BTWF Intensity (March Week 2)
The show opened with a video taken a few days earlier at a BTWF house show, where BTWF World Heavyweight Champion Katsuki Bakugo walked back to his orange sports car, but BTWF Battle Riot winner Izuku Midoriya came running at Bakugo and tackled him into his car. Bakugo and Midoriya brawled with each other in front of the car, and Midoriya won this brawl by smashing the back of Bakugo's head into the hood of the car. Some security and the NWO came running over, but Midoriya smashed Bakugo into one of the mirrors of the car. Security were finally able to pull Midoriya away from Bakugo, with the NWO running over to check on Bakugo while Midoriya screamed that he was going to kill Bakugo as the camera panned back to the stage.
"Welcome to BTWF Intensity, ladies and gentlemen. As you just saw from the footage, BTWF Battle Riot winner Izuku Midoriya attacked BTWF World Heavyweight Champion Katsuki Bakugo in the parking lot of one of our live events earlier this week," Matt Striker explained, with the camera briefly panning to the commentary table, showing Striker, Kotoko Iwanaga, and Bob Belcher.
"You can't really blame him either. If someone had done what Bakugo did to one of my children, I'd have done the same thing," Bob admitted, the crowd booing as 'The Way of the Fist' by Five Finger Death Punch played in the arena, with BTWF World Heavyweight Champion Katsuki Bakugo leading the NWO (BTWF Tag Team Champions Pete Corvus & Kite, Tsubaki, BTWF Hardcore Champion Jellal Fernandes, Duncan, Marco Diaz, & Mercury Black) to the ring. Bakugo looked at the jeering fans with a smirk on his face, giving the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship a big kiss before he and the group continued their way to the ring.
"And speak of the devil…here he is. I don't know how Bakugo sleeps at night knowing what he did to a Kindergartner," Kotoko said as when the group made it to the ringside area, Bakugo told the NWO to surround the ring, which they did. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo rolled into the ring and yelled at Tony Chimel to give him a microphone, which Tony obliged. Bakugo patted the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship while twirling the microphone with his fingers as the crowd chanted 'Fuck You, Bakugo!' before he began talking.
"You know, Sunny Bridges gave me this time tonight to apologize for what I said to little Eri, and to apologize for making sweet little Eri cry. But here's the thing; I'm not going to waste my fucking time doing that," Bakugo said before chuckling, the crowd booing louder when he revealed that he wasn't going to apologize.
"I mean, what the fuck did I do that was so wrong? All I did was try to calm that little brat's expectations. I mean…she really thought that her Dad was going to beat ME for my BTWF World Heavyweight Championship. It's insane, especially since I've kicked his ass on PPV twice already. Him winning the Battle Riot doesn't scare me at all, especially since he only threw Kaminari out by pure luck!" Bakugo exclaimed, the crowd continuing to boo as members of the NWO applauded. Bakugo then told the camera to focus on the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship, specifically pointing to the nameplate, which had Katsuki Bakugo on it.
"If anything, Eri should thank me, because I basically gave her a spoiler for what happens at StarShow; I'm going to beat Deku again, and I'm going to embarrass him so badly that he's going to want to retire so he can actually be the father to Eri that he never had!" Bakugo exclaimed, the crowd booing even louder as they continued chanting 'Fuck You Bakugo' again while Bakugo laughed at the booing fans. However, before he could continue, the crowd cheered as 'Straight to Hell' by Falling in Reverse played, revealing Gourry Gabriev coming out of the back with an irritated look on his face.
"Thank God for Gourry coming out here! I couldn't take listening to another word from Bakugo!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo smirked at Gourry, telling the members of the NWO to let Gourry come into the ring. As a result, Gourry was able to walk up the steel steps and get back into the ring without any incident, the crowd cheering and chanting for 'Gourry' as he walked up to Bakugo, glaring at him for a second before asking a ringside attendant for a microphone of his own.
"Bakugo, I think I speak for everyone else when I say shut the hell up!" Gourry exclaimed, the crowd cheering and chanting 'Shut the Fuck Up!' at Bakugo, Gourry responding with a chuckle before continuing.
"Now tonight, you're defending the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship against me in the main event of tonight's show-"
"Which I think is total bullshit by the way, considering your ass hasn't done shit to earn one," Bakugo interrupted, whatever fun he was having was gone from his face, as he sneered at Gourry in annoyance.
"Well, regardless of what you think, this is my opportunity to possibly defend a BTWF World Championship at StarShow. Midoriya and I had a classic match at BTWF Last Gasp a couple of weeks ago, and I plan on making sure that these fans get a rematch at the biggest show in Fanfiction Wrestling. Especially since I don't think you deserve to main event StarShow given your actions last week," Gourry continued, the crowd cheering and chanting 'Rematch!' at the prospect of another Izuku Midoriya vs. Gourry Gabriev match. Bakugo rolled his eyes before glaring right in Gourry's face and responding.
"You know something? I'm really tired of all this crap about this being 'your last chance' and 'you don't know how much time you have left'. I don't give a shit about your career, or that you want to end your career on a high note. Hell, if I weren't so busy with StarShow and thinking of ways to retire Deku, then I'd retire you too," Bakugo responded the crowd booing. However, Gourry stroked his chin in thought before nodding.
"Aright. You want to try and retire me? Plenty have tried in my career, and they've all failed. Hell, you failed to try and take me out back at Over the Limit. Plus, when my back's against the wall, nobody can stop me in that ring. So if that's what you want, it's going to be Katsuki Bakugo defending the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship against Gourry Gabriev, one-on-one, the NWO not allowed at ringside, and if I lose this match, I'll retire from in-ring competition in the BTWF FOREVER!" Gourry exclaimed, the crowd cheering and chanting 'Holy Shit' as Bakugo looked surprised that Gourry had offered up this challenge.
"That sounds good to me. I don't need the NWO to kick your ass! I'll send you back to the old folks home where you belong in a wheelchair, so be careful what you wish for!" Bakugo exclaimed before throwing the microphone down. However, before he could leave 'Sssnakepit' by Enter Shikari played, the crowd cheering as Kurt Bale came out of the back, with Bakugo sighing before telling Mercury Black to get into the ring so that he could have his match with Bale. Mercury Black did what he was told while Bakugo, Gourry, and the rest of the NWO left the ringside area.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! In the ring, representing the NWO, Mercury Black! And his opponent, from Tom's River, New Jersey, Kurt Bale!" Tony Chimel announced as Bale continued walking to the ring. Bale then stopped at the ringside area, took off his ring jacket, and threw it at BTWF Hardcore Champion Jellal Fernandes, the crowd cheering as Bale told him that he was coming after the BTWF Hardcore Championship before sliding into the ring from underneath the bottom rope.
"It looks like Bakugo, Corvus, and Kite aren't going to be the only NWO members with competition at StarShow," Striker pointed out as Bale stood back up to his feet, and walked over to Mercury, who poked Bale in the chest, and told him to never disrespect the NWO again. While Bake snickered at Mercury's threat, the referee told the referee to ring the bell and start the match. Bale and Mercury locked up in the middle of the ring, the crowd cheering as Bale was able to push Mercury into the corner, but when the referee told Bale to let go, Mercury jumped out of the corner, and put him in a Side Headlock. The crowd booed as Mercury gave Bale a disrespectful noogie, and continued to hold onto the Side Headlock when Bale attempted to push him off of the ropes.
"Mercury starting this match off with a tight headlock, not letting Bale escape his grip!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale punched Mercury in the gut several times, who responded by taking Bale down with a Headlock Takedown. After a moment, the crowd cheered as Bale countered with a Headscissors, the crowd cheering as Bale slapped Mercury right in the face several times before Mercury kipped up, but Bale tripped Mercury up, sending him falling back to the canvas back-first before putting him back in a Side Headlock. Mercury then began standing back to his feet, the crowd booing as Mercury responded by kneeing Bale in the gut before throwing him into the ropes. However, Bale rolled underneath Mercury's attempt at a Big Boot before sending Mercury back down with a Double Leg Takedown and attempting to lock him in a Figure-4-Leglock.
"Bale and Mercury starting this match technically, trying to out-do the other," Striker noted as Mercury kicked Bale away, and attempted to hit him with a Clothesline. However, Bale ducked the Clothesline attempt, hit Mercury with a Back Kick to the gut, hit him with a kick to the back of the neck, and then dazed Mercury with a Standing Discus Forearm. Bale then threw Mercury into the ropes with an Irish Whip, but when Bale attempted to run into the corner with a Running Corner Clothesline, Mercury responded by kicking Bale in the face. Mercury then attempted to hit him with a Back Suplex, but Bale was able to land on his feet behind Mercury, jump up to the middle rope, and hit Mercury with a Diving Middle Rope Dropkick to the side of the face before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…
"Bale trying to knock Mercury out early with a Middle Rope Missile Dropkick, but Mercury's not done yet!" Bob exclaimed as Bale picked Mercury up, and attempted to hit him with a punch, but Mercury blocked the punch, hit Bale with several punches of his own, and then hit him with several Open Palm Strikes to the sides of the face, but Bale was able to dodge the attempt at a Pele Kick before running the ropes and hitting Mercury with a Running Dropkick to the side of the head, sending him falling into the ropes. Bale then Irish whipped Mercury into the ropes and hit him with a Jumping Back Elbow to the side of the head when he rebounded.
"What a Jumping Back Elbow by Bale! He almost sent his Elbow through Mercury's nose!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale clubbed Mercury in the back a couple of times before attempting to pick him up for a Vertical Suplex. However, Mercury was able to slide out of Bale's grasp and land behind him before attempting to hit him with a German Suplex. Bale responds with a couple of Back Elbows to the side of the head before turning around and hitting Mercury with a Snap Vertical Suplex before sitting him up and running the ropes to hit Mercury in the chest with a Penalty Kick. Bale then poses for the crowd, mimicking kicking a goal before hitting a Jumping Leg Drop across Mercury's throat before going for another pinfall.
Ref: 1…
"Bale posing for the crowd here, but he may want to be careful and end this match as soon as he can, especially with the way he disrespected a member of the NWO earlier tonight," Striker warned as Bale picked Mercury up, and hit him with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before throwing him out of the ring and onto the ring apron. However, when Bale attempts to knock him off of the ring, Mercury responds by hitting Bale with a hard Forearm to the side of the head, sending him staggering away. The crowd booed as Mercury moved his elbow pad, and attempted to springboard in for a Phenomenal Forearm, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Bale jumped up onto the top rope with Mercury.
"Wow! Look at the balance of Kurt Bale! What does he have planned on the top rope with Mercury!?" Bob asked as Bale gave the crowd a wink before throwing Mercury off of the top rope and to the outside with a Frankensteiner. The crowd continued cheering as Bale springboarded off of the top rope, hitting Mercury with a Springboard Twisting Leg Drop across the throat. The crowd continued cheering as Bale jumped up on top of the announcers' table and shot his fists up in the air as the crowd chanted his name. Bale, noticing that Mercury was still down, jumped off of the commentary table, and hit another Diving Leg Drop across Mercury's throat.
"I wonder if Jellal is watching what Bale is doing to his NWO stable-mate, as this could be what Jellal goes up against in the future!" Kotoko wondered out loud as Bale picked Mercury back up, and hit him with several chops to the chest before throwing him into the steel ring post chest and face first. Bale then turned Mercury around, leaned him against the steel ring post, and hit him with a couple more chops. However, the crowd began booing as a dazed Mercury was able to grab one of the chops and countered with several chops of their own before kicking him in the side of the head. Mercury then pushed Bale back first into the fan barricade and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head.
Ref: 1…2…3…4
"Mercury trying to fight back here, but see how he's holding his back while hitting those punches? It's clear that he can't put his all in those punches," Striker explained as Mercury picked Bale up in a Fireman's Carry, attempting to carry him to the steel ring apron, but the crowd cheered as Bale was able to slip out of Mercury's grasp, and smashed his face into the steel ring apron multiple times. Bale then turned Mercury around while he was leaning against the ring apron, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops before jumping onto the apron. The crowd continued cheering as Bale ran across the ring apron and hit a Jumping Double Foot Stomp onto Mercury's chest before grabbing the top rope and hitting another Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the chest.
Ref: …5…6…7
"Bale coming back in a big way, almost caving in Mercury's chest with those Double Foot Stomps!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale threw Mercury back into the ring, and attempted to hit him with another Diving Double Foot Stomp, but Mercury was able to roll out of the way. Bale rolled back to his feet as Mercury climbed into the corner, and when Bale attempted to hit a Twisting Jumping Corner Back Elbow, Mercury dodged, sending Bale crashing into the corner. The crowd continued booing as Mercury hit a Jumping Kick to the side of Bale's head before throwing him out of the corner, springboarding off of the middle rope, and hitting Bale with a Springboard DDT before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
"I think Mercury may have gotten the momentum back on his side with that Springboard DDT!" Bob exclaimed as Mercury got back to his feet while holding his back before running the ropes and hitting a Running Knee Drop across the top of Bale's forehead. The crowd continued booing as Mercury grabbed Bale, hit him with a Pendulum Backbreaker, kept him on his feet, hit him with a German Suplex, and then sent him crashing back down to the mat with a Belly-to-Back Wheelbarrow Facebuster. Mercury then hit a Jumping Senton on Bale's back before running the ropes, and hitting a Single Leg Basement Dropkick to the side of Bale's head, turning him on his back.
"You got that right, Bob, and you know the NWO has to be smiling backstage seeing someone like Bale who's been disrespecting the NWO for a while now getting beaten up," Striker explained as Mercury picked Bale up, and hit him with several forearms before pushing him into the corner with a hard kick to the side of the face. Mercury started kicking Bake in the chest multiple times before running the ropes, and hitting a Jumping Corner Clothesline to the throat before grabbing him by the front facelock and hitting Bale with a Tornado Hotshot, sending Bale's throat crashing over the top rope. Mercury then hit a Springboard Tope Col Hilo to Bale's chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1….2.
"Mercury, despite the pain in his back, still being able to fly around with the best of them. You can see why he's one of the most loyal soldiers of the NWO," Kotoko admitted as Mercury picked Bale up, and hit him with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops before hitting him with a couple of punches to the side of the head, a kick to the thigh, a Spinning Back Fist, and then took him back down with a Discus Clothesline. The crowd continued booing as Mercury leaned beside Bale and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head before running the ropes, and hitting a now-seated Bale with a Running Grounded Forearm to the face.
"Mercury with a hard Forearm to the face! I'd be surprised if Bale's nose wasn't broken!" Striker exclaimed as Mercury stomped on Bale's chest multiple times before picking him back up, and hitting him with a Snap Vertical Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Mercury playfully kicked Bale in the back and the side of the head before picking him back up and attempting to hit him with another Snap Vertical Suplex, but the crowd cheered as Bale tried to fight out of it with multiple punches to the gut, but the crowd quickly went back to booing as Mercury threw Bale into the corner with a Snap Vertical Suplex, sending his back and legs crashing into the corner turnbuckles.
"Oh! Bale's back crashing right into the turnbuckles! Mercury ending Bale's attempt at a comeback right before it happened!" Kotoko exclaimed as Mercury dragged Bale away from the corner, and ran the ropes, springboarding onto the middle rope, hitting Bale with a Springboard Moonsault and going for another pin, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
Mercury looked annoyed at the referee before Mercury picked Bale back up, and hit him with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before sending him into the ropes with a Dropkick to the chest. The crowd continued booing as Mercury tied Bale's arms in the ropes, the crowd booing as Mercury slapped Bale in the side of the face, yelling at him that he should never have disrespected the NWO. Mercury continued yelling at Bale that he didn't deserve an opportunity at the BTWF Hardcore Championship before hitting Bale with multiple forearms to the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as Mercury ran the ropes and hit several Running Forearms to the sides of Bale's head while the referee told Mercury to stop so that Bale could get untied.
"Mercury essentially torturing Bale with strikes that he can't defend himself from!" Bob exclaimed as Mercury stomped on Bale multiple times before the referee pulled him away, threatening to disqualify him. Mercury ran into the corner, and jumped onto the top turnbuckle, posing to the booing crowd by presenting his toned stomach while the referee untied Bale from the ropes. Bale staggered away from the ropes, but the crowd went back to booing as Mercury jumped off of the top rope and hit him with a Flying Clothesline. Mercury grabbed Bale's leg and locked him in a Single Leg Boston Crab, the crowd booing as Bale shook his head when the referee asked him if he wanted to give up.
"Mercury has Bale trapped in the center of the ring, applying all that pressure to the back and knee!" Striker exclaimed as Bale attempted to crawl over to the ropes, the crowd cheering him on as he inched closer and closer to the ropes. Mercury elbowed Bale in the small of the back multiple times before pulling him back to the center of the ring, the crowd booing as Mercury told the crowd that Bale's going to learn respect. However, the crowd cheered as Bale was able to hit multiple elbow strikes to the side of Mercury's leg, allowing Bale to push Mercury off of him, staggering over to the ropes. Mercury went into the ropes, attempting to hit Bale with a Running Clothesline, but Bale was able to kick Mercury away, sending him staggering back to the center of the ring.
"Bale starting to fight back, and still able to hit a hard kick despite the pain coursing through his leg!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bale springboarded off of the middle rope, attempting to hit Bale with a Springboard Clothesline, but Mercury was able to counter by hitting a mid-air Bale with a Dropkick to the chest. The crowd booed as Mercury picked Bale up in a Crucifix position, attempting to hit him with a Running Crucifix Powerbomb, but the crowd cheered as Bale attempted to escape with a couple of punches to the top of the head. However, Mercury was able to think on the fly, dropping Bale on the mat head first, dropping Bale with a DDT from the Crucifix position before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2…
"Good Lord! I don't know how Bale was able to even roll his shoulder off the mat!" Bob exclaimed in shock as Mercury looked at the referee with bugged-out eyes, just as shocked as Bob that Bale had kicked out. Mercury stomped on Bale's chest multiple times in frustration before he began climbing up to the top rope. The crowd booed as Mercury flipped off the fans as he balanced himself on the top rope, diving off of the top rope with a Frog Splash attempt. However, the crowd cheered as Bale was able to roll away from the splash zone, sending Mercury crashing onto the mat chest first.
"Bale able to roll out of the way, not only damaging Mercury but also giving himself time to get his bearings back!" Striker exclaimed as Bale pulled himself back up to his feet, holding his back in pain before kicking Mercury several times in the chest while Mercury had pulled himself up to his knees. Bale attempted to hit a kick to the side of a kneeling Mercury's head, but he ducked and pushed Bale into the ropes. However, the crowd cheered as Bale rebounded off of the top rope with a Jumping Clothesline, turning Mercury inside out. The crowd continued cheering as Bale ran the ropes, and hit Mercury with two Clotheslines, a Tilt-a-Whirl Gutbuster, and an Overdrive before running the ropes and hitting a Running Senton to the chest.
"Bale is indeed coming back into this match, but you have to wonder how long his back is going to be able to hold up!" Kotoko wondered out loud as Bale picked Mercury up, and attempted to pick him up in a Fireman's Carry, which Mercury responded to by hitting him with several elbow strikes to the side of the head. However, when Mercury attempted to run over him and hit him with a Hurricanrana, Bale Powerbombed him into the ropes, and when he rebounded, Bale hit him with the Fireman's Carry Samoan Driver. The crowd continued cheering as Bale ran the ropes, and hit a seated Mercury with a Shining Wizard to the side of the head before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"Bale almost knocked Mercury's head off with that Shining Wizard, but Mercury is still fighting!" Bob exclaimed as Bale picked Mercury up, and attempted to hit him with the Ushigaroshi, but the crowd booed as Mercury raked Bale in the eye, and hit him with a Pele Kick to the back of the head. Mercury then picked Bale up to his feet, and ran the ropes, springboarding off of the middle rope, hitting a Springboard Moonsault into a Reverse DDT before locking him in the Calf Crusher. The crowd began chanting and cheering as Bale quickly tried to make it to the ropes, though Mercury was able to roll him back to the center of the ring, punching Bale's knee while continuing to stretch out his leg.
"Mercury trapping Bale in another submission hold to the leg, and this one's even more dangerous than the Single Leg Boston Crab!" Striker exclaimed as Bale began crawling to the ropes once again. Mercury attempted to roll him back to the center of the ring, but the crowd continued cheering as Bale hit several punches to the side of Mercury's face before grabbing the ropes. The referee forced Mercury to let go of the hold, but Mercury didn't stop as he grabbed Bale, and hit him with an Ushigaroshi of his own before going for another pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
"Bale isn't giving up, and Mercury's just getting more and more frustrated!" Bob exclaimed as Mercury grabbed Bale by the hair, and told him to stay down before slapping him in the side of the head multiple times. Mercury then attempted to hit Bale with a Styles Clash, but the crowd cheered as Bale kicked Mercury in the face several times and pulled himself up to hit Mercury with a Bale Bomb (Leg Trapped Sunset Flip Powerbomb), rolling into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
Bale immediately responded to Mercury escaping the pin, hit multiple knees to the side of Mercury's head, and hit him with an Ushigaroshi before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, Kurt Bale!" Tony Chimel announced, with Bale raising his arms in victory while somewhat limping on his right leg. Bale smirked over at a downed Mercury before going over to the corner, jumping up to the middle rope, and shooting both of his fists up in the air. The crowd continued cheering as Bale nodded at the excited fans before walking back down to the canvas and walking back to the center of the ring. As Mercury rolled out of the ring while holding his ailing neck, Bale went over to the ropes and asked for a microphone, which Tony gave him.
"So…in case y'all didn't get the message earlier tonight, I want to challenge Jellal for the BTWF Hardcore Championship at StarShow!" Bale exclaimed, the crowd cheering as BTWF Hardcore Champion Jellal Fernandes came walking out with the championship slung over his shoulder. Jellal raised an eyebrow as if to say 'Are you serious?' as Mercury came walking away from the ring while still holding his neck, with Jellal patting him on the shoulder before returning his attention to Bale.
"For months, I've been on the sidelines of this war with the NWO, and I want to help destroy the NWO brick-by-brick. My boy Izuku Midoriya already has that piece of shit Katsuki Bakugo at StarShow for the World Heavyweight Championship, and Corvus and Kite have a better chance at getting struck by lightning than they do retaining their tag team titles at StarShow. So that just leaves you, Jellal, and I'm going to take that Hardcore championship from you, even if I have to pry it from your cold, dead hands," Bale explained, with Jellal continuing to smirk at him while helping keep Mercury on his feet.
"It's a simple 'yes' or 'no' question, Jellal. Can you give me an answer, or do you need to go find Bakugo and ask him to give you your balls back for a second so you can?" Bale asked with a smirk. Jellal's cocky smirk turned into an annoyed frown as he glared at Bale, and told him that he would get his answer next week. The crowd booed as Jellal and Mercury left to go back to the locker room, with Bale dropping the microphone and continuing his celebration with the crowd. The camera then panned to the backstage area in front of the GM's office, where new Intensity backstage correspondent Joe Dombrowski standing next to one of the Intensity General Managers, Overhaul.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am here with one of the General Managers of Intensity, Overhaul, who has decided on punishment for Midoriya's action at a recent BTWF house show," Joe explained before putting the microphone under an exasperated Overhaul, who nodded before taking a deep breath.
