BTWF Last Gasp (Night 1 Part 4)
The crowd began booing as 'Don't Stop' by InnerPartySystem played, signaling the arrival of a long white limousine with gold trim. The crowd continued booing as the limo stopped on the side of the stage and the driver came out of the front seat. The driver opened one of the back doors, revealing Lucy and Onslaught, the two coming out of the back, ignoring the vitriolic chants directed at them before Onslaught helped Lucy climb to the entranceway. Lucy then moved to the center of the entranceway and outstretched her arms, causing some golden pyro to come down from the ceiling.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, now residing in West Palm Beach, Florida, representing the Conglomerate, Lucy Heartfilia!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Lucy patted Onslaught on the shoulder before strutting down the entranceway. Onslaught covered Lucy's ears as more derogatory chants rang through the arena, Lucy only responding with a smirk on her face. Lucy told the camera that Yang was going to pay for rejecting her generous offer and that Yang would come crawling back to her by the time the match was over.
"If we've learned anything about Lucy since Yang rejected the Conglomerate's invitation to join them, it's that she really hates to be told 'no'," Striker explained as once Lucy got to the ringside area, Lucy took off her golden robe and handed it to Onslaught. The crowd continued booing and chanting 'Lucy Fucks Onslaught!' at her as she climbed up the steel steps, ordered the referee to come over and hold the ropes open for her, and blew sarcastic and mocking kisses to the booing fans. The referee then did what he was told, holding down the middle rope for Lucy, allowing her to strut into the ring with a confident smirk on her face before jumping up to the top turnbuckle. Lucy then outstretched her arms with her confident smirk still plastered on her face before she told the fans that they were about to be let down again and jumped down from the top turnbuckle to the canvas.
"Yang has been trying to focus on maintaining the strength of her relationships within Team RWBY, but Lucy is hell-bent on making Yang and the rest of Team RWBY's lives miserable," Kotoko explained as Lucy went back into the corner, lying down on the top turnbuckle, telling them that Yang was going to be no problem before 'You Only Live Once' by Suicide Silence played, the crowd cheering loudly as Yang came out of the back, cracking her knuckles in anticipation before stopping at the center of the stage. Yang then cocked her fist, and punched the air as hard as she could, causing some pyro to go off from the stage.
"And her opponent, representing Team RWBY, from the Island of Patch in Remnant, Yang Xiao Long!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Yang looked right into the camera, and told Lucy that she was glad that Onslaught was there to pick her teeth up off of the ground. Yang then continued walking down the entranceway, high-fiving fans in the front row, even giving fist-bumps to some of the young girls in the front row who were wearing her gloves on their hands.
"Lucy may regret all the turmoil she and the Conglomerate have been putting Yang and Team RWBY through, as Yang looks too excited to face Lucy here tonight," Bob noted. Yang then ran past the ringside area, and to the steel steps, pounding the top of the steps before jumping up to the top of the steel steps. Yang then shot her fist up at the cheering crowd before jumping over to the top rope, and ran to the center of the ring, telling Lucy to get ready for the ass-whooping of her life, and punched the middle of the ring.
"Lucy doesn't look too scared here, but this wouldn't have been the first time that Lucy's become a victim of underestimating an opponent," Striker explained as Lucy jumped down from the top rope, and attempted to run at Yang, but Yang turned around, causing Lucy to stop herself and back away back into her corner. The referee made sure both women were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match, the crowd cheering as the bell rang. Lucy attempted to rush Yang once again, but the crowd exploded as Yang knocked Lucy spinning back to the ground with a hard punch to the side of the face.
"The match is underway, and Yang starts this match off with a hard pop right to the face!" Bob exclaimed as Lucy rolled to the ropes, telling the referee to keep Yang away from her while holding her jaw in pain. However, Yang responded by running at Lucy and hitting her with several more punches to the side of the head before attempting to Irish whip her away from the ropes, but Lucy kicked Yang in the leg, the crowd booing as Lucy grabbed Yang's arm. The crowd continued booing as Lucy hit Yang's arm several times with elbow strikes, but the crowd went back to cheering as Yang knocked Lucy back down with a hard Forearm strike while still holding onto Lucy's arm.
"Yang and Lucy keeping each other close by so that they can plaster each other with strikes!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy attempted to pull herself away from Yang's grasp, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Yang pulled Lucy up, and hit her with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Lucy staggered into the corner while holding her back, with Yang running the ropes, and hitting Lucy in the side of the face with a Running Forearm Strike to the side of the face. Yang grabbed her arm for a split second before continuing to hit her in the corner with multiple forearms until the referee pulled Yang out of the corner. Yang immediately went back into the corner and started stomping on Lucy's gut, but Lucy was able to grab Yang's foot, countering one of those stomps.
"Lucy has a hold of Yang's foot! This could change the entire complexion of this match!" Bob exclaimed as Lucy slapped Yang in the side of the face several times, which Yang responded to by hitting Lucy with an Enziguri. The crowd continued cheering as Yang grabbed Lucy, attempting to lock her in the Too Hot to Handle (Sasha Banks' Bank Statement), but Lucy was able to put her foot on the bottom rope, once again provoking the referee to pull her away. The crowd continued booing as while Yang was arguing with the referee, Lucy rolled out onto the apron and grabbed Yang by the hair, and attempted to hit her with a Neckbreaker over the top rope. However, Yang grabbed both of Lucy's hands, turned around, hit her with a couple of Headbutts to the chest, and threw her back into the ring with another Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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"Yang has been able to answer everything Lucy has thrown at her so far," Kotoko explained in surprise as Yang picked Lucy up in a Fireman's Carry, hit her with a Single Knee Gutbuster before running the ropes, and hitting her with a Single Leg Basement Dropkick to the side of the face. The crowd continued cheering as Yang hit a Dropkick to the back of the head, sending her falling into the ropes, her head draped over the middle rope. Yang didn't let up, running the ropes, and hitting Lucy in the back with a Leaping Body Guillotine before picking Lucy back up and hitting her with a Reverse DDT.
"Yang dominating the former BTWF Women's Champion now, not giving her a second to breathe!" Striker exclaimed as Yang picked Lucy back up, and hit her with multiple punches to the side of the face before kicking her in the gut and attempting to hit her with a Powerbomb. However, the crowd booed as Lucy jammed her fingers into Yang's ears, hit her with a Frankensteiner, and attempted to lock her up in the Lock & Key (Cross Armbreaker). However, Yang was able to push Lucy off of her, but Lucy immediately attempted to fight back, hitting a couple of hard kicks to Yang's right arm. Yang grit her teeth, continuing to stand before taking Lucy back down with a Standing Lariat. Yang shook her right arm before running the ropes and hitting Lucy with a Running Senton to the chest before going for the pinfall.
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"Yang may be dominating now, but look at how she's looking at her arm. It's clearly hurting her," Kotoko responded as Yang put Lucy in a seated position, running the ropes, and hitting her with a Sliding Seated Clothesline. The crowd continued cheering as Yang went into the corner, climbing up to the top rope, though her right arm made it harder for her to climb due to the pain coursing through it when Yang tried to grip the ropes. When Yang got up to the top turnbuckle, Lucy had gotten back to her feet, and hit Yang with several punches to the side of the face, dazing her on the top turnbuckle. The crowd continued booing as Lucy hit Yang in the side of the head with several headbutts before attempting to climb up for a Superplex.
"Lucy finally getting some sense of control in this match, especially with some nasty headbutts!" Bob exclaimed as Lucy attempted to put Yang in position for the Superplex, but the crowd cheered as Yang was able to pull Lucy's arm away, and hit her with several headbutts to the face. The crowd continued cheering as Yang grabbed Lucy, and attempted to hit her with a Scoop Slam from the top turnbuckle, but Lucy was able to slide behind Yang, and club her in the back multiple times. However, the crowd cheered as Yang grabbed Lucy's arms, and threw her overhead back onto the mat back first, the crowd cheering as Lucy nearly bounced up while Yang was holding the side of her head in pain.
