BTWF Intensity (April Week 3)
The show opens up with Weiss Schnee arriving at the arena, with her suitcase behind her, but when she gets into the building, she is confronted by an irate Yang Xiao Long, and annoyed Blake Belladonna, and a worried and conflicted-looking Ruby Rose, who still had athletic tape over her arm. Weiss, sighing in annoyance at the confrontation that was about to happen, leaned her suitcase against the wall before taking a deep breath and preparing for whatever tongue-lashing she was about to receive.
"We didn't get to ask you about this last week, but why were you so late? You're usually never late," Yang asked, already looking suspicious at her Team RWBY teammate.
"Look, it was nothing major. I just got stuck in traffic on my way to the arena and got here late. That's all there was to it," Weiss explained, trying to keep a level head, though she wasn't happy with this line of questioning.
"You usually come with us to the show. But last week, you didn't come, and we got sneak attacked by some idiots from AVW? You don't think that's a little suspicious?" Yang asked, her hands on her hips as Blake and Ruby looked at the Blonde Bombshell with looks of shock on her face while Weiss' fists clenched in fury that she tried to keep down.
"I don't even know why you're still mad about this, Yang. I helped you guys fight back against Team Stratos when I got to the arena, AND I went outside to try and help Ruby against Brandish. And you know something? I really don't like the tone in your voice, Yang. Are you accusing me of siding with Team Stratos?" Weiss asked, walking up to Yang and looking right up at her. Yang glared down at her, with Blake and Ruby getting in between the two of them, both women making sure that Yang and Weiss were at a respectable distance apart.
"I was going to tell you guys this; I'm going to AVW Elevation right after this show, and demanding a match against one of those Team Stratos losers. I may have messed up last week, but that doesn't mean I'm going to take the insults and accusations coming from the same woman who got us caught in her battles for MONTHS!" Weiss exclaimed, getting Yang irate again before they all heard 'Dangerous' by Within Temptation (feat. Howard Jones) played, indicating that it was time for Weiss to go out for her match. Weiss gave Yang one last glare before turning around, straightening herself out before making her way to the Gorilla Position.
"Look, I don't have time for whatever your issues are, Yang. I have a match against Endrossi right now, and I need to focus on that," Weiss said coldly before continuing her walk to the Gorilla Position. While Yang was seething at Weiss, Blake patted her girlfriend on the back while Ruby followed Weiss to the Gorilla Position, intent on accompanying her to the ring. Yang attempted to go after Ruby, but Blake put a hand on her shoulder, shook her head, and pulled Yang back.
"Ruby's got this, and so does Weiss. Let's focus on training for the Iron Survivor. One of us is going to win that BTWF Women's title for Team RWBY, and we need to be focused on that," Blake explained to her girlfriend, kissing her on the cheek in an attempt to calm her down. Yang looked down at Blake, sighed, and nodded before the two walked to the gym, leaving the other Team RWBY members to their own devices.
The camera panned to the ring, where 'Dangerous' by Within Temptation (feat. Howard Jones) was continuing to play, the crowd continuing to cheer as Weiss walked out of the back, her furrowed brows still showing how annoyed she was at the conversation with Yang. Ruby, who was following close behind her, patted her on the shoulder, and told her to not worry about what Yang said, and that Yang was just worried about Team Stratos attacking them and wanted to make sure that they were protected. Weiss didn't react to what Ruby said with anything but a nod before outstretching her arms.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Making her way to the ring, accompanied to the ring by Ruby Rose and representing Team RWBY, from the City of Atlas in Remnant, she is 'the Ice Queen' Weiss Schnee!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Weiss opened her eyes, her glare focused on the ring as she marched down the ring with purpose. Ruby looked a little concerned as she followed Weiss, giving several fans in the front row high-fives while Weiss was ignoring the fans altogether. Weiss made it to the ringside area quickly, and when she did, the Ice Queen took her white robe off and threw it down onto the floor before walking to another side of the ring.
"Welcome to another exciting episode of BTWF Intensity ladies and gentlemen, from the beautiful city of Puebla Mexico, I'm Mauro Ranallo alongside my new broadcast colleagues, Kotoko Iwanaga and Bob Belcher!" Mauro exclaimed after the camera had panned to the commentary table, revealing the new member of the Intensity commentary team. Mauro then shook both Kotoko and Bob's hands while Weiss performed a cartwheel on the side of the ring before sliding into the ring with her legs in a splits. Ruby applauded Weiss as the Ice Queen winked into the camera before rolling back up to her feet, stretching her arms out again while the crowd continued cheering her.
"Mauro, it's great to have you as our new broadcast colleague, and you picked a good night to join us, as tonight, our main event is a BTWF vs. AVW 8-person tag team match, featuring the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss went into the corner, and while leaning into the corner, stretched out her arms again while Ruby high-fived several more fans in the front row while Weiss looked at the stage, ready for a fight. The camera then panned to the stage, where the lights in the arena went down with the sounds of camera flashes going off with sound bites of people being excited about seeing Endrossi. The crowd booed as Franky Monet's 'I'm a Star' theme song played, revealing Brandish and Marin coming out, presenting Endrossi to the fans. The camera showed a pair of fuzzy wrestling boots walking to the center of the stage before the camera shot up to the face of Endrossi, who had a confident smirk on her face while holding her cell phone close to her face.
