hit a Jumping Superwoman Punch onto Marin, sending him falling off of the apron.

"Sue sending Marin's jaw and teeth into orbit with that Superwoman Punch! Can she do the same thing to Brandish!?" Striker exclaimed as Sue attempted to hit Brandish with a Superwoman Punch, but Brandish kicked her in the face, grabbed her by the hair, and hit Sue with a Running Hotshot to the top rope. Brandish gave the booing crowd a small smirk and smacked her ass while telling the crowd to kiss it before climbing up to the top rope and hitting a staggering Sue with a Diving Back Elbow. Rally attempted to come back to the ring, but Ultear and Tomoko pulled Rally to the floor and started punching and stomping on her, the crowd booing as Ultear pulled Rally up by the hair.

"The BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions taking out one of their contenders on the outside!" Kotoko exclaimed as Ultear slammed the back of Rally's head into the side of the steel steps, holding her head on the side of the steps so that Tomoko could hit a Knee Trembler to the side of Rally's bleeding head, sending her slowly sliding off of the stairs. The crowd continued booing as inside the ring, Brandish grabbed Sue again, and threw her into Luna's gut, sending Luna falling out of the apron. The crowd booed even louder as Brandish put Sue in a Headlock, and hit her with the Brand Deal (Headlock Driver) before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.

Ref: 1…2…3

*Bell Rings*

"Here are your winners, the team of 'the Influencer' Brandish Myu and representing the Sisterhood of Darkness, the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions, Ultear Milkovich and Tomoko Kuroki!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued booing while Tomoko and Ultear grabbed Sue by the legs, and pulled her out of the ring. Brandish looked at Ultear and Tomoko and told them to do whatever they wanted to Sue, to which Ultear and Tomoko responded by beating Sue down with punches and stomps.

"Brandish wins with this new finishing maneuver, building more momentum for her match against Luna at Last Gasp!" Bob exclaimed as Ultear and Tomoko picked Sue up, and hit her with an Assisted Powerbomb onto the announcers' table, and though it didn't break, Sue was nearly bent in half thanks to the Powerbomb. Meanwhile, while the referee was attempting to give the BTWF Women's Championship to Luna, the crowd booed loudly as Brandish swiped the BTWF Women's Championship out of the referee's hand, and raised it over her head.

"Brandish continuing her mind games against Luna Collins, posing with the BTWF Women's Championship!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish rolled out of the ring, giving a staggered Luna a small smirk before telling Marin to come over to her and take some pictures. Marin, while holding his jaw, ran over to Brandish, and began taking pictures of Brandish posing with the BTWF Women's Championship over her shoulder. Meanwhile, Tomoko was choking Sue with the chord of one of the announce table monitors while Ultear chuckled at the booing fans, holding both BTWF Women's Tag Team Championship belts.

"While Brandish is trying to wound Luna mentally and emotionally, Ultear and Tomoko are doing so physically against Sue and Rally!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish, after she was done having Marin take some pictures, ran over to Luna, and hit her in the face with the BTWF Women's Championship belt. The crowd chanted 'Brandish sucks' as Brandish threw the championship down at Luna, telling her that she would have the pictures she just took sent to Luna's DMs so that she can get used to the future of her losing the championship.

"Brandish and the Sisterhood of Darkness may have come out on top tonight, but is the story going to be the same at Last Gasp!?" Striker asked, the camera panning to the backstage area as Brandish and Marin walked up the stage while Ultear and Tomoko were leaving Sue and Rally lying in front of the announcers' table. The camera then focused on the backstage interview area, where Kyle Davis was standing next to Crona Gorgon, who was smiling at the backstage interviewer.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with one of the participants in the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber, Crona Gorgon. Crona, I do want to ask one question first; do you plan on having a rematch for your BTWF Cruiserweight Championship?" Davis asked as Crona nodded before responding.

"While I'm focused on the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship at the moment, I haven't forgotten about how Kazuma stole my Cruiserweight Championship. I want the fans, and whoever is the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion after Last Gasp, to trust and believe that whether or not I become the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion, I'm still going to get my BTWF Cruiserweight Championship back," Crona explained, Scott nodding before pulling the microphone closer to her mouth.

"Speaking of the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber, how do you feel about having your first opportunity for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship?" Scott asked as Crona nodded once again before responding.

"This is the biggest opportunity of my career. I'm going through five other men, including a former world champion in Katsuki Bakugo. Not to mention, that this match takes place inside the Elimination Chamber, one of the most dangerous structures in the history of wrestling. But if I've been known for one thing, it's defying the odds, and at Last Gasp, I'll do the same thing," Crona explained, but before he could hand the microphone back to Scott, Katsuki Bakugo came walking in with a smirk on his face, and fellow NWO member Mercury Black standing next to him.

"Look Extra, if you think that you have ANY chance of winning that Chamber match, then you must've been inhaling all the copium that your witch mom can afford. Just because you got lucky against Mercury doesn't mean that you can do it again," Bakugo explained, poking Crona in the chest with his pointer finger. Crona responded by grabbing Bakugo's finger, pushing it away from his chest, and walking up to him.

"I know what you're trying to do Bakugo, but you're not going to intimidate me. I'm going into the Chamber match and winning that BTWF World Heavyweight Championship. Who knows, maybe you'll be the first guy I eliminate," Crona said with a smirk on his face. Bakugo glared at him, but before he could offer up a response, Mercury walked in front of Bakugo and glared at Crona.

"Talk is cheap, Crona. You may have gotten one over me a couple of weeks ago, but tonight, I'm gonna win the Fatal-4-Way main event and join my boy Bakugo in the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber. And trust me, when I get into the Chamber the match, you'll be the first one I eliminate. And after that, the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship is coming back to the NWO," Mercury countered. Crona chuckled at Mercury's threats before turning around and walking back to his locker room. Mercury looked as though he was going to say something else, but Bakugo simply patted him on the shoulder, whispering something in his ears as the camera panned to a commercial break.

*Commercial Break*

*Commercial Over*

The camera panned to the locker room, where the BTWF Tag Team Champions Pete Corvus and Kite were laughing along with Tsubaki and the BTWF Hardcore Champion Jellal Fernandes.

"Oh man, did you see the look on Hitman and Mirio's faces last week when they realized that they weren't getting their tag title match?" Kite asked while laughing. Corvus nodded, slapping his knee from the laughter of thinking of Hitman and Mirio's reactions from last week before kissing Tsubaki.

"You think that's funny? You should've seen that crybaby Lance Scaper. Like…he beat some fat old loser bodyguard and he thinks that he's all of the sudden worthy of a BTWF Hardcore Championship match?" Jellal said, chuckling while cleaning his BTWF Hardcore Championship belt. The four continued laughing before the door to their locker room opened, revealing one of the General Managers of BTWF Intensity, Sunny Bridges.

"Sunny! Are you here to celebrate with us?" Corvus asked, taking a break from making out with Tsubaki to give him a drink. Sunny nodded before putting the drink on a nearby table and walking closer to the NWO members.

"Well, actually, I'm here to give you guys some news. See, that was a pretty impressive stunt you pulled last week, giving yourselves qualifying matches for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match to prevent the BTWF Tag Team Championship match between Hitman and Mirio. But you know something, I thought of something really cool you could do for the PPV, Kite," Sunny explained, with Kite looking at one of Intensity's General Managers with an eyebrow raised in confusion.

"See, I called the BTWF Board of Directors, and told them about this crazy idea I had; since you and Hitman didn't qualify for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match, you're going to be defending the BTWF Tag Team Championships against Hitman Jones in a one-on-one match at Last Gasp!" Sunny exclaimed happily while patting Kite's shoulder, causing Kite and Corvus to get up angrily, with Jellal looking on with his eyes widened in surprise. Tsubaki walks up to Sunny, but before she could say anything, Sunny presents a piece of paper to her and lets her read it.

"This is straight from the desk of the Board of Directors, and it says that the match IS going to happen at Last Gasp, and if Kite doesn't compete, you guys will have your BTWF Tag Team Championships stripped from you," Sunny further explained, causing Corvus to throw the bottle of wine they were drinking into the wall out of anger, while Kite was trying to ask Tsubaki is there was any loophole. While the BTWF Tag Team Champions and Tsubaki were stressing out, Sunny turned his attention to Jellal.

"Oh, by the way, Jellal, tonight there's going to be a #1 contenders match for the BTWF Hardcore Championship. You're going to defend the BTWF Hardcore Championship against either Lance Scaper, or our guest from BTWF Octane, KIRISHIMA," Sunny explained as Jellal pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance before Tsubaki crumpled up the contract that Sunny gave her, and threw it at his head.

"You can't get away with this, Sunny! This is a blatant abuse of power!" Tsubaki yelled at Sunny, with Corvus and Kite nodding in agreement, holding their BTWF Tag Team Championships close to their chests. Sunny rolled his eyes with a smirk on his face before walking out of the locker room, leaving the rest of the NWO in a panicked and furious state. The camera then panned back to the stage, where 'I Don't Care Anymore' by the American Fangs played, the crowd booing as Floch came out with a black dress jacket on.

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, from inside Wall Rose on the Island of Paradis, he is Floch Forster!" Tony Chimel announced before squatting down on the center of the stage, patting on the steel before jumping back up to his feet with both of his pointer fingers shooting up, causing his black dress jacket to fly off of his back. The crowd continued booing as Floch looked into the camera, telling the fans at home that Elric was going to be exposed as a fraud tonight.

"Floch Forster, one of the competitors in the BTWF International Championship Elimination Chamber match at Last Gasp, wanted a warm-up match with the International Champion, and has that match here tonight," Striker explained as Floch walked off the stage and down the entranceway. The crowd continued booing Floch as he continued walking down the entranceway, Floch simply smirking at the fans jeering him, telling the camera that the fans are just mad at him for how honest he is.

"Floch is someone who isn't afraid to tell people how it is, and that's something I can respect," Bob admitted as Floch stopped at the ringside area, outstretched his arms, and soaked in the jeers from the fans. Floch then put his arms down before walking to the steel steps, chuckling at a couple of fans sticking their downward thumbs at him. Floch knelt slightly, and patted the top of the steel steps several times with his right hand before running up the steel steps, jumping over the top rope, and walking right to the center of the ring. Floch gave the booing crowd the peace sign before walking into the corner, stretching his arms and legs.

"Floch may be an honest person, but he's also not shy about how he's 'the Scum of the Earth'," Kotoko responded as the crowd began cheering when Austin Aries' 'Ambition and Vision' theme song played. After a moment, Edward Elric came running out of the back, spinning around on the center of the stage before stopping, and pointing up to the sky, causing pyro to shoot out of the stage behind Elric. The crowd continued cheering as Elric pointed to his waist, where the BTWF International Championship was worn around.

"And his opponent, from Resembool in the Eastern State of Amestris, he is the BTWF International Champion, Edward Elric!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd continued cheering as Elric walked down the entranceway, high-fiving fans in the front row while telling the crowd that Floch was gonna get his mouth shut. Floch continued stretching in the corner while Elric continued walking to the ring, with him stopping once he got to ringside, taking the BTWF International Championship off of around his waist, and raising it up in the air. The crowd continued cheering as Elric walked closer to the ring and slid the BTWF International Championship into the ring.

"Edward Elric has said that he wants to prove that him winning the BTWF International Championship was no fluke, and tonight's match with Floch, according to him, is another way for him to prove that he's not a paper champion," Striker explained as Elric jumped onto the apron and over the top rope, but when he jumped onto the middle turnbuckle and pointed up to the sky, the crowd booed as Floch grabbed the BTWF International Championship and raised it over his own head. When Elric heard the crowd boo, he turned around, jumped off of the middle turnbuckle, and marched over to Floch to take back his BTWF International Championship.

"Elric not taking the disrespect of Floch lying down, taking the BTWF International Championship back out of Floch's hands," Kotoko narrated as Floch smirked at Elric, patting the BTWF International Championship before Elric handed it to one of the ringside attendants. The referee made sure both men were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell, and when they did, Floch and Elric immediately locked up in the middle of the ring. The crowd cheered as Elric took Floch down with a Headlock Takeover, grinding his arm into the side of Floch's head and ear while wrenching in the Side Headlock. Floch was able to slip out of the Side Headlock after a moment, putting Elric into a Side Headlock of his own, with Elric almost immediately pushing Floch off.