"Yang once again able to overpower Lucy, throwing her overhead like she was nothing!" Striker exclaimed as Yang attempted to balance herself on the top turnbuckle, but Lucy, despite still holding her back in pain, jumped into the ropes, causing Yang to fall onto the top turnbuckle crotch first. The crowd continued booing as Lucy pulled herself back up to her feet, ran into the corner, and knocked Yang off of the top turnbuckle with a Running Corner Enziguri, sending her falling to the floor face and chest first. The crowd continued booing as Lucy stood back up and told the booing crowd that Yang was nothing but a loser and that she could've been someone in the Conglomerate.
"Well, now Lucy finally has control of this match firmly grasped in her hand, sending Yang falling all the way to the floor!" Bob exclaimed as Lucy noticed that Yang was getting back up, and ran the ropes, sliding underneath the bottom rope to hit Yang in the chest with a Heat Seeking Missile Suicide Dive. The crowd continued booing as Lucy rolled back into the ring, ran the ropes, and hit Yang with a Suicide Dive Forearm to the side of Yang's face, sending her falling back to the floor. The crowd continued booing as Lucy picked Yang up, put her in a Hammerlock, and threw her into the steel ring post arm first. Lucy then pushed Yang into the steel ring post arm first again before wrapping her right arm around the steel ring post.
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"Lucy now targeting the right arm, softening it up for the Lock and Key!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lucy kept Yang's arm wrapped around the steel post, and hit the base of her elbow with a Jumping Dropkick. Yang staggered away while holding her arm, but Lucy wasn't done, as she grabbed Yang, and threw her arm right into a corner of the commentary table. Lucy then grabbed Yang by the chin, and yelled at her, asking her if she wished she had joined the Conglomerate yet. Yang responded by slapping Lucy in the face, the crowd cheering as Lucy seethed before grabbing Yang by the hair and slamming the back of her head multiple times into the commentary table.
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"I haven't seen Lucy this furious since her rivalry with Luna Collins! Lucy's not used to getting slapped like that!" Bob exclaimed as Lucy yelled at the commentary team that she was going to shut Yang up before grabbing Yang's right arm, and putting it under the cover for the announce team. Lucy then climbed up on top of the commentary table, and hit a Jumping Double Foot Stomp onto the table, squishing Yang's arm between the table and the table cover. The crowd continued booing as Lucy pushed Yang away from the commentary table, and dived off of the commentary table to hit Yang with a Diving Bulldog, sending her crashing face-first into the padded concrete.
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Lucy quickly rolls back into the ring before rolling back to the outside, stomping on Yang's right arm before putting her back in a Hammerlock, and hitting her with a Hammerlock Back Suplex onto the steel ring apron.
"Lucy has absolutely dominated the past several minutes of this match, using whatever she can on the outside to damage the arm!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy slid back into the ring, hitting Yang with another Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the chest. Lucy then put Yang back in a Hammerlock while sitting her up, and hitting her with a Basement Dropkick to the right shoulder before rolling her up with a Crucifix pin.
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Yang kicked out, still holding her arm while on her knees before Lucy knocked Yang back down with a Running Clothesline to the back of the head. The crowd continued booing as Lucy stomped on Yang's chest several times before hitting her with a Jumping Moonsault. Lucy then grabbed Yang by the hair, slapped her hard in the face, and threw her in the corner chest first before hitting Yang in the back of the head with a Running Corner Forearm. The crowd continued booing as Lucy grabbed Yang's right arm, slapped the back of her head mockingly a couple of times, wrapped her arm around the top rope, and pulled on the arm until the referee pulled her away.
"One thing I'm enjoying about Lucy is that while she's wearing down Yang, she's continuing a steady and targeted attack on the arm," Striker explained as Lucy immediately went back into the corner, and hit Yang with a Rolling Chaos Theory German Suplex before bridging into a pinfall.
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Lucy looked up in annoyance as Yang attempted to roll to the ropes to get some reprieve, but Lucy responded with a Penalty Kick to the chest, sending her falling back onto her back.
"Lucy is one of the smartest wrestlers we've seen in the ring, but what else do you expect from someone who had access to the finest training money can buy?" Bob asked as Lucy sat Yang in front of the bottom and middle ropes, and started stomping on Yang's chest multiple times. The crowd continued booing before Lucy ran the ropes, and hit Yang in the face with a Running Face Wash. Lucy dragged Yang back to the center of the ring, folded Yang's right arm over her chest, and springboarded off of the middle rope to hit Yang's chest and right arm with a Springboard Senton Bomb.
"It's amazing how Yang has barely been able to get any offense in for the past several minutes in this match. Lucy has completely controlled the pace of this match," Kotoko explained as Lucy picked Yang up, and hit her with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to the chest. The crowd cheered as Yang hit Lucy in the face with several punches to the side of the head, but the crowd quickly went back to booing as she kicked Yang in the right arm. The crowd continued booing as Lucy grabbed Yang's right arm and hit her with a Double Knee Armbreaker, sending her on her knees before hitting Yang with a Kneeling Superkick to the face and going for the pinfall.
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"Yang barely rolled her right shoulder off of the mat despite getting her jaw nearly kicked off!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy grabbed Yang, and locked her in a Crossface, the crowd booing as Yang immediately tried to push Lucy off of her. However, Lucy responded by hitting Yang in the shoulder with multiple elbow strikes before putting her back in the Crossface. Yang looked as though she was about to fade, but she began dragging herself to the ropes, the crowd cheering and chanting for Yang to make it to the ropes. Lucy silenced the crowd by rolling Yang back to the center of the ring, pulling back even further on the Crossface.
"Lucy may have the match won here! Yang looks as though she's going to pass out any minute now!" Bob exclaimed as after almost another minute, Yang started punching Lucy with her free arm, the crowd cheering as Lucy's grip on the Crossface began to loosen. Yang then grabbed the top of Lucy's head and smashed her face into the mat multiple times, the crowd continuing to cheer as Yang was finally able to push Lucy away from her. Yang rolled into the corner, trying to regain her breath as Lucy shook her head in pain before getting back to her feet, and attempting to run into the corner with a Running Corner Enziguri. However, the crowd continued cheering as Yang ducked the attempted kick, and kicked Lucy several times in the chest.
"Yang coming back into this match, showing off some hard kicks to the chest!" Striker exclaimed as Yang jumped up to the middle rope, and hit Lucy with a Middle Rope Diving Shoulder Block before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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Yang sighed and nodded as Lucy kicked out, attempting to pick Lucy up, but Lucy responded with a punch to the side of Yang's face. Yang responded with a left-handed punch to the side of the face, sending Lucy staggering away, and the crowd cheered and booed accordingly as Lucy and Yang exchanged punches to their faces. Lucy attempted to win this brawl by grabbing Yang's right arm, but the crowd cheered loudly as Yang turned Lucy inside out with a Standing Lariat. Yang used his good arm to pound her chest while waiting for Lucy to get back to her feet, and when she did, the crowd continued cheering as Yang hit several Clotheslines, a couple of Shoulder Tackles, and a Spinebuster onto Lucy.
"Yang coming back into this match, hitting Lucy with a Spinebuster that would make Ron Simmons proud!" Kotoko exclaimed as Yang ran the ropes, and hit Lucy with a Jumping Splash to the chest before picking her back up, and attempting to hit her with the Straight Jacket Neckbreaker. However, Lucy responded by pushing Yang's right arm away, turning her around, and attempting to hit her with the Backstabber, but Yang was able to grab Lucy before she could finish the move and hit Lucy with the Backpack Stunner. The crowd continued cheering as Yang ran the ropes, and hit a Shining Wizard to the side of Lucy's face before going for another pinfall.
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"Lucy kicking out at a count of two, but Yang's adrenaline is still at an all-time high!" Bob exclaimed as Yang stomped on Lucy's gut a couple of times before attempting to climb back up to the top turnbuckle. Yang had to shake her right arm several times while climbing up to the top, but this gave Lucy enough time to hit a Running Dropkick to the side of Yang's right arm. The crowd began booing again as Lucy climbed up to the top turnbuckle, and hit Yang several times in the side of the face with Forearm shots. However, when Lucy attempted to hit Yang with a Top Rope Frankensteiner, the crowd exploded into cheers as Yang was able to hang on to Lucy, pick her back up, and hit her with a Powerbomb from the top rope, causing the crowd to explode as Lucy fell right back onto the canvas.
"Onslaught hasn't been involved in this match since it happened, which is surprising, but he may have to after that devastating Top Rope Powerbomb!" Striker exclaimed as Yang balanced herself back onto the top turnbuckle, and hit Lucy with a Frog Splash from the top rope before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs.