"And her opponent, accompanied to the ring by Marin Hollow and 'The Influencer' Brandish Myu, now residing in Hollywood California, Endrossi Jahad!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to boo as the TitanTron began showcasing the view from Endrossi's cell phone. Endrossi fixed her hair while walking to the ring, continuing to focus on her phone while Marin took pictures of Brandish strutting to the ring. Endrossi called herself the most beautiful woman in the BTWF, and that she was going to make things a lot worse for Weiss tonight. Brandish simply replied with a nod, allowing Marin to continue taking photographs of the Influencer.
"And that's our main event! Right now, we have the in-ring debut of Endrossi Jahad, Brandish's new ally," Bob explained as Endrossi made it to the ringside area, continuing to show off her face on her phone. Endrossi then jumped onto the ring apron, laying down on the apron with her legs crossed, maintaining her gaze at her appearance on her pone. Endrossi then rolled into the ring, jumped up to the top rope, and continued gazing at herself on the cell phone, saying that the fans were lucky to see what she was seeing. Endrossi then jumped down from the corner, finally putting her phone down, and handing it to Marin before taking off her furry ring jacket. The referee then checked if Weiss and Endrossi were both ready and when they confirmed that they were, the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match.
"Let's see what Endrossi is capable of, as we've only seen her backstage agreeing with Brandish," Kotoko explained as Endrossi and Weiss locked up in the middle of the ring, the crowd cheering as Weiss looked to be overpowering Endrossi by beginning to push her into the ropes. However, Endrossi countered by taking her down with a Japanese Arm Drag and attempting to lock her in an Armbar. However, Weiss was able to cartwheel and escape the Armbar before wringing Endrossi's arm, the crowd cheering as the Ice Queen attempted to push Endrossi down. However, Endrossi was able to roll onto her back and took Weiss down with a Drop Tow Hold before attempting to lock the Ice Queen in a Side Headlock. However, Weiss was once again able to escape, putting Endrossi in a Hammerlock while pressing her forearm to the back of Endrossi's head, forcing her to stay on the ground.
"Weiss and Endrossi exchanging a brilliant display of technical wrestling in the middle of the ring, and Endrossi's doing a great job of keeping up with Weiss! Well, not right now, but you know what I mean!" Mauro exclaimed as Endrossi pushed Weiss' forearm off of her, and put her in a Side Headlock. Weiss, however, immediately began getting back to her feet and attempting to throw Endrossi into the ropes. However, Endrossi was able to keep a hold on the Headlock, and Weiss responded by attempting to hit Endrossi with a Back Suplex. Endrossi was able to land on her feet behind Weiss' back and attempted to throw Weiss down with a Snapmare, but Weiss landed on her feet. Endrossi then attempted to grab Weiss in a Waistlock, but Weiss responded by hitting Endrossi with several Back Elbows to the side of the head.
"Weiss firing off the strikes here first, hitting Endrossi with several Back Elbows to the side of the head!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss turned around, and hit Endrossi with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before throwing her into the corner. However, Endrossi stopped herself from hitting the corner and when Weiss attempted to hit her with a Running Corner Attack, Endrossi countered by hitting Weiss with a Back Elbow to the side of the head. Endrossi then attempted to hit a Running Attack onto Weiss, but the crowd cheered as the Ice Queen countered Endrossi with a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker. The crowd cheered as Weiss ran the ropes, and hit Endrossi in the forehead with a Cartwheel into a Knee Drop before going for the pinfall.
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"That was a beautiful Knee Drop by Weiss! I don't think I've seen anyone else hit a Knee Drop like that!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss put Endrossi in a seated position, and hit her with a Knife-Edge Chop to the back before running the ropes, and attempting to hit her with a Running Seated Big Boot. Endrossi, however, ducked the kick, grabbed Weiss' leg, and attempted to lock her in a Single Leg Boston Crab. However, Weiss kicked Endrossi away and attempted to lock her in the Deep Freeze (Charlotte Flair's Figure-8-Leglock), but Endrossi pushed Weiss away, the two hitting simultaneous punches to each other's faces, sending them staggering away from each other. Endrossi then attempted to hit Weiss with a Superkick, but the Ice Queen grabbed her foot, and when Endrossi attempted to hit her with an Enziguri, Weiss ducked and once again attempted to lock Endrossi in the Deep Freeze (Charlotte Flair's Figure-8-Leglock).