"Elric and Floch exchanging headlocks in the first part of this contest here," Kotoko noted as Floch got back to his feet, and attempted to grab Elric's right arm, but Elric was able to wring out of the arm hold, putting a standing Floch in a Hammerlock. Elric pulled Floch's arm up as far as he could, but Floch was able to grab Elric by the back of the head and take him down with a Snapmare. However, when Floch attempted to lock him in another Headlock, Elric was able to slip out of it, push Floch down onto his stomach, and lock him in another Hammerlock. The crowd continued cheering as Elric looked on at the crowd, doing some push-ups while continuing to stretch Floch's arm in the Hammerlock.

"Elric maintaining control over Floch, even showing off some dominance with these pushups!" Striker exclaimed as Floch attempted to pull himself to the ropes, but the crowd cheered as Elric rolled him away from the ropes, continuing to apply the pressure on the Hammerlock. After another moment, Floch got back to his feet and attempted to hit Elric with a Back Elbow, but Elric was once again able to counter with a Fireman's Carry, attempting to lock him in another armlock. However, Floch was able to scurry to the ropes, the crowd booing as Elric was forced to let him go, allowing Floch to stand back on his feet. Floch looked as though he wanted to lock up again, but when Elric attempted to grab Floch's hands, Floch kicked him in the gut, the crowd booing as Floch locked Elric in a Side Headlock.

"Floch finally getting an edge over Elric, but it took him giving Elric a cheap shot to the gut!" Kotoko exclaimed as Elric attempted to push Floch off of him, but Floch was able to maintain the pressure of the Headlock, the crowd booing as Floch pushed Elric to his knees while keeping him in the Headlock. After another moment on his knees, the crowd began cheering again as Elric got back to his feet, punching Floch in the gut several times before pushing him into the ropes. However, Floch responded by knocking Elric down with a Shoulder Tackle, the crowd booing as Floch playfully kicked Elric in the side of the head a couple of times before running the ropes again. However, while Floch was bouncing off the ropes, Elric got back to his feet, and hit Floch with a couple of Japanese Arm Drags, knocking Floch out of the ring with a hard Dropkick to the face.

"Elric picking up the pace, hitting Floch right in the face with a Dropkick! But wisely, Floch is rolling out of the ring to catch his breath!" Bob exclaimed as Floch rolled out of the ring and in front of the announcers' table, pounding on the top of the announce table in frustration. When Floch tried to get closer to the ring, Elric ran at him, hitting him in the face with a Running Baseball Slide Dropkick. Elric then pulled himself up onto the apron and waited for Floch to turn around before springboarding off of the middle rope, hitting Floch with a Springboard Corkscrew Crossbody, sending Floch crashing back down to the floor. Elric jumped onto the top of the announcers' table, and shot his fists in the air, causing the crowd to cheer even more before jumping off of the announcers' table, hitting a downed Floch with a Diving Leg Drop across the throat.

Ref: 1…2…3

"Elric has completely taken control here, diving off of our announcers' table to hit Floch with a Leg Drop!" Striker exclaimed as Elric picked Floch back up, hitting him with several Knife-Edge Chops before throwing him back into the ring. The crowd continued to cheer as Elric jumped back onto the apron, hitting Floch in the chest and neck with another Springboard Leg Drop. Elric then picked Floch up by the wrist, put him in the Ripcord position, and attempted to hit him with the Revolution Knee (Ripcord Knee Strike). However, Floch was able to duck, and hit Elric with several punches to the side of the head in response, pushing him into the corner before hitting him with several more punches to the side of the head.

"Floch finally fighting back, using Elric's face as a punching bag!" Bob exclaimed as Floch attempted to Irish whip Elric into the diagonal corner, but Elric was able to counter the Irish whip, sending Floch crashing into the corner chest first. The crowd continued cheering as Elric ran into the corner, jumped onto the middle rope, and hit Floch with a Diving Back Elbow to the side of the head. The crowd continued cheering as Elric ran the ropes and hit a Running Shooting Star Press to Floch's chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

Ref: 1…2.

Elric picked Floch back up to his feet and hit Floch with several punches to the side of the head before attempting to hit him with another Revolution Knee (Ripcord Knee Strike). However, Floch was able to duck and push Elric into the corner, sending his chest into the corner, and when Floch attempted to run into the corner, Elric countered with a Back Kick to the gut, sending him staggering away.

"Elric once again in a prime position for some high-flying!" Striker exclaimed as Elric attempted to jump onto the top turnbuckle, but Floch was able to recover, and hit a Dropkick to the back of Elric's knee, sending him falling out of the ring. The crowd booed as Elric fell onto the fan barricade face-first, with Floch beginning to get back to his feet again, running the ropes, and hitting a staggered Elric with a Suicide Forearm Smash to the face. The crowd continued booing as Floch started stomping on Elric's gut, telling the crowd to look at their hero and look at how Elric was suffering.

"Floch now trash-talking the International Champion, despite the fact up until this point, he's been dominated by the Champion," Kotoko noted as Floch picked Elric up, and threw him back down onto the fan barricade chest first before slamming the top of his head into the fan barricade. Floch continues showing off to the fans, telling them that their International Champion is nothing but a weakling before picking Elric up and hitting him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest. The crowd cheered as Elric attempted to fight back with a couple of punches to the side of the head before grabbing him by the hair and slamming his face into the steel ring post.

Ref: 1…2…3

Floch told the referee to shut up before hitting Elric with several punches to the side of the head, pushing Elric back into the ring. Elric attempted to stagger back to his feet, but Floch immediately knocked Elric back down with a Big Boot to the side of the head.

"Well right now, Floch is dominating the International Champion, possibly giving us a preview of the Elimination Chamber match at Last Gasp," Bob countered as Floch hit several Elbow Drops to the small of Elric's back before pulling him back up by the hair. Floch hit several slaps to the side of Elric's face, and Elric attempted to respond with another punch, but Floch was able to dodge the attempt at a punch and nail him with the Belly-to-Belly Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Floch hit a Jumping Stomp to Elric's chest before running the ropes, hitting a Jumping Elbow Drop to the chest before going for a pinfall.

Ref: 1…2.

"Elric kicking out at a count of 2. Floch needs to keep the attacks coming if he doesn't want Elric to get control back," Striker explained as Floch picked Elric up, pushed him into the corner, and hit him with multiple Forearms to the side of the head. The referee pulled Floch out of the corner when Floch didn't appear to stop at the count of 4, which Floch responded to by stomping Elric in the gut while the referee threatened to disqualify him. Floch stopped and put his hands up, sarcastically apologizing to the referee before running back into the corner, hitting Elric with a Running Corner Clothesline to the throat. However, Floch didn't let Elric fall down, as he hit Elric with multiple Standing Corner Clotheslines to the chest and throat before backing off once the referee threatened to disqualify him again.

"Floch dominating Elric in the corner with hard strikes to the throat and the chest!" Kotoko exclaimed as Floch playfully kicked Elric in the face a couple of times before sending him falling into a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle. Floch started brushing his boot across Elric's cheek before running the ropes, and hitting Elric in the side of the face with a Running Face Wash. Floch then grabbed Elric by the arm, and pulled him back up to his feet to hit him with a Back Drop Driver, bridging into a pinfall, much to the crowd's chagrin.

Ref: 1…2..

Floch looked annoyed at the referee before mounting Elric, and hitting him with multiple punches to the side of the face, pulling his head up by the hair, and telling him to look into the camera and beg his fans to support him.

"Floch is mocking Elric's fans as he continues keeping him on the ground," Striker noted as Floch let go of Elric, ran the ropes, and hit a Jumping Knee Drop to the side of Elric's forehead. The crowd continued booing as Floch attempted to pick Elric back up, but the crowd cheered as Elric countered with several kicks to the side of the leg, sending Floch backing away slightly. The crowd continued cheering as Elric ran the ropes, and attempted a running attack, but the crowd went back to booing as Floch was able to grab Elric and counter his running attack with a Tilt-a-Whirl Lumbar Check. The crowd continued to boo as Floch grabbed Elric, and sent him down with a Uranage before hitting him with a Standing Moonsault to the chest, going for another pinfall.

Ref: 1…2…

"Floch nailing a really good combination of moves onto Elric, stopping him from regaining the momentum of this match," Bob noted as Floch dusted off his hands, the crowd booing as Floch ran the ropes, and hit a seated Elric with a Running Big Boot to the side of the head. Floch then slid back down to the ground, locking Elric in a Grounded Cobra Clutch, the crowd booing as Elric tried to pull himself towards the ropes, but Floch slammed the back of Elric's head into the mat several times while continuing to keep the Cobra Clutch locked in. The crowd continued booing as Floch told Elric to pass out and show his fans that he was nothing but a lucky fraud while squeezing the hold in harder.

"Floch trying to choke Elric out with the Cobra Clutch and Elric looks to be fading fast!" Striker exclaimed as Elric once again tried to pull himself out of the hold, but Floch was able to throw Elric back on the floor, telling the referee to check him when he saw Elric begin to close his eyes. The referee grabbed Elric's wrist, and let go of it, but Elric kept it back to his feet, the crowd cheering loudly as Elric began standing on his feet and before Floch could knock him back down, Elric started punching Floch in the gut multiple times. The crowd continued cheering as Elric started kicking Floch in the leg and the side before finally pushing him away with a hard Forearm to the side of the head.

"Elric finally breaking that Cobra Clutch with some hard strikes of his own, sending Floch staggering away!" Kotoko exclaimed as Elric grabbed Floch once again, but Floch countered with a Jawbreaker. However, when Floch attempted to send Elric back into the turnbuckle with a Reverse STO, Elric hit several Back Elbows to the side of Floch's head, pushing him away from the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Elric jumped up onto the middle turnbuckle, and hit a stunned Floch with a Diving Knee Strike to the side of the face before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

Ref: 1…2…

"Elric with the massive knee strike, able to finally gain momentum back on his side!" Bob exclaimed as Elric, after a moment of both him and Floch laying down on the canvas, the crowd cheered as Elric kipped back to his feet, beating his chest as Floch staggered back to his feet. The crowd continued cheering as when Floch stood back up on his feet, Elric ran the ropes, and hit Floch with two Clotheslines, a Spinning Front Kick to the chest, a Flapjack, and then ran the ropes to hit a Standing Shooting Star to the chest. Elric nodded at the cheering crowd before running the ropes and springboarding off of the middle rope before hitting a Springboard Middle Rope Moonsault to Floch's chest.

"Elric coming back to the match, flying around the ring with a Springboard Moonsault!" Striker exclaimed as Elric jumped over the top rope and onto the apron. Elric waited for Floch to get back to his feet, and when he did, Elric springboarded back into the ring, hitting Floch in the side of the head with another Springboard Knee Strike to the side of the head. Elric ran the ropes again, hitting a kneeling Floch with a Running Single Leg Basement Dropkick to the side of his head. Elric then picked Floch up in a Fireman's Carry and hit him with a Double Knee Gutbuster before going for the pinfall.

Ref: 1…2…

"Floch once again able to kick out! This is showing just how resilient Floch is and how hard it's going to be to beat in the Elimination Chamber!" Bob exclaimed as Elric picked Floch up, and threw him into the corner. However, when Elric ran into the corner, Floch got both of his knees up, sending Elric's face crashing into his knees. The crowd booed as Floch jumped up to the top turnbuckle, put Elric in a Suplex position, and attempted to pull him all the way back up to the top turnbuckle, but Elric was able to fight back with several punches to the side of the head, hitting Floch with a Jumping Kick to the chest before jumping back down to the canvas. Floch was dazed on the top turnbuckle before Elric jumped up to the top rope, hitting Floch with a Top Rope Frankensteiner before going for another pinfall, hooking both of his legs back while the crowd continued cheering.

Ref: 1…2…

"Floch once again barely kicking out after Elric countered his display of strength! You may be onto something Bob, as Floch is showing how much of an issue he can be for the participants in the Elimination Chamber match!" Kotoko exclaimed as Elric nodded and told the crowd that he was going to end the match before getting back up to his feet, and going into the corner. Elric jumped on top of the announcers' table, but when he was trying to balance himself on the top turnbuckle, Floch kicked the top rope while on the ground, sending Elric crashing down onto the turnbuckle balls first. The crowd booed while Floch stopped for a moment to catch his breath before running into the corner, jumping onto the middle turnbuckle, and hitting Elric with a Superplex.