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Lucy barely got her shoulder off of the mat, the crowd as shocked as Yang was. Yang picked Lucy up and attempted to hit her with the Burst of Embers (Big E's Big Ending). However, the crowd booed as Onslaught got onto the apron, pulling Lucy off of Yang's shoulders, which Yang responded to by hitting Onslaught in the gut with a Superkick to the chest before knocking him off of the apron with a hard Forearm shot.
"Team RWBY and The Conglomerate may have been banned from ringside for this match, but Onslaught has a valid manager's license, so he is allowed to be at ringside, unfortunately," Kotoko explained as after Onslaught fell off of the apron, Yang attempted to once again pick Lucy up for the Burst of Embers (Big E's Big Ending), but Lucy was able to escape by raking her eyes. The crowd continued booing as Lucy grabbed Yang's arm, and hit her with a Riott Kick to the right arm before rolling behind Yang, and hitting her with a Backstabber, rolling Yang up for a pinfall afterward.
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"Yang barely rolled her good shoulder off of the mat, and Lucy looks absolutely beside herself!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy grabbed Yang's right arm, and started hitting Knee Drops onto the center of Yang's arm. Lucy then picked Yang up and attempted to lock her in the Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker), but Yang was able to push Lucy away, attempting to hit her with a Savate Kick. Lucy dodged this kick, and hit Yang in the side of the head with a High Head Kick, sending Yang onto her knees. The crowd booed as Lucy went into the corner, and attempted to hit her with another Kneeling Superkick, but Yang was able to dodge the kick and attempted to hit her with another Clothesline, but the crowd booed again as Lucy ducked and attempted to put Yang in position for a German Suplex. Lucy attempted to push Yang into the corner for another Chaos Theory Rolling German Suplex, but Yang was able to land on her feet, the crowd cheering as she picked Lucy back up, and hit her with a Death Valley Driver.
"What an amazing sequence by these two athletes! Yang is able to win this sequence with a hard Death Valley Driver! Is this going to be Lucy's swan song in this match!?" Kotoko asked as Yang grabbed Lucy, and attempted to put her in the Too Hot to Handle (Sasha Banks' Bank Statement). However, Lucy was able to respond by pounding on Yang's right arm, allowing her to slip out of the Too Hot to Handle (Sasha Banks' Bank Statement) attempt, and hit a Jumping Stomp onto Yang's right arm. The crowd continued booing as Lucy continued aggressively stomping on Yang's right arm before locking her in the Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker), the crowd booing as Yang screamed out in pain.
"Yang has the Lock and Key in, and Yang's right in the middle of the ring with a nearly useless arm! Lucy may have the match in the bag!" Bob exclaimed as Yang attempted to strike at Lucy with some punches to loosen the grip of the Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker). However, Lucy was able to counter by stomping on Yang's shoulder and face before pulling back even further on the Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker). Realizing that strikes weren't going to help her this time, Yang began dragging herself to the ropes, the crowd cheering and chanting for Yang as she got closer to the ropes. Lucy continued stomping on Yang while pulling on the Armbreaker, but Yang continued dragging herself to the ropes, the crowd exploding into cheers as Yang finally got a hand on the middle rope.
"Thankfully, Yang is able to make it to the ropes, but with all the damage to the arm, Yang may have only succeeded in delaying the inevitable," Striker explained as Lucy looked enraged that Yang had made it to the ropes and that she was forced to let go of the hold. Lucy responded with multiple stomps and knee drops to Yang's chest and shoulder before going into the corner, climbing up to the top turnbuckle, and attempting to hit Yang with a Diving Moonsault, but the crowd cheered as Yang was able to raise her foot up, sending Lucy's jaw crashing into Yang's foot and Lucy staggering into the ropes.
"Hold onto those predictions, Matt, as Yang still has a lot of heart left! She wants to show Lucy that she doesn't need the Conglomerate to have a successful career in the BTWF!" Kotoko exclaimed as Yang staggered back up to her feet while holding her right arm, and ran into the corner to hit a dazed Lucy with a Running Jumping Corner Clothesline. The crowd continued cheering as Yang hit Lucy with a barrage of punches in the corner, sending Lucy falling into a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle. Yang continued the assault by stomping on Lucy's chest multiple times before running the ropes, hitting Onslaught with a Running Forearm when he attempted to jump back onto the ring apron and hit Lucy with a Running Cannonball Senton before dragging her out of the corner and going for another pinfall.
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"Yang, despite all the pain coursing through her arm, is still putting a lot of force in that Cannonball Senton! I cannot believe that Lucy kicked out of that given how her head bounced off of the bottom turnbuckle!" Striker exclaimed as Yang picked Lucy up, once again attempting to hit her with the Burst of Embers (Big E's Big Ending). However, Lucy was able to slide out of the grip again, kick Yang in the leg and arm a couple of times, and run the ropes, attempting to hit Yang with a Running Forearm Strike, but Yang was able to counter by throwing Lucy into the air and hit a falling Lucy with a Cutter. The crowd continued cheering as Yang picked Lucy back up, and hit her with a Powerbomb before putting her back on her knees and hitting Lucy with a hard knee strike to the face.
"Yang preparing Lucy for the Too Hot to Handle, and if her arm can hold up, Yang can guarantee a win!" Bob exclaimed as Yang stretched her right arm for a moment before going down to the ground and locking Lucy in the Too Hot to Handle (Sasha Banks' Bank Statement). The crowd exploded into cheers as Lucy began screaming in pain, immediately trying to roll out of the hold, but Yang responded by hitting several headbutts to the side and back of Lucy's head before returning her to the center of the ring and pulling back on the Too Hot to Handle (Sasha Banks' Bank Statement). The crowd continued cheering as Lucy looked like she was going to tap out, but she immediately went to grab Yang's right arm, bending and stretching her fingers. Yang tried her best to keep the Too Hot to Handle locked in with just her left arm, but Lucy kept bending Yang's fingers back, allowing Lucy to push Yang off of her. The crowd continued booing as Lucy wrung Yang's arm, and started smashing her arm into her shoulder several times before attempting to put her in position for the Celestial DDT (Hammerlock DDT). However, Yang was able to push Lucy into the corner and hit her with multiple shoulder thrusts to the midsection before the referee pulled Yang out of the corner.
"Yang's resilience has been nothing short of supernatural in this match, especially with all the damage her arm's taken!" Kotoko exclaimed as Yang attempted to go back into the corner, but Lucy was able to kick Yang in the back. The crowd continued booing as Lucy ran out of the corner, and hit Yang with a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors that sent Yang crashing arm-first into the steel corner post. The crowd continued booing as Lucy pulled Yang out of the corner, and hit a Celestial DDT (Hammerlock DDT) onto Yang before going for another pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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Yang barely rolled her shoulder off of the mat, but Lucy responded by immediately catching Yang's right arm in the Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker).
"Lucy caught Yang again! Yang's in the Cross Armbreaker again!" Bob exclaimed as Yang once again tried to pull herself to the ropes, trying to initiate a ropebreak. However, the crowd booed as Lucy pulled herself back to the center of the ring, and started stomping on the damaged right arm. After another minute in the hold, Yang, through gritted teeth and fighting back tears in her eyes, tapped out in the center of the ring.
*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner as a result of a submission, representing the Conglomerate, Lucy Heartfilia!" Tim Barr announced as Lucy gave Yang's right arm several more kicks before pushing her away. Lucy, with a Cheshire grin on her face, ordered the referee to raise her hand in the air. The referee did so, the crowd booing louder as Lucy continued celebrating her victory with a large smile on her face. Onslaught then came into the ring, applauding her as Tohru came running to the scene, also celebrating Lucy's victory. The referee checked on Yang, who was still holding her right arm in pain, but Lucy told Onslaught and Tohru that Yang wasn't done tonight.
"Lucy gets a big victory here tonight, using the Lock and Key to take the submission victory! But it doesn't look like she's done with Yang either!" Striker exclaimed as Tohru ran over to Yang, and hit her with multiple stomps to the arm and chest before Onslaught ran the ropes, and hit Yang with a Jumping Splash, sending his massive frame crashing down onto both her right arm and her midsection. Tohru then picked Yang up and attempted to hit her with the Dragon Driver (Spinning Samoan Driver), but the crowd exploded into cheers as Weiss Schnee came running out of the crowd, slid into the ring, and hit Tohru with a Chop Block.