"Yes, I have. While I was willing to overlook Midoriya bringing in another wrestling company's top championship to one of our PPV events, what he did to Bakugo was going way too far. I understand what Bakugo did was also out of line, but due to him being our champion, I'm not exactly in any position to punish him," Overhaul explained, Joe raising an eyebrow at the explanation but nodding along.
"So…what is Midoriya's punishment? I notice that he didn't make any move against Bakugo tonight at the beginning of the show," Joe asked before moving the microphone back in front of Overhaul's mouth.
"While I can't deliver anything too substantial due to StarShow being just around the corner, I can say that Izuku Midoriya is suspended without pay for the next three weeks. That means he is not allowed to be inside the arena when a BTWF event is going on, and he is not allowed to participate in BTWF events and house shows. Midoriya will return to the BTWF-" Overhaul continued to explain before Sunny Bridges, the other BTWF Intensity General Manager, came stomping over to Overhaul.
"Overhaul! What were you thinking!? You suspended our #1 contender for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship for StarShow without even talking to me!?" Sunny exclaimed in frustration.
"You saw what Midoriya did to Bakugo! I have to protect the main event of StarShow, and if it means leaving Midoriya off the show for a few weeks, then so be it," Overhaul countered. Joe looked between both Overhaul and Sunny uncomfortably before backing away as Sunny looked to speak again.
"Midoriya reacted out of emotional and parental instinct. You would've done the same thing in his shoes," Sunny countered, with Overhaul responding with a scoff while rolling his eyes.
"No, I'd respond like a mature adult, and not a petulant little child. Midoriya is suspended until StarShow, and there's nothing that's going to change that," Overhaul stated his voice laced with finality before walking back to the office. Sunny sighed and put a hand over his forehead before nodding thanks at Joe for sticking around and heading in another direction. The camera then panned to the stage, the crowd booing as The Miz's 'Reality theme played, the crowd booing as Jiro and Juniper came walking out of the back, with furious looks on their faces.
"The following contest is a Fatal-4-Way Match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, the team of Juniper Lee and 'The Queen of Song Style' Jiro Kyoka!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd continued booing as rather than sing a song or hand out pamphlets, June and Jiro stomped their way to the ring, Jiro even threatening to hit a couple of jeering fans with her guitar. June looked over at the camera and told them that Spinelli and Hana should never have beaten them last week, and it would never happen again.
"Well that explains why they're in a bad mood; June and Jiro still aren't happy about losing to Spinelli and Hana in an upset victory last week," Striker explained as when Jiro and June made it to the ringside area, Jiro leaned her guitar on the side of the steel stairs before walking up the stairs. June rolled into the ring and started yelling at the fans, telling them to quit booing as Jiro walked into the ring and patted June on the back to calm her down, telling her to use that aggression in the match tonight. June nodded as the two walked over to the corner, with Jiro calmly but venomously discussing strategy.
"Seeing Jiro coolly talking strategy with her partner is an odd sight. That upset victory last week may have made Jiro and June re-focus on the task at hand; winning the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships," Kotoko explained as 'This Fire Burns' by Killswitch Engage played, the crowd cheering as Rally came out with Sue in tow. Rally slid down onto one knee and pretended to load a shotgun while Sue pumped her first at the same time, the crowd continuing to cheer as Sue punched the center of the stage at the same time Rally mimicked shooting her pretend shotgun.
"And their opponents, the team of Sue and 'the Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent!" Tony Chimel announced the crowd continued cheering as Sue and Rally walked down the ring, high-fiving the fans in the front row. Rally looked in the ring, pointing her finger guns at June and Jiro, who merely glared at her in response, with Rally responding to their response with a chuckle. Sue, meanwhile, stopped at ringside, and fist-bumped Rally before the two slid into the ring from underneath the bottom rope.
"Sue and Rally had a highly-competitive match with the BTWF Women's Tag Team Champions at Last Gasp, and they're looking to get another chance as a team here!" Striker exclaimed as Sue and Rally got back to their feet, with Rally kipping back up to her feet, pointing her finger gun to the sky while Sue got on her knees, showing off her taped-up fist. Jiro and June looked at a couple of their opponents, unimpressed as Sue and Rally got back up to their feet and went into another corner.
"They were so close to getting those Women's Tag Team Championships that they could taste it, so of course they're going to fight with everything they have in this match," Bob explained as 'My Fight' by Ashes to New played, the crowd cheering as Hana and Spinelli came out of the back. Spinelli put her hands in front of her, letting Hana practice some of her punches and jabs using Spinelli's hands before turning around and shadow boxing. Spinelli pointed towards her tag team partner, telling the fans that their opponents were going to be used as punching bags on their way to the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championships.
"And their opponents, the team of Ashley Spinelli and Hana Morenos!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd continued cheering as Hana and Spinelli walked down the aisle, with June rushing over to the ropes. Jiro tried to grab her and hold her back, but June leaned over the ropes and yelled at Hana and Spinelli, repeating what she said earlier by telling them that their victory last week was plain luck. Hana and Spinelli trash-talked June on their way to the ring, only making June angrier as June tried to keep her in the ring.
"Ashley and Hana are doing a really good job of provoking June, who looks like she's about to snap!" Striker exclaimed as when Hana and Spinelli stopped at the ringside area, Hana and Spinelli challenged June to come out and fight them. June, despite Jiro's protests, rushed out of the ring and began brawling with Spinelli. Jiro sighed before rushing out of the ring to brawl with Hana, the crowd cheering as the teams exchanged punches and kicks in a brawl on the outside. However, while the brawl was going on the outside, the crowd booed as Louise Belcher and Lisa Simpson came rushing into the ring from the crowd, and attacked Rally and Sue from behind.
"While we have a brawl going outside of the ring, Lisa and Louise are starting one inside the ring with our former top contenders!" Kotoko exclaimed as the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match. The crowd continued booing as Lisa threw Sue out of the ring, following her out while Louise threw Rally into the corner, and stomped on her. The referee pulled Louise out of the corner, but she ran back into the corner, hitting a Running Kick to the chest before taking her out of the corner with a Snapmare. The crowd continued booing as Louise hit a Running Basement Dropkick to the back of the head before going for a pinfall.
Ref: 1…
"Louise and Lisa having the advantage in the ring right now, as Hana and Spinelli are still fighting with Jiro and Juniper on the aisle way!" Bob exclaimed as Louise picked Rally up, and hit her with several punches to the side of the face, but Rally blocked one of those punches. The crowd began cheering as Rally hit Louise in the sides of her face with multiple Open-Palm Strikes before hitting her with a Scorpion Kick, sending Louise falling down on her ass. Meanwhile, Sue threw Lisa into the timekeeper's area before running back to the corner, allowing Rally to tag Sue back into the match. The crowd cheered as Rally ran the ropes, hitting a Penalty Kick to the chest, and then allowed Sue to run the ropes, and hit a Jumping Splash onto Louise's chest.
"Rally and Sue taking control of the match here, as Lisa is still trying to get her bearings back right next to us!" Striker exclaimed as outside of the ring, Jiro attempted to lock Hana in the Silencer (Kirifuda Clutch), but Hana was able to ram Jiro's back into the side of the steel steps. The crowd continued cheering as Hana threw Jiro overhead with a Gutwrench Suplex before Hana slid back into the ring, and started trading kicks and punches with Sue. Spinelli and June continued brawling on the outside while Sue hit a Jumping Forearm to the side of the head before throwing her into the corner. Louise attempted to run at Sue as well, but she threw her into the corner along with Hana, with Sue responding by running into the corner and hitting a Double Stinger Splash.
"Sue dominating two women at once, squishing them in the corner!" Bob exclaimed, a little worried for his daughter. The crowd continued cheering as Sue grabbed Hana, and threw her out of the corner with an Exploder Suplex. Sue then grabbed Louise and hit her with a Throwaway Falcon Arrow that sent Louise crashing into Hana's chest. Sue then ran the ropes and hit a Running Leg Drop across both Louise and Hana's necks before pinning Louise.
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Sue picked Hana up and hit her with several punches to the side of the head before tagging Rally back into the match. Sue and Rally hit a Double Irish whip onto Hana, and when she rebounded, they both knocked Hana down with a Double Back Elbow. The two ran the ropes and hit a Double Leg Drop/Sliding Knee Drop combination before Sue rolled out of the ring, but before Rally could get the pin, Louise hit a Penalty Kick to Rally's chest. The crowd continued booing as Louise clubbed Rally's back multiple times before attempting to hit her with a DDT, but the crowd cheered as Rally countered this by attempting to put her in position for the AK-47 (G.T.S.).
"Rally trying to end this one early! Come on, Louise! Fight out of it!" Bob exclaimed as Lisa slid into the ring, and hit Rally in the back of the knee with a Running Chop Block. The crowd continued booing as Lisa and Louise stomped on Rally's back and chest before picking her up and attempting to hit her with a Double Suplex. However, Sue got back into the ring and prevented Rally from falling to the canvas. Sue and Rally knocked Lisa and Louise down with a Double Dropkick, with Lisa rolling out of the ring from underneath the bottom rope. The crowd continued cheering as Sue and Rally high-fived each other, but Hana kicked Sue in the back of the head, sending her rolling out of the ring before attempting to hit Rally with another kick. Rally dodged the kick and attempted to sweep Hana's legs, but Hana jumped over the attempted Legsweep and attempted to knock Rally down with a punch, but Rally blocked it.
"Rally and Hana, two proficient strikers, are in the middle of a strike exchange in the middle of the ring!" Kotoko exclaimed as Rally attempted to hit a Discus Forearm, but Hana blocked the strike and attempted to put her in a Standing Armbar. However, Rally pushed Hana into the corner and hit her with multiple punches to the gut before pulling her arm out of the Armbar. Rally then hit Hana with several kicks to the chest before running the ropes, attempting a Running Corner Knee Strike, but was intercepted by Spinelli coming in with a Diving Crossbody, rolling into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
The pin was broken up by June, who grabbed Spinelli by the hair, and threw her out of the ring before going into the ring, and hitting multiple punches to the side of Hana's head.
"June and Spinelli rushing back into the ring! Man, this match has been nothing but chaos since the beginning!" Striker exclaimed as June jumped onto the middle rope, and hit several more punches to the side of Hana's head, but the crowd cheered as Hana grabbed June's tights, and put her in position for a Powerbomb. As Rally and Louise got back to their feet, the crowd continued cheering as Hana threw June into both women with a Powerbomb. Hana shot both her fists up in celebration, but the crowd booed as Jiro grabbed Hana from the apron, put her in a Reverse Facelock, and threw her outside the ring from the inside with a Reverse Suplex.
"What a move by Jiro, showing some amazing strength by throwing Hana out of the ring with that Reverse Suplex!" Kotoko exclaimed as Jiro grabbed Hana a downed Hana by the hair, and started smacking her in the side of the face. However, the crowd cheered as Spinelli ran back into the ring, jumped on the top turnbuckle, and hit Jiro with a Diving Crossbody. The crowd went back to booing as June took Spinelli out with a Suicide Dive, but they went back to cheering as Rally walked over to the corner and began climbing the turnbuckles. On the outside, June, and Jiro began brawling with Spinelli and Hana again, but the crowd cheered louder as Rally dived onto all four women with a Diving Elbow Drop.
"Wow! Rally just took out two teams on the outside with a Diving Elbow Drop!" Bob exclaimed in surprise as Rally picked June back up to her feet, and hit her with several forearm strikes to the side of the head. However, the crowd went back to booing as Louise and Lisa hit stereo Suicide Dives onto Rally and June, the crowd's booing crowing louder as Louise and Lisa high-fived each other in celebration. The final woman in the ring, Sue, vaulted over the top rope and hit a Vaulting Crossbody onto both Lisa and Louise, the crowd cheering as Sue grabbed Louise, threw her back into the ring, and then helped Rally back into the ring as well. In the ring, Rally picked Louise up and attempted to hit her with the AK-47 (G.T.S.), but Louise was able to slide out of her grasp, push Rally down, and attempted to lock her in the Louise Lock (Walls of Jericho).
"Come on, Louise! Lock it in tight! You can get her!" Bob encouraged from the commentary table as Rally pushed Louise into the corner, the crowd cheering as Rally kipped back up to her feet, and hit a Spinning Corner Back Elbow to the side of Louise's face. Rally then hit multiple kicks to the chest before knocking Louise down in a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle before running the ropes and hitting a Basement Hesitation Dropkick to the side of the face. Rally then picked a dazed Louise up and attempted once again to hit her with the AK-47 (G.T.S.), but the crowd booed as Lisa came back onto the apron, climbed up to the top rope, and hit Rally with a Missile Dropkick to the back of the head, allowing Louise to pin her.
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"Lisa coming in out of nowhere, nearly taking Rally's head off with that Missile Dropkick!" Striker exclaimed as Louise staggered into the corner, tagging Lisa back into the match legally, the crowd booing as Lisa and Louise hit Rally with a Double Snap Vertical Suplex. Lisa then hit a couple of Sliding Elbow Drops across the chest before picking Rally up and hitting several forearms to the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as Lisa hit Rally with a Standing Enziguri to the side of the head, sending Rally onto her knees. Lisa then ran the ropes, and hit a Jumping Senton onto Rally's back, sending her on her stomach before mounting Rally's back, and hitting her with multiple punches to the back of her head.
"Lisa getting aggressive here, knowing that they don't have enough time before Spinelli, Hana, Jiro, and/or June come back to their feet!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lisa pulled Rally up by the hair, and threw her into the top turnbuckle head first before tagging Louise back into the match. The crowd continued booing as Louise and Lisa hit Rally with a Double Back Suplex before Lisa picked Louise up, and dropped her onto Rally with an Assisted Leg Drop across the throat. Louise then jumped onto the middle rope and jumped off to hit a Diving Headbutt across Rally's chest before going for a pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2.
"Louise and Lisa are smartly slowing this match down, making sure that Rally is all alone and away from any people she can tag!" Bob exclaimed as Louise noticed Sue, and pushed her before running back at Rally, who was now on all fours, and hit her with a Running Basement Dropkick to the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as Louise ran the ropes, and springboarded off of the middle rope to hit Rally with a Springboard Middle Rope Moonsault. Louise then tagged Lisa back into the match, and while Louise kept Rally on the ground by choking her with her foot, Lisa vaulted over the top rope to hit Rally with a Springboard Elbow Drop to Rally's chest.
"Louise and Lisa making quick tags with each other, making sure to keep the fresh woman in the match," Striker explained as Lisa grabbed Rally, and put her in a Seated Abdominal Stretch, the crowd booing as Lisa told Rally to give up while telling Louise to make sure Sue didn't get involved. The crowd continued booing as Louise sent Sue's back crashing into the steel ring post with a Shotgun Dropkick, with Lisa laughing right in Rally's ear, telling her that she was a nobody just like Sue was. However, the crowd cheered as Rally began standing back up on her feet, hitting Lisa in the back with several punches to the gut before attempting to hit her with a High Head Kick to the side of the head, but Lisa ducked the kick and attempted to hit her with the Quick Thinking (Codebreaker), but Rally was able to pick Lisa up mid-Quick Thinking (Codebreaker), before throwing Lisa back down to the canvas and knocking her down with another High Head Kick before falling to her knees.
"Rally is finally able to get Lisa away from her! The question is who is she going to tag in!? Louise took out Sue, and she's still writhing in pain on the outside!?" Kotoko asked as Rally dragged herself to one of the corners, but the crowd cheered as Spinelli jumped onto the apron, and tagged herself into the match. Spinelli climbed up to the top rope, and when Lisa staggered up to her feet, Spinelli hit her with a Diving Crossbody before getting back on her feet, quickly knocking Jiro and June back onto the floor and turning Lisa inside out with a Running Clothesline. The crowd continued cheering as Spinelli knocked Louise off of the apron with a Running Dropkick to the face before dropping Lisa with a Swinging Neckbreaker and going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Spinelli coming into this match hot, almost getting the pinfall on Lisa!" Bob exclaimed as Spinelli picked Lisa up, and threw her into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Spinelli ran into the corner, and hit Lisa with a Running Corner Forearm to the side of the head before throwing her out of the corner. Spinelli jumped onto the middle rope and hit a Middle Rope Diving Bulldog onto Lisa, but before she could go for the pin, Jiro attempted to lock her in the Silencer (Kirifuda Clutch) from the apron, but the crowd cheered as Spinelli hit Jiro with a Jawbreaker, stunning her. However, when Spinelli returned her attention to her opponent in the ring, Lisa kicked Spinelli in the right knee a couple of times before getting back up to her feet and throwing her down with a Snapmare.
"Spinelli took her eyes off the prize for a second, and Lisa was able to quickly take advantage!" Striker exclaimed as Lisa ran the ropes, and hit a Running Neck Snap onto Spinelli, the crowd booing as June tagged herself into the match while Lisa was running the ropes. June then knocked Lisa out of the ring with a Spinning Wheel Kick before mounting Spinelli, and punching her in the face until the referee pulled her off. The crowd continued booing as June picked Spinelli back up and threw her into the corner before hitting a Spinning Leg Lariat into the corner across his face, and tagged Jiro into the match.
"June unleashing all that inner aggression she's been feeling after that upset loss last week!" Kotoko exclaimed as June dropped on her back, lifting her knees up before Jiro threw Spinelli down onto June's knees with a Falcon Arrow. Jiro stalked Spinelli around the ring before turning around, and knocking Hana off of the apron with a Running Big Boot before hitting the same move onto Spinelli when she got back up to her feet. The crowd continued booing as Jiro threw Spinelli overhead with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex before going for a pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
"Spinelli barely kicking out there, but that may have served to just make Jiro even angrier!" Kotoko exclaimed as Jiro grabbed Spinelli by her legs, and threw her into the corner with a Catapult, sending her face crashing against the top turnbuckle before running into the corner, hitting Spinelli in the back of the head with a Running Corner Knee Strike, and tagging June into the match. Jiro then trapped Spinelli in a Waistlock, and June responded by running the ropes, allowing the team to hit a Running Dropkick/German Suplex combination. However, the crowd cheered as Hana grabbed June and hit her with a Dragon Suplex before throwing her out of the ring. Jiro responded by brawling with Hana in the ring, the two exchanging strikes to the sides of the head and the chest, but Spinelli was able to roll Jiro up with a School Girl in the middle of the brawl.
Ref: 1…2…
Jiro looked annoyed that Spinelli had kicked out, and responded by pulling Spinelli onto her knees and hitting her with a Flash Knee Strike.
"Jiro almost knocked some of Spinelli's teeth out with that knee! But Hana's still in the ring and isn't going to let her get the pin!" Bob exclaimed as Hana grabbed Jiro, and attempted to hit her with a Cobra Clutch, but Jiro was able to counter her by turning around and hitting Hana with a Falcon Arrow onto Spinelli's chest before throwing her out of the ring, sending her crashing against the fan barricade. Jiro then grabbed Spinelli and put her in position for the Sound Off (Gutwrench Powerbomb), but the crowd cheered as Spinelli was able to counter with several punches to the side of the head, allowing her to throw Jiro down with a Hurricanrana. While Spinelli was getting her bearings back, Sue tagged herself into the match, the crowd cheering as she hit a stunned Jiro with a Jumping Clothesline before putting her in a Side Headlock, and raining down punches on her face.
"Sue coming in this match hot, being reminded of the time last year when Jiro took her out with an arm injury thanks to her guitar!" Striker exclaimed as Jiro pushed Sue off of her, and attempted to roll away from her, but Sue was able to grab her and Deadlift her for a German Suplex. The crowd continued cheering as Sue ran the ropes, and hit a Sliding Grounded Punch to the side of the face, but when Sue attempted to go for the pinfall, Jiro grabbed a still-dazed Spinelli and threw her back into the ring to distract the referee. While the referee was distracted with Spinelli, June grabbed Jiro's guitar, and smashed it against Sue's back while she was trying to pick Jiro back up.
"And June using that acoustic equalizer to send Sue crashing back down to the canvas!" Kotoko exclaimed as Rally rushed into the ring, and knocked her down with a Big Boot. The crowd continued cheering as Rally threw Spinelli out of the ring and knocked Hana off of the ring apron. The crowd continued cheering as all three women were trying to stand back on their feet, Rally ran the ropes and hit a Corkscrew Swan Dive onto all three women. Meanwhile, in the ring, Jiro staggered back to her feet and attempted to lock Sue in the Silencer (Kirifuda Clutch), but Sue rammed Jiro's back into the corner turnbuckles multiple times. While Sue was ramming Jiro into the corner, Louise tagged Jiro's shoulder, putting herself back into the match, the crowd booing as Sue turned around, and hit a Twisting Uranage onto Jiro while Louise began climbing up to the top rope.
"Louise is now the legal woman in this match, and Sue has no idea! Now that's what you call smarts!" Bob exclaimed as Sue looked at the referee in shock when the referee told her that Jiro wasn't the legal woman. While Sue was arguing, the crowd booed as Louise dived off of the top rope, hitting her with a Louise Splash (Louise Lock) to the back. While Louise turned Sue around for a pin, Lisa ran up to the top turnbuckle and dived onto Rally with a Crossbody taking her down as the referee went down for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Here are your winners, the team of Louise Belcher and Lisa Simpson!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd booing as Lisa rolled back into the ring, picked Louise back up onto her feet, and hugged her in celebration. Jiro, meanwhile, looked on from the apron, running her hands through her hair in frustration while Louise and Lisa jumped up and down in celebration while continuing to hug. The crowd continued booing as Louise and Lisa ran into opposite corners, jumped up to the top turnbuckle, and posed by shooting their firsts up and motioning around their waists.
"Louise and Lisa make it to the finals of this miniature tournament to determine the next participant in the Women's Tag Team #1 Contenders Fatal-4-Way!" Striker exclaimed as Lisa told the camera that nothing was going to stop her and Louise from becoming Women's Tag Team Champions. Outside of the ring, June got back to her feet and kicked Spinelli in the back of the head a couple of times in frustration, but the crowd cheered as Hana fought back, knocking June down with a hard punch to the side of the head. While Hana and June began brawling, Rally helped Sue back to her feet, telling them that their time would come while heading to the back.
"We can also see that this match hasn't cleared the problems that Spinelli and Hana have with Jiro and June!" Bob exclaimed as Louise and Lisa jumped down from the top turnbuckles, and high-fived each other before rolling out of the ring, and taking in the crowd's boos. Louise tells the camera that it doesn't matter who they're facing in two weeks because they're just going to win again while Lisa confirms this by telling them that it's about time that the BTWF fans learn to respect the BTWF's Smartest Tag Team.
"You can see the confidence exuding out of Lisa and Louise, but will they still have that confidence in two weeks?" Kotoko asked as the camera panned away from the ring while referees had to step in to separate June and Hana. The camera focused on the backstage interview area, where Melissa Shield was standing next to BTWF Women's Champion Luna Collins, who was holding the BTWF Women's Championship over her shoulder.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm standing her with the BTWF Women's Champion 'Amazing' Luna Collins, who at StarShow, is going to go up against Minatsuki Takami with her BTWF Women's Championship on the line. Luna, I want to know how you're feeling going into this match with what many have considered a…mentally unstable opponent," Melissa Shield explained as Luna nodded before moving the microphone closer to her mouth.