"Floch showing off his own athleticism by jumping right up to the middle turnbuckle, sending him falling back to the mat with a devastating Superplex!" Striker exclaimed as Floch immediately picked Elric back up, and hit him with a Ripcord Lariat, turning him inside out. However, Floch picked him up once again, hitting Elric with a Sit-Out Powerbomb before finally going for the pinfall.

Ref: 1…2…

Floch sprung back up to her feet, arguing with the referee that he had gotten the pinfall. The referee told him that he hadn't, causing Floch to angrily stomp on Elric's chest and head, telling him that he needs to give up.

"Floch looks furious here, and I can't blame him! If my opponent kicked out of quite a few of my biggest moves, I'd be upset too!" Bob exclaimed as Floch picked Elric back up, and attempted to put him in position for the Ricola Bomb, but Elric was able to push him away and daze him with a Superkick to the side of the head. Elric wasn't done yet, as he hit Floch with another Superkick, sending him staggering down to one knee, but when Elric attempted a third Superkick onto a kneeling Floch, Floch was able to duck and hit Elric with a Spinebuster. The crowd continued booing as Floch grabbed Elric, and attempted to hit him with the Ripcord Lariat again, but Elric was able to dodge. However, before Elric could take advantage, Floch kicked him in the gut and attempted to put him in position for the Impaler DDT.

"Floch has him in the position! He's gonna pull off the upset here!" Bob exclaimed as Elric ducked out of Floch's grasp, and hit him with a Jumping Knee to the face before grabbing him by the arm, putting him in the Ripcord position, and hitting him with the Revolution Knee (Ripcord Knee Strike). The crowd continued cheering as Elric went into the corner, and climbed back up to the top turnbuckle, hitting a downed Floch with the Phoenix Splash, hooking both of his legs back for the pinfall.

Ref: 1…2…3

*Bell Rings*

"Here is your winner, he is the BTWF International Champion, Edward Elric!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd cheering as Elric staggered back to his feet, breathing in and out as the ringside attendant went to grab the BTWF International Championship. The attendant handed the BTWF International Championship to Elric, allowing him to raise the championship over his head as the crowd continued to cheer and chant for Elric. Elric then jumped up to the top turnbuckle and continued raising the BTWF International Championship over his head while celebrating with the crowd.

"Elric building up some momentum for the Elimination Chamber match, but let's not take anything away from Floch, who put in a great performance here tonight!" Striker exclaimed as Elric patted the BTWF International Championship, telling the camera that at Last Gasp, he was going to show the fans and all his doubters that he is the rightful champion. Elric pointed to his cheering fans, continuing to show off the BTWF International Championship while soaking in the fan's adulation. However, the crowd booed as Floch grabbed Elric by the back of his pants, and slammed him back down to the ground with a Tornado Bomb.

"Elric may have won the match, but Floch looks like he wants to win the war heading into Last Gasp!" Bob exclaimed as Floch started stomping on Elric multiple times before putting him in position for the Impaler DDT. However, the crowd cheered as Kuro came running back out again, slid into the ring, and started clubbing Floch in the back, pushing him away from Elric. The crowd cheered and booed accordingly as Kuro and Floch exchanged punches in the middle of the ring, with Kuro seemingly winning this brawl with multiple punches and kicks to the sides and face. However, Floch hit Kuro with a low blow, the crowd booing as Floch knocked Kuro back down with a Big Boot to the side of the head.

"Kuro-Senpai came out to save one of his opponents at Last Gasp, but of course this scum Floch had to cheat to take Kuro-Senpai down!" Kotoko exclaimed as Floch grabbed Kuro by the hair, telling him that he shouldn't have tried to play the hero. The crowd cheered as Elric came back into the ring, and hit a Running Knee Strike to the back of Floch's head, and hitting him with another Revolution Knee (Ripcord Knee Strike), sending Floch staggering into a kick to the gut by Kuro before he hit Floch with the Fairytale Ending. The crowd continued cheering as Elric kicked Floch out of the ring, shaking hands with Kuro, who handed the BTWF International Championship back to Elric, telling him that he was going to take that championship fair and square at Last Gasp.

"Kuro showing respect for the BTWF International Champion, but when the title's on the line at Last Gasp, it's going to be all about the championship!" Striker exclaimed as the camera panned back to the backstage interview area. Kyle Davis was standing next to Kurt Bale with a microphone in his hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with one of the participants in the Last Chance match for the last spot in the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match, Kurt Bale. Kurt, you've had an issue with the NWO for months now. Not only are Katsuki Bakugo and Pete Corvus of the NWO in this match, but Mercury Black of the NWO also has a chance to qualify for this match as well tonight. And along with the World Heavyweight title on the line, the pressure is on tonight," Kyle explained, with Bale nodding before he responded.

"Kyle, you're absolutely right. The last thing I, or anyone else in this locker room, wants is to have the NWO back on top with the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship. Bakugo already has one of his toadies in the match, and I'm not going to let another one come into the match," Bale explained, running both his hands through his brown hair, with Kyle nodding in response before he asked another question.

"With Midoriya having a guaranteed shot at the World Heavyweight Champion at StarShow, how would you feel about fighting him for the World Heavyweight Championship at the PPV?" Kyle asked. Before Bale could answer, Gaara stomped over to Kyle, grabbed him by the collar, and pushed him away.

"I don't know why you're asking him like he's going to win. If anyone's going to win that Last Chance match, it's going to be me!" Gaara exclaimed right in Kyle's face, which Bale responded to by turning him around and helping Kyle get out of Gaara's grasp.

"And I don't know why you're so confident, considering that the only thing you've done since the Battle Riot has been being Bickslow's punching bag," Bale countered, not being able to hold back a chuckle as Gaara glowered down at him before pushing Kyle away and stomping over to Bale, who didn't back down, almost inviting him to do something.

"The only reason I don't splatter you all over the wall now is because I want to destroy all three of you in the ring tonight. And when I'm done with Bickslow, you, and Mercury, I'm going to take my rightful place at the top of the mountain here in the BTWF," Gaara said, pushing Bale into the backstage interview area before stomping away. Bale glared at Gaara's disappearing frame before helping Kyle up, asking if he was OK before the camera panned back to the stage, where Drew McIntyre's 2009 debut theme song 'Seeing Red' played. The crowd cheered as Lance came running out of the back with a smile on his face.

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and the winner of this match will become the #1 contender for the BTWF Hardcore Championship! Introducing first, from Tom's River New Jersey, Lance Scaper!" Tony Chimel announced as Lance shot both of his fists in the air before running down the entranceway, giving high-fives to the fans in the front row, telling the camera that Jellal wasn't going to be able to hide from him this time. Lance continued talking to the camera, telling them that he was going to shock the world by taking the BTWF Hardcore Championship away from Jellal and the NWO.

"Lance has been asking for an opportunity at the BTWF Hardcore Championship since he defeated Onslaught in a No Holds Barred match weeks ago, and now he has it," Striker explained as Lance ran to the ring, and rolled underneath the bottom rope and to the center of the ring. Lance then jumped back to his feet, and ran into the corner, jumping onto the top turnbuckle and shooting his fists back in the air. The crowd continued cheering as Lance motioned around his waist, telling the fans and his opponent that he was going to become the new BTWF Hardcore Champion.

"This is a huge opportunity for Lance to rocket up the rankings, and you know he's going to go all out for it!" Bob exclaimed as 'Virus' by Memphis May Fire played, the crowd continuing to cheer as BTWF Octane superstar KIRISHIMA came walking out of the back, and when he made it to the center of the stage, flexed for the cheering crowd. KIRISHIMA told the camera that it felt awesome to be on Intensity, and he was going back to Octane as the new BTWF Hardcore Champion.

"And his opponent, representing BTWF Octane, from Musutafu, Japan, KIRISHIMA!" Tony Chimel announced as KIRISHIMA began walking down the entranceway, giving fans in the front row high-fives on his way to the ring. Lance looked at KIRISHIMA walking to the ring with a nod while he continued high-fiving fans while flexing into the camera. KIRISHIMA then made it to the ringside area and smiled at Lance while flexing, who responded by flexing on his own, causing KIRISHIMA and some of the crowd to chuckle.

"KIRISHIMA is normally on Octane, but the Hardcore Championship is normally an Octane championship, and after a conversation with our General Managers, KIRISHIMA has been given permission to participate in this match," Striker explained as KIRIHSIMA walked up to the steel steps, and jumped up to the top rope, raising a fist in the air, the crowd cheering as he flexed that arm he raised up, patting the muscles on his arm. Lance looked at his arm, which wasn't as muscular as KIRISHIMA's, and shrugged his shoulders, giving himself another laugh before KIRISHIMA jumped down to the center of the ring.

"And when Pete Corvus brought the Hardcore Championship to Intensity and lost it to Izuku Midoriya, he was so focused on the NWO, that he wasn't focused on Octane, and the same thing with Jellal. KIRISHIMA is hoping to bring the BTWF Hardcore Championship back to Octane," Kotoko further explained as KIRISHIMA and Lance shook each other's hands before backing away from each other. The referee made sure both men were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell, and when they did, KIRISHIMA and Lance locked up in the middle of the ring, with Lance attempting to push KIRISHIMA into the corner, but KIRISHIMA was able to push Lance away from him.

"You know, we explain all this, and we're still going to get complaints about this from people who didn't listen to us," Bob noted as Lance nodded and got back to his feet before attempting to lock up with KIRISHIMA again, but KIRISHIMA was once again able to throw Lance away from him, but Lance was able to keep himself on his feet. The crowd chanted for both men as Lance hit a Running Dropkick to KIRISHIMA's chest, sending him staggering into the corner. Lance then attempted to hit a Running Splash into the corner, but KIRISHIMA was able to grab him in mid-air, the crowd continuing to cheer as KIRISHIMA slammed Lance down to the ground with a Scoop Slam.

"KIRISHIMA showing off some impressive strength there, slamming Lance to the ground after picking him from the air!" Striker exclaimed as KIRISHIMA attempted to hit the Jumping Elbow Drop, but Lance was able to roll out of the way. Lance then attempted to put KIRISHIMA in a Front Facelock, but KIRISHIMA was able to pick him up, attempting to put him in a Fireman's Carry, but Lance hit several elbow strikes to the side of the head. Lance was able to come down, and position KIRISHIMA for the DDT. However, KIRISHIMA pushed Lance into the corner, the crowd cheering as KIRISHIMA hit Lance with several Corner Shoulder Thrusts. The crowd continued cheering as KIRISHIMA ran the ropes, and hit Lance with a Running Corner Clothesline. KIRISHIMA then grabbed Lance, and threw him out of the corner with an Exploder Suplex, bridging into a pinfall, much to the crowd's delight.

Ref: 1…2.

"Very nice Suplex/Bridging pin counter by KIRISHIMA, but it didn't get him the victory yet," Kotoko explained as KIRISHIMA picked Lance up, and hit him with several forearms to the side of the head before running the ropes, attempting to hit him with a Running Jumping Forearm, but the crowd cheered as Lance was able to counter with a Flapjack. Lance did a little dance next to KIRISHIMA before running the ropes and hitting him with a Running Leg Drop across the throat. Lance then picked KIRISHIMA up, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, attempting to throw him into the corner, but KIRISHIMA was able to counter the throw, sending Lance into the corner.

"Lance and KIRISHIMA going move-for-move with each other, showing how much they want this opportunity at the BTWF Hardcore Championship," Bob explained as KIRISHIMA hit a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to Lance's chest, but Lance was able to counter by kicking KIRISHIMA's hand away before jumping up to the middle rope, and hitting a Middle Rope Arm Drag onto KIRISHIMA. The crowd continued cheering as Lance ran the ropes, and hit a stunned KIRISHIMA with a Double-Handed Bulldog before hitting KIRISHIMA in the chest with a Jumping Senton and going for the pinfall.