"Weiss trying to end this match early once again, attempting to lock Endrossi in the Deep Freeze!" Mauro exclaimed as Endrossi quickly made it to the ropes, forcing Weiss to back away. When Weiss backed away, Endrossi got back up to her feet and hit the Ice Queen with several punches to the side of the head before attempting to hit her with a Jumping Knee, but Weiss was able to catch her and throw Endrossi overhead with an Exploder Suplex. The crowd cheered as Weiss kipped back up to her feet and ran the ropes to hit the Seated Big Boot to Endrossi's head she tried earlier before going for the pinfall once again.
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Weiss picked Endrossi up immediately after the kickout and hit her with a couple of punches to the chin.
"Weiss continuing to put her foot on the gas, hitting some hard punches to Endrossi's face! That can't be good for her modeling career!" Kotoko joked as Endrossi staggered to the ropes to get a breather. Weiss attempted to hit her with a Myrtenaster (Charlotte Flair's Big Boot), but Endrossi low-bridged her, sending Weiss on the apron, the crowd booing as Endrossi hit her with a couple of punches to the side of the head before running the ropes, attempting to knock Weiss to the floor with a Flying Forearm Smash. However, Weiss countered with a Roundhouse Kick from the apron, stunning Endrossi. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss climbed up to the top rope and hit Endrossi with a Crossbody before going for the pinfall.
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"Beautiful Crossbody by the Ice Queen, but it's not enough to put away Brandish's new friend!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss picked Endrossi up, and hit her with an STO Backbreaker/STO combination before climbing back up to the top rope. However, when Weiss attempted to hit Endrossi with a Diving Moonsault, Endrossi lifted her knees up, sending the Ice Queen's ribs crashing into her knees. Endrossi got back up to her feet and hit a stunned Weiss with a Jumping Knee Strike to the face before picking her up and hitting her with a Gourdbuster that sent her midsection bouncing off the top rope. The crowd booed as Endrossi immediately ran the ropes, and hit a Running Knee Strike to the side of Weiss' head while she was dangling from the top rope.
"And just like that, Endrossi changes the pace of this match almost effortlessly!" Mauro exclaimed as Endrossi mounted Weiss, and hit her with multiple punches to the side of the head before throwing her into the corner, smashing her face into the top turnbuckle several times. Endrossi then ran the ropes, and hit Weiss with a couple of Running Corner Flying Forearm Smashes, sending Weiss staggering out of the corner in a stunned state. This allowed Endrossi to hit Weiss with a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors, sending Weiss' face crashing into the middle turnbuckle. Endrossi smirked at a downed Weiss, grabbed her cell phone, and ran the ropes to hit a Running Corner Meteora to the back of Weiss' head.
"Endrossi's own tribute to Brandish, using a version of the Brandish Myu Experience!" Kotoko exclaimed as Endrossi kneeled next to a dazed Weiss, and took a selfie with her and Weiss, the crowd booing as Endrossi showed the Ice Queen the selfie, saying that it looked good. Endrossi then put her phone down and hit Weiss with several punches to the side of the head before picking her up and hitting her with a Back Drop Driver. The crowd continued booing as Endrossi hit a Jumping Leg Drop across Weiss' throat before going for her first pinfall of the match, hooking both of her legs back.
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Endrossi looked annoyed that Weiss kicked out, and responded by locking the Ice Queen in a Side Headlock, hitting Weiss with multiple punches to the top of the head.
"Endrossi may be a model, but she can get feisty when she needs to be," Bob noted as Endrossi got back to her feet, stomping on Weiss' chest and face. Endrossi then posed for the fans, telling them to take pictures of her good side, the crowd booing while chanting for her to 'Shut the Hell Up!' Endrossi responded by rolling her eyes before grabbing Weiss, hitting her with several Kawada Kicks to the head before hitting her with a Snap Suplex that sent her into the ropes. Endrossi then rolled Weiss back up to her feet, and hit her with another Snap Suplex, this time floating over into a pinfall.
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"Endrossi getting another two count, but Weiss' back may have been hurt due to being sent into the ropes with that level of force!" Mauro exclaimed as Endrossi hit several Elbow Drops to Weiss' chest before running the ropes, and hitting Weiss with a Jumping Elbow Drop across the chest and throat. The crowd continued booing as Endrossi began fixing her hair while pressing her foot over Weiss' throat, but Weiss responded by kicking the back of Endrossi's leg several times before pushing her away. However, Endrossi responded by hitting Weiss with a Running Basement Dropkick to the side of the head while the Ice Queen attempted to get back to her feet. Endrossi then picked Weiss back up and hit her with a DDT before locking her in a Butterfly Lock, pressing her knee right into the small of her back.
"Endrossi with a Butterfly Lock right in the middle of the ring! This could be the end of Weiss' night!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss shook her head, refusing to give up as Endrossi continued pressing her knee into the back. Endrossi continued wringing both of her arms while Weiss began trying to get back to her feet, the crowd cheering as Weiss hit several Back Elbows to the chest. Endrossi attempted to counter this by trying to hit her with the Shinsu Needle (Rolling Killswitch), but Weiss responded by pushing Endrossi away and attempting to hit her with a Myrtenaster (Charlotte Flair's Big Boot). However, Endrossi ducked and hit Weiss with a Jumping Neckbreaker before going for the pinfall.