"I'm not going to pretend that I know what's going on in Minatsuki's mind, but it's not going to matter when we're both in the ring at StarShow. I know what I saw at Last Gasp; Minatsuki attacked me with her Mandible Claw after my title match with Brandish, and if she thinks that I'm not going to get my licks back, then she needs to go back and watch my tapes," Luna explained as Melissa nodded before continuing the interview.
"When you confronted Minatsuki about that attack at Last Gasp, she genuinely seemed like she didn't know what you were talking about despite us all seeing it. What do you make of that?" Melissa asked as Luna ran her hand over her face before responding.
"Like I said, there is something wrong with Minatsuki, and I don't know exactly what's wrong with her, but-" Luna attempted to explain before Minatsuki came skipping into the backstage interview area, with Melissa backing away slightly as Minatsuki stopped right in front of Luna, who looked ready for a fight.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Luna, nothing's wrong with me. In fact, since I've joined the BTWF, I'm the happiest I've ever been," Minatsuki said with a big smile on her face. Minatsuki then outstretched her arms, looking as though she was going to hug Luna, to which Luna responded by putting her BTWF Women's Championship on a production crate before looking ready to fight her. However, Minatsuki suddenly stood right back up, the pupils of her eyes shrinking, and her happy face turning into a blank expression, confusing Luna.
"At StarShow, winning the BTWF Women's Championship is going to make me even happier than I've ever been. You, on the other hand, will have the worst day of your life when I pry that BTWF Women's Championship from your cold, dead hands," Minatsuki said in a low voice that had a lot of anger and venom behind it, confusing Luna and Melissa. After a second of Minatsuki staring at her with a cold yet scornful look in her eyes, the smile and pleasant shine in her eye returned before she gave Luna a parting hug.
"Bye!" Minatsuki exclaimed before skipping away from Luna and Melissa, singing a song to herself. Luna and Melissa looked at each other in confusion before Luna looked down at her BTWF Women's Championship with a deep breath and a steely glare.
"Whatever Minatsuki decides to bring at StarShow, I'll be ready for it. This BTWF Women's Championship is never going to be in Minatsuki's possession as long as I'm still standing," Luna explained before walking away from the backstage interview area before the camera transitioned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The show returned with the camera panning to the backstage interview area, with Scott Stanford standing next to Boze and Shane, who were looking happier than they had since they were forced to join the Nation of Domination 2.0 months ago.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Boze and Shane, who secured a BTWF Tag Team Championship opportunity after defeating the Nation of Domination 2.0 with the help of Rolf. I want to know how you two are feeling about this major opportunity," Scott explained as Boze nodded before moving the microphone closer to his mouth.
"Scott, me and Shane are feeling amazing after finally freeing ourselves from those parasites in the Nation! And at StarShow, we're going to show that little jackass Huey that we never needed him or the Nation of Domination 2.0 and we're going to walk out with the BTWF Tag Team Championships!" Boze exclaimed. However, before Shane could interject, Fiore's Top Team (Gray Fullbuster & Lyon Bastia) came walking into the shot with smirks on their faces.
"It's really cute how you all got one lucky win, and you guys all of the sudden think that you're going to win the BTWF Tag Team Championships. Those championships are for elite teams, AKA, not you guys," Gray explained with a smirk on his face, patting Lyon on the shoulder when he mentioned 'elite teams'.
"Tonight, we're going up with Mirio and Hitman tonight, and when we win, we're going to join you in the BTWF Tag Team Championship match. And when we get to StarShow, we're going to show you two exactly where you belong; in catering with all the other jokes on this roster," Lyon responded, Gray chuckling at Lyon's joke before Shane walked up and moved the microphone away from Lyon's mouth.
"You know Gray, for someone who's lost to both Boze and I, you're talking a whole lot of nonsense. Yeah, you guys are a great team, but we're fighting with the fury of people who've been used and abused for months. You guys aren't walking out of StarShow with the BTWF Tag Team Championships, but maybe you'll get a title shot against us after we win," Shane countered. Gray and Lyon looked at each other in disbelief, shocked at the disrespect before they both began laughing, much to Boze and Shane's confusion.
"What's so funny?" Boze asked before Gray and Lyon slapped both Boze and Shane respectively in the face before walking away. The camera panned to the stage as the crowd began booing as 'Don't Stop' by InnerPartySystem played while a white limousine began driving next to the aisle. The driver of the limousine parked the limo, walked out, and walked to the back of the limousine before he opened the door. The crowd booed louder as Lucy Heartfilia came out of the back with Onslaught, with Onslaught covering Lucy's ears when the 'Lucy Fucks Onslaught' chants started raining down from the audience.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, accompanied to the ring by Onslaught and representing the Conglomerate, now residing in West Palm Beach Florida, accompanied to the ring by Onslaught, Lucy Heartfilia!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Lucy put her hands out, allowing Onslaught to pick her up and lift her onto the aisle. Lucy walked to the center of the aisle, outstretching her arms while golden pyro showered from the top of the TitanTron, the crowd booing louder as Lucy told the fans that she was going to show them why Team RWBY were nothing but losers while Onslaught pulled himself onto the aisle behind Lucy.
"Lucy has been trying to break Team RWBY ever since Yang turned away an invitation to join the Conglomerate," Striker explained as Lucy smirked at the booing fans, chuckling while the crowd chanted 'Lucy's a Bitch!'. Lucy continued walking to the ring before taking off her white and golden robe and giving it to Onslaught, who listed it over his head, the crowd booing louder as Lucy slid into the ring from underneath the bottom rope. Lucy then rolled back onto her feet, walked to the center of the ring, and blew the booing fans a big kiss before outstretching her arms, prompting another golden pyro shower to occur in the ring.
"Lucy has basically expressed that she does not take the word 'no' well, and is taking out her frustration on not only Yang, but every single member of Team RWBY," Kotoko agreed as Lucy leaned in the corner once the pyro went off. Onslaught applauded his boss from the outside before 'Dangerous' by Within Temptation (feat. Howard Jones) played, the crowd cheering as Weiss Schnee came out of the back, wearing a clear white robe. The crowd continued cheering as, rather than pose in the center of the stage, Weiss took off the robe, threw it down onto the ground, and rushed down the aisle way.
"And her opponent, representing Team RWBY, from the City of Atlas in Remnant, Weiss Schnee!" Tony Chimel announced before promptly escaping the ring as Weiss slid into the ring from the bottom rope, and before Lucy could do anything, Weiss knocked her down with a Myrtenaster (Charlotte Flair's Queen's Boot AKA Big Boot) to the side of the head. The referee then told the timekeeper to ring the bell to start the match, allowing Weiss to mount Lucy and hit her with multiple punches to the side of the head, only stopping as the referee pulled her off of Lucy. Lucy attempted to roll out of the ring, but Weiss grabbed her by the hair, and hit her with several Knife-Edge Chops to the back, sending her falling to her knees.
"Weiss not giving Lucy any chance to steal the advantage in this match, as she's focusing on kicking her ass!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss ran the ropes, and hit a Running Basement Dropkick to the back of the head before picking Lucy up, leaning her against the ropes, and hitting her with multiple Knife-Edges Chops, and punches to the chest and the side of the head. The crowd booed as Lucy poked Weiss in the eye and began clubbing her in the back and didn't stop until Weiss fell to her knees. The crowd continued booing as Lucy threw Weiss into the corner, sending her chest bouncing off of the turnbuckles before Lucy grabbed Weiss in a Waistlock, and pushed her into the corner, attempting to hit her with a Chaos Theory Rolling German Suplex. However, Weiss was able to keep herself in the corner, sending Lucy rolling away, allowing Weiss to jump up to the top turnbuckle, and dive off of the top rope to hit a Diving Corkscrew Crossbody onto Lucy before pinning her.
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"What a beautiful dive by Weiss! I can't even tell how many times she twisted around in the air!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss ran the ropes, and hit a Cartwheel Knee Drop to the top of Lucy's forehead. Lucy, once again, attempted to slide out of the ring, but Weiss grabbed Lucy and hit her with several forearms to the side of the head before hitting her with a Snap Vertical Suplex. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss put Lucy in a seated position, hit her with several Knife-Edge Chops to the back before running the ropes, and hit Lucy with a Grounded Double Foot Stomp to the chest before running the ropes again, hitting Lucy with another Jumping Double Foot Stomp to Lucy's back while she was on all fours.
"Weiss caving in Lucy's chest and back with a couple of vicious Double Foot Stomps that would make Finn Balor proud!" Striker exclaimed as Weiss dragged Lucy closer to the corner, and ran into the corner, attempting to hit her with a Diving Moonsault from the Top Rope, but Lucy rolled out of the way. However, the crowd cheered as Weiss was able to land on her feet, and hit an unsuspecting Lucy with a Corkscrew Standing Moonsault. Weiss then kipped back up to her feet and hit Lucy with a traditional Standing Moonsault before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2
"Weiss may be furious at Lucy, but she never misses an opportunity to show off her athleticism!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss attempted to hit Lucy with another Knee Drop, but Lucy dodged. Before Weiss could roll back onto her feet, Lucy hit her with a Running Knee Strike to the side of the head before throwing her into the ropes. The crowd booed as Lucy kneed Weiss in the gut before putting her throat against the ropes, pressing Weiss' throat into the middle rope before running the ropes, attempting to hit her with a Leapfrog Body Guillotine, but Weiss was able to dodge, sending Lucy falling to the outside.
"Lucy just fell out of the ring! Lucy's still recovering from the shock on the outside, let's see how Weiss takes advantage!" Striker exclaimed as Weiss threw herself over the top rope, hitting another Corkscrew Body Press to the outside onto Lucy. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss once again mounted Lucy, hitting her with multiple punches and forearms to the side of the head before grabbing Lucy by the hair, and slamming the side of her head multiple times into the side of the fan barricade. Weiss then grabbed Lucy by the hair, yelled in her face that she should've stayed away from Team RWBY, leaned her against the fan barricade, and hit her with multiple Knife-Edge Chops to the chest.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Lucy's chest has to resemble hamburger meat with all the chops that she's suffered!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss put Lucy on top of the commentary table, and hit her with multiple forearms to the side of the head before going onto the apron preparing for a Springboard Asai Moonsault. However, the crowd booed as Onslaught walked in front of the commentary table, smirking as he blocked Lucy from getting hit. Weiss looked irritated at Onslaught's interference, and rolled her eyes before springboarding off the middle rope, and knocking Onslaught down with an Asai Moonsault, the crowd exploded into cheers as Weiss stomped on Onslaught's balls before grabbing Lucy's hair and pulling her off the table.
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"Weiss taking out Onslaught with that Asai Moonsault! Now she can focus right back on Lucy!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss attempted to throw Lucy into the steel ring post, but Lucy was able to counter by slipping out of Weiss' grasp, putting her in a Waistlock, and pushing her ribs first into the steel ring post. The crowd began booing as Lucy hit Weiss with a Rolling Chaos Theory German Suplex that sent her upper back and the back of her neck crashing onto the top of the commentary table. The crowd continued booing as Lucy grabbed Weiss and threw her into the side of the steel steps back first before pushing her foot into Weiss' face, pressing the back of her head against the steel.
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Lucy quickly rolled back into the ring before rolling back out, the crowd booing as Lucy picked Weiss back up onto her feet, and hit her with a Scoop Slam onto the back of the steel steps.
"Lucy smartly breaks the referee's count so that she can continue damaging Weiss on the outside of the ring!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy pushed Weiss away from the steps, and backed away before running off the steps and sending Weiss crashing into the fan barricade with a Running Missile Dropkick. The crowd continued booing as Lucy put Weiss in a Hammerlock before hitting her with another Scoop Slam onto the steel steps, this time sending her arm crashing into the top of the steel. Lucy then picked Weiss back up and hit her with a Hammerlock Back Suplex that sent Weiss' arm crashing into the steel ring apron.
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Lucy then pushed Weiss back into the ring, and as Weiss tried to pick herself back up to her feet, Lucy slid into the ring after Weiss and hit her with a couple of kicks to the chest before sending her back down on her knees with a hard kick to the right arm.
"Lucy taking control back in the ring, sending Weiss back to her knees with some vicious strikes!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lucy grabbed Weiss' arm, put her in a Half-Nelson, and hit her with several knee strikes to the chest before throwing her overhead with a Half-Nelson Suplex. Onslaught, who had gotten up from the earlier Asai Moonsault, applauded his boss as Lucy grabbed Weiss' arm, and hit her with multiple knee drops to the middle of her arm before running the ropes, and hitting a Sliding Leg Drop across Weiss' exposed right arm. Lucy then picked Weiss up, and wrung her right arm several times, though the crowd cheered as Weiss hit Lucy with several forearms to the side of the face.
"Weiss trying to fight back, but Lucy is still keeping a death grip on Weiss' right arm!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy was able to block one of Weiss' punches and hit Weiss' right arm with an Arm Trapped Pele Kick. Weiss staggered away into the corner, the crowd continuing to boo as Lucy ran into the corner and hit Weiss with a Running Corner Clothesline to the chest. Lucy smirked at Weiss before grabbing her arm, and pulling it while stomping underneath her armpit before the referee pulled Lucy away from her. The crowd continued booing as Lucy pointed to Weiss and sarcastically told the crowd to cheer her on before running into the corner and hitting her with a Running Corner Enziguri to the side of the head.
"Lucy almost taking Weiss' head off with that Corner Enziguri!" Bob exclaimed as Lucy took Weiss back down to the ground with a Snapmare, hit her with a Jumping Basement Dropkick to the back of the head, and went for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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Lucy glared at the referee before grabbing Weiss' arm and hitting multiple elbow strikes to the right shoulder before standing up with her arm still in her grip and hitting her with a couple of hard kicks to the chest and the face. Lucy told the crowd that Team RWBY was nothing compared to the Conglomerate before picking Weiss up and hitting her with a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker before hitting her with a Reverse DDT.
"Lucy letting her anger at the Conglomerate show as she continues to dominate Weiss in the middle of the ring," Kotoko explained as Lucy sent Weiss into the corner with a hard Irish whip. The crowd continued booing as Lucy grabbed Weiss by the hair, and hit her with several forearms to the side of the head before putting her on the top turnbuckle. However, the crowd cheered as Weiss was able to kick Lucy in the gut a couple of times, pushing her away before gently coming down from the top turnbuckle, and attempting to hit Lucy with another Myrtenaster (Charlotte Flair's Queen's Boot AKA Big Boot). However, Lucy was able to duck, and hit Weiss with a Backstabber before going for another pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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"Lucy almost cracked Weiss' back in half with that Backstabber, and it still wasn't enough to get the pinfall win!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy grabbed Weiss' right arm, and locked her in a Fujiwara Armbar, the crowd booing as Lucy pulled the right arm back as much as she could. Weiss yelled out in pain, shaking her head in defiance while trying to drag herself to the ropes to force a ropebreak. The crowd continued booing as Lucy hit Weiss' right shoulder with multiple elbow strikes before rolling her back to the center of the ring and pulling her arm back even further.
"Weiss may have to tap out here, or else Lucy may very well pull her arm right out of its socket!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss started punching Lucy in the side of the head, the crowd cheering as despite Lucy attempting to hold onto the Fujiwara Armbar, Weiss continued punching Lucy in the face until Lucy was forced to release the hold, the crowd cheering as Weiss hit Lucy in the side of the head with a Back Elbow. Weiss then attempted to hit Lucy with a Back Suplex, but Lucy countered with multiple punches to the top of the head, allowing Lucy to escape Weiss' grasp, and hit her right arm with a Double Knee Armbreaker. The crowd continued booing as Lucy threw Weiss into the corner chest first, running into the corner to hit her in the back of the head with a Running Corner Forearm.
"Lucy once again stopping Weiss' attempt at a comeback in its tracks with a hard strike to the head!" Bob exclaimed as Lucy pulled Weiss up to the top turnbuckle, and began clubbing on her back before climbing up after her. The crowd continued booing as Lucy attempted to hit a Back Superplex, but the crowd cheered as Weiss countered with more punches to the top of the head. Lucy attempted to counter with a couple of clubs to the back and the back of the neck, but the crowd continued cheering as Weiss hit Lucy with a Jawbreaker, sending her falling off of the turnbuckles and onto the canvas. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss balanced herself on the top turnbuckle, hitting Lucy with a Diving Moonsault to the chest before going for the pinfall.
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"Weiss finally coming back into this match with another beautiful Moonsault!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss got back up to her feet, and while holding her right arm, prompted Lucy to get back to her feet. When Lucy did, the crowd continued cheering as Weiss hit her with two Clotheslines, a Running Chop Block, a Facebreaker Knee Smash, a Reverse Atomic Drop, and a Float-Over DDT. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss rolled into the corner and hit her with a Cartwheel into a Clothesline.
"Weiss maintaining control in this match, taking Lucy down with one of the most athletic Clotheslines I think I've ever seen!" Striker exclaimed as Weiss picked Lucy up, and attempted to hit her with a Snap Vertical Suplex. However, Lucy attempted to respond with a couple of punches to the gut, but Weiss responded by pulling Lucy closer to the corner, and sending Lucy crashing into the corner with a Snap Vertical Suplex, sending her back bouncing off of the turnbuckles. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss pushed Lucy down, put her in a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle, and stomped on her chest multiple times. Weiss then ran the ropes and hit a Running Knee Strike to the side of Lucy's head before dragging her back to the center of the ring and going for a pinfall.
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Lucy kicked out, and immediately grabbed Weiss' arm, attempting to put her in a Kimura Lock. However, Weiss was able to lift her legs up, and drop a couple of knee drops to the top of Lucy's face, allowing her to escape the Kimura, though she still held her arm in pain.
"Weiss' arm is going to come close to being broken if Lucy gets another submission on!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lucy got back to her feet, and attempted to run into the corner to hit another Running Corner Enziguri, but Weiss was able to duck the move and hit a falling Lucy with a Single Knee Gutbuster. Weiss then positioned Lucy on all fours before jumping up to the top turnbuckle, shaking her arm to get the blood flowing back into it. Weiss then hit Lucy with a Diving Leg Drop to the back of the head before going for another pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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"Lucy is once again able to kick out, and Onslaught looks ready to attack on the outside," Bob noted as Weiss put Lucy on her knees, and attempted to hit her with the Deep Freeze (Charlotte Flair's Natural Selection). However, Lucy was able to dodge, and when Weiss got back to her feet, Lucy hit her with a Standing Side Kick to the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as Lucy kicked Weiss in the knee hard enough to send her falling down to one knee, allowing Lucy to hit her with a Kneeling Superkick before going for a pinfall of her own.
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"Lucy with some hard kicks to the head and the knee, but it's not enough to put down the Ice Queen!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy picked Weiss back up, and attempted to push her in the corner for a Chaos Theory Rolling German Suplex. However, Weiss was able to hang on to the turnbuckle, causing Lucy to inadvertently roll away, but when Weiss came out of the corner with a Jumping Lariat, Lucy attempted to hit her with a Spinebuster. However, Weiss hit a couple of Elbow Strikes to the top of the head before attempting to roll Lucy up with a Sunset Flip, but Lucy was able to quickly counter this into a pinfall of her own.
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Weiss was able to kick out of Lucy's surprise pin, and the crowd cheered as Weiss grabbed both of Lucy's legs, and attempted to lock her in the Cold Snap (Charlotte Flair's Figure-8-Leglock), but Lucy was able to push her away.
"Lucy and Weiss are neck-and-neck here, and it's anyone's game to win!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss attempted to hit a seated Lucy with a Seated Double Foot Stomp, but Lucy ducked out of the way, got back to her feet, and attempted to hit Weiss with the Celestial DDT (Hammerlock DDT). However, Weiss was able to push Lucy into the corner and ram her shoulder into Lucy's gut multiple times, but this allowed Lucy an opportunity to grab Weiss' right arm and lock her in a Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker) over the top rope, the crowd booing as Lucy took full advantage of the referee's 5 count before letting go. Lucy then hit a kick to the side of Weiss' head from the apron, sending her on all fours. The crowd continued booing as Lucy hit Weiss with a Diving Vader Bomb into an Elbow Drop to the back before going for another pinfall.
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"Lucy taking control of this match back in her favor, almost getting the pin on Weiss there, but she's getting frustrated!" Striker exclaimed as Lucy mounted Weiss, and hit her with several punches to the side of the head before immediately grabbing Weiss' right arm, and locking her in the Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker). The crowd booed while chanting for Weiss as she tried to break out of Lucy's grasp, but Lucy responded by punching and stomping on Weiss' arm before pulling it back even further. Weiss began dragging herself to the ropes, the crowd cheering as she was able to get closer to the ropes despite Lucy's best efforts. Lucy went back to stomping on Weiss' arm while keeping her in the Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker), but Weiss was able to drape her leg over the bottom rope, the crowd cheering again as the referee forced Lucy off of her.
"Weiss may have survived the Lock and Key, but with all the damage done to her arm, it may be only a matter of time," Kotoko noted as Lucy grabbed Weiss by the hair, and attempted to lock her in the Lock and Key (Cross Armbreaker) again. However, Weiss was able to counter out of it and hit Lucy with a Superkick before pushing her into the ropes. When Lucy rebounded off of the ropes, Weiss hit Lucy with a Tilt-a-Whirl Gutbuster before running the ropes, and hitting a now-standing Lucy with a Spear before going for another pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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Weiss grabbed Lucy's legs and immediately went for the Cold Snap (Figure-8-Leglock), but Lucy countered with a Small Package pin.
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"Lucy almost stole the pin there! But Weiss is still able to stay in this hard-fought match!" Bob exclaimed as Lucy and Weiss started exchanging punches with each other, with the referee inadvertently getting paint-brushed by Weiss' elbow. When Weiss checked on the referee, Lucy hit a Jumping High Knee to the back, sending Weiss into the ropes. Lucy ran the ropes, attempting to hit Weiss with a Running Forearm to the back of the head, but Onslaught inadvertently punched Lucy in the side of the head when Weiss moved out of the way after noticing Onslaught trying to hit her.
"Oh! Onslaught may have screwed up royally here!" Striker exclaimed as Weiss kicked Lucy in the back of the leg, sending her to her knees before hitting her with the Deep Freeze (Charlotte Flair's Natural Selection) before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, representing Team RWBY, Weiss Schnee!" Tony Chimel announced. However, Weiss wasn't done yet, grabbed Lucy, and locked her in the Cold Snap (Figure-8-Leglock). The crowd cheered as Weiss started punching Lucy in the leg while keeping her in the Cold Snap (Figure-8-Leglock), but the crowd's reactions turned negative as they saw the Conglomerate (Patty & Liz Thompson, and Tohru Kobayashi) rushing down to the ringside area. Onslaught, meanwhile, was still stunned on the outside at the fact that he had hit his bank roller and cost her the match.