Ref: 1…2

"KIRISHIMA has been wanting to hold championship gold after coming out of the losing end during his battles with his old partner Kaminari," Striker explained as Lance picked KIRISHIMA up, and hit him with several punches to the side of the face before attempting to pick him up for a Vertical Suplex. However, KIRISHIMA was able to counter the Vertical Suplex, by lifting him up and sending him falling chest first into the ropes with a Gourdbuster. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for both men as KIRISHIMA hit multiple punches to Lance's gut before running the ropes, attempting to hit him with a Running Big Boot to the side of the head. However, Lance was able to dodge the Boot and hit an oncoming KIRISHIMA with a punch to the side of the head before hotshotting his throat over the top rope.

"Lance continuing to fight back, sending KIRISHIMA's throat over the top rope!" Striker exclaimed as Lance springboarded back into the ring, hitting a stunned KIRISHIMA with a Springboard Clothesline to the chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

Ref: 1…2.

Lance got back to his feet after the kickout and stomped on KIRISHIMA's gut multiple times before going into the corner.

"Lance looks like he's got something big planned!" Bob exclaimed as Lance began climbing up to the top rope, the crowd continuing to cheer as Lance attempted to hit KIRISHIMA with a Diving Splash, but KIRISHIMA was able to counter by getting his knees up, sending Lance staggering into the corner. KIRISHIMA got back to his feet, and ran into the corner, hitting KIRISHIMA with a Running Forearm before putting him on the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as KIRISHIMA hit several chops to Lance's chest before climbing onto the middle rope, attempting to put him in position for a Superplex.

"Lance's big dive from the top failed, and now it's KIRISHIMA's turn to do something big from the top turnbuckle!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lance began fighting back, hitting multiple punches to KIRISHIMA's gut. KIRISHIMA attempted to fight back with a couple of headbutts, but Lance was finally able to knock KIRISHIMA off of the top turnbuckle. While KIRISHIMA was staggering in front of the corner, the crowd continued cheering as Lance dived off of the top rope with a Lou Thesz Press, bridging into a pinfall.

Ref: 1…2…

KIRISHIMA was able to kick up and get back to his feet, but Lance was able to dodge an attempted forearm strike and hit him with a Pump Kick to the chest.

"Lance has been seen as an underdog since he came to the BTWF, but he hasn't backed down once since this match started," Striker explained as Lance ran the ropes, attempting a Running Crossbody, but KIRISHIMA was able to counter with a Snap Fallaway Slam, the crowd cheering as KIRISHIMA kipped back up to his feet, beating his chest before picking Lance back up and attempting to hit him with the Red Riot (Steiner Screwdriver), but Lance was able to counter with several knees to the top of the head. The crowd continued to cheer and chant for both men as Lance slid behind KIRISHIMA, and attempted to put him in position for the Weed Wacker (Scorpion Death Drop).

"Lance about to finish this one early with a Weed Wacker!" Bob exclaimed as KIRISHIMA was able to escape Lance's grasp, the crowd cheering as KIRISHIMA put Lance up for the Torture Rack. However, before Lance could either give up or escape, the crowd booed as BTWF Hardcore Champion Jellal Fernandes and Marco Diaz of the NWO came rushing down the ring with steel chairs in their hands. Jellal and Marco slid into the ring, with Marco hitting KIRISHIMA in the back with the steel chair, causing KIRISHIMA to fall forward, and Lance to fall along with him.

*Bell Rings*

"The bell rings as Marco and Jellal begin a beatdown of KIRISHIMA and Lance with steel chairs!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marco started blasting Lance in the back with the steel chair while KIRISHIMA was getting beaten with the steel chair by Jellal. Jellal began choking KIRISHIMA with the steel chair, telling him that he was never going to get a chance at his BTWF Hardcore Championship. While the beatdown was continuing in the ring, the referee rolled out of the ring and went to Tony Chimel, whispering something in his ear, which Chimel responded to with a nod before bringing the microphone closer to his mouth.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has just informed me that due to the NWO's interference, this match has been ruled a no-contest!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued booing. Meanwhile, in the ring, Jellal picked KIRISHIMA up while Marco continued hitting Lance in the back with the chair. However, the crowd began cheering as Sunny Bridges came out of the back, looking furious while gripping a microphone in his hand. Jellal threw KIRISHIMA down and showed off his BTWF Hardcore Championship while Marco stopped beating Lance with the chair.

"Alright y'all, if the NWO wants to keep making my job harder, then I'm gonna be making your jobs a lot harder! I don't know which one of you came up with this little plan, but if you think this is going to get you out of defending the BTWF Hardcore Championship at Last Gasp, then you're wrong!" Sunny exclaimed, the crowd cheering while Jellal and Marco mocked Sunny, asking him what he was planning, showing off his BTWF Hardcore Championship, while Marco was taking credit for the whole idea, telling Sunny that he ruined his pathetic plans.

"See, the way I see it, Jellal and Lance didn't lose this match, since you attacked them both. So, at Last Gasp, you're going to be defending your BTWF Hardcore Championship in a triple threat match against KIRISHIMA and Lance Scaper!" Sunny exclaimed, the crowd cheering as Marco had a tantrum in the ring over the news as Jellal simply pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. While Jellal and Marco were still processing the news, Lance and KIRISHIMA got back up, picking up the chairs that Marco and Jellal had brought to the ring.

"Oh, and one last thing; you might want to turn around," Sunny said, and when the two turned around, KIRISHIMA and Lance knocked them back down with some steel chair shots to the face. The crowd continued cheering as Jellal and Marco rolled out of the ring before KIRISHIMA and Lance could continue their steel chair attacks. KIRISHIMA and Lance high-fived each other before raising their chairs in the air, much to the crowd's delight, while Sunny smirked at the fleeing forms of Marco and Jellal.

"Marco did say that this attack was his idea, and you know the NWO aren't going to be happy that one of their championships is in even more danger," Bob pointed out as the camera panned back to the backstage area while KIRISHIMA and Lance continued celebrating in the ring. The camera focused on the backstage interview area, where Levy McGarden was standing next to Kohaku and Homura Momiji.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Homura Momiji and Kohaku, who attacked Lisa Simpson and Louise Belcher earlier tonight, and I wanted to know if there was anything that you wanted to say to the two self-proclaimed smartest women in the BTWF?" Levy asked. Kohaku grabbed Levy's hand and pulled the microphone closer to her mouth.

"Look, we're competitive people. Homura and I LOVE competition. But that bullshit Louise and Lisa pulled last week? Hitting Homura with brass knuckles? That's not competition, that's just straight-up cheating!" Kohaku exclaimed as Homura nodded before moving in front of Kohaku and next to the microphone.

"And whether it's in the Battle Royal at Last Gasp or any kind of tag team match we can get, we're going to get our hands on those two!" Homura exclaimed before getting pat on the back by Kohaku.

"That's all we really have to say, Levy, now we have some training to do. Come on, Homura, let's see who can lift the most!" Kohaku exclaimed, Homura nodding as she walked out of the interview area after Kohaku. Levy smiled at the two, but that smile turned into a frown before seeing her old friend, Lucy Heartfilia, standing next to Liz Thompson and Onslaught.

"Hello Levy, aren't you going to wish Liz good luck tonight?" Lucy asked with a smirk on her face. Levy sighed before nodding and turning to face Liz, who had a smirk the same size as Lucy's.

"I want to wish you good luck against Yang Xiao Long tonight, especially since she may be seeing Lucy when she fights you to-" Levy said before being cut off by Lucy grabbing the microphone and pushing Levy out of the way. Before Levy could respond, Onslaught moved in front of Lucy and Liz, glowering down at her, causing Levy to back away before Lucy nodded and began speaking again.

"It's not my fault that Yang couldn't see the generous offer that I gave her! And Levy, you know this better than anyone that NOBODY says 'no' to Lucy Heartfilia! And tonight, once Liz here gets her hands on Yang here tonight, I'll give her an opportunity to apologize; apologize for insulting me and the rest of the Conglomerate by rejecting the Conglomerate. We already took Weiss out of the equation, and we're going to continue the destruction of Team RWBY tonight," Lucy explained, pushing the microphone into Levy's chest before leading Liz and Onslaught out of the backstage interview area and the camera cut to a commercial break while Levy mumbled in annoyance.

*Commercial Break*

*Commercial Over*

The camera panned back to the backstage interview area, where Bickslow was standing next to Scott Stanford, with Stanford holding the microphone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Bickslow, who will be competing in the Last Chance Fatal-4-Way last week in the main event. How do you feel going into this match, especially with Gaara in the match," Scott asked. Bickslow took several deep breaths, tightening his fists before nodding and responding.

"Gaara being in this thing honestly makes me even more motivated to win it. If there's one thing I don't want, and if there's one thing I KNOW the BTWF fans don't want, it's Gaara holding the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship. I mean, I don't know about you, Scott, but I don't want a guy who's so willing to throw me off the stage while I'm trapped in a coffin to become the main man on this brand," Bickslow explained, with Scott nodding in agreement before he moved the microphone back in front of his mouth.

"Do you think your issues with Gaara are clouding your focus at all? Mercury Black and Kurt Bale will also be in this contest," Scott asked as Bickslow patted Scott on the shoulder before pulling him closer.

"Gaara is a piece of shit, and there is nothing that I'd love more than to destroy him, but this is about the World Heavyweight Championship. So, for this one match, I think I can handle it. So as for Bale-!" Bickslow attempted to respond, but before he could finish, Gaara grabbed Bickslow by the hair, and pushed him into the wall, hitting him with multiple punches, which Bickslow responded to with punches of his own. Scott ran away as Gaara threw Bickslow down to the ground, and the two began exchanging punches on the ground. Before they could go any further in their brawl, Overhaul came running down with multiple security guards, pulling them apart.

"Look, I know you two despise each other, but we have a show to do, and a main event that we've been advertising for the entire episode! So this brawl is not happening tonight!" Overhaul yelled. However, Gaara and Bickslow didn't seem to listen, as they were more focused on trying to get away from the security, attempting to push them away, but the security guards made sure that Gaara and Bickslow were kept apart from each other.

"I'll tell you what! I'll book you two in a Falls Count Anywhere match where you can beat the crap out of each other! If neither of you two win the 4-Way tonight, you'll have the match at Last Gasp, but if one of you wins tonight, you'll have the match on the Intensity after Last Gasp!" Overhaul exclaimed. Gaara and Bickslow slowly stopped fighting, looking back at Overhaul, contemplating what they were told. Gaara and Bickslow pushed the security away, but they didn't go after each other, merely backing away from each other while glaring at each other.

"That's better! Now get the hell back to your locker rooms and get ready for the main event tonight!" Overhaul yelled, security leading Gaara and Bickslow away to their separate locker rooms. Overhaul pinched the bridge of his nose, mumbling in annoyance before stomping back to his office as the camera panned back to the stage, where the crowd began booing as 'Don't Stop' by InnerPartySystem played. The crowd's boos grew louder as a white stretch limousine, which parked on the side of the stage, where the driver walked to the back door, and opened it, revealing Lucy Heartfilia, Liz Thompson, and Onslaught, who came out of the back.

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, accompanied by Lucy Heartfilia and Onslaught, from Brooklyn New York, and representing the Conglomerate, Liz Thompson!" Tony Chimel announced as Lucy patted Liz on the back before leading her up to the stage, with Onslaught following them. Lucy was whispering plans into Liz's ears as they made their way down the entranceway, while Onslaught glowered over the booing fans, saving specific ire for the fans chanting 'Lucy Fucks Onslaught!' Lucy rolled her eyes at the chants and continued discussing strategy with Liz, who nodded in response to Lucy's advice.

"Lucy has made her dislike of Team RWBY, especially Yang Xiao Long, very clear, and looks to continue her decimation of Team RWBY by having one of her Conglomerate team members take on Yang tonight," Striker explained as Onslaught walked past the ringside area, walked up the steel steps, and across the apron to hold the ropes open. The crowd continued booing as Lucy patted Liz on the back, telling her to make Yang regret disrespecting the Conglomerate, which Liz responded to by nodding before running up the steel steps, sliding across the steel ring apron, and getting into the ring from the opening that Onslaught created. Onslaught jumped down to the side of the apron, remaining at ringside as Liz slid to the center of the ring, put her index and middle fingers together on both hands and shot those fingers up in the air.