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"Endrossi is able to take Weiss down with that Jumping Neckbreaker, preventing the Ice Queen from coming back into this match!" Mauro exclaimed as Endrossi stomped on the side of Weiss' face, picked her up, put her over her shoulders, and attempted to hit her with an Over the Shoulder Cutter. However, Weiss was able to slide out of Endrossi's grasp and push her into the corner, but Endrossi was able to stop herself, hit an oncoming Weiss with a Knee Lift to the face, and attempted to hit her with a Tornado DDT. Weiss was able to stop Endrossi from completing the Tornado DDT, but Endrossi countered the attempt at another Exploder Suplex with several Back Elbows to the side of the head.
"Endrossi and Weiss going counter-for-counter here, but only one of these women is going to be able to get the upper hand!" Kotoko exclaimed as Endrossi headbutted Weiss in the face before going back into the corner and climbing up to the top rope. However, before Endrossi could dive off the top rope, Weiss jumped up to the top rope and threw Endrossi off with a Top Rope Spanish Fly, the crowd cheering as Endrossi practically bounced off the ring canvas. Weiss pulled herself back up to her feet, stomped over Endrossi, and climbed up to the top rope, attempting to hit her with a Diving Moonsault, but Endrossi rolled out of the way. However, Weiss was able to land on her feet and hit Endrossi with a Standing Moonsault before going for the pinfall.
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"Weiss coming back into this match, performing that beautiful Standing Moonsault after changing moves in mid-air!" Mauro exclaimed as Weiss stomped on the mat while Ruby and the fans were clapping in the same rhythm. When Endrossi got back up to her feet, Weiss ran the ropes and hit Endrossi with two Clotheslines, a Running Back Elbow, and a Backpack Stunner. The crowd continued cheering as Weiss ran the ropes, and hit Endrossi with a Running Shotgun Dropkick to the chest, sending her into the corner. Weiss then ran the ropes and hit a Handspring Back Elbow to Endrossi before throwing her out of the corner and hitting Endrossi with a Cartwheel into a Clothesline.
"Weiss continuing to show off with her athleticism, adding some extra force to that Clothesline with that Cartwheel!" Mauro exclaimed as Weiss picked Endrossi back up, hit her with a Shin Breaker, and threw her down with a Dragon Screw. Weiss then once again attempted to lock her in the Deep Freeze (Charlotte Flair's Figure-8-Leglock), but Endrossi was once again able to pull herself to the ropes, forcing the referee to intervene and pull Weiss of off her. When Weiss backed off, Endrossi kicked her in the leg a couple of times before pulling herself back to her feet and attempting to hit her with a Jumping Enziguri. However, Weiss was able to duck, and hit Endrossi with a Deadlift German Suplex, bridging into a pinfall.
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"Weiss showcasing some impressive strength there alongside her athleticism!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss grabbed Endrossi's leg, and kicked the back of her knee several times before attempting to pick her up, and hit her with another Dragon Screw, but the crowd booed as Endrossi hit Weiss in the side of the head with an Enziguri. While Weiss was stunned, Endrossi turned around and hit the Ice Queen with a Spinebuster before pushing her back to her feet and hitting her with a Uranage. The crowd continued booing as Endrossi climbed up to the top rope, waiting for Weiss to get back up to her feet, and when she did, Endrossi hit her with a Missile Dropkick to the side of the head.
"Endrossi showing her own brand of athleticism, hitting Weiss right in the face with a Missile Dropkick!" Mauro exclaimed as Endrossi ran the ropes, and hit Weiss with a Sliding Forearm before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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Endrossi looked annoyed as Weiss kicked out again, responding my picking Weiss up, and throwing her into the ropes. Endrossi then threw Weiss into the air, attempting to hit her with a Pop-Up Cutter, but Weiss was able to counter with a Falling Sit-Out Facebuster.
"What a counter by Weiss, planting Endrossi's face right into the canvas!" Bob exclaimed as Weiss began climbing up to the top rope, and when Endrossi got back to her feet, Weiss hit her with a Diving Corkscrew Moonsault before pinning her once again.
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Weiss looked annoyed that Endrossi had kicked out, and she responded by picking her up, and hitting her with several Knife-Edge Chops before running the ropes, and attempting to hit Endrossi with a Springboard Crossbody. However, Endrossi countered the Springboard Crossbody with a Cutter before going for another pin, hooking both of her legs back.
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"I thought Endrossi had it there! That Cutter really came out of nowhere!" Bob exclaimed as Endrossi picked Weiss up, slapped her in the face, and attempted to hit her with a Supermodel Kick (Spinning Roundhouse Kick). However, Weiss was able to duck the kick, hit Endrossi with a Knife-Edge Chop to the back of the neck with enough force to send her falling to her knees, and attempted to hit her with a Cold Snap (Charlotte Flair's Natural Selection). However, Endrossi was able to roll out of it and hit Weiss in the chin with a Superkick before attempting to hit her with the Shinsu Needle (Rolling Killswitch). However, Weiss countered by hitting Endrossi with a Reverse Frankensteiner, and while Endrossi was on her knees, the Ice Queen ran the ropes and hit her with a Sliding Knee to the side of the head.