"Weiss is back! Weiss was taken out by Lucy a few weeks ago, and is looking for revenge!" Bob exclaimed as Lucy ran out of the ring as Weiss mounted Tohru, and exchanged punches with her. Weiss was able to win this brawl by hitting Tohru in the face with multiple forearms and headbutts. Onslaught attempted to pull Weiss off of Tohru, but the crowd cheered louder as Weiss hit Onslaught with a Mule Kick to the crotch hard enough to send him rolling out of the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss kicked Tohru in the side of the head before locking her in the Cold Snap (Figure-8 Leglock).
"Weiss showing Lucy and the rest of the Conglomerate that they haven't taken her out and that the Conglomerate should expect a fight!" Kotoko exclaimed as before Weiss could tighten her grip on the Cold Snap (Figure-8 Leglock), Lucy and Onslaught pulled Tohru out of the ring, the crowd booing as Lucy told Weiss that she was going to regret that, and the next time she tried anything, she was going to take her out for real like she did to Juvia Lockser months ago. Weiss glared at Lucy before sliding over to Yang, who was coughing and still holding her arm in pain while sitting in the corner.
"The issues between the Conglomerate and Team RWBY are far from over, but this rivalry may be heading to the next level!" Striker exclaimed as the camera panned away from the ring and panned to the locker room. Hitman Jones walked into the locker room, harshly ripping off his wrist tape, crumpling it up into a ball, and throwing it into the wall as hard as he could. Hitman ran his hands through his afro, looking furious at his loss, but before he could scream or do anything else, Mirio Togata walked into the locker room, patting Hitman on the back.
"Hey, Hitman, don't be so hard on yourself. If it wasn't for Duncan and Marco, you would've won those BTWF Tag Team Championships for us," Mirio said, sitting next to Hitman, who was still looking down at the floor.
"I should've seen it coming though. I should've known that Kite wasn't going to give me a fair fight," Hitman responded, continuing to run his hands through his hair. Mirio continued patting Hitman's back in support and gave him a side hug.
"Maybe, but what's done is done, and we're not done with those belts yet. You know what they say about wrestling; anything can happen," Mirio said, continuing to encourage Hitman. Hitman finally looked back up at Mirio, smiling at him as he patted Mirio on the back before getting back to his feet.
"Yeah, and you got the chance at the World Heavyweight Championship in the main event! And even then, I'm gonna work to get us another tag title shot!" Hitman exclaimed, jumping up and down before grabbing his box of merchandise. Hitman then pulled out a shirt before taking out a golden marker and drawing 'World Champion Mirio & Hitman' on one of the blank brown shirts. "It may be a prototype now, but when you win the World title, I'll get the real thing made," Hitman said with a smile on her face while presenting the prototype shirt. Mirio laughed before ruffling Hitman's hair, and the two embracing.
"Thanks for the support, Hitman. And when the main event comes, I'm going to show you that your support wasn't in vain!" Mirio exclaimed while shooting his fist in the air, which Hitman mirrored before the camera panned away while Hitman put on the prototype shirt. The camera then panned back to the stage, where the entire ring was filled with desks, a chalkboard in the middle of the ring, and Lisa Simpson and Louise Belcher were sitting behind a teacher's desk. The crowd boo as Louise spins around in her chair while Lisa has that stern 'I'm waiting' look on her face while the crowd continues jeering.
"Alright, you imbeciles, quiet down. This isn't your show, it's not about you," said Lisa, the crowd continuing to boo as Louise and Lisa smirked at the negative reaction they were receiving before Louise continued on.
"Now you might be wondering why we're here and the answer to that is that a certain Madison has come back from… well let's just say a lengthy absence and she's here to 'make amends' with an old friend of hers. Obviously, that just sounds like a load of crap and she's just trying anything to pull her career out of the ground she left it buried in," said Louise explained, she and Lisa laughing as the crowd continued to boo. After taking in some deep breaths, Louise and Lisa stopped laughing and continued on with the show.
"Now put your hands together because we're about to be joined by Madison who'll be giving us what should be an Emmy-worthy acting performance to tell us how 'she's changed' and 'things are different now'," Lisa introduced, the crowd cheering as 'Resistance to Resilience' by Reluctant Hero played. Lisa and Louise stood up and gave Madison applause as if they were at an award ceremony. Madison glared at Louise and Lisa as she put down her pink cowgirl hat and her bullrope before sliding into the ring. Madison grabbed a microphone, but before she could even speak, Lisa pulled her microphone closer to her mouth, interrupting Madison, much to the crowd's chagrin.
"Bravo. Bravo. You're really going for the Oscar here telling everyone how you've changed and turned over a new leaf," Lisa said, as she continued applauding Madison, who looked annoyed at the interruption.
"Well, we'd like to know your plan. Got any other backs you plan on stabbing? Maybe you're going to make sure to twist the knife into Luna's back? Maybe you're going to just stab your friend in the back again? So what is it?" Louise asked while leaning over the teacher's desk, pretending to be overly excited as Madison backed away with a glare on her face. Louise smirked before sitting back down and tapping Lisa on the shoulder to get her attention.
"Or maybe… you couldn't handle what you did and it broke you. Drove you into a dark, dark place filled with brown tinted liquids and small little pills to try and numb the pain, just a little bit. Maybe it's that-" Louise said, causing Madison to smack the microphone out of Louise's hand, the crowd cheering as Madison continued glaring at Louise before putting the microphone up to her mouth.
"ENOUGH! Enough. I didn't come out here to talk to either of you. I came here to get the attention of the one person I've been trying to talk to for months. So Kim, if you're watching, I'd like for you to at least come out and listen," said Madison. The camera panned to the stage, and for a moment, nobody came out. Madison looked shocked as Louise and Lisa began laughing before continuing to talk as Louise got her microphone back.
"Man, she's not even going to come out and listen to what you have to say? Oh, that's so tragic," Louise said in between her laughs.
"Almost Shakespearean levels of tragedy. Maybe she learned a thing or two from you about leaving people behind," said Lisa agreed, but their laughter was cut short as the crowd began cheering. Kim Chin came walking out with her hands in her pockets, dressed head to toe in a black dress suit with purple and green tie. Kim had a blank look on her face as she continued making her way to the ring while Madison had a small smile on her face. Louise and Lisa looked confused, wondering what was going to happen now that Kim was in the ring. Kim grabbed a microphone, continuing to look at Madison with a blank look on her face before Madison began speaking.
"Hey, Kim." Madison paused to take a deep breath before she continued. "Look, I know you're not happy to see me. I know that you're probably not even happy that I keep trying to beg for your forgiveness after what I did. I'm sorry. From the bottom of my heart, I'm sorry. You were my best friend. I should have never, not even for a moment, considered doing what I did to you. I'm sorry for being a bad friend. All I ask is that you at least let me have the chance to make it up to you," Madison explained, her eyes forming tears as Louise made a barfing motion with her mouth and finger. Kim looked at them with a glare before looking back at Madison, and the crowd cheered as she finally began speaking.
"Madison, you betrayed me. You stabbed me in the back and you want forgiveness that easily? Look, I'm not giving you an answer right now, but I'll be watching you. I'll keep an eye on you for the time being, but this does not mean I forgive you. If I'm willing to give you a chance, I'll let you know, but do not come begging me for an answer until then," Kim said, dropping the microphone and leaving the ring. Madison looked as though she was going to call her back, but stopped herself as Kim continued walking up the entranceway, with Louise and Lisa beginning to laugh again, the crowd booing as Madison turned around to face them.
"Man, that's so pathetic! Looks like your little acting routine didn't work on her!" Louise exclaimed in between her laughter, Louise even pounding on top of the teacher's desk while Lisa began talking.
"Don't worry, Madison, you still have a chance of being in some straight-to-DVD movie with your acting performance!" Lisa exclaimed while laughing, but the crowd cheered as Madison knocked Lisa out of her chair with a hard punch to the side of the face. Louise attempted to jump on Madison, but the two began brawling with each other, Madison won this brawl by slamming Louise's face and head into the top of the teacher's desk. However, Lisa grabbed Madison by the hair and hit her with several punches, but Madison hit multiple punches to Lisa's face, jumping over the table to hit a Diving Clothesline onto Lisa. However, while Lisa and Madison were brawling on the canvas, the crowd booed as Louise grabbed one of the student chairs, and hit Madison in the back.