"The rest of the Conglomerate and Team RWBY have been banned from ringside for this match, though Onslaught has his manager's license so he's able to stay out," Kotoko explained as Lucy walked over to the commentary table, demanding that one of the ringside attendants give her a chair and a headset. Liz then went into the corner as 'This Century' by Fall Out Boy played, causing the crowd to explode into cheers as Yang came out of the back, glaring at the ring before stopping at the center of the stage, and punching the stage with both of her fists, causing some pyro to go off on each side of her.

"And her opponent, representing Team RWBY, from the Island of Patch in Vale, Remnant, Yang Xiao Long!" Tony Chimel announced as Yang gave several fans in the front row high-fives, but didn't take her eyes off of Liz. Liz then ran over to the ropes and yelled that Ruby was going to join Weiss in the emergency room. The crowd continued cheering as Yang looked furious at that threat, running to the ring, and tackling Liz to the ground. Yang hit Liz in the face with multiple hard forearms to the face before the referee pulled Yang off of her, telling her to wait until the bell rang.

"Liz taking advantage of Yang's worry and love for her sister! Most likely an idea from former BTWF Women's Champion Lucy Heartfilia!" Bob exclaimed as Yang was pushed into the corner as Liz got back to her feet, holding her mouth in pain. The referee made sure both women were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell, and when the bell rang, Yang immediately ran to Liz, picked her up, and threw her into the corner, the crowd cheering and chanting her name as Yang hit Liz with multiple punches to the side of the face and chest until the referee pulled her out of the corner.

"About time that referee stopped her! Yang could've broken something of Liz's with those punches!" Lucy exclaimed in annoyance as Yang immediately went back into the corner, hitting more punches to the sides of Liz's face and chest. The referee once again pulled Yang out of the corner, and Liz responded by poking Yang in the eye, the crowd booing as Liz knocked Yang down with a Running Dropkick to the side of the head out of the corner. Liz then mounted Yang and started punching her in the side of the head over and over before the referee pulled her off, which Liz immediately responded to by picking Yang up, wringing her right arm, and hitting her with several punches to the side of the head and the arm. However, the crowd cheered as Yang countered another punch from Liz into a Pump Kick, the crowd cheering as Liz staggered to the ropes.

"Liz and Yang exchanging some hard punches and kicks like they're in the middle of a hockey fight!" Striker exclaimed as Yang Irish whipped Liz into the ropes, and when she rebounded, Yang hit her with a Scoop Powerslam. The crowd continued cheering as Yang ran the ropes, and hit a seated Liz with a Running Seated Lariat before sliding to the ropes, telling Lucy to take a good look at her future. Yang noticed that Liz was staggering back to her feet, and immediately responded by knocking her down with a Running Big Boot to the side of her face. Liz attempted to roll out of the ring, but Yang grabbed her while she was still on the apron. Liz was able to hit a couple of Shoulder Thrusts to Yang's gut from the apron. Yang attempted to come back into the ring with a Sunset Flip, but Yang was able to roll out of the Sunset Flip and hit Liz with a Seated Basement Dropkick to the face before going for the pinfall.

Ref: 1…2

"Very nice counter by Yang with that Dropkick! But Liz looks to be escaping again!" Bob exclaimed as Yang grabbed Liz's foot, and dragged her back to the center of the ring. However, Liz countered with several grounded kicks to the side of Yang's head, allowing Liz to escape Yang's grasp, get back to her feet, and hit her with another couple of kicks to the chest. Liz attempted to hit Yang with an Enziguri to the side of the head, but Yang was able to dodge and respond with an attempt at a Running Forearm to the side of Liz's head, but Liz was able to roll out of the way. However, when Liz attempted to hit a Running Clothesline onto Yang, Yang was able to pick her up and hit her with a Stun Gun across the ropes.

"Yang continuing her dominance against Liz, sending her throat crashing into the top rope!" Kotoko exclaimed as Yang ran the ropes, and knocked Liz out of the ring with a Running Clothesline, sending Liz falling in front of the commentary table. The crowd continued cheering as Yang jumped over the top rope, and onto the apron. When Liz staggered back to her feet, Yang ran off of the ring apron and hit Liz with a Running Cannonball Senton, the crowd cheering as Yang walked in front of Lucy, telling her to tell her teammates to watch their mouths around her.

"This peasant is getting too big for her britches for my taste! Once Liz gets back to her feet, Yang's going to regret those words!" Lucy exclaimed as Yang picked Liz back up to her feet, smashing her face into the commentary table several times, jokingly telling Lucy to give Liz some words of encouragement. Yang then put Liz in position for the Burst of Embers (Big E's Big Ending), but Liz was able to slide out of the hold and attempted to push Yang into the steel steps. However, Yang was able to stop herself from hitting the ropes, but the crowd booed as Onslaught grabbed Yang from behind, to which Yang responded by punching Onslaught in the face a couple of times. However, when Yang turned around, Liz hit a Running Dropkick to Yang's face, sending her falling into the side of the steel steps by the back of her head and her back.

Ref: 1…2…3

"Liz is able to take advantage of Onslaught's distraction to finally regain control of this match!" Striker exclaimed as Liz stomped on Yang's chest several times, and backed away before hitting Yang in the face with a Running Penalty Kick, sending the back of her head crashing back into the side of the steel steps before Liz rolled back into the ring. The crowd continued booing as Liz yelled at the referee to count a dazed Yang out, which the referee did after telling Liz to back away.

Ref: …4…5

"This referee needs to count faster! Yang's clearly too dazed to continue this match!" Lucy complained as Yang staggered back to her feet, but was holding the side of her head in pain. Liz was complaining to the referee to count faster, distracting the referee and allowing Onslaught to hit Yang in the side of the head with a punch, knocking her back onto her knees. Lucy applauded Onslaught's punch as the referee turned back around and continued his count, much to the crowd's chagrin.

Ref: …6…7

"This is ridiculous! Onslaught could cost Yang the match here!" Kotoko exclaimed, which Lucy responded to as Liz jumped onto the middle turnbuckle, shooting both her arms in the air, the crowd booing louder while the referee continued his count.

Ref: …8…9

The crowd cheered as Yang rolled back into the ring, and Liz responded by jumping off of the middle turnbuckle with a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to her back. The crowd went back to booing as Liz grabbed Yang by the hair, pushed her into the corner, and started hitting her with multiple kicks to the chest before running the ropes and hitting Yang with a Running Corner Dropkick to the side of the face. Liz then took Yang back down with a Snapmare and hit her with another Dropkick to the back of Yang's head before going for a pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.

Ref: 1…2

"Well, Yang wasn't screwed out of the match here, but Liz is smartly able to take advantage with some well-placed kicks," Bob explained as Liz hit several Running Leg Drops across the throat before hitting a Jumping Double Stomp to Yang's chest. The crowd continued booing as Liz picked Yang up by the hair and hit her with multiple forearms to the side of the head before hitting her with a Neckbreaker. However, Liz didn't let go as she picked Yang back up and hit her with two more Neckbreakers before dragging her to the ropes. The crowd continued booing as Liz draped Yang's head over the middle rope, jumped on her back, and pushed her feet into Yang's back and the back of her neck, choking her with the ropes.

"Liz is doing an amazing job, showing that peasant Yang why you never disrespect the Conglomerate, especially me!" Lucy exclaimed as Liz jumped down when the referee threatened to disqualify her. Liz then ran the ropes, and hit a Sliding Body Guillotine, landing outside of the ring before punching Yang in the face hard enough to send her staggering away from the ropes. The crowd continued booing as Liz jumped onto the apron, and climbed up to the top rope, hitting Liz in the side of the head with a Missile Dropkick before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.

Ref: 1…2.

"I do have to agree with you on one thing, Lucy, and that's that Liz is doing a great job of keeping Yang down and on the mat," Kotoko responded as Liz picked Yang back up, and clubbed her in the back, the crowd cheering as Yang attempted to counter Liz's attacks with multiple back elbows to the side, but Liz kicked Yang right in the back, sending her falling down to her knees. The crowd continued booing as Liz started kicking Yang in the chest multiple times, yelling at the booing crowd to never mess with the Conglomerate before attempting to hit her with a Head Kick, but Yang was able to duck out of the way, the crowd cheering as she rolled Liz up with a School Girl pin.

Ref: 1…2..

Liz kicked out, and before Yang could get back to her feet, Liz was able to kick Yang in the side of the head, rolling her up with a Magistral Cradle.

Ref: 1…2..

"Yang and Liz almost stole the pinfall from each other, but Liz was able to take control back with a hard kick!" Striker exclaimed as Liz stomped on Yang's face and chest multiple times before putting her in a seated position. Liz kicked Yang several times in the back before backing away and hitting a Neck Snap onto Yang. Lucy applauded Liz's dominance over Yang, dragging her to the corner, and putting her in a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle. Liz began choking Yang with her boot again, yelling at the booing crowd while she was doing it until the referee pulled her out of the corner.

"Liz is participating in the Women's Tag Team Gauntlet match, and if this is the type of aggression she has in the match, then she and Patty are a shoo-in to win that match," Bob explained as Liz ran the ropes, and hit a Running Basement Dropkick to the side of the face. However, Liz didn't let Yang out of the corner and ran the ropes again to hit Yang with a Running Knee Strike to the side of the face. Liz then dragged Yang out of the corner, and slightly in front of the corner, the crowd booing as Liz climbed the top rope, yelling at the crowd to shut up before attempting to balance herself on the top rope.

"You don't need to suck up to Lucy, Bob, she's not going to give you a raise," Kotoko mumbled before Liz jumped off of the top rope with a Moonsault, but the crowd cheered as Yang was able to dodge the move, causing Liz to almost bounce before falling back on her face. The two began staggering back to their feet, the crowd cheering and booing accordingly as Yang and Liz exchanged punches to the face with each other. Liz attempted to win this brawl by hitting Yang with a kick to the chest, but the crowd cheered as Yang was able to block the kick, hitting Liz with a Spinebuster. Liz rolled over to the corner while Yang got on her knees to regain her breath, and when Liz stood up in the corner, Yang ran into the corner, hitting her with a Running Forearm to the side of her face.

"It is not 'sucking up' to me, Kotoko, he's simply telling the truth! And once Liz gets her bearings back, she's going to put an end to this pathetic comeback attempt!" Lucy exclaimed as Yang ran the ropes, hitting a dazed Liz with two Clotheslines, a Jumping Shoulder Tackle, and a Snap Powerslam, and then ran the ropes to hit Liz with a Jumping Splash to the chest. The crowd continued cheering as Yang turned Liz on her stomach, put her in a Waistlock, and deadlifted her for a German Suplex, bridging her into a pinfall.

Ref: 1…2..

Liz kicked out, and Yang responded by getting back to her feet, and while Liz was on all fours, hit her with a Gutwrench Suplex.

"Yang throwing Liz around like a rag doll, almost turning her inside out with a Gutwrench Suplex!" Striker exclaimed as Yang picked Liz up, hitting her with several forearms to the side of the head before knocking her into the ropes with a Standing Discus Forearm. Liz fell to the ropes, her head draped over the middle rope, and the crowd continued cheering as Yang ran the ropes, and hit Liz with a Jumping Body Splash to the back. Yang then jumped over the top rope and onto the apron, hitting Liz with a Drive-By Kick to the side of the head, the crowd continuing to cheer as Yang jumped up to the top rope.

"Yang has something big planned on the top rope! If I were Liz, I'd move out of the way ASAP!" Bob exclaimed as Yang dived off of the top rope to hit her in the chest with a Diving Elbow Drop from the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as Yang knocked Onslaught down with a Running Baseball Slide Dropkick to the face. Yang noticed that Liz was back on her feet, and immediately took her back down with a Bicycle Kick before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.

Ref: 1…2..

"Yang taking both Liz and Onslaught down in one swift motion, but still hasn't gotten the victory yet!" Kotoko exclaimed as Yang attempted to pick Liz up for the Burst of Embers (Big E's Big Ending). However, Liz fish-hooked Yang's nose, allowing herself to escape Yang's grasp and push her into the corner, the crowd booing as Liz stomped on Yang's gut in the corner. However, Yang was able to push her away, but when Yang attempted to run into the corner with a Clothesline, Liz was able to counter with a Float Over DDT. The crowd continued booing as Liz put Yang in a seated position and hit her in the side of the head with a Superkick before hitting her with a Jumping Stomp to the face.