"Weiss almost taking Endrossi's head off with that Sliding Knee!" Kotoko exclaimed as Weiss told the crowd that it was done, preparing for the Cold Snap (Charlotte Flair's Natural Selection). However, Marin got onto the apron and began yelling at Weiss to distract her, and Weiss responded by hitting Marin with a Myrtenaster (Charlotte Flair's Big Boot), sending him falling down onto the apron. Meanwhile, Brandish and Ruby were brawling on the outside with Ruby attempting to hit the Influencer with the Rose Plant (Arm-Trapped Headlock Driver). However, Brandish responded by pushing Ruby into the steel ring post, sending her arm bouncing off the steel. Brandish then grabbed Weiss' leg, once again distracting her while Endrossi tried picking herself back up to her feet. Just as Weiss pushed Brandish away from her, Endrossi hit the Ice Queen with a Running Corner Knee Strike to the face before grabbing her arm, pulling her out of the corner, and hitting her with an Arm-Trapped Backstabber.
"Endrossi taking advantage of Marin and Brandish's distraction to take Weiss back down!" Bob exclaimed as Endrossi picked Weiss up, and hit her with a Standing Beauty Shot (Spinning Wheel Kick) before picking her back up, and hitting her with the Shinsu Needle (Rolling Killswitch) before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, Endrossi Jahad!" Tony Chimel announced as Endrossi sat back up, holding the side of her head in pain while smirking into the camera. Endrossi then told the referee to go get her cell phone, the crowd booing as she pushed the referee away from her to go and get her phone. When she finally got her phone back, Endrossi laid down next to Weiss and took several selfies before kipping back up to her feet, the crowd continuing to boo as Brandish and Marin came into the ring. Marin was still holding his face from Weiss almost kicking it off, but he continued celebrating with Brandish and Endrossi.
"Endrossi picking up a big win in her debut, knocking out Weiss thanks to the distractions of her teammates!" Mauro exclaimed as Weiss rolled out of the ring, holding her face in pain while Ruby kneeled next to her friend. While holding her arm, Ruby helped Weiss back to her feet, telling her that it was OK and that she did a really good job against Endrossi, which Weiss responded to with a simple sigh. Back in the ring, Endrossi invited Brandish and Marin to move next to her, the three taking a group selfie together, the crowd continuing to boo as Endrossi showed off the selfies she had taken to her allies.
"This cannot help the tensions between Weiss and Yang, but it'll definitely be a benefit for Endrossi's career aspects," Kotoko explained as Endrossi went into the corner, looking into the camera, and calling out LWF: Reborn's Ken Warren. Endrossi called Ken nothing but a coward because he didn't even try to acknowledge Brandish's challenges towards him. Endrossi continued making fun of Ken, saying that Ken was scared of Brandish because the Influencer was an actual social media celebrity and not some wannabe. Brandish simply responded with a nod in agreement, telling Ken that one way or another, she was going to get a response out of him.
"Brandish and Endrossi are still trying to get in LWF superstar Ken Warren's head, after weeks of silence on the Social Media Sinister's part," Mauro noted as Endrossi and Brandish high-fived each other before leaving the ring. Outside of the ring, Ruby continued trying to comfort Weiss, saying that everything was going to be OK and that she was going to get her win back on AVW Elevation. Weiss looked at her friend and simply nodded before flashing a small smile towards Ruby, thanking her for the support.
The camera panned to the backstage interview area, where Scott Stanford was standing next to the Japanese Destroyers (Tanjiro Kamado & Ganta Igarashi). The Japanese Destroyers looked happy and ready to fight, while Scott had a microphone in his hand, ready for an interview.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the Japanese Destroyers, who came up short at BTWF StarShow in a triple threat tag team match for the BTWF Tag Team Championships. The question is what is next for the Japanese Destroyers?" Scott asked as Tanjiro responded after moving the microphone closer to his mouth.
"What's next is pretty simple; we're going to continue our journey to the BTWF Tag Team Championships. We may have lost at StarShow, but it doesn't matter how many times we lose, as long as we come out on top in the end, and rest assured, we will," Tanjiro said with a confident smile on his face, matching the tone in his voice. Ganta patted his tag team partner on the shoulder before continuing the interview.
"No matter who the champions are, they're going to have us watching them from the shadows, and when the time is right…BAM! We're going to get them and those BTWF Tag Team Championships!" Ganta exclaimed, the sudden raise in the volume of his voice causing Scott and Tanjiro to jump. However, before Ganta or Tanjiro could continue the interview, Joey Wheeler and Tristan Taylor, in street clothes, ran up to them and knocked them down with clubbing blows to the back of the head. Tanjiro and Ganta attempted to fight back, but Joey and Tristan were able to throw the two into the steel chain link fence of the backstage interview area, prompting Scott Stanford to leave.