"Louise is able to take Madison down with a chair! Those steel legs of the chair crashing right into Madison's back!" Striker exclaimed as Louise began stomping on Madison's back before mounting her and hitting her with multiple forearms to the back of the head. Kim stopped at the top of the stage, looking on as Lisa joined in on the beatdown, stomping on Madison's chest and head. Louise and Lisa then picked Madison up, and hit her with a Double Falcon Arrow, sending her back crashing onto the top of the teacher's desk. Kim shook her head and walked to the back while Louise and Lisa celebrated on top of the teacher's desk.
"This probably isn't how Madison wanted this night to go, but Kim never said that there was never going to be a chance," Kotoko explained as the camera panned away from the scene in the ring and to the backstage interview area, where Kaede Kayano was standing next to a woman in an expensive dress, a brown pixie cut, a small horn on the side of her head, and looking at her phone with a disinterested look on her face. Kaede looks slightly annoyed at the woman standing next to her not even paying attention to her, but composes herself before beginning the interview.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with BTWF prospect Endrossi Jahad, who is working on her BTWF contract at the moment, but is here at Last Gasp tonight. Do you mind telling us why you're here?" Kaede asked. Endrossi looked up from her phone, sneering at Kaede, but when she realized that Kaede wouldn't leave her alone until she answered, Endrossi put her phone down and responded.
"I don't think that's any of your business," was all Endrossi said before she turned around, and walked away from Kaede. Kaede looked annoyed once more, but before she could leave the backstage interview area, Lamy, an Intensity backstage interviewer, came walking in with a contract in her hand.
"What're you doing here, Lamy?" Kaede asked, not happy that one of the most annoying backstage interviewers in the history of the sport had returned.
"You don't seem really happy to see me. Anyway, it doesn't matter. I've been away on business, scouting the world for a tag team to manage," Lamy explained, causing Kaede to start chuckling, which Lamy responded to with a glare. "What're you laughing at!?"
"Why would any team want you to manage them? Managers are usually people who have success and advice that they can pass on to their clients. What could YOU possibly offer to a potential team?" Kaede asked with a laugh, causing Lamy to glare at her. Lamy then walked up to Kaede and poked her in the chest multiple times before Kaede pushed her finger off of her chest.
"Oh, you'll see!" Lamy exclaimed before stomping away in agitation, mumbling about how she was going to prove everyone wrong. Kaede rolled her eyes before the camera panned back to the stage. The crowd began booing as the red carpet came rolling back out, the booing crowing even louder as Marin Hollow came strutting out with sunglasses on his face, a scarf around his neck, a cell phone and microphone in one hand, and a cup of coffee in another. Marin sipped his coffee as the crowd preemptively chanted 'Shut the Fuck Up!' at Marin, who ignored them before going on with his speech.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Marin Hollow! And I am here to give you all that sweet, sweet premium content that you all have been waiting for! Your next BTWF Women's Champion is here; she has over two million subscribers on YouTube, over a million followers on Twitter, no I am NOT calling it X, 1.5 million followers on Instagram, and now has over 500K followers on Twitch. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming 'The Influencer' Brandish Myu!" Marin Hollow announced, the crowd booing louder as Tenille Dashwood's 'Spotlight' theme song played.
"Marin sounds like the only person in this arena that's excited about the prospect of Brandish becoming the new BTWF Women's Champion," Striker pointed out as Brandish came out in her usual fancy golden coat with a purple flower pattern. Brandish looked on at the booing crowd with disinterest, nodding at Marin before he began taking pictures of her. Brandish then gave another pose for Marin's phone, the crowd booing even more, which didn't seem to bother Brandish in the slightest. With a simple flick of the hair, Brandish strutted down the red carpet and the entranceway.
"Brandish has also shown a lot of confidence in the build to this contest, not concerned about Luna's attitude towards her, or even Minatsuki's mind games," Kotoko explained as Brandish kept her eyes on the ring and Marin's phone, and off of the jeering crowd. Marin snapped several more pictures before looking at the camera, telling the fans that he couldn't wait for the post-match pictures, where Brandish was going to win the BTWF Women's Championship and wear it better than Luna ever did.
"Confidence is one thing, but that could all change when she gets into the ring," Bob explained as Brandish walked up to the side of the ring, sat on the steel ring apron, and flicked her hair once again while lying down on the ring apron. Brandish crossed her right leg over her left and looked at Marin with a sexy look on her face. Marin snapped several more pictures, telling Brandish that she was an A+. Brandish nodded before sitting back up and taking off her jacket, the crowd continuing to jeer as Brandish stood up, and hung her jacket off of one of the ring posts.
"That's an excellent point, Bob. It's one thing to have all this swagger while coming to the ring, but when the bell rings, we know that Luna is a machine in that ring," Striker explained as Brandish walked into the ring, jumped into the corner, and laid down on the top turnbuckle. Brandish ran her hands through her green hair and blew a kiss to the camera, the crowd chanting for Luna as Marin took more pictures, saying that this was going to get them up to 2 million followers on Instagram. Brandish then jumped off of the turnbuckle and started stretching her legs in the corner, turning her attention to the stage, and waiting for Luna to come out.
"We shall see, as Luna is about to come out of the back," Kotoko responded. 'Bulletproof' by Diamante played, the crowd exploding into cheers as Luna came rolling out of the back, backflipping to the center of the stage. Luna then turned around to face her opponent in the ring, showing off the BTWF Women's Championship around her waist. Luna continued staring down Brandish for a moment before jumping up with a Spinning Kick in the air, causing pyro to go off behind her. Luna continued shadowboxing and kicking to the rhythm of more pyro that shot out of the stage.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the BTWF Women's Championship! Introducing first the challenger, in the ring, accompanied to the ring by her personal photographer, Marin Hollow, from the Alvarez Empire, 'the Influencer' Brandish Myu! And introducing the champion, from New York City, New York, she is the BTWF Women's Champion, 'Amazing' Luna Collins!" Tim Barr announced, the crowd continuing to cheer and chant for Luna as she began walking down the entranceway. While Luna continued focusing her vision on a still-stretching Brandish, she gave several high-fives to the fans in the front row.
"Luna has gone through hell and high water to win that BTWF Women's Championship, putting her and her adoptive father's own career on the line for her match at Trouble in Tokyo where she won the championship. Luna's main issue with Brandish is just her attitude and her approach to wrestling," Striker explained as Luna stopped at the ringside area, unbuckled the BTWF Women's Championship from around her waist, and raised it over her head. The crowd continued cheering and chanting loudly as Luna walked over to the steel steps, running up the steps before jumping up to the top turnbuckle. Luna raised the BTWF Women's Championship over her head with her right hand, with Marin loudly booing, almost being drowned out by the fans cheering.
"Luna wants the person that takes this title off of her to treat wrestling with the same amount of respect and sacrifice as her, and she does not see Brandish as someone who fits those criteria," Kotoko continued as Luna flipped out of the corner, walked over to Brandish, and raised the championship in Brandish's face. The crowd booed as Brandish attempted to swipe the championship out of her hands, but Luna pulled the championship back, saying that Brandish was never going to get her hands on it. Brandish responded by slapping Luna in the side of the face, the crowd booing louder as she was able to successfully swipe the BTWF Women's Championship out of her hands.
"Brandish is probably going to regret that decision when the bell rings," Bob noted as Luna looked as though she was going to destroy Brandish, but the referee stopped her from attacking her before the match started. Brandish took advantage of this by posing with the championship, allowing Marin to take several photos of her with the championship. Marin then told the camera that these pictures were going to represent the outcome of this match as the referee grabbed the championship from Brandish, raised it over his head, and gave it to the ringside attendant.