"See!? I told you Liz would get back into this match! Yang's going to learn that her bravado is all for not!" Lucy exclaimed as Liz picked Yang up, and hit her with multiple punches to the side of the head before sending her bent over with a Spinning Kick to the gut. Liz ran the ropes, attempting a Jumping Clothesline, but Yang was able to catch her, but Liz was able to counter the second Stun Gun attempt, escaping Yang's grasp and landing on the ring apron. Liz kicked Yang in the side of the head and pushed her away from the ropes with her foot before springboarding back into the ring with a Springboard Dropkick to the chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.

Ref: 1…2…

"A beautiful dropkick by Liz, but this referee needs to go back to school because that was clearly a three count!" Lucy complained as Liz grabbed Yang, and threw her into the corner hard enough that it sent her arm crashing into the steel ring post. The crowd continued booing as Liz ran into the corner, jumped up to the top turnbuckle, and dropped both knees onto Yang's back before jumping behind Yang and throwing her out of the corner with a Back Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Liz told the crowd to shut up before climbing back up to the top rope, but while she was trying to balance on the top turnbuckle, Yang got back to her feet and started clubbing Liz in the back.

"Yang is still fighting! I don't know how she is, but she is!" Bob exclaimed in shock as Yang climbed up to the middle rope, and continued clubbing Liz in the back, but Liz was able to fight back, hitting Yang in the side of the head several times, sending her falling into a Tree of Woe position. The crowd booed as Liz turned around on the top rope, told Yang that she was nothing but a loser, and attempted to hit her with a Tree of Woe Diving Double Foot Stomp. However, Yang was able to lift herself out of the way, the crowd cheering as Yang was able to pull herself back onto the top turnbuckle and hit Liz with a Diving Twisting Crossbody before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.

Ref: 1…2…

Liz kicked out, but Yang was immediately able to grab Liz and lock her in the Too Hot to Handle (Crossface). Liz attempted to drag herself to the ropes, but the crowd cheered louder as Yang was able to roll Liz away from the ropes, and after another moment, Liz tapped out.

*Bell Rings*

"Here is your winner as a result of a submission, representing Team RWBY, Yang Xiao Long!" Tony Chimel announced as Yang, rather than celebrate with the referee, vaulted herself over the top rope, the crowd cheering louder as she took out Onslaught with that dive. Lucy took off her headset and backed away behind her chair when it looked like Yang was coming up to her. The crowd continued cheering as Yang told one of the ringside attendants to find her a microphone, and when she got it, Yang immediately walked up to Lucy.

"Lucy, you've been nothing but a thorn in my ass for the past two months. I'm getting damn sick and tired of you crying about me not joining the Conglomerate," Yang said, with Lucy continuing to hide behind her chair, telling Yang that she made a mistake saying 'no' to her. Liz attempted to help Lucy out, but the crowd cheered as Yang knocked her back down with a Savate Kick, throwing her onto Onslaught's prone body before continuing to talk to Lucy.

"If you want to make me apologize to you so badly, how about you face me one-on-one at Last Gasp?" Yang asked, pushing the chair down, allowing her to get right into Lucy's face. Lucy glared up at Yang and took a couple of deep breaths before yelling at the ringside attendants to give her a microphone, which they did as quickly as they could. Lucy swiped the microphone away and nodded at Yang before responding verbally.

"If you want to be embarrassed in the ring on PPV, then that's on you. I gave you the chance to be immoral by joining my Conglomerate, but you think you're too good for me. At Last Gasp, I'm going to show you just how much you need me," Lucy responded, pushing the microphone into Yang's chest, the crowd booing as she purposely bumped into Yang's shoulder, walking past her, and helping Liz up before they and Onslaught left the ringside area. Yang smirked back at the Conglomerate, and nodded, telling the camera that Lucy was in for hell at Last Gasp before walking off.

"And we have one more match to look forward to at Last Gasp! The question is will Lucy come to regret the decision of accepting this match!?" Striker asked as the camera panned to the backstage interview area, where 'Ace' Hitman Jones and Mirio Togata were standing next to Scott Stanford.

"Ladies and gentlemen, earlier tonight, we learned that Hitman will be facing Kite for both BTWF Tag Team Championship titles at Last Gasp. What's going through your mind knowing that you're getting your 2nd chance at the BTWF Tag Team Championship opportunity?" Scott asked as Hitman and Mirio were cheering and high-fiving each other.

"Once again, our man Sunny comes in clutch! It's a big night for Power of Flight at Last Gasp! Not only am I going to get us those BTWF Tag Team Championships, but Mirio is getting the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship! Tell 'em, Big Man!" Hitman exclaimed while continuing to jump up and down, patting Mirio on the shoulder. Mirio couldn't help but chuckle at Mirio's excitement, and he responded after patting Hitman on the back and the shoulders.

"Last Gasp is our chance to come into Starshow with all the gold we can ever want. We've been hunting those championships for months now, and people who signed me to the BTWF have told me that I would be a future BTWF World Heavyweight Champion. It's time to make both of those things come true at Last Gasp!" Mirio exclaimed, high-fiving Hitman. Before Scott could ask them any more questions, Pete Corvus and Kite rushed up to them, with Tsubaki trailing behind them, hitting Mirio and Hitman from behind. Kite pushed Hitman down to the ground and started punching Hitman in the side of the head. Corvus then tackled Mirio into the wall, hitting him with multiple punches to the chest and the face.

"Guys! Knock it off! Bakugo wants us healthy for the PPV!" Jellal yelled, coming down, and pulling Corvus and Kite away from Hitman and Mirio. Hitman and Mirio attempted to run back at Corvus and Kite, but security came up and prevented them from jumping Corvus and Kite. Marco also came up and kept telling security to push Mirio and Hitman away, which they did, but when Corvus saw Marco, he slapped him in the back of the head.

"This wouldn't even be happening if it wasn't for you! If you had just beaten Hitman a few weeks back, they wouldn't even be able to get a tag title match!" Corvus exclaimed, with Tsubaki and Kite nodding in agreement. Marco responded by pushing Corvus into the wall, causing Kite and Tsubaki to step forward, almost daring Marco to do something else.

"You guys already lost to them at Legends Night! Maybe if you guys had gotten the job done at Battle Riot, you wouldn't be in this mess in the first place!" Marco yelled back, poking Corvus in the chest with his finger. Jellal attempted to pull Marco back to prevent a bigger fight, but Corvus pushed Marco into Jellal's chest, almost sending him falling.

"Don't pin this shit on us! Especially when you literally forced Jellal into a triple-threat match for his Hardcore title! You better hope he doesn't lose that belt!" Corvus yelled at Marco, the two beginning a shoving match before Jellal pulled Marco away, preventing a full-blown fistfight from going on. Corvus mumbled angrily, with Tsubaki trying to calm him down while Kite glared at Jellal and Marco's disappearing frames. The camera panned to the trainers' room, where Luna was holding an ice pack to her head with the BTWF Women's Championship next to her as Kaede Kayano walked up to her with a microphone in her hand.

"Luna, I'm aware that you're still recovering from that belt shot to the head by Brandish earlier, but I wanted to know if you're aware of the posts Brandish has made to her Twitter account," Kaede asked. When Luna shook her head after sighing, Kaede brought her phone out, opened her Twitter app, and showed Luna Brandish's account, revealing that Brandish had posted the pictures Marin had taken of a downed Luna after hitting her in the side of the head with the belt, tweeting at her audience that this was going to be the future at Last Gasp.

"Brandish is saying that what happened earlier in that 6 woman tag was going to happen and that she would be going into StarShow as the BTWF Women's Champion. Do you have any final thoughts before the PPV?" Kaede asked as Luna sighed once again and nodded, grabbing the BTWF Women's Championship, and putting it in her lap, pointing at it.

"This championship is something I worked for years to get. I almost gave up my career in the BTWF just so that I could get another opportunity at this championship. I will admit that I was wrong; Brandish clearly does want this championship as much as I do," Luna said with her head down, patting her BTWF Women's Championship. However, Kaede nearly jumped back as Luna jumped off of the patient bed, and threw down her ice pack, holding her BTWF Women's Championship.

"But if she thinks that means I'm going to go any easier on her, then she is sorely mistaken. If Brandish wants to become the BTWF Women's Championship, I'm going to make her earn it. Brandish likes to live a lavish lifestyle and likes to play as hard as she works. At Last Gasp, I'm going to show Brandish what it means to work hard because she's going to have to beat me within an inch of my life to take this championship away from me!" Luna exclaimed. Before she could sit back down, Minatsuki Takami skipped into the trainer's room and gave Luna a big hug.

"Good luck, Luna. Listen, don't tell Brandish this, but I'm rooting for you to win!" Minatsuki playfully whispered into Luna's ear. Luna looked at Minatsuki with a raised eyebrow, and then back at Kaede, who shrugged before Luna slowly patted Minatsuki on the back. Minatsuki then skipped over to Kaede, who almost jumped back again as she leaned closer to the microphone and began to speak.

"Kaede, I cannot WAIT to see Luna and Brandish go head-to-head at Last Gasp. And I'll be waiting for them at StarShow, where they'll get to play with me!" Minatsuki cheered. However, while she was cheering, Minatsuki suddenly stopped, and Kaede's face turned into one of fear when she saw that Minatsuki's smile had turned into a death glare. Even Luna raised an eyebrow at Minatsuki's sudden shift in tone.

"Or…they'll get to play with the Demon," Minatsuki said before she walked off, leaving the trainer's room. Luna looked on at Minatsuki's disappearing frame, shaking her head in confusion before looking back down at her BTWF Women's Championship. Luna looked back up at a concerned-looking Kaede, got back up to her feet, and walked back up to the microphone.

"I'm leaving the Road to StarShow and StarShow itself with the BTWF Women's Championship, one way or another," Luna said before grabbing her ice pack, putting the BTWF Women's Championship over her shoulder, and walking out of the trainers' room. The camera then panned to the stage, where 'MANTRA' by Bring Me The Horizon played, the crowd booing as Mercury Black came strutting out of the back with his hood over his head, and when he got to the center of the stage, Mercury threw his hood off, causing some pyro to shoot out of the stage and the sides of the TitanTron.

"The following contest is a Fatal-4-Way match scheduled for one fall, where the winner of this match will take the last spot in the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match! Introducing first, representing the NWO, Mercury Black!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Mercury told the camera that the NWO was getting the World Heavyweight Championship back. Mercury continued strutting to the ring, feigning high-fives with several of the fans in the front row, telling them that they aren't worth the germs.

"If Mercury can win this match, the NWO will have a huge advantage in the World Heavyweight Elimination Chamber match, with three members of the group in the Chamber!" Striker exclaimed as Mercury, once he got to the ringside area, slid into the ring from underneath the bottom rope, kipping back up to his feet before going into the corner. Mercury jumped up to the top turnbuckle, hitting the AJ Styles hand pose, before jumping back down. The crowd continued booing as Mercury started stretching in the corner, but the crowd cheered as 'Sssnakepit' by Enter Shikari played. Kurt Bale came walking out of the back with a smirk on his face, telling the camera that the NWO aren't getting that championship back.

"And introducing his opponents first, from Tom's River New Jersey, Kurt Bale!" Tony Chimel announced. Bale walked down the entrance ramp, high-fiving several fans in the front row, stopping to sign a fan's pro-Bale sign. Mercury rolled his eyes in the ring, yelling at Bale that he was going to finish what Bakugo started several weeks back. Bale raised an eyebrow and told Mercury that he was going to finish what Crona started last week, and this caused Mercury to get mad, but the referee pushed Mercury away from the ropes, telling him to wait in the corner.

"Bale and Mercury are doing a good job of getting on each other's nerves before the match starts," Bob noted as when Bale slid into the ring from the bottom rope, but the referee put himself in front of Bale, trying to keep him away from Mercury. Bale raised his hands up, and backed away into the corner, telling the referee that he was going to win anyway. Mercury told Bale that he should watch his mouth, especially since he's already in hot water with the rest of the NWO. Bale rolled his eyes and laughed at Mercury's threat as 'Addicted to Pain' by Alterbridge played, the crowd continuing to cheer as Bickslow came running out of the back.