"You two idiots think you're the only ones who want those tag titles! We've been wanting these titles since we came into BTWF! And we're not gonna let you two jump the line in front of us!" Joey exclaimed before mounting Tanjiro and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head before picking him back up and throwing hum into the wall. Meanwhile, Tristan kicked Ganta in the side of the head before picking him up and hitting him with a Gourdbuster on top of a production crate. Joey and Tristan then pushed the production crate into a fallen Tanjiro's chest, sending Ganta falling off the crate and onto the concrete floor. Joey and Tristan then turned around, with Joey grabbing the camera from the cameraman in front of him, and pointing it right at their downed foes.
"We told y'all we're done being jokes! If anyone else wants to laugh at us, you can laugh at us from the hospital next to those two!" Tristan exclaimed, pointing at a fallen Tanjiro and Ganta who were being checked on by several medical personnel. Tristan and Joey them smirked at each other before fist-bumping each other and Joey turned the camera to his face.
"And this is only gonna be the beginning! So, Intensity, watch your backs because the Yu-Gi-Bromans are dead, but the Dudes with Attitudes are here to stay and take over!" Joey exclaimed before throwing the camera at Tanjiro and Ganta before stomping away with Tristan.
The camera panned back to the stage, where Carmelo Hayes' 'Melo Don't Miss' theme song played, the crowd cheering as Marcel Galliard came walking out of the back, holding the Feast or Famine briefcase in one hand. Marcel then walked to the center of the stage, put the briefcase down, patted it, and then stretched his arms out with a confident smile on his face with golden pyro shooting out of the stage. In the ring, Huey Freeman was giving Cleveland Jr. battle plans while the big man was nodding, and waiting for Marcel to get into the ring. Marcel, meanwhile, picked his briefcase back up, raised it over his head, and began walking down the entranceway.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! In the ring, from Langley Falls Virginia, and accompanied to the ring by Huey Freeman, Cleveland Brown Jr.! And his opponent, from Liberio Marley, he is the holder of the BTWF Midcard Feast or Famine briefcase, Marcel Galliard!" Tony Chimel announced as Marcel continued showing off his briefcase, giving multiple fans in the front row high-fives and fist-bumps while continuing to make his way to the ring. When Marcel made it to the ringside area, Marcel put the briefcase back down, patted it once again, and raised both his outstretched arms in the air, the crowd continuing to cheer and chant for Marcel.
"Marcel's performing double-duty tonight, not only being in our main event inter-promotional match but facing off a massive opponent right now! I have to say, that is very brave of the Feast of Famine briefcase holder," Mauro explained as Marcel put the briefcase on the top of the steel steps before jumping up to the steel ring apron. Marcel then walked into the ring before jumping up to the middle rope, mimicking ripping off a t-shirt, keeping his arms outstretched as the lights focused on him while Huey gave Cleveland Jr. one last piece of advice before leaving the ring. Marcel then jumped off the ropes, and walked to the middle of the ring, being ready to face the much larger opponent in front of him.
"Marcel's a fighter, Mauro! He'll always take a moment to show the fans just how skilled he is, no matter who he's up against!" Bob responded as the referee made sure both men were ready before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell, starting the match. Cleveland Jr. immediately started the match, grabbing Marcel's head, and hitting him with several headbutts to the face before pushing him into the corner. The crowd began booing as Cleveland Jr. hit Marcel with several Corner Back Elbows before turning around, and hitting him with a couple more headbutts while keeping Marcel in the corner. The crowd booed as Cleveland Jr. yelled at the crowd, telling them that Marcel's 15 Minutes of Fame were up before attempting to hit him with a Running Body Avalanche. However, Marcel was able to dodge, sending Cleveland Jr.'s head bouncing off the top turnbuckle, allowing Marcel to hit the bigger man with a Superkick to the chin.
"Marcel bouncing back from that early onslaught by the giant!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marcel ran the ropes, and hit Cleveland Jr. with a Springboard Clothesline, stunning the giant before hitting him with a Double Knee Facebreaker, sending the giant bent over. Marcel then jumped up to the top rope, and after balancing himself on the top turnbuckle, hit Cleveland Jr. with the Marley Divide (Carmelo Hayes' Nothing but Net) before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, he is the holder of the BTWF Midcard Feast of Famine briefcase, Marcel Galliard!" Tony Chimel announced, with Marcel kipping back up to his feet, shooting both of his fists in the air. The crowd continued cheering as Marcel mimicked ripping his shirt off before keeping his arms outstretched, looking into the camera and telling the SOS Brigade that this was just a small taste of what they were going to expect in the main event. Marcel then grabbed his briefcase from the steel steps and raised it over his head as Huey looked on at the scene in front of him in complete shock.