"Weiss isn't done with Lucy it seems, and with Onslaught lost in his own thoughts, we may have a broken leg on our hands if the Conglomerate doesn't get to the ring in time!" Striker exclaimed as the crowd exploded into cheers as the rest of Team RWBY (Ruby Rose, Yang Xiao Long, and Blake Belladonna), came rushing to the ringside area from the crowd and began brawling with Tohru, Patty, and Liz on the outside. Onslaught finally came to, and grabbed Lucy by the arms, pulling her away from Weiss and on the outside. Onslaught then put Lucy on his shoulder and made his way to the back as Weiss noticed the rest of her team brawling with the rest of the Conglomerate.
"Onslaught saving Lucy from the Cold Snap, but Team RWBY and the Conglomerate are still brawling!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss climbed back up to the top rope, the crowd cheering as while the 6 women were brawling on the outside, Weiss dived to the outside with a Corkscrew Moonsault, sending everyone falling to the floor. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss grabbed Liz Thompson by the hair, picked her up, and hit her with multiple Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, sending her falling to the mat. Meanwhile, on the apron, Lucy pulled herself out of Onslaught's grip and slapped him in the side of the face, the crowd booing as Lucy yelled at Onslaught for punching her in the face earlier.
"Weiss taking everyone out on the outside! But Lucy is more focused on Onslaught who, in her mind, costing her the match!" Kotoko exclaimed as Onslaught tried to explain himself while Lucy walked to the back and yelled for someone to help her teammates on the outside. The camera then panned backstage while Weiss and Liz continued brawling as the rest of the teams began stirring. The camera focused on the backstage area, where Megumin and Darkness were standing in front of the backstage interview area all by themselves.
"For the last couple of weeks, we've been attacking Maka and Winry to make a point, and that point was that we're not jokes!" Megumin yelled into the camera before she began pacing around the interview area. Darkness then grabbed the camera and pointed it toward her before she began cracking her knuckles while staring at the camera intently.
"We may be with Kazuma, but that doesn't mean that we can't fight when we need to. Maka and Winry humiliating us a few weeks ago woke us up and made us realize that we needed to show the BTWF Women's Division that we aren't just a couple of valets, but a tag team to be reckoned with!" Darkness exclaimed before pulling Megumin back to the interview area and letting Megumin continue saying her piece.
"Maka, Winry, we're going to beat you. Not only in the middle of the ring but beat you to the point that you can't even get up anymore and that you'll be begging us to stop!" Megumin exclaimed, and before she could say anything else, Maka Albarn and Winry Rockbell rushed to the interview area, brawling with Megumin and Darkness. Maka grabbed Darkness by the hair, and threw her into the steel link fence of the backstage interview area face first before mounting her and hitting her with multiple punches to the side of the head. Meanwhile, Winry threw Megumin down to the ground, and put her in a Side Headlock, making her look at Maka bearing up Darkness.
"You two have been thorns in our asses for the past several weeks! And we're getting damn sick of you two! If you guys wanted our attention, you've got it, but you're gonna regret that fact!" Winry yelled in Megumin's ear before picking her up and throwing her into the same steel link fence that Darkness had laid out in front of. Winry and Maka then stomped on Darkness and Megumin multiple times before Winry stopped Maka from continuing the beatdown and dragging her away from the two downed bodies.
"We made our point. If they want to see us in the ring, we'll be there," Winry told Maka, who nodded in response before the two walked off, leaving Megumin and Darkness to be tended to by a couple of medical personnel who ran to the scene. The camera then panned back to the stage, where 'Young' by Hollywood Undead played, the crowd booing as Gray and Lyon came walking out of the back, wearing their signature blue and white Fiore's Top Team tracksuits. Gray and Lyon then put their fists in front of each other and gave each other a side fist bump before walking down the aisle.
"The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall! The winner of this match will be the final participant in the BTWF Tag Team Championship match at StarShow! Introducing first, from Magnolia Fiore, they are the team of Gray Fullbuster and Lyon Bastia, Fiore's Top Team!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Gray and Lyon began unzipping their track suits and telling the fans that Mirio and Hitman weren't going to beat them like they did months ago.
"Lyon and Gray are actually the reason Hitman and Mirio began teaming up, thanks to the double team attacks the two performed on both men!" Striker exclaimed. When Gray and Lyon made it to the ringside area, Gray and Lyon took their tracksuits off, and threw them onto the ground, shooting both of their fists in the air while the crowd continued booing them. Lyon and Gray then put their right and left fists down respectively, giving each other another side fist-bump before the two slid into the ring from sliding underneath the bottom rope.
"Lyon and Gray also were unable to defeat Hitman and Mirio in their series last year, so that gives them extra motivation to want to win this contest!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gray and Lyon rolled back to their feet, walked to two separate corners, jumped up to the top turnbuckles, and raised both their fists in the air. As Gray and Lyon jumped down to the canvas, 'Speedom' by Tech N9ne (Feat. Krizz Kaliko & Eminem) played, the crowd cheering as Hitman Jones ran out of the back before rolling onto the center of the stage. Hitman showed off his Power of Flight hat that was on his head, telling the fans at home to buy them on the BTWF merchandise website.
"Lyon and Gray look ready, while Hitman also doesn't seem too concerned about the match," Bob explained as Hitman then pointed behind him before 'Hero' by Issues played, the crowd continued cheering as Mirio came walking out of the back. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio stopped at the center of the stage and flexed both arms before pyro shot out from behind him while Hitman got on one knee, and flexed in front of Mirio. Hitman then kipped back up to his feet, turned around, high-fived Mirio, and turned back around to begin their walk down the aisle.
"And their opponents, the team of 'Ace' Hitman Jones and Mirio Togata, the Power of Flight!" Tony Chimel announced as Hitman gave several fans in the front row high-fives before handing a couple of the younger fans some Power of Flight merchandise that he had stored in his pockets. Mirio chuckled at this while high-fiving fans as well, but then told Hitman to focus on the match, which Hitman responded to with a nod, giving Mirio another high-five before they continued their trek down the aisle way. While Gray and Lyon were discussing battle strategy in the ring, Hitman and Mirio stopped at the ringside area, and gave their opponents in the ring and the cheering fans another flex.
"Hitman and Mirio have been trying to get another opportunity at the BTWF Tag Team Championships, and this could be their best opportunity for the foreseeable future!" Striker exclaimed as Hitman climbed up onto Mirio's shoulders, and jumped over the top rope before rolling to the center of the ring. Mirio, meanwhile walked up the steel steps, jumped over the top rope, and gave Gray and Lyon another flex while Hitman pointed at his partner, saying that Fiore's Top Team had no chance.
"I do love the confidence Hitman and Mirio have going into this match, and they're going to need it if they want another opportunity at those championships that they've been craving!" Bob exclaimed as Hitman kipped back up to his feet before patting Mirio on the shoulder. Lyon and Mirio went to the apron, with Hitman and Gray being the legal men in the match before the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell. When the bell rang, Hitman and Gray locked up in the middle of the ring with Gray able to grab Hitman's arm, wring it several times, and slap him in the back of the head. The crowd booed as Gray put Hitman in a Hammerlock, and pushed him into the corner, slapping him in the head once again before backing away with a smirk.
"Gray sending a message with that push into the corner, and that message is that they aren't going to show the appropriate respect to Hitman and Mirio!" Striker exclaimed as Hitman ran out of the corner, and grabbed Gray to put him in a side Headlock, the crowd cheering as Gray attempted to push Hitman off of him, but Hitman responded by taking him down with a Headlock Takedown. However, Gray was quickly able to slip out of the Side Headlock, but when Gray attempted to pick Hitman back up, Hitman was able to wring Gray's arm before dragging him into the corner, slapping him in the face a couple of times before tagging Mirio into the match. Gray was able to push Hitman off of him, but Mirio responded by knocking him down with a Clothesline to the back of the head. The crowd continued cheering as Hitman ran up Mirio's shoulders, and hit a Diving Leg Drop from Mirio's shoulders onto Gray's neck before going for the quick pinfall.
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"Hitman's balance is incredible! Do you know how hard it is to stand on the top of a ladder yet alone the top of a muscular guy's shoulders!?" Bob asked as Mirio picked Gray up, and threw him into the corner before running after him with a Running Back Elbow to the side of the head. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio hit multiple Standing Back Elbows to the sides of Gray's head before putting him in a Fireman's Carry. Mirio then marched over to his corner, tagged Hitman into the match, and dropped Gray with a Samoan Drop, allowing Hitman to vault over the top rope and hit a downed Gray with a Vaulting Twisting Crossbody.
"Hitman and Mirio dominating Fiore's Top Team in the early goings, making quick tags so that Gray can't get to Lyon!" Kotoko exclaimed as Hitman picked Gray back up, and hit him with multiple Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, but the crowd booed as Gray grabbed one of Hitman's chops, and threw him into the middle rope, sending Hitman's throat crashing into the rope. The crowd continued booing as Gray grabbed Hitman by the hair and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before pushing him into the corner, and tagging Lyon into the match. Gray and Lyon attempted to hit Hitman with a Double Snap Vertical Suplex, but the crowd cheered as Hitman was able to land on his feet behind Gray and Lyon and drop both men with Neckbreakers.
"Hitman with an impressive counter, taking both members of Fiore's Top Team down with a pair of Neckbreakers!" Striker exclaimed as Hitman picked Lyon up, and hit him with several forearms to the side of the head before throwing him into the corner. Hitman took Gray out of the ring with a Running Basement Dropkick to the side of the head before hitting Lyon with a Running Corner Dropkick to the chin. Hitman then threw Lyon to the ground with a Snapmare before tagging Mirio back into the match. Hitman and Mirio ran the ropes before hitting a Running Leg Drop/Running Splash combination onto Lyon before going for another pinfall.
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"I don't think the fans in this arena were expecting Mirio and Hitman to dominate Fiore's Top Team as much as they have!" Bob exclaimed as Mirio picked Lyon up, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before attempting to hit him with a Back Elbow. However, Lyon was able to dodge, and counter by hitting Mirio with an Atomic Drop before running the ropes and hitting Mirio in the back with a Running Knee Strike. However, the crowd cheered as Mirio tagged himself into the match when Mirio hit the ropes, and springboarded back into the ring, hitting Lyon with a Springboard Hurricanrana.
"Hitman and Mirio's tag team chemistry has improved so much since they first started teaming in September of last year!" Kotoko exclaimed as Hitman picked Lyon up, and hit him with a couple of punches to the side of the head before running the ropes, and hitting him with a Twisting Running Roundhouse Kick to the chest, sending Lyon falling out of the ring through the middle rope. The crowd continued cheering as Hitman began clapping with the cheering fans, encouraging them to clap before running the ropes, and hitting Lyon with a Running Suicide Dive with enough force to send both men crashing onto the top of the commentary table. The crowd continued cheering as Hitman mounted Lyon, and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head before seeing that Gray was coming up to him.
"Hitman beating down Lyon right in front of us while on top of our commentary table!" Bob exclaimed, backing away slightly as Hitman jumped off of the commentary table, and hit Gray with a Diving Crossbody. The crowd continued cheering as Hitman jumped back onto the commentary table, picked Lyon back up, and attempted to hit him with a Spanish Fly off of the commentary table. However, the crowd booed as Lyon was able to counter with several Back Elbows to the side of Hitman's head before attempting to put him in position for a Uranage. However, Hitman was able to escape Lyon's grasp, punch him several times in the side of the head, jump onto the fan barricade behind the announcers' table, and attempt to hit Lyon with a Crossbody through the commentary table. The crowd booed when Lyon was able to counter a mid-air Hitman's dive, throwing Hitman overhead with a Snap Belly-to-Belly Suplex, sending Hitman crashing onto the floor back first.
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"What a counter by Lyon, finally able to stop the speedy Hitman in his tracks!" Bob exclaimed in shock as he sat back down in his seat. The crowd continued booing as Lyon turned Hitman on his stomach, and stomped on his back multiple times before picking him back up. Lyon hit Hitman with a couple of forearms to the side of the head before noticing that Gray was standing back up. Lyon Irish whipped Hitman into Gray, allowing Gray to throw Hitman into the fan barricade with another Snap Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Gray and Lyon high-fived each other as the crowd continued booing while Lyon hit a crumpled-up Hitman with a Running Knee Strike to the chest.
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"Lyon and Gray targeting the midsection and back of the high-flying Hitman, which is an excellent strategy to slow them down," Striker explained as Lyon picked Hitman up, and threw him back first into the steel ring post before throwing him back into the ring. The crowd continued booing as Lyon rolled Hitman back onto his stomach, and hit him with a couple of Elbow Drops to the small of Hitman's back. Lyon pointed at Mirio on the apron and told him that he was next before hitting Hitman with a Jumping Elbow Drop to the center of the back. Lyon then picked Hitman up and pushed him into the corner before stomping on his gut multiple times before tagging Gray back into the match. The crowd booed as Gray joined in on the stomping before the two hit Hitman with a Slingshot Vertical Suplex.
"It's now Lyon and Gray's turn to show off their tag team moveset!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gray picked Hitman up, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest with enough force to send him on his knees. Gray then pulled Hitman by his hair and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the back before hitting him with a German Suplex. Hitman attempted to stagger into the corner, but Gray immediately responded by running into the corner and hitting Hitman with a Running Corner Clothesline to the throat. Gray then hit several punches to the side of the head before throwing him out of the corner with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Gray then left Hitman in a seated position before running the ropes and hitting a Running Basement Dropkick to the face before going for the pinfall.
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"Hitman kicking out, but very smart of Gray to keep Hitman far away from the Powerhouse Mirio!" Striker exclaimed as Gray stomped on Hitman a couple of times before tagging Lyon into the match. Gray and Lyon ran the ropes, hitting a Running Leg Drop/Double Leg Drop combination before Gray picked Hitman back up, allowing him and Lyon to hit Hitman with a Double Back Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Gray ran into the corner, and hit Mirio with a Running Forearm Shot, sending him off of the apron. Meanwhile, Lyon picked Hitman up and hit him with a Butterfly Suplex, the crowd booing as Lyon smacked Hitman in the back of the head several times.
"Gray taking Mirio off the apron, but that may just serve to make him even angrier!" Bob exclaimed as Lyon picked Hitman back up, and hit him with a couple of back elbows before throwing him overhead with a Head and Arm Suplex. Lyon smirked as he yelled at Hitman that his luck from last year was going to run out before kicking Hitman in the back a couple of times. Lyon then threw Hitman away from the ropes with a German Suplex of his own before rolling Hitman back to his feet, hitting him with a Full Nelson Suplex, and bridging him into a pinfall.
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"Gray and Lyon are experts in the art of Suplexing, and they're using Hitman to give the entire audience a lesson!" Striker exclaimed as Lyon picked Hitman up, and threw him into the corner with an Exploder Suplex. However, the crowd cheered as Mirio attempted to rush into the ring to get revenge for the earlier cheap shot, but the referee attempted to push Mirio back onto the apron. This allowed Gray to choke Hitman with his foot while Hitman was crumpled up in the corner, with Lyon egging Mirio on to keep the referee from looking at Gray choking and stomping on Hitman.
"They're giving the audience another lesson; a lesson in how to take advantage of the referee's distraction!" Kotoko exclaimed as when Mirio finally got back onto the apron, Lyon ran into the corner and hit Hitman with a Running Knee Strike before tagging Gray back into the match. Lyon dragged Hitman back to his feet, hit him with a Sidewalk Slam Backbreaker, and kept Hitman over his back as Gray climbed up to the top rope, and hit Hitman with a Diving Leg Drop across Hitman's throat before Gray went for the pinfall.
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Gray looked shocked at Hitman kicking out before he mounted Hitman, and punched him in the side of the head multiple times before throwing him into the corner with a lot of force.
"Oh! Hitman almost sent right through the turnbuckles with that Irish whip!" Striker said with a wince as Gray threw Hitman out of the corner with a Northern Lights Suplex before running the ropes and hitting a Jumping Knee Drop to the top of the head. Gray then threw Hitman back into the corner before putting him in the top rope, hitting him with multiple punches and forearms to the side of the head before following him up to the top rope. The crowd began cheering again as Hitman tried to fight back again with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, but Gray was able to daze Hitman with several headbutts to the side of the head before sending him falling back to the mat with a Top Rope Frankensteiner.
"Gray throwing Hitman off of the top rope with a Frankensteiner! And it doesn't look like Fiore's Top Team is done yet!" Bob exclaimed as Gray tagged Lyon back into the match, with Lyon climbing back up to the top rope. The crowd continued booing as Lyon hit Hitman with a Diving Elbow Drop across the chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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Lyon looked shocked that Hitman had kicked out, and responded by stomping on Hitman's gut several times before running the ropes, springboarding onto the middle rope, tagging Gray back into the match, and hitting a Springboard Lionsault onto Hitman's chest. Lyon then turned Hitman on his back, allowing Gray to climb back up onto the top rope, and hit Hitman in the back with a Diving Knee Drop.
"Gray and Lyon continuing their targeted assault on the back! I'm not sure if Hitman can even make the tag at this point!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gray grabbed both of Hitman's back and locked him in the Sharpshooter. Hitman screamed out in pain as Gray pulled back on his legs as much as he could, but Hitman continued to refuse to tap out, with Mirio yelling out at Hitman to reach out for the tag. Hitman ran both his hands through his hair as he continued to grit his teeth in pain while Gray yelled at Hitman to tap out, which Hitman yelled back, saying that he wouldn't.
"Hitman is in the Sharpshooter! The Sharpshooter is one of the most devastating submission holds in wrestling that has won many wrestlers many championships! Can it secure Gray and Lyon a golden opportunity at StarShow!?" Striker exclaimed as Hitman pulled his chest off of the canvas, the crowd cheering as Hitman began dragging himself to his corner, with Mirio being ready for the tag. Gray attempted to stop Hitman by clubbing him in the side with multiple elbow strikes, but this didn't work, as the crowd continued cheering as Hitman got closer to the corner, fingertips away from Mirio. Hitman was able to grab one of Gray's elbow attempts and pushed it away before finally pulling himself close enough to his corner and tagging Mirio back into the match, much to the crowd's delight.
"Hitman able to survive the Sharpshooter and finally tag Mirio back into the match!" Bob exclaimed as Gray let go of Hitman and attempted to hit Mirio with a sneak attack, but Mirio blocked his punch attempt, hitting him with several punches to the side of the face before Irish whipping him into the ropes. When Gray rebounded, Mirio hit Gray with a Pop-Up Samoan Drop before kipping back to his feet and knocking Lyon off of the apron with a Running Big Boot to the side of the face. Mirio then hit a Running Splash onto Gray's chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Mirio sending Lyon flying off the apron! Now Gray's going to be all alone with the Power of Flight!" Bob exclaimed as Mirio picked Gray up, and threw him hard into the corner before coming after him with a Running Spinning Corner Leg Lariat to the face before throwing him out of the corner with an Exploder Suplex. Gray staggered back to his feet, and Mirio responded by hitting Gray with a Full Nelson Slam with enough force to send him back bouncing off the mat. Mirio ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Leg Drop across Gray's throat before putting him in a seated position, and hit him with a Running Big Boot to the side of the head.
"Mirio almost kicked Gray's head right off his neck! What else does Mirio have up his sleeve!?" Striker asked as Mirio picked Gray up and put him in a Vertical Suplex position, the crowd continuing to cheer as Mirio kept Gray in that position, marching around the ring before Lyon rushed into the ring, attempting to stop Mirio, but Mirio knocked Lyon back down with a Big Boot. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio hit Gray with a Gourdbuster, sending Gray crashing into Lyon's midsection before going for the pinfall.
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Mirio then picked Lyon and Gray up and hit them both with a Double Snap Vertical Suplex, the crowd continued cheering as Mirio beat his chest to pump himself up. Mirio then put Lyon and Gray in a line and started climbing up to the top rope, the crowd cheering as Mirio attempted to hit them both with a Moonsault. While Mirio was able to hit Lyon with the Moonsault, Gray was able to roll out of the way and hit Mirio with several right hooks to the side of the head.
"Gray was able to dodge that amazing Moonsault, and rocked Mirio with several hard punches!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gray hit several Knife-Edge Chops to Mirio's chest, stunning him before running the ropes, and attempting to hit Mirio with a Flying Clothesline, but Mirio was able to counter by throwing him to the side with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. However, before Mirio could capitalize, the crowd booed as Lyon got back to his feet, turned Mirio around, and hit him with a Superkick to the side of the head. Lyon then dragged Gray away from Mirio and back to their corner, got onto the apron, and tagged Gray to put himself back into the match. The crowd continued booing as Lyon hit Mirio in the side of the head with another Superkick before hitting him with a Northern Lights Suplex and bridging into a pinfall.
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"Lyon almost sneaking away with the pinfall after that beautiful and impressive Northern Lights Suplex!" Striker exclaimed as Lyon attempted to pick Mirio up for a Death Valley Driver, but Mirio responded by pushing him away and turning Lyon inside out with a Spinning Leg Lariat, the crowd cheering as he went for another pinfall.
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The crowd booed as Gray broke up the pinfall with a Diving Headbutt from the top rope, hitting Mirio right in the center of the back. The crowd cheered and chanted for Mirio as all three men were down on the mat, with Mirio turning on his stomach to try and drag himself to the corner, with Hitman ready to get back into the match. Gray and Lyon, however, staggered back to their knees, grabbed both of Mirio's legs and attempted to pull him away from Hitman. The crowd continued cheering as Mirio was able to push both men away from him with only his feet before jumping into the corner, tagging Hitman back into the match.
"Hitman is back into the match, and he looks ready to fight!" Bob exclaimed as Hitman jumped up to the top rope, and hit both Gray and Lyon with a Diving Missile Dropkick. The crowd continued cheering as Hitman hit Lyon with a Handspring Stunner before springboarding off the top rope and knocking him down with a Springboard Bulldog. However, while Hitman was preparing to hit one last big move, the referee was distracted by trying to get Gray out of the ring. This allowed the BTWF Tag Team Champions Pete Corvus and Kite to jump Mirio on the outside, with Corvus clocking Mirio in the back of the head with his BTWF Tag Team Championship belt.
"The BTWF Tag Team Champions are here, making good on their promise to make sure Hitman and Mirio never win the tag team titles!" Striker exclaimed as Corvus and Kite stomped and punched Mirio before picking him up, and hitting him with a Double Suplex, sending Mirio's back crashing on the side of the steel steps. Hitman noticed what was going on, ran the ropes, and attempted to hit both of them with a Suicide Dive, but the crowd booed as both men were able to catch him in mid-air, and hit him with a quick Double Snap Brainbuster onto the floor.
"The Tag Team Champions just took Power of Flight out! They just handed this victory to Fiore's Top Team! Turn around, referee!" Kotoko exclaimed as Corvus threw an unconscious Hitman back into the ring, with Lyon responding by hitting Hitman with a Cold Shoulder (Scoop Slam Transitioned into a Snap Reverse DDT before tagging Gray back into the match. Gray grabbed an unconscious Hitman and put him into the Hypothermia (Crippler Crossface). When the referee noticed that Hitman wasn't fighting and was unconscious, the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell.
*Bell Rings*
"Here are your winners as a result of a technical knockout, Gray Fullbuster and Lyon Bastia, Fiore's Top Team!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd booed as Corvus and Kite raised their BTWF Tag Team Championships in the air, celebrating and laughing at a downed Hitman and Mirio that they weren't going to get another tag title shot anytime soon. Meanwhile, back in the ring, Gray and Lyon hugged each other in the ring before lifting each other's arms in the air, telling the referee to get away from them so that they could celebrate.