"If there's one thing Luna doesn't like, it's disrespect," Striker explained as the referee made sure both Brandish and Luna were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell, starting the match. When the timekeeper rang the bell, Luna and Brandish walked over to the center of the ring, the two beginning to trash talk each other, with Brandish immediately attempting to grab Luna in a Wristlock, but the crowd cheered as Luna countered with a Hip Toss, but Brandish was able to take Luna down with a Drop Toe Hold and attempted to grab her in an armbar, but Luna was able to slide out of it, putting Brandish in an armbar of her own. The crowd continued cheering as Brandish attempted to alleviate pressure from the armbar by standing up, but Luna was able to convert this armbar into a Hammerlock.
"Luna taking control of the arm in the early goings of this match, which is a good idea when going up against a technical wrestler like Brandish," Striker explained as Brandish attempted to hit Luna with a Back Elbow, but the crowd continued cheering as Luna ducked the Back Elbow and took Brandish back down with a Fireman's Carry Takedown. Brandish, however, was able to roll out of the Hammerlock and lock Luna into a Hammerlock of her own, the crowd booing as Brandish slapped Luna in the back of the head a couple of times. Brandish then turned the Hammerlock into a Grounded Front Facelock, grinding Luna's face into the mat while keeping her in the Front Facelock.
"Brandish's confidence already coming back, but Luna isn't going to be happy about having her face ground into the canvas," Kotoko explained as Luna started getting back up to her feet, the crowd cheering as Brandish attempted to push Luna back down, but Luna began punching Brandish in the gut several times. However, Brandish was able to take Luna down with a Side Headlock, which Luna immediately countered with a Headscissors. Brandish attempted to kip out of the Headscissors, but Luna was able to keep her head locked in between her thighs. The crowd continued cheering as Luna slapped Brandish in the midsection several times before continuing to squeeze her with the Headscissors.
"Luna showing us another way to display just how strong her legs are," Bob noted as Brandish dragged herself to the ropes, the crowd booing as Luna was forced to let go of the hold. However, the moment Luna did, Brandish pushed her down with a Double Leg Takedown and attempted to lock her in the Boston Crab. However, Luna was able to respond by pushing Brandish off of her with her feet, but once Luna kipped up, Brandish grabbed Luna and attempted to lock her in the Abdominal Stretch. Luna, however, was able to fight out of it, pushing Brandish into the corner, but when she attempted to hit Brandish with a kick, she ducked out of the corner and clobbered her in the back of the head with a Forearm shot, the crowd booing as Luna staggered into the corner.
"Brandish getting a cheap shot in, temporarily stunning Luna! Let's see if she can maintain that advantage," Striker explained as Brandish went back into the corner, hitting Luna with multiple Forearms to the side of the face before attempting to Irish whip her into the diagonal corner, but the crowd cheered as Luna was able to run up to the top turnbuckle. Brandish attempted to pull her off the top turnbuckle, but Luna was able to backflip over Brandish, run the ropes, and hit her with a Spinning Wheel Kick to the side of the face. The crowd continued cheering as Luna threw Brandish into the corner, and ran into the corner after her to hit her with a Running Forearm. Luna kept Brandish in the corner, hitting her with multiple kicks to the chest before jumping up, and hitting Brandish in the side of the face with a Jumping Spin Kick, sending her staggering out of the corner.
"Luna showing off those highly-educated feet, nearly sending Brandish's teeth flying out of her mouth with that last Jumping Roundhouse Kick!" Kotoko exclaimed as Luna Irish whipped Brandish into the ropes, and when she rebounded, Luna hit her with a Japanese Arm Drag. Brandish attempted to run at Luna again, but Luna countered with several more Japanese Arm Drags before taking her back down with a Hurricanrana DDT. Brandish, however, rolled out onto the apron, the crowd booing as Marin attempted to fan Brandish to try and get her back into the match. Luna responded by grabbing Brandish by the hair, pulling her back up to her feet, but Brandish was able to respond to this by hitting Luna with a hard Forearm to the side of the face, but the crowd cheered as Luna knocked Brandish off of the apron with a Pele Kick.
"Very nice counter by Luna, knocking Brandish down onto the floor with a hard kick! And this is taking into consideration that Luna got hit with a hard Forearm to the face before!" Striker exclaimed as Luna shook her head before noticing that Marin was helping Brandish back up to her feet. The crowd continued cheering as Luna ran the ropes and ran through the ropes to send both Brandish and Marin into the fan barricade back first with a Suicide Dive. The crowd continued cheering as while Brandish was leaning against the fan barricade, hit several Knife-Edge Chops to her chest before switching to kicks to the chest.
"Luna using Brandish as a heavy bag here, and the fans in the front row have the best seats on the house for it!" Bob exclaimed as Luna picked Brandish up in a Fireman's Carry, and slammed her face first into the top of the fan barricade. The crowd continued cheering as while Brandish tried staggering away from Luna, Luna clubbed Brandish in the back and kicked her in the side of the head hard enough to send her leaning into the ring apron. The crowd continued cheering as Luna ran back, and slid across the ring apron, hitting Brandish in the side of the face with a Drive-By Kick.
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"Luna showing Brandish just how serious she takes her title matches, not giving Brandish an inch in this contest," Kotoko stated as Luna threw Brandish into the steel ring post face first, the crowd continued cheering as Luna spun around the steel ring post, hitting Brandish in the back of the head with a Tiger Feint Kick, sending her face crashing right into the steel ring post. Luna held onto the steel ring post, and when Brandish staggered away from the steel ring post, Luna quickly climbed up the steel ring post and hit a stunned Brandish with a Diving Crossbody from off the steel ring post.
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"Luna pulling out all the stops in this title match to prevent Brandish from even coming close to touching that BTWF Women's Championship again!" Bob exclaimed as Luna picked Brandish back up, and hit her with several punches to the side of the face before pushing her onto the announcers' table. Luna then jumped back onto the apron, attempting a Springboard Dive from the apron and onto the table, but the crowd booed as Marin grabbed Luna's leg, preventing her from diving off of the apron. Luna, looking annoyed, responded by kicking Marin in the side of the face, pushing him back down to the floor with her foot.
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Luna quickly jumped back into the ring to break the count before quickly jumping back out to the apron.
"Luna taking care of that distraction by Marin, and smartly preventing a countout by jumping back into the ring," Striker noted as in the chaos, Brandish rolled off of the table and made her way to the apron. The crowd cheered and booed accordingly as the two exchanged punches and forearms on the apron, but Brandish was able to win this match by pushing Luna's throat into the top rope, sending her staggering off of the apron while holding her throat. Brandish takes advantage of this by springboarding off of the middle rope, hitting Luna with a Springboard Vader Bomb. The crowd continued booing as Brandish grabbed Luna by the hair, and pushed her face into the side of the announcers' table before kicking the side of Luna's face hard.
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"Brandish finally getting an advantage in this match, using some good ring awareness by using the ropes to her advantage," Kotoko explained as Brandish threw Luna back into the ring, giving the booing crowd a modeling pose before following Luna into the ring. The crowd continued booing as Brandish hit several elbow drops to the back before jumping off of the middle rope, hitting Luna in the back with another Vader Bomb. The crowd continued booing as Brandish grabbed Luna by the face, and threw her face first into the top turnbuckle, the booing growing louder as Brandish ran the ropes, and hit Luna in the back of the head with a Running Corner Clothesline.
"Nice Clothesline by Brandish! When Brandish is motivated, she's just as good a wrestler as anyone else on the roster," Bob stated as Brandish hit Luna with a Back Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Brandish stomped on Luna's chest before running the ropes, and hitting her with a Basement Dropkick to the face. Brandish then mounted Luna and hit her with multiple punches to the side of the face, yelling in Luna's face if she wasn't worthy of the BTWF Women's Championship now. Brandish slapped Luna in the face before getting off of her, hitting Luna across the throat with a Jumping Leg Drop, and hooking both of her legs back for a pinfall.
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"Despite Brandish's usually cool demeanor, it appears from that utterance that Luna's biting words were eating at her," Kotoko explained as Brandish picked Luna back up, put her in a Butterfly Hold, hit Luna with multiple knee strikes to the chest, and threw her overhead with a Butterfly Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Brandish kept her grip on Luna's arms tight, rolled back up to her feet, hit Luna with two more Butterfly Suplexes, and then picked her up again for a Butterfly Spinning Neckbreaker. The crowd continued booing as Brandish put a foot on Luna's head, posing so that a recovering Marin could snap several photos.