"Another minute-long match for Marcel, but he looked as impressive as he did last week, showing the SOS Brigade what they're going to be going up against in our main event!" Mauro exclaimed as Huey stepped into the ring, but instead of going after Marcel, he leaned over and began yelling at a still downed and dazed Cleveland Jr., slapping him in the side of the facer several times before yelling out that he was done. Huey gave one last kick to Cleveland Jr.'s face before rolling out of the ring, kicking off his robe, and once again telling the crowd and anyone willing to listen that he was done with the Nation and that he was done wasting his time.
"Marcel not only got another impressive victory, but he may have been the straw that broke the camel's back for the Nation of Domination 2.0!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marcel shook his head at Huey while he was stomping away before getting back up to the top rope, and shooting both his fists up in the air. Marcel then jumped down after a minute, grabbed his Feast or Famine briefcase, and raised it over his head before rolling out of the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Marcel high-fived fans on his way back up to the backstage area, continuing to keep his Feast or Famine briefcase in the air while Cleveland Jr. was still in the ring, processing what Huey had screamed at him while Marcel made it to the stage.
"Marcel is absolutely one for the future! And he's been proving it with every in-ring appearance since debuting at StarShow!" Bob exclaimed as Marcel stood at the center of the stage, and raised his Feast or Famine briefcase with both his hands, telling the fans to get a good look at their future.
The camera panned to the Gorilla position backstage, where Kilik Rung and Caleb Femi watching the events of what transpired from one of the televisions at the Gorilla Position. Kilik and Caleb were laughing at Huey officially ending the Nation of Domination 2.0 and Cleveland Jr.'s quick loss to Marcel.
"Man, look at Huey there. He was never a real leader. Imagine if I stayed listening to that midget," Kilik said while shaking his head and laughing. Before Caleb could respond, BTWF International Champion Edward Elric came walking up to them with a smirk on his face, causing both Kilik and Caleb to glare at him.
"Well, I'm glad that you guys are having fun here, but you better be focused on our BTWF International Championship rematch at War of Attrition. I don't want to hear you whining about how you were screwed or how someone cost you the match. I want you to be at your best so I can send you right back down the ladder," Elric said with a chuckle. Caleb looked as though he was going to attack Elric, but Kilik put an arm in front of him, telling him to back down. Kilik then looked at Elric with a smirk of his own, and before the BTWF International Champion could respond, Kilik hit Elric in the face with a right-handed jab, sending the champion falling to his knees while holding the side of his face in pain.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about me being ready, Elric. I'm more than 100% ready to take the BTWF International Championship from you as I should've at StarShow," Kilik said before condescendingly patting Elric's head before walking away with Caleb in tow. Elric, glaring at Kilik and Caleb's disappearing frames, stood back up while still holding the side of his face in pain. Elric thought about going after Kilik and Caleb, but realizing that he had a match to get to, he decided to continue his walk to the Gorilla Position as the camera panned to a commercial break.
Commercial Break*
Commercial Over*
'We're really glad that you're our friend, and this is a friendship that'll never, ever end,' the opening theme of the Happy Place sang as the camera panned to the Happy Place, which had been refurbished, looking back to the way that it was before the Demon had been introduced. BTWF Women's Champion Minatsuki Takami and Lauren Gacy were standing on both sides of a trophy case on a pillar that held the BTWF Women's Championship in the center of the Happy Place.
"Hi everyone! Lauren and I wanted to show you guys how much we got done! The Happy Place almost feels like home again!" Minatsuki exclaimed, stretching her arms out to showcase the new coat of paint on the walls of the Happy Place, new furniture featuring a big red couch, a black recliner next to the couch, the shag carpet being gray, and pictures of Lauren and Minatsuki featuring Minatsuki winning the BTWF Women's Championship, Lauren and Minatsuki hugging in the middle of the ring, and a downed Luna looking up at the lights after losing the championship match at StarShow.
"I CANNOT tell you how happy I am that I got to help you rebuild the Happy Place! I remember seeing you open up about your life and bring your confidence back while sitting in the Happy Place with all your friends. And the fact that I'm not only standing in the Happy Place with you, but the fact that I was able to help you rebuild it is nothing short of a dream come true!" Lauren exclaimed before jumping into Minatsuki's arms for a hug, which the BTWF Women's Champion immediately reciprocated. While the two were hugging, Minatsuki looked up at the picture of a downed Luna, and sighed, letting go of Lauren before grabbing the picture off the wall and staring right into Luna's face.
"Lauren…Luna's still ignoring us. I know she says that she's been training to try and get her championship back, but…but we had something special before StarShow. Luna may have tried to destroy the Happy Place, but without her trying to destroy the Happy Place, I'd have never met my biggest fan and my best friend," Minatsuki longingly admitted before running her hand over the picture, to which Lauren responded with a glare. Lauren seemed to be trembling in anger before she took a couple of deep breaths, and forced herself to smile before grabbing the picture of Luna that Minatsuki was holding.