"Introducing next, from Magnolia Fiore, Bickslow!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Bickslow stopped at the center of the stage, pounded on the mat several times, and then shot both his fists up, causing pyro to shoot out of the stage and the sides of the TitanTron. Bickslow then started walking down the entrance ramp, high-fiving some of the fans in the front row, but before he could get to the ringside area, the crowd booed as Gaara came running out of the back, leveling Bickslow with a hard Clothesline to the back of the head. The referee rang the bell as Gaara mounted Bickslow's back, and started hitting him with multiple forearms and punches to the back of the head.

"Gaara leveling Bickslow while he was trying to come down to the ring! And the referee has started this match since there are no disqualifications!" Kotoko exclaimed as in the ring, Mercury attempted to hit Bale with a Running Clothesline, but Bale was able to duck, and hit Mercury in the face with several punches to the side of the head. Bale then attempted to Irish whip Mercury into the ropes, but Mercury was able to jump onto the middle rope and attempted to dive off of the top rope with a Clothesline, but Bale was able to counter Mercury's dive attempt with an Arm Drag. The crowd continued cheering as Bale picked Mercury up, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before attempting to send him into the ropes, but Mercury was able to slide from underneath the bottom rope and onto the apron.

"Mercury and Bale going tit-for-tat in the middle of the ring, while Gaara's continuing to destroy Bickslow on the outside!" Bob exclaimed as on the outside, Gaara three Bickslow into the side of the steel steps with enough force to send the top of the steel steps flying off. The crowd continued booing as Gaara stomped on Bickslow's chest multiple times, Gaara kneeling to pull Bickslow's hair and telling him that he should never have messed with his business and cost him the BTWF International Championship. In the ring, Mercury hit Bale with a Forearm to the side of the face, sending Bale staggering away from the ropes before attempting to hit Bale with a Phenomenal Forearm. However, Bale was able to duck out of the way and hit Mercury in the side of the face with a Dropkick before going for a quick pin.

Ref: 1…

"Bale and Mercury taking advantage of Bickslow and Gaara brawling on the outside for all it's worth!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale picked Mercury up, and attempted to hit him with the Ushigaroshi, but Mercury was able to slide out of the hold and attempted to hit him with a German Suplex, but Bale was able to counter with several back elbows to the side of the head. The crowd booed as Gaara then ran into the ring, knocking both Bale and Mercury down with a Double Clothesline. Gaara then picked Mercury up by the hair and threw him into the corner with an Exploder Suplex before running back into the corner, hitting Mercury with a Running Corner Clothesline to the chest.

"Gaara continuing his domination inside the ring, sending Mercury into the corner the hard way!" Striker exclaimed as Gaara hit Mercury with multiple forearms to the side of the head. The crowd cheered as Bale turned Gaara around, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head, and Gaara responded by picking Bale up in a Fireman's Carry, and hitting him with a Gutbuster, sending Bale's midsection, crashing onto his knee. Gaara turn turned back to the corner and hit Mercury with more Back Elbows to the side of the head, but Mercury attempted to fight back with a couple of kicks to the gut, but when he attempted to dive off of the top rope with a Crossbody, Gaara immediately countered it with a Fallaway Slam.

"Gaara throwing Mercury out like yesterday's trash, showing the 5 members of the Chamber match what they could be in for if he wins!" Striker exclaimed as Gaara picked Bale up by the hair, Bale responding by hitting Gaara with a Jawbreaker. The crowd continued cheering as Bale hit several hard forearms to the side of Gaara's face, sending him into the corner. Bale then ran the ropes and hit Gaara with a Running Corner Dropkick to the side of Gaara's face before running the ropes again, attempting to hit Gaara with a Running Corner Forearm, but Gaara is able to catch Bale in the corner and throw him out of the corner with a Corner Uranage before going for the pinfall.

Ref: 1…

"Bale kicked out of that intense Uranage, but you can tell that his back is MESSED up!" Bob exclaimed while wincing as Gaara hit Bale with a Jumping Elbow Drop to the chest. The crowd continued booing as Gaara picked Bale back up by the throat, and threw him into the ropes, attempting to hit him with a Running Clothesline. However, Bale was able to counter by putting his foot up for a kick, hitting Gaara in the side of the face. The crowd continued cheering as Bale kicked Gaara in the side of the head again, but Gaara knocked Bale to his knees with a hard punch to the side of the head. Gaara then ran the ropes, attempting to hit Bale with a Big Boot, but Mercury was able to jump in front of Gaara, knocking him down with a Dropkick to the chin.

"Perfect precision on that Dropkick by Mercury, knocking Gaara right off of his feet!" Striker exclaimed as Mercury quickly mounted Gaara, and started punching him in the side of the head multiple times before Gaara pushed him away. The crowd continued booing as Mercury kicked Gaara in the back before hitting him on the top of the head with a Jumping Knee Drop. Mercury then attempted to run at Bale, but Bale kicked Mercury in the face before rolling onto the apron. Bale grabbed Mercury and attempted to hit him with a Suplex over the ropes and onto the floor, but Mercury was able to keep his feet on the canvas and hit Bale with several punches to the midsection.

"Mercury trying to prevent being thrown over the top rope, fighting back with some hard punches," Bob noted as Bale countered with some punches of his own to the side of Mercury's head. However, the crowd booed as Gaara got back to his feet, and hit Bale right in the face with a Bicycle Kick with enough force to send him crashing back first into the fan barricade. However, while Gaara still had his leg over the top rope, Mercury was able to push him out of the ring and onto the floor before quickly running the ropes, and hitting both Mercury and Bale with a Vaulting Somersault Senton. However, Mercury noticed that Gaara was only on his knees, and not down like Bale was, so he continued the attack with some clubs to the back of the neck.

"Mercury stunning Gaara and taking Bale out with that Somersault Senton, but he's making sure he does extra damage to Gaara!" Kotoko exclaimed as Mercury hit Gaara with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, but Gaara countered with several punches to the gut. The crowd began booing as Gaara grabbed Mercury by the hair, and slammed the side of his head into the fan barricade. Gaara then got back to his feet, picked Mercury up, and hit him with several punches to the side of the face, throwing him into the steel ring post. Gaara then yelled at the booing crowd to respect his star power, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Bickslow ran up to Gaara, and Speared him through the corner of the fan barricade and into the timekeepers' area.

"Where the hell did Bickslow come from!? I thought he was still laying down by the steel steps!" Bob exclaimed in shock as Mercury staggered back to his feet, but Bickslow picked Mercury up and hit him with a Snake Eyes into the fan barricade. The crowd continued cheering as Bickslow picked Mercury up, and threw him onto the announcers' table, sending his back bouncing off of the top of the announcers' table. Bickslow flexed at the cheering fans before grabbing Mercury and hitting him in the head with multiple punches to the side of the head while he was still on the announcers' table.

"Bickslow coming back into this match with a vengeance, but I really hope he doesn't put Mercury through our table!" Striker exclaimed as Bickslow picked Mercury up, and attempted to hit him with the Bickslow Bomb (Batista Bomb), but the crowd cheered again as Bale ran the ropes, and hit Bickslow with a Suicide Dive. The crowd cheered as Bale grabbed Bickslow by the head, and slammed the side of his head into the side of the announcers' table multiple times before throwing him back into the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Bale jumped onto the ring apron, and hit Bickslow with a Springboard Leg Drop across the throat before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.

Ref: 1…2.

"Nice move by Kurt Bale, but Bickslow's out at the count of two!" Bob exclaimed as Bale picked Bickslow up by the hair, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head, but Bickslow responded by pushing Bale into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Bickslow ran into the corner, hitting a Running Shoulder Thrust to the gut, sending Bale staggering out of the corner. Bickslow then grabbed Bale and hit him with a Scoop Slam before running the ropes and hitting Bale with a Leg Drop across the throat. Bickslow then picked Bale up and attempted to put him in position for the Spinebuster, but Bale responded by hitting Bickslow in the back of the neck with several Elbow Strikes.

"Bale trying to fight out of Bickslow's grasp! Bale knows that he doesn't want to give Bickslow a chance to play the power game!" Striker exclaimed as Bickslow let go, allowing Bale to hit Bickslow with a Jumping Cutter. The crowd continued to cheer as Bale jumped up to the top rope, but when he was trying to balance on the top rope, Mercury jumped back onto the apron, and then jumped up onto the top rope, hitting Bale with a Top Rope Hurricanrana that sent him crashing into Bickslow.

"What a comeback by Mercury, sending Bale falling onto Bickslow with that Top Rope Hurricanrana!" Kotoko exclaimed in shock as Mercury immediately went back up to the top rope, and hit both Bale and Bickslow with a Spiral Tap before pinning Bale, hooking both of his legs back.

Ref: 1…2..

Mercury looked annoyed at the kickout before jumping onto Bickslow for another pinfall.

Ref: 1…2..

"Mercury unable to get the pinfalls over both Bale and Bickslow! But he can't get frustrated now, he has the match in the bag right now," Bob advised as Mercury picked Bale up, and attempted to hit him with the Styles Clash, but Bale countered with several kicks to the face, allowing him to flip back to his feet, and hit Mercury with the Overdrive. However, before Bale could do anything else, Gaara grabbed Bale by the legs and pulled him out of the ring. Bale attempted to fight back with several punches to the side of the head, but Gaara responded by kneeing Bale in the side of the head multiple times. Gaara then picked Bale up in a Powerbomb position, walked over to the announcers' table, and hit Bale with a Powerbomb onto the announcers' table.

"Gaara just Powerbombed Bale onto our table! The table may not have broken, but his back may very well have!" Striker exclaimed as Gaara rolled into the ring, and noticed Bickslow was getting back to his feet. The crowd exploded into cheers as Bickslow and Gaara stared each other down as if daring the other to make the first move. Bickslow and Gaara continued trash-talking each other before Mercury staggered back to his feet, Bickslow and Gaara responding by knocking him down with a Double Punch. Bickslow and Gaara then exchanged punches in the middle of the ring, the crowd cheering and booing accordingly, the cheers growing louder as Bickslow was able to get the advantage, hitting Gaara in both sides of the face with punches.

"Bickslow and Gaara giving us a sneak peek of their future Falls Count Anywhere match! The question is will one of them be able to make it into the Chamber!?" Kotoko asked as Bickslow ran the ropes, attempting to knock Gaara down with a Spear, but Gaara was able to counter this with a Knee Lift to the side of Bickslow's face. Gaara picked Bickslow up, attempting to hit him with the Sands of Time (Burning Hammer), but the crowd cheered as Bickslow was able to escape Gaara's grasp. Bickslow attempted to pick Gaara up with a Spinebuster, but Gaara was able to counter by hitting Bickslow with a couple of Bell Claps to the head. Gaara then pushed Bickslow into the corner, the two continuing to brawl with multiple punches to the side of the head.

"Gaara and Bickslow absolutely despise each other, and you can just feel the hatred seeping through those punches!" Striker exclaimed as while the brawl continued in the corner, Mercury ran into the corner, hitting a Running Corner Dropkick to the back of Gaara's head, sending his head crashing into Bickslow's face, allowing Mercury to roll Gaara up with a Victory Roll.

Ref: 1…2…

Mercury immediately knocked Gaara back down with a Running Basement Dropkick to the face, attempting to mount him for more punches, but Gaara pushed Mercury away from him.

"Mercury trying to sneak a pinfall, but Gaara isn't going to let him get away with that!" Bob exclaimed as Gaara kicked Mercury in the gut with a Savate Kick, hitting him with a One-Handed Spinebuster. However, while Gaara was posing toward the fans, the crowd cheered as Bickslow jumped up to the top rope, and hit him with a Diving Clothesline to the chest. However, when Bickslow attempted to pin Gaara, Bale came diving back into the ring with a Diving Elbow Drop to Bickslow's back. The crowd continued cheering as Bale jumped back up to the top rope, and hit Mercury with another Diving Elbow Drop before going for another pinfall.

Ref: 1…2…

"Bale with the shock comeback unable to get the pinfall, but he's the only man standing right now!" Bob exclaimed as Bale picked Gaara back up, and attempted to pick him up for the Ushigaroshi, but Gaara was able to push Bale away and attempted to hit him with a Bicycle Kick, but Bale was able to duck and knock Gaara out of the ring with an Irish Kiss (Bicycle Knee Strike). However, before Bale could follow up Bickslow turned him inside out with a Spear, the crowd continuing to cheer as Bickslow slid out of the ring, and was able to send a stunned Gaara through the commentary table with a Spinebuster.