"And thanks to the NWO, Gray and Lyon have secured the final spot in the BTWF Tag Team Championship Fatal-4-Way at StarShow! That just tells me that Corvus and Kite knew how close Hitman and Mirio were at the Battle Riot!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gray and Lyon looked over to Corvus and Kite with smirks on their faces, causing the champions to look back with a raised eyebrow. Kite yelled back at them that they didn't do it to help them win, and that Fiore's Top Team weren't going to win at StarShow anyway.
"Corvus and Kite look pretty happy with how things went down, but Gray and Lyon aren't pushovers!" Bob exclaimed as Fiore's Top Team countered by saying that the NWO were going to lose another title at StarShow. Fiore's Top Team continued by saying that they were going to take those championships and show everyone why Fiore's Top Team is the best tag team not only on Intensity but in all of the BTWF. Corvus and Kite countered by yelling that they're nothing but wannabes and that they're going to fall like the other two teams at StarShow. However, the crowd began cheering as Mirio and Hitman began getting back to their feet and rolling out of the ring to confront Corvus and Kite.
"Hitman and Mirio aren't going to let what Corvus and Kite did go unpunished as they go after the BTWF Tag Team Champions!" Striker exclaimed as Corvus and Kite looked ready for a fight, but as Mirio and Hitman attempted to walk up to them, the crowd booed as Marco Diaz and Duncan of the NWO came up from behind them with steel chairs, sending Hitman and Mirio falling back down in front of Corvus and Kite. Duncan and Marco continued hitting Hitman and Mirio with chair shots as security came rushing down to stop the assault.
"The NWO is always a step ahead, trying to show the fans and the wrestlers in the back that StarShow is going to be the night that the NWO solidify themselves as the premiere faction in the world of Fanfiction Wrestling!" Striker exclaimed as the camera panned to the back while Gray and Lyon escaped the chaos as the NWO continued arguing and fighting with the security. The camera then focused on the backstage interview area, with Scott Stanford standing next to former BTWF Cruiserweight Champion Crona Gorgon.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Crona Gorgon, who has been challenging Kazuma Sato for the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship, a championship that Kazuma, for all intents and purposes, stole from you at Christmas Chaos a couple of months ago," Scott explained, with Crona nodding, looking down at his waist, which was void of the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship.
"That's right, Scott, and you know why he's avoiding me. Kazuma knows that he can't beat me without some kind of bullshit happening. Kazuma knows that if I got another chance in a one-on-one championship match, I would be the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion," Crona explained as Scott nodded and put the microphone back underneath his mouth.
"What are you going to do if Kazuma continues to not accept your challenge for StarShow?" Scott asked as Crona chuckled at the question.
"Oh, he will accept my challenge, whether he wants to or not," Crona said with a smirk before walking off, leaving Scott confused as the camera panned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned to Brandish Myu's VIP Room, where she was sitting in a hot tub in the corner of the room while Marin was checking her social media status. Marin looked pretty pleased with what he was seeing until he came across something that made him do a double-take, causing Brandish to raise her eyebrow in confusion.
"What's the matter, Marin?" Brandish asked, opening one of her eyes while stretching her legs while they were still in the warm and bubbling water.
"Well…I was just looking at what was trending on X-" Marin attempted to explain before Brandish put one of her hands up to interrupt him.
"Marin, we've been over this, we're still calling it Twitter," Brandish said, taking a sip out of a cup of tropical juice that was next to her.
"Anyway, that Ken Warren guy from LWF is trending again," Marin explained, continuing to look through Twitter to confirm if what he was seeing was real. Brandish sighed before stretching her arms again while taking a couple of bites out of the pieces of Belgian Chocolates that she had on a table next to the hot tub.
"I don't see the big deal. Everyone trends on Twitter once in a while, but nobody can stay the top trend like me. Hmmm…Marin, send a message to our merchandising people; 'Top Trend' Brandish Myu is perfect for merchandise," Brandish said, cracking a slight smirk as she thought of all the money her new moniker was going to make.
"That's a very good idea, Mrs. Brandish, but Ken Warren is…actually trending at #1 on Twitter," Marin reluctantly said, slightly cringing at Brandish's pupils shrinking before she put her head down and took several deep breaths.
"What did you say, Marin?" Brandish asked in almost a cool but venom-filled whisper.
"Well…I've been looking through the tweets about Ken Warren, and they're talking about how at WrestlePalooza, he was able to quickly eliminate Kushida in this Cruiserweight Open that they had. And you know how big of a star Kushida is when it comes to Japanese wrestling. But that's not all, he also said that nobody could out-trend him on social media," Marin explained, as Brandish's right eye began twitching despite her best efforts to keep a straight face. Brandish took a big sip of her tropical drink, and then threw the glass against the wall, sending shards of glass and drops of juice flying behind her.
"Marin, have that cleaned up. I'm going to show all those idiots hyping up that overrated WWE reject that I'm the one who should be at the top of the trending page, and Madison is going to be the one who helps them realize that whether she wants to or not," Brandish said venomously, pulling herself out of the hot tub, grabbing a towel, and walking away from the dirty corner of the room before heading to the training room next to her VIP Room. Marin sighed before texting the janitor on his phone as the camera panned to the stage. The lights in the arena turned orange as 'Straight Out the Gate' by Tech N9ne (Feat. Serj Tankian) played, the crowd booing as Kilik Rung came walking out of the back, shadow-boxing while the rest of the Nation of Domination 2.0 (Vincent LeSalle, Cleveland Brown Jr., and Huey Freeman).
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and is to determine the #1 contender for the BTWF International Championship at StarShow! Introducing first, accompanied by and representing the Nation of Domination 2.0, from Death City Nevada, Kilik Rung!" Tony Chimel announced as Huey once again attempted to go over some plans for the Nation of Domination 2.0, but Kilik rolled his eyes and walked down the aisle way, leaving the rest of the Nation behind him as he looked right at the ring with a focused look on his face.
"We're continuing our Road to StarShow by giving our guest at the commentary table a #1 contender for StarShow. Ladies and gentlemen, our BTWF International Champion, Edward Elric, is here to see which one of these men challenges him for the championship!" Striker exclaimed as the camera panned to Edward Elric, who had the BTWF International Championship sprawled out on his lap. The camera then showed Kilik glaring at Edward while he was walking up the steel steps, and Edward simply responded with a smirk and a wave.
"Thanks for that intro, Matt. I do have to say, it's pretty funny seeing how the Nation is already falling apart after losing Boze and Shane," Edward said with a chuckle. Kilik then jumped up over the top rope, and then rolled to the center of the ring, outstretching his arms to bask in the negative ovation from the fans. An exasperated-looking Huey led Vincent and Cleveland Jr. around the ring, with Huey walking over to the commentary table, and asking for a seat. The crowd continued booing as one of the ringside attendants got him a chair, and he sat it down next to Kotoko before putting on a headset.
"I'm glad you think that our predicament is funny, but you won't be chuckling when Kilik wins this match," Huey said with a glare before Otis' 'Blue Collar Solid' theme song played, the crowd cheering as Rolf came stomping out of the back. The crowd continued cheering as Rolf cupped his ear to hear the adulation of the crowd before ripping his shirt off, and throwing the tattered pieces of the shirt into the crowd. Rolf flexed on the center of the stage before stomping down the aisle way.
"And his opponent, from the Old Country, Rolf!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Rolf high-fived fans in the front row before looking over at Cleveland Jr. and Vincent, warning them not to get involved. Rolf then walked around the ringside area, giving Vincent another warning glare before heading to the commentary table. The crowd continued cheering as Rolf completely ignored Huey, and shook Elric's hand before sliding back into the ring from underneath the bottom rope.
"Rolf showing some respect to the BTWF International Champion before competing for the #1 contendership for Elric's championship," Bob noted as Rolf stood back up on his feet and went face-to-face with Kilik. The two began exchanging trash-talk with each other as the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell to start the match. Kilik and Rolf locked up in the middle of the ring, the crowd cheering as Rolf was able to push Kilik away from the center of the ring and into the corner. The referee got in between them, telling Rolf to let go, which Kilik took advantage of by kicking him in the gut a couple of times before putting him in a Side Headlock.
"Kilik immediately taking advantage of the referee, putting Rolf in a tight Side Headlock!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kilik attempted to take Rolf down with a Side Headlock, but Rolf was able to pick him up off the ground and hit him with a Back Suplex. However, the crowd booed as Kilik kept the Headlock locked in, telling Rolf that it was going to take more than that to get him off. Rolf responded by picking himself back up to his feet and attempting to hit Kilik with another Back Suplex, but Kilik responded with several punches to the top of the head. However, Rolf was able to push Kilik into the corner, ramming his chest into the turnbuckles several times to break the hold, much to the crowd's delight, before running the ropes, and turning Kilik inside out with a Running Clothesline.
"I have to admit, I didn't think Kilik would out-power Rolf, even if it was for a little bit," Elric admitted before Rolf picked Kilik back up, hit him with several forearms to the side of the head, and threw him back into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Rolf ran the ropes, and hit a Running Corner Clothesline across Kilik's chest. Rolf clapped along with the crowd before running the ropes and hitting Kilik with another Running Corner Clothesline. When Rolf attempted to hit a third Running Corner Clothesline, Kilik lifted his right foot up, causing Rolf to stun himself by running into the foot. Kilik then hit several punches to Rolf's midsection before attempting to Irish whip him into another corner.
"Kilik's boxing background coming into play there with those hard strikes to the midsection!" Striker exclaimed as Rolf was able to keep his feet planted on the ground and pull Kilik back in for a Headbutt to the chest. Rolf then grabbed both of Kilik's arms, the crowd cheering as Rolf hit multiple headbutts to Kilik's chest before throwing him Overhead with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Rolf then picked Kilik back up, looked over at Elric for a split second, and then hit him with another Belly-to-Belly Suplex before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"That could be what you have to battle at StarShow, Edward. Rolf does have a power advantage over both you and his opponent tonight, Kilik Rung," Striker pointed out as Rolf ran the ropes, and hit Kilik with a Leg Drop across the throat. Rolf then ran the ropes and hit a Jumping Headbutt right to Kilik's chest before picking him back up, and hitting him with a clubbing blow to the side of the head, causing Kilik to stagger to the ropes. While Kilik was leaning against the ropes, Rolf ran the ropes, attempting to hit Kilik with a Running Clothesline, but Kilik responded with a Back Elbow to the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as Kilik put Rolf in a Front Facelock and clubbed Rolf in the back multiple times before leaning him against the ropes.
"Kilik trying to come back with some more strikes to Rolf's back! And with how Rolf's looking right now, those strikes must've been hard!" Bob exclaimed as Kilik hit a couple of back elbows to the side of Rolf's head before running the ropes, and attempted to hit him with a Running Big Boot. Rolf was able to throw Kilik overhead and sent him falling onto the ring apron. Despite Kilik landing on his feet, Rolf followed him into the apron, with the two exchanging punches on the apron, the crowd cheering and booing accordingly. Kilik raked Rolf in the eyes, the crowd booing as Kilik backed away, and attempted to hit him with a Running Discus Forearm, but Rolf was able to leapfrog over him. Kilik was able to stop himself from hitting the steel ring post, but when he turned around, Rolf hit Kilik with several punches to the side of the head before picking him up and putting him in a Fireman's Carry Position.
"What the hell is Rolf thinking of doing!?" Huey asked in a panic as Kilik attempted to fight out of Rolf's grasp with back elbows. However, Rolf was able to hit a Death Valley Drop onto Kilik, sending his back crashing onto the steel ring apron, the crowd cheering as Rolf went back onto the apron, and, much to the delight and the surprise of the crowd, hit a Vader Bomb from the middle rope, crashing down onto Kilik's chest. Rolf held his ribs while shooting his fist in the air, but the crowd began booing as Vincent and Cleveland Jr. came walking up to him on both sides.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Of course, the Nation couldn't stop themselves from getting involved! But the referee is right there, so it's not like they can do anything without the referee disqualifying Kilik!" Elric exclaimed as Rolf picked Kilik up, and slammed his face into the commentary table multiple times, with Rolf yelling at Huey that his boy was going down. Rolf picked Kilik up in another Fireman's Carry, but the crowd booed as Kilik was able to rake Rolf's eyes, allowing him to escape Rolf's grasp. Rolf attempted to knock Kilik down with a Forearm, but Kilik blocked the Forearm and hit him with several punches to the side of the head while holding onto his right arm.
Ref: …4…5…6
"Kilik trying to come back into this match with some hard punches to the face!" Bob exclaimed as Kilik started kneeing Rolf in the gut multiple times before attempting to throw him into the steel steps, but the crowd cheered as Rolf was able to stop himself from hitting the steel steps. Before Rolf could turn around, Kilik ran at Rolf, hitting him with a Shotgun Dropkick to the side, sending Rolf's midsection crashing against the edge of the steel steps. The crowd continued booing Kilik started punching Rolf in the gut multiple times before smashing the side of his head into the steel steps a couple of times.
Ref: …7…8
Kilik then slid back into the ring to break the count, the crowd booing as he ran the ropes, and hit a Running Baseball Slide to the back of Rolf's head, sending him falling back onto the floor chest first.
"Oh, very nice Baseball Slide to the side of Rolf's head, taking him down while also preventing a countout!" Striker exclaimed as Kilik got back onto the apron, and waited for Rolf to stagger back to his feet, and when he did, Kilik ran off the apron and hit a Cannonball Senton onto Rolf. The crowd continued booing as Kilik walked over to Elric, and pointed at the BTWF International Championship, saying that it was going to be his and that he was going to kick Elric's ass at StarShow. Elric rolled his eyes while patting on his BTWF International Championship before grabbing Rolf and ramming his side into the edge of the commentary table in front of Elric.
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"Oh! Kilik continuing to target the side of Rolf, and you can even see a small amount of blood trickling from the side!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kilik punched the bleeding wound on Rolf's side multiple times before picking him up, and hitting him with a Scoop Slam across the steel ring apron. Kilik patted Vincent and Cleveland Jr. a thumbs up and a supportive pat on the shoulder before climbing onto the ring apron and springboarding back into the ring with a Springboard Leg Drop across Rolf's throat before going for a pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2...
"I'm sorry to leave you, gentlemen, but I have to talk to my associates," Huey said before taking off his headset and going to talk to Vincent and Cleveland Jr. Meanwhile, in the ring, Kilik started stomping on Rolf's sides before grabbing the top rope, and hitting several more Jumping Stomps to Rolf's side before picking him up. Kilik threw Rolf into the corner chest first, the crowd continuing to boo as Kilik ran into the corner, hitting a Running Double Knee Strike to the back. Rather than let Rolf fall, Kilik turned him around and hit several knee strikes to the chest before running the ropes and hitting a Corner Knee Strike to the side of Rolf's head. Kilik then kicked the back of Rolf's leg, sending him falling into a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle.
"Kilik slowing the pace of this match down while keeping Rolf on the mat, which is a good way to take away the power advantage that Rolf possesses," Striker explained as Kilik ran the ropes, and hit Rolf in the side of the face with a Running Knee Strike to the side of the face. However, Kilik wasn't done as he ran the ropes to hit another Running Knee Strike to the side of Rolf's face before dragging him out of the corner. The crowd continued booing as Kilik jumped onto the middle rope and hit Rolf with a Vader Bomb Elbow Drop to the chest before going for the pinfall.
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"Rolf kicking out at the count of two, but notice how heavily Rolf's breathing!" Bob exclaimed as Kilik pressed his knee against Rolf's sides, looking back at Elric to tell him that this was going to be his future at StarShow.
"That's what happens when you get your midsection targeted as often as Kilik has with Rolf," Elric responded as Kilik got back to his feet and stomped on Rolf's chest a couple of times. Kilik then picked Rolf up, put him in a Fireman's Carry, and hit him with a Single Knee Gutbuster, the crowd continuing to boo as Kilik left him on all fours, ran the ropes, and hit him in the back with a Running Senton to the back. Kilik then kicked Rolf, sending him back to his back, before hitting him with a Standing Moonsault.
"While the Nation is arguing on the outside, I'd like to point out the improvements that Kilik has made when it comes to his in-ring work. Just a few months ago, we'd never see him perform things like Standing Moonsault," Striker explained as Huey argued with Vincent and Cleveland Jr. asking them why they were doing Kilik's plans without asking for his permission. While Vincent and Cleveland Jr. attempted to explain themselves, Kilik grabbed Rolf by the hair and hit him with several forearms to the side of the head before draping his neck over the middle rope. The crowd continued to boo as Kilik stood on Rolf's back, pushing his throat into the middle rope while flexing and talking trash to the crowd.
"You have a good point there, Matt. That's why I honestly wouldn't mind going up against Kilik at StarShow, so that I can see just how good he's gotten," Elric responded as Kilik jumped over the top rope and onto the apron, and hit a Running Boot to the side of Elric's head, sending him staggering to the center of the ring. Kilik then climbed up to the top rope, waiting for Rolf to turn around, and when he did, Kilik knocked Rolf down with a Diving Crossbody before rolling into a pinfall.
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"Well, Kilik's showing you just how good he's gotten with that Diving Crossbody!" Bob exclaimed as Kilik got back to his feet, and hit a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the chest before running the ropes, and hitting a seated Rolf with a Running Basement Dropkick to the face. Kilik then grabbed Rolf and hit him with several European Uppercuts before hitting him with a Reverse Atomic Drop, pushing him down to the ground, and locking him in a Boston Crab. The crowd booed as Kilik pulled Rolf's back and legs as much as he could, with Rolf yelling out in pain as he held his wounded midsection in pain.
"Kilik has Rolf trapped in the Boston Crab! And with all the damage done to his midsection and back, Rolf is in trouble here!" Striker exclaimed as Rolf tried to pull himself over to the ropes, the crowd cheering as Rolf was dragged halfway across the ring. However, the crowd began booing again as Kilik punched the wound on Rolf's side before pulling him back to the center of the ring, and pulling back on the Boston Crab. After another minute in the hold, the crowd began cheering again as Rolf started elbowing Kilik in the back, loosening the grip on the Boston Crab. The crowd continued cheering as Rolf was able to use his leg strength to push Kilik away from him, breaking the Boston Crab.
"Rolf is finally able to break the Boston Crab! But has the damage been done already!?" Bob asked as Rolf got back up, and attempted to hit Kilik with a punch to the side of the head, but Kilik was able to duck and hit Rolf in the side of the head with a Superkick. Kilik then jumped onto the middle turnbuckle and attempted to hit a Double Jump Moonsault onto a standing Rolf, but the crowd cheered as Rolf was able to catch him. Rolf then ran and hit Kilik with the Oklahoma Stampede, sending Kilik's back into the turnbuckles a couple of times before taking Kilik down with a Spinning Running Powerslam before going for the pinfall.
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"Rolf finally gaining some momentum back against Kilik, almost sending him through the ring with a Running Powerslam!" Kotoko exclaimed as Elric looked impressed at Rolf's strength. Rolf then grabbed Kilik's hair, attempting to pick him up, but Kilik managed to counter with a Jawbreaker. The crowd continued booing as Kilik hit Rolf in the side of the head with several punches, but the crowd began cheering again as Rolf countered with several punches to the side of Kilik's face. The crowd cheered and booed accordingly as Rolf and Kilik exchanged punches and forearms before Kilik attempted to kick Rolf in the gut, but the crowd cheered as Rolf blocked the kick, and pushed him away.
"I'm actually really impressed by both of these guys. I'm kind of tempted to go in there, and cause a double DQ so that I can face both of these guys," Elric joked as Rolf ran the ropes, and hit a now standing Kilik with two Running Clotheslines, two Jumping Shoulder Tackles, and a Running Battering Ram Headbutt. The crowd continued cheering as Rolf went into the corner, and ran out of the corner to hit a Jumping Corkscrew Elbow Drop across the chest. Rolf then ran the ropes and attempted to hit a Running Boot to a seated Kilik, but Kilik was able to duck and attempted to roll Rolf up with a School Boy. However, Rolf was able to roll out of it, and hit a Running Big Boot to Kilik's chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Rolf showing off his speed and striking ability, taking Kilik down to the mat and almost beating him!" Bob exclaimed as Vincent, Cleveland Jr., and Huey looked worried as Rolf grabbed Kilik, and hit him with a Uranage into a Single Knee Backbreaker before hitting him with a standard Uranage. The crowd continued cheering as Rolf climbed up to the top rope, attempting to prepare for a Diving Splash, but the crowd booed as Huey jumped up onto the apron, allowing Vincent to try and get onto the top rope. However, Rolf was able to take Vincent down with a straight forearm shot to the side of the head. This allowed Kilik to get back to his feet, and kick Rolf in the side of the head before jumping up to the top rope, and attempting to hit him with a Top Rope Frankensteiner. The crowd began cheering again as Rolf countered Kilik's attempt at a Top Rope Frankensteiner into a Top Rope Powerbomb before sitting down into a pinfall.
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"Kilik barely rolling his shoulder off of the mat after almost having his spine broken into pieces thanks to that incredible Top Rope Powerbomb!" Kotoko exclaimed as Rolf noticed Cleveland Jr. coming onto the apron, and knocked him off of the apron with an Urban Spike (Solo Sikoa's Samoan Spike). Rolf also noticed that Vincent attempted to come back onto the apron, but he knocked him off the apron with another Urban Spike (Solo Sikoa's Samoan Spike). Rolf attempted to hit an Urban Spike (Solo Sikoa's Samoan Spike) onto Kilik, but he ducked, and hit Rolf with a Back Elbow to the side of the head. Kilik then attempted to pick Rolf up with a Wasteland, but Rolf was able to slide out of the way and hit Kilik with a German Suplex.
"I'm actually shocked that Kilik is even still in this match after that Top Rope Powerbomb," Elric admitted. Rolf then waited for a dazed Kilik to get back to his feet and attempted to hit him with an Urban Spike (Solo Sikoa's Samoan Spike). However, Kilik grabbed Huey by the collar of his shirt, and put him in the way, causing him to get it with the Spike. While Rolf was distracted by the shock of hitting the wrong person, Kilik hit Rolf in the back of the head with a Spinning Kick. Kilik then ran the ropes, and hit Rolf in the back of the head with a Running Discus Forearm, sending him falling to his knees.
"Kilik using Huey as a human shield, allowing him to almost take Rolf's head off with a Discus Forearm!" Striker exclaimed as Kilik ran the ropes, and hit another Running Discus Forearm, this time to the side of Rolf's head, before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, and the new #1 contender for the BTWF International Championship at StarShow, representing the Nation of Domination 2.0, Kilik Rung!" Tony Chimel announced as Kilik told the referee to raise his arm in victory. The crowd booed as Kilik told the crowd that he was one step closer to getting championship gold around his waist. Edward Elric applauded from the commentary table before taking his headset off, grabbing his BTWF International Championship, and rolling into the ring while Kilik continued to celebrate.