"Brandish showing off her technical skills there, taking Luna down with multiple Butterfly Suplexes!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish picked Luna back up, hitting her with several European Uppercuts to the chin, but when Luna attempted to counter one of those uppercuts with a Backslide, Brandish was able to flip over Luna and throw her into the corner with an Exploder Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Brandish grabbed an upside-down Luna's legs, and tied them around the top turnbuckle before ramming her knee into an upside-down Luna's chest multiple times.
"Brandish has Luna trapped in the corner, and it looks like she's trying to cave Luna's chest in with those strikes!" Bob exclaimed as Brandish ran the ropes, and hit an upside-down Luna with a Hesitation Dropkick. The crowd continued booing as Brandish grabbed Luna, and hit her with a Reverse DDT out of the corner before hooking both of her legs back for another pin.
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Brandish got back up to her feet and stomped on Luna's face before telling the booing crowd that she showed just how much of a liar Luna was. Brandish then picked Luna back up and hit her with several punches to the side of the face, but the crowd cheered as Luna hit several punches of her own after blocking one of Brandish's punches. Luna attempted to Irish whip Brandish into the ropes, but Brandish was able to stop herself, and when Luna attempted to run at her, Brandish knocked Luna into the middle rope throat first with a Drop Toe Hold. Brandish immediately ran the ropes to hit Luna with a Leaping Body Guillotine, but rather than take her away from the ropes, Brandish kept her position in the ropes and hit Luna in the back and the back of the head with a Middle Rope-Positioned Running Hip Attack.
"Brandish is once again able to prevent Luna from taking control of this match back, but those punches look like they hurt!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish held her jaw in pain before picking Luna back up, picking her up in a Vertical Suplex position. The crowd booed as Brandish kept Luna up over her head, and flexed one of her arms to show off before hitting Luna with a Front Suplex onto the ropes, sending Luna's midsection crashing into the ropes. The crowd continued booing as Brandish ran the ropes, and hit a Basement Dropkick to the side of Luna's head, sending her falling off of the top rope and back onto the canvas. Brandish then ran the ropes and hit a Grounded Crossbody onto a grounded Luna before going for another pin.
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"Another two count for Brandish there, but she's getting closer and closer to that three count," Striker explained as Brandish grabbed both of Luna's legs and turned her around into a Boston Crab. The crowd immediately began chanting for Luna, and clapping in support for her to escape the hold, as Brandish bent Luna's legs further back as she tried to make it to the ropes. Luna continued crawling to the ropes, the crowd getting louder with their chants and their clapping, but the crowd went back to booing as Brandish stood up, stomped on the small of Luna's back multiple times, and dragged her back to the center of the ring before sitting back down for the Boston Crab.
"Brandish has Luna trapped in the center of the ring! And Luna looks like her body is going to give up on her!" Kotoko exclaimed as Luna, while trying to keep herself conscious, started elbowing Brandish in the side of her leg, the crowd cheering as Brandish's grip on the Boston Crab loosened. Luna didn't let up on the elbows, hitting Brandish until she finally let go of the Boston Crab, the crowd cheering as Luna began kicking Brandish in the face and chest while still on the ground. Brandish grabbed both of her legs again to catch some attempted kicks, but rather than put her back in the Boston Crab, Brandish attempted to slingshot Luna into the corner. The crowd cheered as Luna was able to land on her feet on the top turnbuckle, and when Brandish turned around, Luna hit her standing opponent with a Diving Moonsault before going for a pinfall.
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"Luna almost caught the shock pinfall with that beautiful Moonsault! Brandish kicked out, but I thought Luna had the match won there!" Bob exclaimed as Luna went into the corner, stretching out her back as Brandish staggered back to her feet. Brandish attempted to run into the corner for a Running Corner Clothesline, but Luna was able to counter, hitting Brandish in the side of the head with a Pendulum Kick. The crowd continued cheering as Luna springboarded back into the ring with a Flying Clothesline onto Brandish. Both women were down in the middle of the ring, and as Brandish tried to pick herself back up, the crowd exploded into cheers as Luna kipped back up to her feet, nodding at the cheering crowd as they chanted her name.
"Luna has found her second wind! Luna looks ready for a fight once again, and hopefully, Brandish is ready for that fight!" Striker exclaimed as the crowd continued cheering as when Brandish staggered back up to her feet, Luna ran at Brandish, hitting her with two Hook Clotheslines, a Spinning Wheel Kick, and a Rolling Flip Kick to the back of Brandish's head, and then ran the ropes again to hit Brandish with a Float Over DDT. The crowd continued cheering as Luna springboarded off of the middle rope to hit a Twisting Leg Drop across Brandish's throat before going for the pinfall.
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"Brandish showing off the resiliency that you wouldn't expect from a character like her," Kotoko explained as Luna picked Brandish up, and hit her with several hard kicks to the chest before running the ropes and pushing Brandish into the corner with a Shotgun Dropkick. With Brandish in the corner, Luna ran into the corner, attempting to hit her with a Running Corner Big Boot to the side of the head, but Brandish was able to roll out of the way. Brandish grabbed Luna in a Waistlock, attempting to hit her with a German Suplex, but Luna was able to flip out of the Suplex attempt, and hit another Running Dropkick to the back this time, sending Brandish crashing into the corner turnbuckle face first.
"Luna is able to quickly take control of this match back, sending Brandish back into the corner, this time, her face being sent right into the turnbuckle pad!" Striker exclaimed. The crowd continued cheering as Luna ran into the corner, this time hitting Brandish in the back of the head with a Running Corner Big Boot. Luna then grabbed both of Brandish's arms and threw her out of the corner with a Dragon Suplex, the crowd continuing to cheer as Luna kept her grip on Brandish's arms, and hit her with two more Dragon Suplexes, Luna bridging into a pinfall after the third Dragon Suplex.
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"Luna giving Brandish a receipt for the Triple Butterfly Suplexes earlier in the match!" Bob exclaimed as Luna mounted Brandish, and hit her with several Palm Strikes to the face before standing up, running the ropes, and hitting a seated Brandish with a Running Double Foot Stomp to the chest. Luna then stomped on Brandish several times before climbing back up to the top rope, the crowd continuing to cheer as Luna clapped onto the top turnbuckle multiple times in the rhythm of the fans clapping. Luna then got up to the top turnbuckle, but the crowd booed as Marin climbed back up to the ring apron, Luna immediately responded by hitting Marin with a couple of kicks to the side of the face.
"Marin once again trying to make sure that his meal ticket wins one of the top prizes of the BTWF Women's Division!" Striker exclaimed as while Luna was trying to re-balance himself, Brandish hit Luna in the side of the head with a Superkick while she was still on the top turnbuckle. The crowd continued booing as Brandish climbed back up to the top turnbuckle, and started hitting Luna with several European Uppercuts to the chin. Brandish attempted to put Luna in position for a Superplex, but the crowd continued cheering as Luna hit several punches to the side of Brandish's face. Luna then hit several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, sending Brandish falling into the Tree of Woe position. Luna balanced herself back onto the top rope and attempted to hit Brandish with a Tree of Woe Diving Double Foot Stomp, but Brandish was able to sit up, causing Luna to miss the Double Foot Stomp.
"Brandish showing off some impressive leg strength, pulling herself up to the top turnbuckle while dodging Luna's Diving Double Foot Stomp!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish balanced herself on the top rope, and hit a Diving Crossbody onto Luna's back before turning her around and going for the pinfall.
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Brandish looked shocked at Luna kicking out, and Brandish responded by mounting Luna and hitting her with multiple Forearms to the back of the head before picking her back up. Brandish slapped Luna on the back of the head and pushed her back into the corner. Brandish then pulled Luna back up to the top turnbuckle, pulled herself back up onto the top turnbuckle, and attempted to throw Luna off of the top turnbuckle with a Top Rope Superplex. However, the crowd cheered as Luna slipped out of Brandish's grasp, and hit Brandish in the ears with a Bell Clap, causing Brandish to slip off of the top turnbuckle, and hold her head in pain.
"Brandish being sent off of the top rope! How is Luna going to take advantage of this!?" Bob asked as Luna dived off of the top turnbuckle, hitting Brandish with a Diving Wheel Kick, the crowd exploding into cheers before rolling into a pinfall.