"Bickslow is finally able to send someone through the announce table, and it happens to be the person he hates the most!" Bob exclaimed as Bickslow attempted to get back into the ring, but Mercury springboarded over the top rope and hit Bickslow with a Springboard Shooting Star Press. The crowd continued booing as Mercury jumped up to the top rope and attempted to hit Bale with another Spiral Tap, but the crowd cheered as Bale got his knees up, sending Mercury's back crashing into his knees before rolling him up into a pin with a Small Package.

Ref: 1…2…

"Bale almost got away with the pinfall, but Mercury was still able to kick out!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale got back to his feet, picked Mercury up, and attempted to hit him with the Ushigaroshi, but Mercury was able to slide out and attempted to hit Bale with a German Suplex, but Bale was able to jump behind Mercury and hit him with a Falling Inverted DDT. Bale then attempted to climb back up to the top rope, but Mercury grabbed his leg, which Bale responded to with several stomps to the gut. Bale then climbed back up to the top turnbuckle, but by that point, Mercury was able to pull himself back up to his feet, and club Bale in the back and the back of the leg.

"Mercury continuing to fight back, preventing Bale from diving off the top rope again!" Striker exclaimed as Mercury followed Bale up onto the top rope, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head. Bale attempted to counter with several Back Elbows to the side of the head, but Mercury raked Bale's eyes, put him in position for the Reverse Suplex, and hit Bale off of the top rope with a Reverse Superplex. Bickslow looked as though he was going to get into the ring, but Gaara hit him from behind with one of the TV monitors. The crowd continued booing as Gaara threw Bickslow into another corner of the fan barricade, but when Gaara attempted to hit a running move onto Bickslow, Bickslow threw Gaara over the fan barricade and into the audience.

"The fans need to watch out here because Bickslow and Gaara aren't going to slow down any!" Bob exclaimed as Bickslow and Gaara continued brawling into the audience, while Mercury attempted to lock Bale in the Calf Crusher. Bale tried to counter with several punches to the back of the head, but Mercury once again raked Bale's eyes and put him in the Calf Crusher, the crowd booing as Bale yelled out in pain. Bale shook his head and refused to tap out as he crawled over to the ropes. Mercury rolled Bale away from the ropes, but Bale was able to counter this into a roll-up.

Ref: 1…2…

Mercury let go of the Calf Crusher, but immediately picked Bale up, and hit him with an Ushigaroshi of his own, put him in a seated position, and ran the ropes to hit Bale with a Running Seated Forearm to the face before going for the pinfall.

Ref: 1…2…

"Mercury almost getting a three count off that combination of moves, but he's not there yet!" Kotoko exclaimed as Mercury glared at the referee before picking Bale up, attempting to hit him with the Styles Clash, but Bale was able to escape the hold, kick Mercury in the gut, and attempted to hit him with the Bale Bomb (Leg Trapped Sunset Flip Powerbomb), but Mercury was able to roll through it and attempted to lock him back in the Calf Crusher, but Bale was able to counter that, hitting a seated Mercury with a Superkick to the side of the head. Bale then springboarded off of the middle rope, hitting Mercury across the throat with a Springboard Guillotine Leg Drop.

"Bale hitting that Springboard Leg Drop and Bale looks like he's about to end the match!" Striker exclaimed as Bale picked Mercury up, and put him in position for a Powerbomb, but when Bale picked him up over his head, Mercury was able to counter with an Arm Drag. The crowd cheered and booed accordingly as Mercury and Bale began exchanging punches in the middle of the ring, with Bale hitting a Pele Kick to the back of Mercury's head. However, when Bale springboarded off the middle rope for a Springboard Back Elbow, Mercury was able to counter with a Superkick to the back of the head.

"Oh! Mercury almost taking Bale's head off with that Superkick to the back of the head!" Bob exclaimed while wincing. While Bickslow and Gaara were still brawling up the crowd, Mercury picked up a near-unconscious Bale and hit him with the Styles Clash before rolling him into a pinfall.

Ref: 1…2…3

*Bell Rings*

"Here is your winner, representing the NWO, Mercury Black!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd booing as Mercury yelled for the referee to come raise his arm in victory, the crowd booing louder as several members of the NWO (Katsuki Bakugo, Pete Corvus, Kite, & Tsubaki) came out, applauding Mercury and celebrating his big victory. Mercury pushed the referee away and told him to open the ropes to let the members of the NWO in. Bakugo, Corvus, Kite, and Tsubaki came into the ring, continuing to applaud before Kite and Corvus hugged Mercury in the middle of the ring.

"Gaara and Bickslow are brawling to God knows where, and Mercury was able to take advantage of that and pick up the win!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo, Corvus, and Mercury, the three members of the NWO in the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match, raised each other's arms in the air, with the crowd continuing to boo. Bakugo noticed that Bale was staggering onto all fours and immediately responded by stomping him in the head and the back. The crowd's boos grew louder as Mercury, Corvus, and Kite joined in on the stomping, but the crowd began cheering as Crona Gorgon, Mirio Togata, and 'Ace' Hitman Jones came running down.

"The NWO trying to send a message by attacking Bale, but here comes the cavalry!" Bob exclaimed as Crona began brawling with Bakugo while Hitman was attacking Mercury and Mirio was fighting with the BTWF Tag Team Champions. The brawl remained even until the remaining NWO members Jellal Fernandes, Duncan, and Marco Diaz came running down, and helped the NWO in attacking their enemies. Jellal hit Crona in the back with the BTWF Hardcore Championship while Marco attacked Hitman, and Duncan continued attacking Bale. However, the crowd cheered as the lights went off, but they exploded into even louder cheers when BTWF World Heavyweight Champion Zancrow appeared in the middle of the ring.

"It's Zancrow! We haven't seen the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion in weeks! He's been training for the BTWF Elimination Chamber match, but he's back!" Kotoko exclaimed as Zancrow grabbed both Marco and Duncan, hitting both of them with Sit-Out Chokeslams. This allowed Crona, Mirio, and Hitman to send Corvus, Kite, and Jellal out of the ring so that they could continue to fight. Mercury attempted to take Zancrow down with an Enziguri, but Zancrow shook his head, barely registering the kick before grabbing Mercury by the throat. Bakugo attempted to save Mercury, but Zancrow took Bakugo down with a Big Boot before walking over to the ropes.

"What does Zancrow have planned for Mercury here!?" Bob asked as the camera revealed that Bale joined in on the brawl against the NWO, but Zancrow hit Mercury with a Chokeslam to the outside, sending him crashing into the other wrestlers on the outside. The crowd continued cheering loudly as Zancrow did the cutthroat taunt while black fire shot out of the corner posts. While the fire was going off, Bakugo ran into the ring and attempted to hit Zancrow with a Stunner, but Zancrow turned Bakugo around and attempted to hit him with a Tombstone Piledriver, but Bakugo was able to escape, rolling out of the ring.

"Zancrow telling all of us one thing; he is ready for the Elimination Chamber, and everyone else in the match should be as well!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo started yelling at Zancrow that his time as BTWF World Heavyweight Champion was over, and that he was going to take his belt back. Zancrow simply raised the championship over his head and shook his head before the camera panned to the backstage area, where Gourry Gabriev was heading to his car, wheeling his luggage behind him. Scott Stanford walked up to Gourry, stopping him with a microphone in his hand.

"Gourry, you may have heard Midoriya's comments earlier tonight, and I wanted to get your thoughts before Last Gasp," Scott explained as Gourry leaned his luggage against the wall and nodded.

"I can understand why Midoriya thinks of what I'm saying to him as disrespectful. But I want to assure you, Midoriya, and the fans that I respect everything that he has done in wrestling," Gourry clarified as Scott nodded and took the microphone back.

"Do you think Midoriya has what it takes to be a Pillar of this company like you've been?" Scott asked. Gourry took a deep breath, stroking his chin while deep in thought. After a moment, Gourry looked back up at Scott and moved the microphone back closer to his mouth.

"That remains to be seen. Midoriya has accomplished quite a few things in his short career here at the BTWF. Not only is he a former BTWF Hardcore Champion, but he's also a Battle Riot winner. I've won that match twice, so I understand how hard it is to win these types of matches. However, what people fail to realize is that for all we know, Midoriya could've hit his peak already," Gourry explained, with Scott responding by raising his eyebrows in confusion before pulling the microphone back underneath his mouth.

"What do you mean by that, Gourry?" Scott asked.

"I mean that I've seen plenty of my wrestlers throughout my career get big wins and title reigns, but either they don't have the same passion they once did, or they show that they simply don't have the talent that's at the right level for a main eventer, and they fade into the background. While Midoriya has success now, we won't know whether that success is going to last. That's why at Last Gasp, I want to test him to see whether or not he has what it takes to become a Pillar like me," Gourry explained. Before Scott could respond, Scott backed away slightly as Izuku Midoriya walked up to him with a blank look on his face.

"That's…really interesting Gourry. Thanks for the clarification. But I'll let you know right now; at Last Gasp, I'm going to show you and any doubters that I have left that I'm going to be the next Pillar of the BTWF. And that starts with the World Heavyweight Championship at StarShow," Midoriya said before showing off his Golden Ticket, causing Gourry to smirk and nod. Midoriya put the ticket back into his pocket and put his hand back out, extending it out for Gourry, causing Gourry to raise his eyebrow.

"But despite all of that and what you said, I do respect you as well. So, at Last Gasp, let's give the fans a classic that they'll never forget and will be a highlight in both of our careers," Midoriya offered. Gourry looked down at the hand for a moment before smiling back at Midoriya, shaking his hand, but before Midoriya could release the hold, Gourry pulled Midoriya closer to him, so that they were face-to-face with each other.

"I look forward to that, Midoriya," was all Gourry said before letting go of Midoriya's hand and heading to his car in the parking lot. Midoriya looked on at Gourry's disappearing frame, before smirking, patting his pocket with the Golden Ticket, and left for the parking lot to get to his own car. The camera faded to black as Scott looked at intrigue as he saw Gourry and Midoriya leave in different directions.

Match Results;

The Japanese Destroyers (Tanjiro Kamado & Ganta Igarashi) def. Fiore's Top Team (Gray Fullbuster & Lyon Bastia) in a 2/3 Falls Match

Winry Rockbell & Maka Albarn def. Darkness & Megumin

Rolf def. Marco Diaz to Qualify for the BTWF International Championship Elimination Chamber Match at Last Gasp

Brandish My & the Sisterhood of Darkness (Ultear Milkovich & Tomoko Kuroki) def. 'Amazing' Luna Collins, 'the Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent, & Sue

Edward Elric def. Floch Forster

KIRISHIMA vs. Lance Scaper ended in a no contest, both men were made contenders for the BTWF Hardcore Championship

Yang Xiao Long def. Liz Thompson via Submission

Mercury Black def. Kurt Bale, Bickslow, and Gaara in a Fatal-4-Way Match to Qualify for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match at Last Gasp.

Matches at BTWF Last Gasp (Intensity);

Edward Elric © vs. Kuro Sakuragawa vs. Kilik Rung vs. Tanjiro Kamado vs. Rolf vs. Floch Forster (Elimination Chamber Match for the BTWF International Championship)

Kazuma Sato © (W/Megumin & Darkness) vs. Connie Springer (for the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship)

Izuku Midoriya vs. Gourry Gabriev

Kite © vs. 'Ace' Hitman Jones (Singles Match for the BTWF Tag Team Championships)

Bickslow vs. Gaara (Falls Count Anywhere Match)

The Sisterhood of Darkness (Ultear Milkovich & Tomoko Kuroki) © vs. 'the Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent & Sue

Lucy Heartfilia vs. Yang Xiao Long

'Amazing' Luna Collins vs. Brandish Myu (W/Marin Hollow) (for the BTWF Women's Championship)

Zancrow © vs. Katsuki Bakugo vs. Mirio Togata vs. Crona Gorgon vs. Pete Corvus vs. Mercury Black (Elimination Chamber Match for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship)

Other Notes;

Jellal's Hardcore Championship Triple Threat Match against KIRISHIMA and Lance Scaper will take place on the Octane portion of Last Gasp.

Ruby Rose and Blake Belladonna will represent Team RWBY in the Tag Team Battle Royal on the Octane portion of Last Gasp.