"We have our BTWF International Championship match set for StarShow; Edward Elric vs. Kilik Rung! And it looks like Edward is trying to get a word with his new challenger!" Striker exclaimed as Elric walked over to Kilik. Kilik looked at Elric in front of him with a raised eyebrow, the crowd cheering as Elric congratulated Kilik on the win and outstretched his hand for a handshake. Kilik looked at Elric with a raised eyebrow and smirked before backing away slightly, confusing Elric before Cleveland Jr. and Vincent rushed back into the ring and began clubbing and stomping on Elric.
"Kilik luring Elric into a trap! The Nation of Domination 2.0 is attacking the International Champion!" Bob exclaimed as Kilik grabbed the BTWF International Championship from the ground, and raised the belt up high while Cleveland Jr. hit several Elbow Drops to Elric's back before Kilik told Vincent to hit the Froggy Elbow. Vincent did so, beginning to climb up to the top rope with Huey coming back into the ring, holding his throat in pain while grabbing Kilik, and asking him what the hell was going on. Kilik just said that he was securing his International Championship victory before Vincent hit the Froggy Elbow onto Elric's chest.
"Huey doesn't look too happy about what's going on, but Kilik has the BTWF International Championship in his hands, giving us a possible preview of what could happen at StarShow!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kilik dropped the BTWF International Championship over Elric's chest before walking out of the ring with the Nation following after him. Huey continued the argument with Kilik while the four men made their way to the backstage area while Rolf checked on Elric as he held the back of his head in pain. Kilik ignored Huey's arguments, despite Huey yelling at him that he was the leader of the Nation and not Kilik.
"Kilik looks to not only be making enemies with the BTWF International Champion, but the leader of the Nation of Domination 2.0 as well," Striker noted as the camera panned to the backstage area while Kilik rolled his eyes and focused on a stunned Elric, telling him that he was going to win the BTWF International Championship. The camera then focused on the backstage interview area, with Joe Dombrowski standing next to BTWF Cruiserweight Champion Kazuma Sato, Darkness, and Megumin. Darkness and Megumin were pressing packs of ice on their arms and heads from their earlier brawl with Winry and Maka.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion Kazuma Sato, who has been repeatedly challenged by former BTWF Cruiserweight Champion Crona Gorgon. Crona has said that he could defeat you if given another chance at your championship. What do you have to say about that?" Joe asked, putting the microphone in front of Kazuma's mouth. Kazuma looked down at the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship hung over his shoulder and smirked while shaking his head in disbelief.
"Small problem with that theory, Joe; he's already had a couple of opportunities to get this belt back. In January, I retained my title against him, and at the One Night Stand show, I beat him and Kuro in a triple threat. Were they exactly clean? Who cares? The point is I won and I have nothing to prove by facing Crona again," Kazuma said with a laugh, which Megumin and Darkness responded to by rubbing Kazuma's shoulders supportively.
"So, what do you plan to do at StarShow in regards to the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship?" Joe asked as Kazuma smirked while giving Megumin and Darkness kisses on the top of their heads as thanks for the shoulder rub.
"I don't know, maybe I'll challenge the winner of the Cruiserweight Open. Maybe I'll have an interpromotional match against another company's wrestler. Maybe I'll take on a legend of the business. I don't know what I'll do at StarShow, but I can tell you one thing; I will not be wrestling Crona at StarShow, no matter what he says," Kazuma explained before putting his arms around the back of both Megumin and Darkness' necks while Megumin grabbed Kazuma's BTWF Cruiserweight Championship, and walked away from Joe. The camera then panned to the stage, where 'Kool-Aid' by Bring Me The Horizon played, the crowd cheering as Colt Grice came running out of the back.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, from Liberio Marley, Colt Grice!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Colt raised his fist up, and pointed at himself with his thumb before making his way down the entranceway. Colt then high-fived several fans in the front row, before letting a couple of younger fans take pictures with him before he ran and jumped to the ringside area.
"Colt made his debut in an impressive performance against the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion, Kazuma Sato. And we weren't the only ones who thought so, as 'the Guru' TJ Detweiler tried to convince Colt to become his apprentice, which Colt refused," Striker explained as Colt ran to the ring, jumped onto the apron, and then jumped over the top rope, and rolled to the center of the ring. Colt then kipped back up to his feet, ran over to the ropes, and jumped onto the middle rope before pointing at himself with his thumb again.
"Colt believes he can make it in the BTWF by himself, which is very admirable, and if he has performances like he did against Kazuma, then I'm sure he'll be fine," Kotoko explained as Colt jumped off the middle rope and went into the corner, stretching before Joe Gacy's 'Love is Blind' theme song played, the crowd booing as TJ came out with his usual white robe, though he was wearing a white mask with a smiley face drawn on it. TJ then slowly raised the peace sign over his head while walking to the ring, looking up at the sky.
"And his opponent, from the Temple of Wisdom, he is 'the Guru' TJ Detweiler!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to boo as TJ stopped at the ringside area, and took off his white smiley mask. TJ then looked at Colt, with Colt raising an eyebrow in shock at TJ's new look and theme, with TJ chuckling, telling Colt that this wouldn't have had to happen if he had just listened to him. TJ then put the mask down on top of the steel steps before walking up those same steps, maintaining his focus right on Colt, who didn't back down.
"TJ has probably reached the climax of…whatever he's learning at the Temple of Wisdom, because he's…different," Striker noted, a little freaked out as TJ jumped over the top rope, and then jumped onto the middle turnbuckle. TJ then turned around to give Colt a sinister smile before taking off his white robe and hanging it over the top of the steel ring post behind him. TJ jumped down from the turnbuckle and walked over to Colt, giving him a peace sign before the referee got in between the two to separate them.
"TJ hasn't been experiencing the success that he wants and the BTWF fans don't really believe in him or his 'wisdom'. So now he's trying a different method to show off his wisdom," Bob assumed as the referee made sure both men were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match. Colt and TJ circled each other, with TJ telling Colt that they don't have to fight and that Colt should give him a chance. Colt shook his head before running into a lock-up, which TJ responded to by grabbing Colt's arm, sweeping his leg to take him down, and putting him in a Keylock on the ground.
"TJ starting off this match with a Keylock, though it seems like he doesn't want to actually wrestle Colt," Kotoko noted as Colt was able to slip out of the Keylock, grab one of TJ's arms, and put him in a Standing Keylock. TJ pulled himself into the ropes, flipped, escaped Colt's grip, and locked Colt in a Hammerlock, pushing Colt into the ropes, yelling at him that Colt shouldn't want to face him and that the two of them could do amazing things as a team. Colt responded by throwing TJ down with a Japanese Arm Drag before putting him in a Grounded Hammerlock of his own, yelling at TJ that he wouldn't join him. TJ pulled himself back up to his feet and attempted to hit Colt with a Back Elbow, but Colt ducked and took TJ back down with a Fireman's Carry.
"Colt and TJ starting this match off with the fundamentals, and Colt showing TJ that he could outwrestle him," Striker explained as Colt attempted to lock TJ into another armbar, but TJ was able to send Colt falling down to the mat with a Drop Toe Hold, the crowd booing as he attempted to lock Colt in the Euphoric Epiphany (Grounded Reverse Chinlock). However, Colt was able to escape the hold, pick TJ up, and hit him with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before Irish whipping him into the corner. Colt then ran at TJ, but TJ responded with a boot to the face before attempting to throw Colt into the corner with an Exploder Suplex. However, Colt hit several back elbows to the side of the head before springboarding off the middle rope and hit TJ with a Springboard Clothesline before going for the pinfall.
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"Colt picking up the pace of this match, getting the pinfall after a quick Springboard Clothesline!" Kotoko exclaimed as Colt picked TJ up, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before attempting to put him in a Fireman's Carry, but TJ was able to escape Colt's grasp and pushed him into the ropes. However, TJ knelt and attempted to hit Colt with a Back Body Drop, but Colt threw him into the ropes and hit a rebounding TJ with a Spinning Scoop Slam. Colt then ran the ropes and hit TJ with a Spinning Elbow Drop across the chest before picking him back up and attempting to hit him with a Snap Vertical Suplex, but TJ was able to get out of the grip and attempted to put Colt in a Front Waistlock.
"TJ trying to take control back of his match! He needs to focus on the match rather than his goal of getting Colt on his side," Striker explained as Colt ran to the ropes, and pushed TJ away from him. Colt then attempted to hit TJ with a Superkick, but TJ grabbed his foot and hit Colt with a couple of forearms to the side of the head before pushing him down with a Single Leg Takedown. TJ attempted to turn Colt around for a Single Leg Boston Crab, but the crowd cheered as Colt kipped back up to his feet, and hit him with an Enziguri to the side of the head, sending him staggering away into the corner.
"Nice Enziguri by Colt, able to stun TJ enough to recover from those hard Forearms to the side of the head," Bob noted as Colt ran into the corner, hitting TJ in the face with a Running Corner Dropkick to the chin. The crowd continued cheering as Colt threw TJ out of the corner with a Snapmare before jumping up to the middle rope and hitting TJ in the back of the head with a Middle Rope Missile Dropkick to the back of the head. Colt then hit TJ with a Standing Moonsault before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Colt's been dominating TJ here! I don't think TJ is making a good case that Colt would be better off underneath his learning tree," Kotoko explained as Colt picked TJ up, and attempted to put him in position for the Colt .45 (Forward Somersault Cutter). However, TJ responded by grabbing Colt's face and raking his eyes, the crowd booing as TJ grabbed him by the hair, and threw Colt into the middle turnbuckle head first. The crowd continued booing as TJ ran the ropes, and hit a Running Cannonball Senton to the back of Colt's head before pulling him out of the corner. TJ then put Colt in a seated position and kicked him in the back a couple of times before running the ropes and hitting a Penalty Kick to Colt's chest before going for the pinfall.
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"TJ finally taking advantage of this match, and you can see Colt still trying to get the vision back in his eyes!" Striker exclaimed as TJ stomped on Colt's chest a couple of times before picking him back up, and hitting him with a couple of kicks to the chest hard enough to send him staggered into the ropes. The crowd continued booing as TJ stomped and kicked on Colt's chest before Irish whipping him into the ropes, and hitting a rebounding Colt with a Kitchen Sink Knee Strike to the chest. TJ pushed his foot into the back of Colt's neck, the crowd booing as TJ yelled at the referee that this was all Colt's fault before running the ropes, stomping on Colt's back with enough force to send his face bouncing off the canvas, and then hit a Basement Dropkick to Colt's face.
"TJ slowing the pace of this match down to the pace he likes it, taking away the quickness advantage that Colt has!" Kotoko exclaimed as TJ picked Colt back up to his feet, and hit him with a couple of kicks to the leg and a Spinning Kick to the gut before running the ropes, and hitting a kneeling Colt in the side of the head with a Running Big Boot to the side of the head. Colt staggered to the ropes before TJ ran after him, knocking him onto the apron with another Running Big Boot to the face to send him over the top rope. TJ picked Colt up by the hair and hit him with a couple of punches to the side of the head, though the fans cheered as Colt tried to fight back with a couple of punches of his own to the side of TJ's head.
"Colt trying to fight back with several punches! He knows how much danger he's in being on the apron!" Bob exclaimed as TJ responded by hitting Colt with a hard Forearm to the side of the head before hitting him with a Neckbreaker over the top rope. The crowd continued booing as TJ ran the ropes, and hit a seated and dazed Colt with a Running Basement Dropkick to the back of the head. TJ then ran the ropes and hit a Diving Corkscrew Somersault Senton onto Colt before throwing him back into the ring, the crowd booing as TJ gave them an eerie smile. TJ then climbed back onto the apron and hit a Springboard Elbow Drop back into the ring and onto Colt's chest before going for the pinfall.
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"TJ showing that he can fly with the best of them as well, and that he's not only a superior technical wrestler!" Striker exclaimed as TJ put Colt in a seated position, and hit him with multiple knee strikes to the back before running the ropes, and hitting Colt with a Running Neck Snap. TJ then grabbed Colt by the hair and told him that he was doing this out of love before putting him in a Chinlock, the crowd continuing to boo as TJ told the crowd to leave
Colt alone. Colt attempted to drag himself to the ropes, but TJ was able to roll himself to the middle of the ring and changed the Chinlock to a Cobra Clutch. The crowd continued booing as TJ wrapped his legs around Colt in a Bodyscissors, even trapping one of his arms at his sides with his legs.
"Colt is trapped in the center of the ring, with TJ taking advantage of his long legs to make sure that Colt has an even harder time escaping this submission than normal!" Striker exclaimed as Colt looked as though he was going to start fading, but the crowd cheered as Colt kept his arm up when the referee checked to see whether he was out or not. TJ looked furious that Colt was still in the match, with the crowd continuing to cheer as Colt hit TJ's right leg with multiple elbow strikes to the knee, allowing Colt to slide out of the hold. TJ rolled back to his feet and attempted to hit him with a Spinning Leg Lariat, but Colt responded with multiple kicks to the chest and leg before attempting to hit TJ with a Jumping Spin Kick.
"Colt trying to fight back against TJ, but it's clear that Colt's still trying to get oxygen back into his system!" Kotoko exclaimed as TJ ducked the Jumping Spin Kick and hit him with a Spinning Leg Lariat before going for a pinfall.
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"Wow! Colt almost getting turned inside out with that Leg Lariat!" Bob exclaimed as TJ ran his hands through his hair in frustration before picking Colt up, and throwing him into the corner with enough force to almost send him bouncing out of the corner. TJ then hit a Running Corner Forearm onto Colt and put him in the top turnbuckle, the crowd booing as TJ hit several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest. TJ then climbed up to the middle rope, hitting Colt with multiple forearms before putting him in position for the Superplex. The crowd began cheering again as Colt tried to fight back with several punches to the gut, which TJ responded to with multiple clubs to the back.
"TJ and Colt brawling on the top turnbuckle! This could spell disaster for one or both of them!" Bob exclaimed worriedly as TJ once again attempted to put Colt in position for the Superplex, but Colt responded with several headbutts to the side of the head. The crowd continued cheering as Colt threw TJ off of the top turnbuckle with a Top Rope Gourdbuster, with Colt keeping himself on the top turnbuckle. The crowd continued cheering as Colt managed to continue his momentum with a Diving Twisting Crossbody onto TJ before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Colt coming back into this match with a beautiful Corkscrew dive from the top rope! Can he keep it up!?" Striker exclaimed as Colt got back onto his feet, and waited in the corner for TJ to get back to his feet while trying to regain his breath. When TJ got back to his feet, Colt ran at TJ, hitting him with two Running Clotheslines, a Jumping Single Leg Calf Kick, a Swinging Neckbreaker, and a Standing Moonsault to the chest. The crowd continued to cheer as Colt grabbed TJ, threw him into the corner, and hit him with a Running Spinning Heel Kick in the corner. Colt then pushed TJ out of the corner, jumped up to the top turnbuckle, and hit him with a Diving Missile Dropkick to the chest.
"Colt coming back into this match swinging, nearly caving in TJ's chest with a Diving Missile Dropkick!" Kotoko exclaimed as Colt picked TJ up, and lifted him up in a Vertical Suplex position, hitting him with a Snap Vertical Suplex before rolling back onto her feet and attempting to hit him with a Snap Brainbuster. However, TJ was able to knee Colt several times in the top of the head and the side of the face, allowing him to escape Colt's grasp. The crowd booed as TJ attempted to hit another Spinning Kick to the gut, but the crowd cheered as Colt caught it, and hit him with a Scorpion Kick, sending TJ falling into a seated position.
"What a kick by Colt! I'm impressed at the flexibility!" Bob exclaimed as Colt ran the ropes, and attempted to hit TJ with a Penalty Kick of his own, but TJ ducked, turned around, and pushed Colt out onto the apron with his feet. The crowd began booing as TJ knocked Colt off the apron with a Running Forearm to the side of the head, and when Colt fell staggered onto the floor, TJ ran the ropes and attempted to hit another Corkscrew Plancha to the outside, but Colt moved out of the way. While TJ was stunned, Colt ran back into the ring and ran through the ropes to hit TJ with a Suicide Dive with enough force to send him crashing into the front of the announce table.
"Oh! TJ's midsection dug into our commentary table thanks to that hard Suicide Dive!" Kotoko exclaimed as Colt threw TJ back into the ring. The crowd continued cheering as when TJ staggered back to his feet, Colt springboarded back into the ring with a Springboard Dropkick to the side of the head before hitting TJ with a Snap Brainbuster and going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs.
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Colt looked shocked that TJ had kicked out but decided to go back on the attack, stomping on TJ's gut several times before climbing back up to the top rope.
"Colt looks to finish this match off! I don't know what he has planned, but it should be something big!" Bob exclaimed as Colt attempted to hit a Double Rotation Moonsault onto TJ, but TJ was able to lift his knees up, sending Colt's chest crashing into the knees. The crowd continued booing as TJ ran at Colt and stunned him further with a Facebreaker Knee Smash. TJ then jumped up and took Colt down with a Hurricanrana before rolling into a pinfall, crossing both of Colt's legs together to make the pin harder to break out of.
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"Colt barely kicking out! Look at the frustration on TJ's face! He thought he had it there!" Striker exclaimed as TJ punched Colt in the side of the head before attempting to hit him with a Back Suplex, but Colt was able to counter by punching him in the side of the head. The crowd continued cheering as Colt landed on his feet, with TJ's head trapped in a Side Headlock, and attempted to hit him with a Corner Bulldog, but TJ pushed Colt off of him and sent him crashing onto the canvas. TJ attempted to hit another Running Penalty Kick onto Colt, but Colt rolled out of the way and rolled TJ up with a Sunset Flip pin.
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"TJ may have learned a thing or two from Colt here in this sequence!" Kotoko exclaimed as TJ attempted to grab Colt in a Cravate and hit him with the Divine Intervention (Brian Kendrick's Sliced Bread #2). However, Colt was able to counter with an Atomic Drop before running the ropes, and springboarding off the middle rope to hit a Springboard Middle Rope Moonsault to a standing TJ. The crowd continued cheering as Colt began climbing up to the top rope, almost staggering as he tried to gain his bearings back. As Colt tried to balance himself on the top turnbuckle, the crowd booed as TJ kicked the top rope, sending Colt crashing his crotch on the top rope.
"TJ smartly using those long legs to kick the ropes, preventing whatever move that Colt had planned!" Bob exclaimed as TJ staggered over to the corner, grabbed Colt by the hair, and hit him with multiple forearms to the side of the head before attempting to put him in position for a Hangman's DDT. However, Colt was able to push himself off of the top turnbuckle and threw TJ into the corner with a Northern Lights Suplex, the crowd cheering as Colt ran the ropes, and hit an upside-down TJ with a Running Corner Elbow Drop to the chest. Colt then picked TJ up, put him on the middle turnbuckle, and clubbed his back before putting him in position for a Middle Rope Back Suplex.
"It's Colt's turn to try and throw TJ off of the turnbuckles!" Striker exclaimed as TJ once again raked Colt's eyes. The crowd continued booing as TJ grabbed Colt's hair, and slammed his head into the top of the steel ring post. Colt's head began bleeding as TJ put Colt in a Cravate, and hit him with the Divine Intervention (Sliced Bread #2) from the middle turnbuckle before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, he is 'The Guru' TJ Detweiler!" Tony Chimel announced as TJ gave the camera a sick smile before picking an unconscious and bleeding Colt up, and throwing him into the steel ring post arm first. The crowd continued booing as TJ slid out of the ring, grabbed Colt by the hair, and threw him out of the ring, slamming his face into the top of the steel ring steps. TJ ran a couple of his fingers through the blood coming down Colt's face before licking his fingers and running those same fingers over his own face.
"We've never seen this side of TJ before! He's decided that he's going to get his way, one way or another!" Striker exclaimed as TJ mounted Colt's back, and began clubbing his face with multiple forearms to the face before locking Colt in the Euphoric Epiphany (Grounded Reverse Chinlock). The crowd continued booing as TJ continued choking Colt as the referee tried to separate the two, with TJ yelling at Colt, saying that this could've all been avoided if he had just joined him like he wanted.
"TJ's choking Colt out! I don't think he's in a euphoric state right now!" Kotoko exclaimed as the referee finally pulled TJ off of Colt and told him to leave while the medical personnel at the ringside area came over to Colt to check on him. The crowd continued booing as TJ grabbed his smiley face mask, and raised it over his head, much to the fan's chagrin while making his way onto the aisle way. The medical personnel began picking Colt back up, with Colt barely able to stand on his feet.
"Colt may regret not taking TJ up on his offer of mentorship, but TJ may also regret this attack!" Bob exclaimed as the camera panned away to the backstage area while TJ continued taunting Colt, saying that they weren't finished by a long shot and that Colt was going to join him, one way or another. The camera then panned to the locker room, where Lucy Heartfilia was sitting on a plush chair, holding an ice pack to the side of her head with the Conglomerate (Patty & Liz Thompson, and Tohru Kobayashi). While Lucy was pressing the ice pack to the side of her head, Onslaught came into the locker room with a nervous expression on his face.
"Mrs. Heartfilia, I'm really sorry about earlier tonight. You know I never meant to punch you, right? I was trying to go after Weiss, but she moved and you got in front of my fist and I ended up hitting you on accident. If you give me another chance, I promise it's never going to happen again, and I can-" Onslaught attempted to explain, but stopped right in his tracks when Lucy put her hand in front of his face, taking a couple of deep breaths before looking over at Onslaught.
"You're right, Onslaught. It's never going to happen again," Lucy responded, with Onslaught breathing a sigh of relief, thinking that all was forgiven. "It's never going to happen again, because you're fired," Lucy finished, causing Onslaught's breath to hitch in his throat again as he looked on at an irate Lucy in shock. The rest of the Conglomerate looked on with a lack of interest as Lucy took another couple of deep breaths, her eyes slitting into a glare when she realized that Onslaught was still there.
"Are you still here!? You're fired! Get out of my sight!" Lucy yelled, throwing a water bottle at Onslaught. Onslaught sighed before leaving the locker room, looking back at Lucy to see if he could see any sympathy in her eyes, but there was none to be found. Onslaught shook his head in disbelief before leaving the locker room, and once he did, Lucy turned to Patty and Liz, who were sitting down and drinking some bottled sparkling water.
"Patty. Liz. Next week, in your tag team Fatal-4-Way next week, I want you to focus on Ruby and Yang specifically. I don't care if you don't win that title opportunity at StarShow. I want you to embarrass and hurt Team RWBY next week. Make them regret EVER messing with the Conglomerate," Lucy said in a low voice that was laced with venom. Patty and Liz were surprised at the request, but after a brief exchange of glances with each other, the two looked back at Lucy and nodded in understanding. Lucy responded with a small smile and a nod of approval before turning to look at Tohru.
"Tohru, I want you to be there by their side. Don't worry about this stupid ban that Sunny put over us with that 'we can't have managers in our matches with Team RWBY' thing. I've talked with Overhaul and I've got it all taken care of," Lucy explained with Tohru nodding in response. Lucy nodded before getting up, and patting Patty, Liz, and Tohru supportively on their shoulders before the camera panned to a commercial break.
*Commercial Break*
*Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the backstage area, with Mirio Togata and 'Ace' Hitman Jones were stomping in the backstage area, with an uncharacteristically angry Hitman kicking a couple of boxes off of the production crate they were lying on.