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Luna got back up to her feet and immediately attempted to hit Brandish with the Amazing Kick (Meiko Satomura's Scorpio Rising Kick). However, Brandish was able to capture Luna mid-Amazing Kick and hit Luna with a Sit-Down Powerbomb before going for the pinfall, pinning him.
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"Brandish showing she's not done yet, almost sending Luna through the ring with that Powerbomb!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish turned Luna on her stomach, tied up her legs, and locked her in the Command T (Muta Lock), the crowd booing as Luna screamed out in pain as Brandish pulled back on her neck as much as she could. Luna tried to pull Brandish's hands off of around her throat and mouth, but Brandish was able to keep her hands tightly wrapped around her neck and mouth, yelling at Luna to tap out. However, Luna was able to use one of her hands to punch Brandish in the face multiple times, the crowd cheering as Luna pushed Brandish off of her. The crowd continued cheering as Luna and Brandish exchanged punches with each other in the middle of the ring, the crowd cheering and booing accordingly.
"Luna and Brandish trading some hard punches in the ring, and I'm surprised they even have the energy for these punches after everything they've been through!" Striker exclaimed as Luna was able to win this brawl, hitting multiple Open-Palm Strikes to the side of the face before hitting her with a Spinning Kick to the gut. Luna then ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Double Stomp to the back of a doubled-over Brandish. Brandish staggered into the ropes to try and recuperate, but Luna continued the onslaught, hitting a Tiger Feint Kick to the side of Brandish's face, sending her staggering away. Luna then waited for Brandish to turn around, and attempted to hit her with a Springboard Uppercut, but Brandish was able to counter with a Jumping Knee to Luna's gut, sending her to her knees.
"What a counter by Brandish, hitting a flying Luna with a Knee right to the gut!" Bob exclaimed as Brandish ran the ropes, and hit Luna in the side of the face with the Spotlight Kick (Single Leg Basement Dropkick) before going for the pin, hooking both of her legs.
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Brandish looked shocked and infuriated that Luna had kicked out, put Luna in a seated position, and hit her with several punches and uppercuts to the back of the head. Brandish then picked Luna up and attempted to hit her with the Shot of Brandi (Single Knee Facebreaker). However, Luna was able to push Brandish away, grabbed both of her arms, and attempted to hit her with a Tiger Suplex, but Brandish was able to counter, pushing Luna into the corner.
"Brandish showing Luna that she can go toe-to-toe with her, even this far into the match!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish ran the ropes, attempting to hit a Running Single Leg Corner Dropkick, but Luna was able to dodge, causing Brandish to crash into the corner. Luna then picked Brandish up and hit her with a Back Drop Driver before getting into the corner, waiting for Brandish to get back onto her knee. However, Luna looked irritated that Marin attempted to come back onto the apron, so she knocked Marin away with a Baseball Slide Dropkick before running the ropes and hitting Marin with a Somersault Senton. The crowd continued cheering and Luna jumped back onto the ring apron, but the crowd booed as Brandish hit her with a Running Discus Forearm.
"Marin may have gotten his ass kicked, but Brandish was able to take advantage of her personal photographer's sacrifice!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish attempted to grab Luna for a Suplex back into the ring, but Luna was able to counter this into a Hotshot, sending Brandish's throat crashing over the top rope. Luna then hit Brandish with a High Head Kick hard enough, sending Brandish staggering away, before springboarding back into the ring, hitting Brandish with a Springboard Uppercut to the chin. Luna then put Brandish on her knees, told the crowd that it was over, and then ran the ropes to hit Brandish with an Amazing Kick (Meiko Satomura's Scorpio Rising Kick) before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, and still the BTWF Women's Champion, 'Amazing' Luna Collins!" Tim Barr announced as Luna rolled out of the ring, the crowd cheering loudly as Luna held her back in pain. Luna walked over to the timekeeper's area, where one of the ringside attendants handed her the BTWF Women's Championship. The crowd continued cheering loudly as Luna jumped up on top of the commentary table and raised the championship over her head with her right fist. The crowd cheered and chanted for Luna as she continued presenting the championship over her head while nodding with a smile on her face and holding the small of her back in pain.
"Luna probably wasn't expecting the fight Brandish gave her, but she still walks into StarShow with the BTWF Women's Championship!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish rolled out of the ring, helping Marin back to his feet while looking annoyed at the fact that she lost. Marin held his head in pain while Brandish grabbed his phone, looking through the photos that Marin had taken, and her annoyed face calmed slightly as she looked satisfied with the photos taken. Brandish then looked at the camera and said that she would have gold around her waist soon and that her journey to get championships wouldn't end here. However, while Luna was celebrating and Brandish was leaving, the lights in the arena began to flicker red and white.
"What…the hell is going on?" Bob asked worriedly as Luna jumped down from off of the announcers' table, ready to fight while Brandish and Marin immediately ran off to the backstage area. While Luna was looking around to see what was going on, Minatsuki Takami appeared in her Demon form and put Luna in the Mandible Claw. The crowd booed as Minatsuki screamed in Luna's ear while pushing her down to the ground, which Luna attempted to fight back against by punching her in the side of the face multiple times, which only made Minatsuki even angrier.
"It's Minatsuki! She won the Women's Battle Riot last month, and is sending a message to her opponent at StarShow!" Kotoko exclaimed as Minatsuki grabbed Luna and slammed the back of her head into the steel ring post multiple times while keeping the Mandible Claw in. Minatsuki then trapped Luna's arms with her legs while maintaining the Mandible Claw just as multiple referees and security guards came running from the back. The crowd continued booing as Minatsuki's demon form continued screaming in Luna's ear while the referees and security guards started pulling Minatsuki away from her.
"Minatsuki knocked Luna out! And you can see some blood pouring from Luna's mouth!" Striker exclaimed as Minatsuki was pulled away from Luna. While a couple of medical personnel were checking on an unconscious Luna, the security guards pulled Minatsuki's demon form away from Luna and dragged her away from the ringside area. Minatsuki's demon form continued screaming and yelling at Luna while the medical personnel helped Luna back up to her feet, the crowd chanting for Luna as Minatsuki was pulled away to the back, despite her best efforts to fight back.
"We've seen Minatsuki's demon side coming out more and more since December, but we've yet to see her in one-on-one action. Luna may have her biggest challenge as champion yet!" Bob exclaimed as the camera panned back to the backstage interview area while Luna was being tended to and Minatsuki was being taken away. The camera focused on Weiss Schnee standing next to Miwa Kasumi in the backstage interview area, with Yang Xiao Long standing next to Weiss.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we saw Weiss Schnee return to the BTWF after a few weeks of being on the shelf due to an attack by Lucy. Weiss, how are you feeling now that you're back?" Miwa asks as Weiss takes several deep breaths while Yang pats her on the back, encouraging her to say her piece.
"I was fortunate. I remember seeing what Lucy did to not only Luna, but Juvia, and how she almost ended both of their careers. I don't know when Juvia is coming back, but the fact that she lost months of her career because of Lucy's temper tantrum is absolutely ridiculous. There was a time in my first day on the hospital bed when I felt like I would never be able to step into the ring again. And that's the worst feeling you can ever feel," Weiss explained, holding the side of her head instinctively, and wincing where she had gotten the staples in her head. Before Yang or Weiss could continue, Lucy Heartfilia stomped over to them with Tohru Kobayashi and Onslaught accompanying her.
"Oh cry me a river! You had to come in and steal my moment after beating Yang, and you want to come here and play victim!? You're lucky that I didn't end your career like I did to Juvia!" Lucy exclaimed, pushing her pointer finger into Weiss' chest. Weiss and Yang attempted to walk up to Lucy, but Lucy immediately hid behind Tohru and Onslaught, glaring at them. "You two aren't getting your grubby hands on me! I already got my victory in the ring tonight and I don't have the interest in beating the two of you losers up again!" Lucy exclaimed, staying behind Tohru and Onslaught as Yang and Weiss looked at each other before Weiss grabbed the microphone back from Miwa.
"One way or another, Lucy, we're going to make you regret messing with Team RWBY!" Weiss exclaimed as Yang stepped up, causing Lucy to slightly flinch before the two left the backstage interview area. Lucy glared at their disappearing frames before patting Tohru and Onslaught on their backs and motioning for them to follow her away from the interview area as the camera panned back to the stage for the main event.