"Hitman, this is not over. One way or another, we're getting those BTWF Tag Team Championships!" Mirio exclaimed, kicking that same production crate in annoyance. Hitman ran his hands through his massive afro before nodding and patting Mirio on the chest, chuckling as he tried to find the right words to say.
"You're right, we still have the Feast or Famine briefcase! And we're going to get that Tag Team Championship briefcase!" Hitman exclaimed, looking right into the camera with wide eyes and flared nostrils. Mirio smirked at his tag partner, patting Hitman on the back before grabbing one of the shirts from Hitman's box of merchandise, and putting on a Power of Flight T-Shirt, causing Hitman's smile to grow.
"Whoever we have to face off against at StarShow, we're going to show everyone that the Power of Flight is here to stay and that we mean business!" Mirio exclaimed before beating his chest, causing Hitman to laugh before jumping up on Mirio's back. Mirio ruffled Hitman's hair and laughed before the two continued making their way down the hallway, the two happier than they were before thanks to their encouragement of each other. The camera then panned to the stage, where 'Resistance to Resilience' by Reluctant Hero played, the crowd cheering as Madison walked out of the back, wearing her traditional pink cowgirl hat and pink glittery vest.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Atlanta Georgia, Madison!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Madison reached in the pocket of her vest, revealing her bullrope, with the pink, purple, and glittery cowbell attached to the end of it. Despite the accouterments, Madison looked dejected as she continued making her way to the ring. Madison's hair was a mess, there were bags under her eyes, and she didn't seem to even notice the fans who were cheering her on.
"We've been seeing a different side of Madison since her return from hiatus. This is a Madison obsessed with righting the wrongs of her past, mainly her wrongs against former friend Kim Chin," Striker explained as Madison made it to the ringside area, taking off her cowgirl hat, and throwing it into the crowd before sliding into the ring from underneath the bottom rope. Madison, rather than whip the ring with her bullrope, merely hung the bullrope over one of the corners, took off her vest, and sat in the corner, waiting for her opponent.
"Madison has seen her life flash before her eyes while on her hiatus and realizes that she only has one chance at life, and wants to make sure she has no regrets," Kotoko continued as while Madison was waiting, the crowd continued booing as Marin Hollow came walking out of the back, with a microphone in one hand, and a cup of coffee in another hand. The crowd chanted 'Fuck you Marin' at him, but Marin simply smirked at the jeering fans before he began his introduction.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here to give you what you REALLY want. Instead of the pathetic little sob story in the ring right now, I'm here to give you some of that sweet, sweet, premium content!" Marin exclaimed, the crowd booing at the insult directed towards Madison. Madison, on the other hand, looked on in annoyance as Marin took a sip of his coffee before continuing his introduction.
"Now, I would like to present a woman who doesn't know the meaning of 'sad'. She has over 2 million subscribers on YouTube, over 1.5 million followers on Twitter and Instagram, and over 650K followers on Twitch! Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 'the Influencer' Brandish Myu!" Marin continued on, the crowd booing louder as Tenille Dashwood's 'Spotlight' theme song played. Brandish came strutting out with her traditional golden coat with purple flowers on it. Brandish posed a few times on the stage, ignoring the crowd jeering her as Marin took several photos of her.
"Brandish is always someone that wants the attention on her, and with the combination of Brandish not being involved in the BTWF Women's Championship at StarShow, and LWF wrestler Ken Warren out-trending her on Twitter, Brandish cannot be in a good mood," Striker noted as Brandish continued strutting her way down the aisle. Brandish looked at the ring, looking disgusted that she was even wasting her time with Madison while Marin continued taking pictures and arguing with the booing fans.
"We can make fun of Brandish's obsession with social media, but when she's angry, she is a dangerous wrestler," Bob explained as Madison stretched in the ring while glaring at Brandish, who responded by blowing her off and walking over to the steel steps. The crowd continued booing as Brandish sauntered her way up the steel steps, took off her golden coat, and threw it down at Marin, who caught it with no issue. Marin then lifted the coat up over his head, the crowd continuing to boo as Brandish jumped up to the top turnbuckle, and posed on the top while sitting on the turnbuckle.
"Brandish never misses an opportunity to pose, but she may want to get her focus back on the opponent in front of her," Kotoko explained as after Marin took several more pictures, Brandish jumped down from the turnbuckle, walked to the center of the ring, and gave the jeering fans one last pose before the referee made sure both women were ready. Once the women confirmed that they were ready, the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell. When the match started, Brandish and Madison locked up in the middle of the ring, and after a moment of pushing each other back and forth, Brandish knocked Madison down with a Drop Toe Hold, the crowd booing as Brandish mounted Madison, and slapped her in the side of the head.
"Brandish immediately started this match off with some disrespect towards her opponent! Will she come to regret that!?" Striker asked as before Madison could fight back, Brandish immediately grabbed Madison's arm and locked her in a Hammerlock. The crowd continued booing as Brandish, while keeping the Hammerlock locked in, began doing one-armed push-ups. Brandish then turned the Hammerlock into a Grounded Full Nelson, pressing her chin on Madison's back. The crowd continued booing as Brandish smirked at the camera, telling the fans how they liked this wrestling lesson before picking Madison back up while keeping the Full Nelson applied.
"Brandish keeping control of this match in the early goings with some technical wrestling. You have to wonder whether Madison has her head completely in this match," Kotoko wondered out loud as Madison attempted to counter out of the Full Nelson by wringing Brandish's arm, but Brandish was able to quickly recover by grabbing Madison by her hair and slamming the back of her head into the floor. The crowd continued booing as Brandish attempted to lock Madison in a Keylock, but the crowd cheered as Madison kipped back up to her feet, and took Brandish down with an Arm Drag.
"You may have spoken too soon there, Kotoko, as Madison seems to be getting her groove back!" Bob exclaimed as Brandish got back to her feet, and hit Madison with her own Arm Drag. Madison got back up to her feet, walked over to Brandish, and got in her face while trash-talking with her. Brandish didn't seem all that bothered, as she talked trash right back with her, and before the referee could get them back into the match, Madison slapped Brandish in the side of the face, hard enough to send Brandish staggering back. The crowd cheered as Madison told Brandish to do something about it, which Brandish responded to by slapping Madison back.
"Oh boy…these two have just slapped the taste out of each others' mouths! I think we're reaching the second gear of this match!" Striker exclaimed as Madison ran at Brandish, the crowd cheering as she knocked Brandish down with a Running Crossbody. Madison then locked Brandish in a Side Headlock, hitting her with multiple punches to the side of the head before getting back up to her feet. The crowd continued cheering as Madison picked Brandish back up, and hit her with several punches to the side of the head before throwing her into the corner. Madison ran into the corner and hit Brandish with a Running Corner Clothesline before putting her on the middle turnbuckle, rolling away from and back into the corner, jumping up to the middle rope, and hitting her with a Snap Middle Rope Vertical Suplex before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…
"Madison already throwing Brandish from the middle turnbuckle with a hard Suplex!" Bob exclaimed as Madison climbed up to the middle rope, hitting Brandish in the chest with a Diving Elbow Drop before running the ropes, and hitting a seated Brandish with a Big Boot to the side of the head. Madison got the audience making some noise by clapping along with them before picking her up and attempting to hit her with a PerfectPlex, but Brandish was able to counter with multiple punches to the gut before attempting to throw her into the corner. However, the crowd cheered as Madison jumped onto the middle rope, and hit Brandish with a Diving Clothesline from the middle rope.
"Madison now has her focus 100% back on this match, and she just knocked the air out of Brandish with a hard Diving Clothesline!" Kotoko exclaimed as Madison mounted Brandish, and hit her with multiple punches and forearms to the side of the head. However, the crowd booed as Brandish raked Madison's eyes, allowing her to push Madison off and hit her with multiple clubbing blows to the back of the head. However, when Brandish attempted to grab Madison's arm, she kicked Brandish in the gut and attempted to knock her down with a Forearm, but Brandish dodged and hit Madison with a Superkick to her gut.
"Brandish and Madison exchanging some painful-looking strikes with each other, Brandish nearly causing Madison to double over thanks to that kick!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish ran the ropes, attempting to hit her with a Running Swinging Neckbreaker, but Madison was able to counter, hitting Brandish with a Sidewalk Slam Backbreaker. Brandish attempted to roll out of the ring, but Madison grabbed her by the hair and attempted to hit her with a DDT, but the crowd booed and gasped as Brandish pushed both herself and Madison out of the ring through the middle rope. The crowd continued cheering and booing accordingly as Brandish and Madison brawled on the outside, with Madison winning this brawl by hitting Brandish in the side of the head with multiple headbutts.
"I've never seen Brandish fight with this much viciousness before! Brandish isn't known for being a brawler, but she's exchanging punches with Madison without any hassle!" Kotoko exclaimed as Madison rolled back into the ring, and while Marin was trying to help Brandish back up to her feet, Madison climbed back up to her feet and climbed up to the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as Madison dived off the top rope, hitting both Brandish and Marin with a Diving Crossbody.
"Madison taking both Brandish and Marin out with a Diving Crossbody! We just discussed Brandish showing us something that we haven't seen from her before, and here's Madison just diving off the top rope with a Crossbody to the outside!" Bob exclaimed as when Madison went to pick Brandish up, she noticed the crowd cheering and turned to the aisle, noticing Kim Chin walking down. Kim had an unreadable expression on her face, staring right at Madison, who looked excited that Kim was there. Madison grabbed Brandish by the hair and hit her with several punches to the side of the face before smashing her face into the steel ring apron.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Kim Chin is out here! There goes Madison's focus!" Bob exclaimed as Madison walked over to Kim, asking her how she's been with a desperate smile on her face. Kim continued ignoring Madison while Brandish staggered back to her feet, holding the side of her head in pain. Madison continued trying to talk to Kim, but the crowd booed as Brandish knocked Madison down with a Running Lariat to the back of the head. The crowd continued booing as Brandish smirked at Kim before grabbing a dazed Madison and throwing her into the side of the steel steps. Brandish then ran into the steps, hitting Madison with a Running Knee Strike that sent her head bouncing off the back of the side of the steel steps.
Ref: …4…5…6
"You're absolutely right there, Bob! Brandish was able to take advantage of Kim's…possibly unintentional distraction!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish grabbed Madison by the arms, and threw her back into the ring, the crowd booing as Brandish slid back into the ring, grabbed the top rope, and jumped up to hit Madison in the back with a Vader Bomb. The crowd continued booing as Brandish picked Madison up, and hit her with several European Uppercuts before knocking her down with a Back Suplex and bridging into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
"Brandish taking control of this match now, and Kim's face on the outside hasn't changed expression since she's come out," Kotoko noted as Brandish stomped on Madison's chest and back several times. Brandish then choked Madison with her foot, the crowd booing as she grabbed the top rope to add more pressure to Madison's neck until the referee pulled her off. Madison then crawled over to the corner in front of the bottom turnbuckle, but Brandish immediately ran at Madison, hitting her with a Seated Corner Crossbody. Brandish then choked Madison with her foot again, pressing her head into the bottom turnbuckle until the referee pulled her back.
"Brandish needs to be careful with how she goes about choking Madison, lest she get disqualified!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish ran the ropes, and hit Madison with another Running Corner Crossbody before dragging Madison out of the corner. Brandish stepped on Madison's chest, and posed, the crowd booing as Marin took several pictures before Brandish hit a Jumping Senton to the chest. Madison coughed, but Brandish responded by hitting her with a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2
"Brandish and Marin are so confident in her ability to win this match, that they're taking more pictures to upload onto her social media platforms!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish put Madison in a seated position, and kicked her in the back a couple of times before hitting Madison with a Basement Dropkick to the back of the head. Brandish then rolled Madison on her stomach and smashed her face into the canvas multiple times before walking away from Madison, giving the jeering crowd and an unimpressed Kim another pose for Marin to take photos of. When Madison attempted to pull back to his feet, Brandish ran the ropes and hit her with a Running Basement Single Leg Dropkick to the side of the head.
"Brandish almost knocking Madison's head off of her body with that Single Leg Dropkick!" Striker exclaimed as Brandish grabbed Madison by the hair, turned her so that she could face Kim, and hit her with multiple punches to the side of the head before smashing the back of her head into the mat. Brandish then stomped on Madison's forehead before picking her back up, and hitting her with several punches to the side of the head before with a Hangman's Neckbreaker, sending the back of Madison's neck crashing against Brandish's shoulder before going for a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
"Very nice Neckbreaker by Brandish, but that's not enough to get the pin," Bob explained as Brandish pulled Madison up by her hair, the crowd beginning to cheer as Madison pushed her away, and hit her with several punches to the side of the head. However, Brandish hit a Throat Thrust onto Madison before taking her down with a Dragon Screw, the crowd beginning to boo again as Brandish hit a couple of Foot DDTs. Madison attempted to crawl away from Brandish, but she responded by kicking her in the back of the knee before locking her in a Single Leg Boston Crab.
"Brandish has Madison trapped in the Single Leg Boston Crab! And Brandish is bending Madison's right leg and back as far as she can!" Striker exclaimed as Madison began trying to crawl to the ropes, but the crowd booed as Brandish pounded on her knee and continued pulling back on the right leg. Madison looked up while gritting her teeth in pain, noticing that Kim was still looking at her, and this encouraged Madison to pull her stomach off of the mat, the crowd cheering as she continued crawling to the ropes. Despite Brandish's best efforts to keep Madison away from the ropes, she was able to grab the middle rope with her hand, the crowd cheering as the referee forced Brandish to break the submission.
"Kim being there provided a source of inspiration for Madison, as looking at her gave her the strength to grab that rope!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish picked Madison back up, put her in a Standing Reverse Full Nelson, hit her with multiple knee strikes to the chest, and hit her with a Butterfly Suplex. However, the crowd continued booing as Brandish rolled back onto her feet while keeping Madison in her grip, hit her with a couple of Butterfly Suplexes, a Butterfly Neckbreaker, and finished with a Butterfly Neckbreaker. The crowd continued booing as Brandish started climbing up to the top rope, with Marin cheering her on from the outside. Brandish waited for Madison to get back to her feet, and when Madison staggered back to her feet, Brandish attempted to hit her with a Diving Crossbody, but Madison was able to counter with a Dropkick to the face.
"Madison may have finally taken the momentum back on her side with that Dropkick!" Bob exclaimed as Madison staggered around slightly while waiting for Brandish to get back to her feet, and when she did, Madison ran at her with two Clotheslines. When Brandish got back to her feet, Madison hit her with a Hip Toss before running the ropes and hitting her with a Running Neck Snap. Brandish staggered back up to the corner, but Madison ran into the corner, hitting her with a Running Corner Forearm to the side of the head before putting her over her shoulders, and hitting Brandish with a Death Valley Driver before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"Madison almost got the pinfall there, but Kim's demeanor hasn't changed since she got out here!" Bob exclaimed as Madison hit a Running Knee Drop across Brandish's forehead before picking her up, and attempting to hit her with a PerfectPlex, but Brandish was able to escape her grip and push her away. Brandish then attempted to hit Madison with a Superkick, but Madison pushed the kick away, and hit her with a Hangman's Facebreaker, sending Brandish's nose bouncing off her right knee. The crowd continued cheering as Madison ran the ropes and hit Brandish in the back of the head with a hard Lariat.
"Oh God! Brandish's head resembled a bobblehead thanks to that strike from Madison!" Striker exclaimed as Madison picked Brandish up, threw her into the corner, and started stomping on her gut multiple times. However, when Madison attempted to put Brandish on the top turnbuckle for a Superplex, she grabbed Madison by the hair and slammed the side of her head into the top turnbuckle. While Madison was staggering, Brandish began climbing up to the top rope and when she balanced herself on the top rope, hit Madison with a Diving Crossbody before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"Madison barely kicked out of that Diving Crossbody, but she kicked out with barely any energy!" Kotoko exclaimed as Brandish picked Madison up and attempted to hit her with a Back Suplex, but Madison countered with multiple punches to the top of the head before attempting to once again put her in position for the PerfectPlex, but the crowd booed as Brandish responded by kicking her in the right knee multiple times, and her with the Shot of Brandi (Single Knee Facebreaker). However, rather than go for the pin, Brandish smirked back at Kim, put a nearly unconscious Madison on her knees, went into the corner, and hit Madison with the Brandish Myu Experience (Running Meteora to the Back of the Head).
"What the hell was that by Brandish!? Double knees to the back of Madison's skull!" Striker exclaimed in shock as Marin applauded Brandish on the outside once again as she went for the pinfall on Madison.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, 'The Influencer' Brandish Myu!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Brandish playfully kicked an unconscious Madison in the side of the head before rolling out of the ring to converse with Marin. The crowd continued booing as Marin showed Brandish the pictures he had taken of her while she was performing her new finisher. Brandish then told the camera that Madison was the first woman to feel 'the Brandish Myu Experience', but she wasn't going to be the last. Brandish also told the fans at home that any woman who gets in her way in the Feast or Famine match at StarShow would feel 'the Brandish Myu Experience' as well.
"Brandish picking up some much-needed momentum heading into StarShow!" Striker exclaimed as Kim looked at Madison with a disappointed frown on her face before turning to walk away. As Madison tried to pull herself up back to her feet, the crowd booed as Louise Belcher and Lisa Simpson came running out of the back and tackled her to the ground. The crowd continued booing as Louise and Lisa stomped on a grounded Kim, with Louise mounting Kim and hitting her with multiple punches to the head while Lisa yelled at and berated Kim.
"And here comes my daughter and her friend, continuing to try and make a name for herself by attacking the recently returned Kim Chin!" Bob exclaimed, conflicted as to how he should take in what he was seeing. As Madison staggered back to her feet in the ring, Brandish and Marin left the ringside area and while they were going up the apron, Louise had locked Kim in the Louise Lock (Chris Jericho's Walls of Jericho) while Lisa continued berating Kim, saying that she should've never come back to the BTWF.
"Madison can't be happy seeing the woman she wants to reconcile with being beaten down by the two women who've done nothing but mock and insult her new goals!" Kotoko exclaimed as Madison rolled out of the ring, and, much to the crowd's delight, tackled Lisa to the ground, and began punching her in the side of the head multiple times. However, Louise let go of Kim and kicked an ailing Madison in the gut, the crowd booing as Lisa took advantage of this kick by planting Madison with a DDT, sending her head bouncing off of the aisle.
"Madison tried to help, but she just had a hard-fought match, and was easily overpowered by her much fresher attackers!" Striker exclaimed as Louise kicked Kim in the side of the head as she and Lisa raised their arms up in victory. The crowd continued booing as Lisa and Louise told the fans at home and the jeering fans in the arena that Kim and Madison were nothing but losers and that Madison was never going to redeem herself. The camera then panned to a dark room, where Zancrow was sitting in a chair, watching a movie on the wall in front of him. The images of the movie showed the final parts of the Armageddon Hell in a Cell match at Hardcore Heaven, where Bickslow inadvertently knocked Zancrow off of the Hell in a Cell structure.
"Every time I close my eyes, I see those final moments before I lost consciousness. I remember trying to stop by fall by grabbing the cell walls, seeing the shock on Bickslow's face, and feeling the monitor of the commentary table digging into my back," Zancrow explained, with the camera showing the massive bruise on his back, where the monitor had hit him. The movie stopped right as Bickslow hit him with the Big Boot that sent Zancrow falling off the Cell. Zancrow glared as the close-up showed just how hard Bickslow had kicked him, almost bending his jaw.
"I have been told that Bickslow never meant to harm me in this way and that I was in the wrong for trying to destroy him. His intention was never something I questioned, but his carelessness cost me months of my career, and for a brief moment, my life," Zancrow continued explaining as the footage on the screen fast-forwarded to Zancrow lying in the ruins of the broken commentary table, being attended to by medical personnel. Zancrow was even given CPR by one of the medical personnel, Zancrow responded to this scene by gripping the arm of his chair harder.
"My life flashed before my eyes, and I decided to take in the feeling of death and share it with the rest of the BTWF locker room. To show them what they're really sacrificing when they decide to stand opposite to their peers," Zancrow explained as the footage on the wall showed Zancrow and Bickslow wrestling against each other in their Casket and Inferno matches from the last year, where Zancrow attacked Bickslow with the casket, and burned Bickslow's back and midsection with the fire.
"I've set you on fire, and put you inside a casket. I put you right at the edge of death, but Bickslow, that is not enough. I want you to suffer like I suffered, and at StarShow, you will. In our Three Stages of Hell Match, you're going to look Hell right in the face and what you did to me will be permanently engraved into your head," Zancrow explained before the footage stopped at Zancrow standing over a downed Bickslow, with him standing back up on his feet and stomping away from the room. The camera then panned back to the stage, where 'Straight to Hell' by Falling in Reverse played, the crowd cheering as Gourry came running out of the back, shooting his fist in the air as pyro went off on the stage.
"The following contest is a Retirement Match for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship! If Gourry Gabriev loses this match, he will be forced to retire! Introducing the challenger, from Tokyo Japan, he is 'The Pillar of the BTWF' Gourry Gabriev!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continued cheering as Gourry gave the cheering crowd a thumbs up and a slightly weary smile on his face. Gourry walked down to the aisle way, high-fiving fans in the front row while looking into the camera, and telling the fans at home that it was all or nothing tonight.
"Gourry, despite all the success he's had in the past, looks worried about this upcoming title match, and you can't blame him," Striker noted as Gourry stopped himself at the ringside area, ran his hands through his long blonde hair, and walked up the steel steps. Gourry jumped up to the top turnbuckle, looked around at the cheering fans, and smiled at them before nodding and jumping down to the floor. Gourry then walked over to the center of the ring, the crowd continuing to cheer as Gourry knelt down, ran his hand across the canvas of the ring, and told the crowd that he was going to stay in BTWF for as long as he wanted.
"His confidence may be coming back slowly now that he's actually in the ring! Gourry has been with the BTWF for almost two decades, and has won everything there was to win in the BTWF! Can he add the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship to that belt collection!?" Kotoko asked as Gourry picked himself back up to his feet, and walked over to the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Gourry stretched in the corner, but those cheers turned to boos as 'The Way of the Fist' by Five Finger Death Punch played, with Katsuki Bakugo strutting out of the back with the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship around his waist.
"And introducing the champion, from Musutafu Japan, he is the leader of the NWO and the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion, Katsuki Bakugo!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo took the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship off of around his waist and raised it over his head. Bakugo flipped the crowd off with his free hand before walking down the aisle while continuing to hold the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship high over his head. Bakugo simply smirked at the camera while walking to the ring, and Gourry responded by staring a hole through the champion.
"Bakugo has to be one of the most arrogant and despicable individuals in Fanfiction Wrestling, and I don't say that lightly!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo made it to the aisle way, kneeled down next to another ringside camera, and told Eri to watch this match since he was going to retire her useless father the same way he was going to retire Gourry tonight. The crowd's boos grew louder as Bakugo kicked the camera away before sliding the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship into the ring from underneath the bottom rope before climbing up onto the apron. However, before Bakugo could get into the ring, the crowd cheered loudly as Gourry walked out of the corner, picked the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship up, and raised it over his head with a smirk on his face.
"I agree with you there, Bob, and so does Gourry apparently, as he has the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship in his hands!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo rushed into the ring, and punched Gourry in the side of the head hard enough to knock the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship out of his hands. The referee picked up the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship and presented it to the audience while Gourry and Bakugo began exchanging punches in the middle of the ring. The referee quickly gave the championship to a ringside attendant before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match.
"This match is underway, and is already starting out in a vicious brawl!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo and Gourry continued exchanging punches until Bakugo stopped the brawl with a kick to the gut, much to the crowd's chagrin. However, when Bakugo ran the ropes and attempted to hit him with a Big Boot to the side of the head, Gourry was able to dodge and hit Bakugo in the chest with a couple of hard chops to the chest. Gourry then grabbed Bakugo by the hair and hit him with a couple of hard chops to the side of the face before throwing him into the corner. Gourry followed Bakugo into the corner, hitting him with a Running Single Leg Corner Dropkick before attempting to throw him out of the corner. However, Bakugo responded with a couple of Back Elbows to the side of Gourry's head, allowing him to push Gourry into the corner.
"Bakugo able to get a slight reprieve thanks to a couple of well-placed Back Elbows!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo ran the ropes, attempting to hit Gourry with a Running Corner Forearm, but Gourry was able to dodge and counter with a Pendulum Kick to the side of Bakugo's head. While Bakugo was staggering, Gourry climbed up to the top rope and hit Bakugo with a Missile Dropkick to the chest. Gourry then ran the ropes and hit Bakugo with a Sliding Basement Forearm to the side of Bakugo's head before going for the first pinfall of the match.
Ref: 1…
"Gourry just as spritely and energetic in the ring as he was when he first debuted for the BTWF all those years ago!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gourry mounted Bakugo, and hit him with multiple forearms to the side of the head before picking him back up, and hitting him with some Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, but Bakugo grabbed one of those chops, wrung his arm, and kneed Gourry in the gut a couple of times. The crowd booed as Bakugo picked Gourry up, and hit him with a Snap Vertical Suplex before hitting him with a couple of hard boots to the back of the head. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo pressed his foot against the back of Gourry's neck. Daring the jeering crowd to do something about it.
"Bakugo certainly has a big mouth now that he's gotten control of this match back," Bob grumbled before Bakugo picked Gourry up, and attempted to hit him with a Shot-Arm Clothesline, but Gourry was able to duck out of it, and kick Bakugo in the side of the head, sending him staggering to the ropes. Gourry attempted to knock Bakugo out of the ring with a Running Clothesline, but Bakugo threw Gourry over the top rope and onto the apron. The crowd cheered and booed accordingly as both men exchanged punches with each other, and Bakugo seemingly won this brawl again by hitting Gourry in the side of the head with another Back Elbow.
"Gourry and Bakugo are battling precariously on the apron, and Bakugo looks to have gotten the advantage!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo attempted to put Gourry in position for a Powerbomb from the apron, telling the fans that he was going to end Gourry's career the hard way. However, the crowd cheered as Gourry punched Bakugo in the side of the head multiple times, and those cheers only grew in volume as Gourry threw Bakugo off of the apron with a Hurricanrana, sending Bakugo crashing onto the padded concrete floor back first. Gourry then started climbing up to the top rope while Bakugo was writhing on the ground in pain.
"Gourry showing that he is willing to take any risk he can to not only win the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship but to save his career!" Striker exclaimed as when Bakugo staggered back to his feet, the crowd continued their loud cheering as Gourry balanced himself on the top turnbuckle, and hit a Diving Moonsault to a standing Bakugo. Gourry then picked Bakugo back up and slammed his face into the steel ring apron multiple times before throwing him into the fan barricade. Gourry then ran at Bakugo, hitting him with a Running Single Leg Dropkick while he was leaning against the fan barricade. The crowd continued cheering as Gourry started raining down punches and forearms on Bakugo.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Gourry's aggression is getting turned up a notch, as he has Bakugo on the back foot!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gourry picked Bakugo up, put him in a Fireman's Carry, and dropped him throat first onto the top of the fan barricade. Gourry then hit Bakugo with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before backing away to the other side of the ringside area and running back into the fan barricade, attempting to hit Bakugo with another Running Single Leg Dropkick, but Bakugo was able to catch Gourry in mid-air and drop him throat first over the top of the fan barricade with a Stun Gun.
Ref: …4…5…6
"Oh! And Bakugo may have just gotten momentum back in this match after that Stun Gun!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo cricked his neck slightly before stomping on the side of Gourry's face and neck multiple times. Bakugo then picked Gourry up, walked him to the steel steps, and jammed his right leg in between the steel steps and the steel ring post. Bakugo then kicked at Gourry's exposed knee before backing away, and hitting the steel steps with a Running Dropkick, pushing the steel edges of the ring steps into his leg. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo kicked the sides of the steel steps, further damaging Gourry's leg before hitting him with a Jumping Dropkick to the chin, sending the back of his head bouncing off of the steel ring post.
Ref: …7…8…9
Bakugo immediately rolled back into the ring, and much to the crowd's chagrin, rolled back out of the ring and onto the apron. Bakugo then backed away before running at Gourry, hitting him in the side of the head with a Running Knee before harshly pulling Gourry's leg free and putting him on the top turnbuckle.
"Bakugo wisely broke the referee's count there, but now he has Gourry on the top turnbuckle!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo jumped up to the top rope, and hit Gourry with a Top Rope Pumphandle Neckbreaker before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
"Gourry barely kicking out, but Bakugo definitely has control of this match, since Gourry's kickout was pretty weak," Kotoko noted as Bakugo mounted Gourry, and hit him with multiple forearms to the side of the head until the referee pulled him off. Bakugo then picked Gourry back up, hit him with several punches to the side of the face, and hit Gourry with a Gourdbuster onto the top rope. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo kicked the side of Gourry's head before jumping up to the top rope and hitting a Diving Pinpoint Elbow Drop to the back of Gourry's head.
"We all thought Bakugo was going to work on the leg exclusively, but Bakugo seems to want to hurt every single part of Gourry's body!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo basked in the negative reaction he was receiving with a smile before kicking the side of Gourry's right leg. Bakugo then grabbed both of Gourry's legs and catapulted him into the corner, sending the top of his head bouncing off of the top turnbuckle. Bakugo grabbed Gourry and hit him with an Atomic Drop/Back Suplex combination before running the ropes and hitting a seated Gourry with a Running Big Boot to the side of the head. Gourry attempted to roll into the corner, but Bakugo grabbed him in a Sleeper Hold, and threw Gourry overhead with a Sleeper Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"Gourry barely kicking out of the Sleeper Suplex that almost sent him crashing right on his head!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo grabbed Gourry by the hair, and clubbed him in the back and the neck multiple times before picking him up and hitting him with a Package Powerbomb. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo grabbed Gourry's leg, dragged it over to the ropes, leaned the leg over the middle rope, and pressed his knee against the ropes before hitting multiple Jumping Stomps to the side of Gourry's knee. Bakugo then picked Gourry up and draped his head over the middle rope before running the ropes and hitting him with a Leapfrog Body Guillotine.
"Bakugo stomping Gourry's knee so viciously that I'm shocked Gourry's knee isn't broken!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo grabbed a stunned Gourry and hit him with a Swinging Neckbreaker. Bakugo then playfully kicked Gourry in the side of the head a couple of times, the crowd continuing to boo as Bakugo began performing the Ronnie Garvin Stomps, stomping every available body part. However, the crowd's boos grew louder as Bakugo continuously stomped on Gourry's right leg until the referee pulled him away once again. Bakugo smirked before picking Gourry back up and hitting him with a Scoop Slam into the corner that sent the back of his right leg bouncing off of the top turnbuckle.
"Bakugo continuing to viciously attack the right knee of Gourry! If Gourry wins this match, the damage to his leg may shorten his career even more!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo put Gourry in a Tree of Woe, stomping on Gourry's knee before running the ropes, and hitting him with a Running Knee Strike to the chest. Bakugo then put Gourry on the middle rope, followed him up to the middle turnbuckle, hit multiple Elbow Strikes to the top of Gourry's head, and hit him with a Release German Suplex from the middle rope. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo climbed up to the top rope, and hit Gourry with a Frog Splash to the midsection and legs before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"A Release German Suplex from the middle rope and a Top Rope Frog Splash!? Bakugo pulling out all the stops to retire Gourry and show Midoriya what he's in for at StarShow!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo picked Gourry back up, and hit him with a couple of kicks to the knees before attempting to hit him with a Snap DDT. However, the crowd began cheering as Gourry hit Bakugo in the chest multiple times before attempting to push him away, but Bakugo was able to pick Gourry up, and drop him with a Gourdbuster before putting him on his knees, and ran the ropes to hit a Running Punch to the side of the head.
"Bakugo probably knocked some teeth out with that hard punch to the side of the head!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo grabbed Gourry's legs, and locked him in a Figure-4-Leglock, the crowd booing as Bakugo spat in Gourry's face, and told him that he should quit. Gourry shook his head no and attempted to pull himself free, but Bakugo kept his grip on the Leglock tight and told Gourry to give up or he was going to send him into retirement as a cripple. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo yelled at Gourry that he was going to make sure that Gourry's grandchildren were never going to know him outside of a wheelchair, which caused Gourry to sit up in anger.
"Bakugo once again spitting in the face, literally and figuratively, of a man and his family! And that may have cost him the potential win here!" Striker exclaimed as Gourry hit a shocked Bakugo with multiple Open-Palm Strikes to the side of the head before attempting to drag himself to the corner. However, the crowd continued booing as Bakugo dragged Gourry back to the center of the ring, but the crowd cheered once again as Gourry pulled himself back up and started punching and forearming Bakugo in the side of the head.
"Gourry, despite being in the Figure-4-Leglock, is still trying to beat the holy Hell out of Bakugo!" Bob exclaimed as Gourry finally escaped the Figure-4-Leglock, the crowd chanting for Gourry as he pounded his chest in anger and adrenaline before prompting Bakugo to get back to his feet. When Bakugo staggered back to his feet while holding the side of his head in pain, the crowd exploded into cheers as Bakugo hit multiple Knife-Edge Chops to the face before hitting a Spinning Kick to the side of Bakugo's head. Gourry then Irish whipped Bakugo into the ropes and hit him with a Flapjack when he rebounded before running the ropes and hitting Bakugo with a Leg Drop Bulldog before going for the pinfall.
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"Gourry finally gaining momentum in this match, but you can see the damage done to his leg by Bakugo as he's having trouble even standing up!" Striker exclaimed as Gourry pulled himself back up to his feet with the ropes. Bakugo attempted to knock Gourry out of the ring with a Clothesline, but Gourry countered by hitting Bakugo in the side of the head with an Enziguri. The crowd continued cheering as Gourry springboarded off of the middle rope, and hit a Springboard Crossbody onto Bakugo. Rather than roll into a pin, however, Gourry ran the ropes and hit a Running Jumping Elbow Drop to a seated Bakugo's chest.
"Gourry almost caving in Bakugo's chest with that Elbow Drop!" Bob exclaimed as Gourry picked Bakugo back up and hit him with a couple of European Uppercuts. The crowd continued cheering as Gourry attempted to hit Bakugo with a Powerbomb, but he responded by raking Gourry's eyes. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo threw Gourry into the corner chest first, and attempted to hit him with a Running Corner Clothesline to the back of the head, but Gourry hit a Back Kick to the gut, stunning Bakugo before springboarding off of the middle rope, hitting him with a Springboard Satellite DDT, and going for another pinfall.
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"Gourry was only a fraction of a second away from winning the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship and saving his career!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gourry picked Bakugo up, and attempted to put him in position for the Gourry Bomb (Gory Bomb). However, Bakugo was able to free one of his arms from Gourry's grasp and hit him with several Back Elbows to the side of the head. Bakugo then kicked Gourry in the back of the right knee before picking him up for an Electric Chair Drop. However, the crowd cheered as Gourry began countering by hitting Bakugo with multiple punches to the side of the face before hitting him with a Reverse Frankensteiner. When Bakugo landed on his knees, Gourry responded by hitting him in the side of the face with a Kneeling Superkick.
"Gourry just will not stay down! For Gourry, wrestling has been all he's ever known! Of course, he's willing to do whatever it takes so that he can win the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship!" Striker exclaimed as Gourry climbed up to the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as Gourry balanced himself on the top turnbuckle and despite his right leg shaking, dived off of the top rope, attempting to hit Bakugo with a Diving Headbutt, but the crowd booed as Bakugo raised both his knees up, sending Gourry's chest and head crashing into his knees before rolling him up for a Small Package Pin.
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"Bakugo almost stole the win there! And look at the look on Gourry's face! That's the look of someone who just saw his life flash before his eyes!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo pounded the mat in frustration before immediately grabbing Gourry, kneeing him in the gut multiple times, and hitting him with the AP Shot (Forward Russian Legsweep) before going for another pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Oh my God! Gourry kicked out of the AP Shot! And Bakugo, just like us at the commentary table and the rest of the audience in the arena, is in complete shock!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo mounted Gourry's back, and hit him with multiple Crossface shots to the face. The referee pulled Bakugo away from Gourry, and Bakugo responded by telling the referee to not touch him again and grabbing Gourry by the hair, screaming at him to stay down. While Bakugo was screaming, the crowd cheered as Gourry pushed Bakugo's hands away, hitting him with another Enziguri to the side of the head before taking him down with a Drop Toe Hold, and locking him in an STF.
"Gourry has the STF locked in! And it's locked in tight! Can Bakugo escape this hold, or will we have a new World Heavyweight Champion just two weeks away from StarShow!?" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo attempted to start crawling to the ropes, the crowd booing as Bakugo was getting closer and closer to the ropes. However, the crowd exploded into cheers as Gourry rolled Bakugo and himself back to the center of the ring, keeping the STF locked in, pulling back on Bakugo's neck as much as he could.
"Gourry still has the STF locked in! Bakugo looks like he's going to pass out before he taps out!" Striker exclaimed as Bakugo began biting down on Gourry's hand, the crowd booing as Gourry tried his best to keep the hold locked in. However, after it was clear that Bakugo wouldn't stop biting down on Gourry's hand, Gourry let go, holding his slightly bleeding hand in pain. Bakugo licked his lips, where there was a slight amount of Gourry's blood, before hitting him with a Double Knee Facebreaker. The crowd continued booing before Bakugo turned a stunned Gourry around, and hit him with a Backstabber before going for the pinfall.
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"Bakugo got another close three count, but you can see just how much Gourry took out of him with the STF with Bakugo trying to catch his breath!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo picked Gourry up, and attempted to hit him with an Argentine Neckbreaker. However, the crowd cheered as Gourry attempted to fight out of Bakugo's grasp with multiple punches, but Bakugo was able to hit him with the Argentine Neckbreaker. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo once again spat at Gourry, and climbed back up to the top rope, flipping the booing crowd off before attempting to hit a Diving Elbow Drop onto Gourry's chest. However, the crowd cheered as Gourry lifted both his feet up, sending Bakugo's arm crashing into his feet, staggering away while falling onto all fours.
"Gourry will not quit! He will use all the energy in his tank to save his career!" Striker exclaimed as Gourry grabbed both of Bakugo's arms and hit him with the Gourry Bomb (Gory Bomb) before climbing back up to the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as Gourry jumped up to the top turnbuckle and after making sure his right leg was balanced, Gourry hit Bakugo in the chest with a Diving Headbutt before going for a pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"We've been talking about Gourry's resiliency, but we need to give credit to Bakugo as well! As much as we despise Bakugo, he's hung in there with one of the best this company has had to offer!" Kotoko exclaimed as the crowd continued chanting Gourry's name as Gourry slapped the side of his leg a couple of times to get blood flowing back into his leg. Gourry then grabbed Bakugo, attempting to lock him in the STF again, but Bakugo was able to turn himself on his back and kick Gourry away, sending him crashing into the corner. Bakugo picked himself back up to his feet and attempted to hit him with a Running Corner Clothesline, but Gourry tried to counter with a Boot to the face. However, Bakugo caught Gourry's leg and threw him out of the corner with a Catch Backbreaker.
"Bakugo with a big Backbreaker onto Gourry! And look! He's got the legs again!" Bob exclaimed as the crowd exploded into boos as Bakugo locked Gourry into the Indian Deathlock. Gourry shook his head, refusing to give up while trying to reach the ropes, which Bakugo attempted to stop by rolling Gourry back to the middle of the ring. The crowd cheered as Gourry attempted to continue rolling to the ropes on the other side of the ring, but the crowd went back to booing as Bakugo punched the side of Gourry's right knee before dragging him back to the center of the ring, keeping the Indian Deathlock locked in.
"Bakugo has won plenty of matches with this Indian Deathlock! And with the damage done to his leg, we may have to say goodbye to Gourry!" Striker exclaimed as Gourry tried to grab Bakugo's hand and hair, but Bakugo responded by smashing Gourry's hand into the canvas. However, rather than focus on the pain in his hand, Gourry pulled himself quickly to the ropes, the crowd cheering as the referee forced Bakugo to let go once Gourry had gripped the middle rope. Bakugo kept the Indian Deathlock locked in until the count of four, rolled back to his feet, and stomped on the back of Gourry's knee before picking him up, hitting him with a Stunner, and went for the pinfall.
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"Gourry barely rolling his shoulder off the mat, with Bakugo failing to capitalize from one of the most famous moves in all of professional wrestling; the Stunner!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bakugo pounded the mat in frustration, screaming at the referee that he should've had the pinfall there. Bakugo picked Gourry by the hair and attempted to hit him with another Stunner, but Gourry was able to push Bakugo away and attempted to put him in position for another Gourry Bomb (Gory Bomb). Bakugo kicked the back of Gourry's leg and attempted to escape his grip, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Gourry maintained his grip and hit Bakugo with the Gourry Bomb (Gory Bomb) before going for the pinfall.
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The crowd booed as Bakugo barely got his hand on the middle rope, breaking up the pinfall. Gourry looked at the referee and Bakugo in shock before dragging Bakugo away from the ropes, and stomping on him before climbing up the top rope again.
"I thought Gourry had it there! But thanks to Bakugo's ring awareness, he was able to maintain his iron grip on the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship!" Striker exclaimed as Gourry struggled to climb up to the top turnbuckle thanks to his damaged leg. However, just as Gourry had finally balanced himself on the top rope, Bakugo ran into the corner, and kicked Gourry in the right knee, sending him falling off of the top rope and onto the canvas. The crowd continued booing as Bakugo flipped off the fans and Gourry before picking him up and hitting him with the Howitzer Impact (Package Piledriver) before going for the pinfall.
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*Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, and still the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion, he is the leader of the NWO, Katsuki Bakugo!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd sitting in stunned silence as Bakugo got back to his feet, harshly grabbed the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship from one of the ringside attendants, and pushed the referee out of his way. Bakugo smirked at the shocked expressions of the crowd and raised the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship while laughing at the crowd. The stunned silence turned to heavy boos and garbage being thrown into the ring as Bakugo mocked the crowd by stepping over Gourry's neck, yelling at the jeering fans to say goodbye to Gourry.
"I…I cannot believe it. Gourry's actually…retired. Bakugo ended the career of one of the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots in the BTWF," Striker noted in shock as Bakugo pointed to the stage, the crowd booing louder as the rest of the NWO (BTWF Tag Team Champions Pete Corvus & Kite, BTWF Hardcore Champion Jellal Fernandes, Mercury Black, Duncan, & Marco Diaz) came running out of the back. Bakugo smirked before kneeling down, and waving a near-unconscious Gourry goodbye before rolling out of the ring, and leaning against the fan barricade. Bakugo's smirk didn't leave his face as the NWO continued beating down Gourry in the middle of the ring, the crowd continuing to throw garbage in the ring as Mercury picked Gourry up, and hit him with the Styles Clash.
"And with the ultimate form of disrespect! Bakugo letting the NWO add injury to insult as they're beating down on a retired Gourry!" Kotoko exclaimed in disgust as Pete Corvus attempted to throw Gourry in position for the PowerPlex combination with Kite, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Mirio Togata, 'Ace' Hitman Jones, Bickslow, Boze, Shane, Kurt Bale, and Lance Scaper came running down to the ring and began brawling with the NWO in the ring. The crowd cheered as the referees took an unconscious Gourry to be taken out of the ring, and while the brawl was going on in the ring, Bakugo continued showing off his BTWF World Heavyweight Championship.
"Thankfully, members of the Intensity locker room are out here to save Gourry, but that doesn't change the fact that Bakugo has ended Gourry's career in the BTWF!" Bob exclaimed as Bakugo turned to the camera, telling Midoriya that he hoped that he saw what he did to Gourry. While multiple referees and security guards came to try and stop the brawl, Bakugo continued by telling Midoriya that he should take after Gourry and retire so that he doesn't get humiliated at the end of StarShow. Bakugo then pushed his middle finger into the camera before walking away while Gourry was helped to the back by multiple ringside personnel, his face stuck in one of shock and dismay at the fact that he had lost his BTWF career.
"Bakugo not even joining in on this brawl in the ring, believing that he has proven his point. I do hope that we can get a proper sendoff for Gourry in the near future," Striker explained as the camera panned back to the ring, where some of the security guards were getting taken out by the massive brawl in the ring. The camera panned back to Bakugo on the center of the stage, flipping off the booing audience before raising the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship in the air while smirking at a downtrodden and shocked Gourry and telling him that he hoped that he enjoyed retirement. The show then faded to black with Bakugo continuing to celebrate the massive victory before walking to the back.
Match Results;
Kurt Bale def. Mercury Black
Louise Belcher & Lisa Simpson def. Ashley Spinelli & Hana Morenos, 'The Queen of Song Style' Jiro Kyoka & Juniper Lee, and 'The Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent & Sue (Qualified for the finals of the BTWF Women's Tag Team Championship contenders mini-tournament)
'The Ice Queen' Weiss Schnee def. Lucy Heartfilia (W/Onslaught)
Fiore's Top Team (Gray Fullbuster & Lyon Bastia) def. Power of Flight ('Ace' Hitman Jones & Mirio Togata) via technical submission to qualify for the BTWF Tag Team Championship Fatal-4-Way at StarShow
Kilik Rung (W/Nation of Domination 2.0) def. Rolf to become the #1 contender for the BTWF International Championship
'The Guru' TJ Detweiler def. Colt Grice
'The Influencer' Brandish Myu (W/Marin Hollow) def. Madison
Katsuki Bakugo © def. Gourry to retain the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship (As a result of losing, Gourry must retire from the BTWF)
Matches Confirmed for BTWF StarShow (Night 2);
Katsuki Bakugo © vs. Izuku Midoriya for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship
'Amazing' Luna Collins © vs. Minatsuki Takami for the BTWF Women's Championship
Edward Elric © vs. Kilik Rung for the BTWF International Championship
NWO (Pete Corvus & Kite) © vs. The Japanese Destroyers (Tanjiro Kamado & Ganta Igarashi) vs. Fiore's Top Team (Gray Fullbuster & Lyon Bastia) vs. Boze & Shane (Fatal-4-Way Tag Team Match for the BTWF Tag Team Championships)
10-Man Cruiserweight Gauntlet Match
Zancrow vs. Bickslow (Three Stages of Hell Match)