"Don't worry, Minatsuki, I'll make sure that by tonight, you and I are going to be engraved in her mind. We gave plenty of chances to acknowledge us again, and she's refused. Luna is going to pay for that," Lauren said, tilting her head to the side with a wide smile on her face. Minatsuki nodded before patting Lauren on both sides of her face, pressing her face into hers, the lights in the Happy Place turning dark red for a second with the images of the Happy Place distorted, showing the Demon form of Minatsuki in front of Lauren. When Minatsuki separated herself from Lauren, the lights in the Happy Place went back to normal, showing a normal Minatsuki smiling at her friend.
"Thank you, Lauren. I've been too patient with Luna, and she needs to learn her lesson," Minatsuki said before gazing at her BTWF Women's Championship at the center of the room. Lauren kept her gaze at Minatsuki, putting the picture of Luna down before stomping down on Luna's face, and walking closer to Minatsuki in amazement and admiration. The camera panned down to the picture, revealing that Lauren's heel had created a crack in the center of Luna's forehead.
The camera panned back to the stage, where the lights in the arena went down before Austin Aries' 'Ambition and Vision' theme song played, the crowd cheering loudly as Elric rose from the bottom of the stage, keeping his arms outstretched while the BTWF International Championship was around his waist. Elric then shot his fists down, causing a bright spotlight to shine above Elric's head while he patted the BTWF International Championship. In the ring, an African-American wrestler with a goatee, short black hair, a dark blue-green jacket that matched his long tights, and an olive-yellow vest over his jacket was waiting for Elric to come to the ring.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! In the ring, from Toronto Ontario Canada, Damian Morrison! And his opponent, from Resembool on the East State, Amestris, he is the BTWF International Champion, Edward Elric!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Damian shot both his fists in the air while the lights returned to normal. Elric walked down the entranceway. The crowd continued cheering as Elric high-fived several fans in the front row while continuing to show off the BTWF International Championship, telling the fans that he was going to hold this belt for a long time. Elric continued high-fiving more fans in the front row, taking his ring jacket off before stopping at the ringside area, and pointing at some fans in the crowd to see who wanted the jacket.
"Damian Morrison getting another chance to show his skills! A couple of weeks ago, Damian was able to take it to #1 contender for the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship Kuro Sakuragawa. Can he do the same against the BTWF International Champion!?" Mauro asked as Elric threw the jacket into the audience, seeing a couple of fans in the 7th row getting the belt. Elric then flexed his arm in celebration of the nice throw and ran up to the ring before climbing up to the ring apron and turning his back to the ring to bask in the adulation of the cheering fans for a little longer. Damian, meanwhile, took off his ring jacket, and began stretching in the corner, showing that he was focused and ready to take on the BTWF International Champion.
"I think he's got what it takes to do that, Mauro. Damian's been killing it on Evolve, and he put himself on the map a couple of weeks ago against Kuro," Bob responded as Elric climbed up to the top rope, took the BTWF International Championship off from around his waist, and raised it over his head. Elric then looked behind him, nodding at Damian before jumping off the top rope, putting the BTWF International Championship down on the steel steps, and walking over to Damian with his hand outstretched. Damian and Elric shook hands in the center of the ring, telling the referee that they were ready, which had the referee telling the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match.
"This match is underway after a show of respect between the champion and the relative rookie," Kotoko explained. Damian and Elric locked up in the middle of the ring, and before Damian could try and push Elric into the ropes, the BTWF International Champion responded by throwing Damian down with a Japanese Arm Drag, the crowd cheering as Elric put Damian in an Armbar. However, Damian was able to kip back up to his feet while he was in the Armbar, wring Elric's arm, and escape the Armbar before attempting to put Elric in a Hammerlock. However, Elric responded by throwing Damian down with a Snapmare before attempting to put her in a Hammerlock of his own, but Damian responded by putting the BTWF International Champion in a Grounded Headscissors.
"Damian, so far, seems to be holding his own fairly well against the BTWF International Champion, like he did against Kuro Sakuragawa a couple of weeks ago!" Mauro exclaimed as Elric kipped back up to his feet, and attempted to put Damian in a Side Headlock, but Damian slinked out of it and put the BTWF International Champion in a Hammerlock. The crowd cheered and chanted for both men as Damian pushed the arm further up while it was still in the Hammerlock, but Elric was able to duck down, freeing his arm and allowing himself to roll Damian up with a Roll Up.
Ref: 1…
Damian kicked out and immediately responded by attempting to lock Elric back in a Hammerlock, but Elric immediately responded by pushing Damian into the corner back first.
"Kuro-Senpai was distracted by that…abnormality Syrus. If Kuro-Senpai were focused, Damian would've lost in under a minute," Kotoko mumbled, her bias on full display before Elric hit a Jumping Corner Enziguri to Damian, stunning him. The crowd continued cheering as Elric ran the ropes, and hit a Running Corner Dropkick to the face before running the ropes again, attempting to hit another Running Corner Dropkick. Damian rolled out of the corner, but Elric was able to jump onto the top rope and hit Damian with a Twisting Crossbody when he turned around before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…
"Elric is able to balance on the top turnbuckle after missing a Running Corner Dropkick! You do not see balance or footwork like that in just any wrestler!" Mauro exclaimed as Elric picked Damian back up, and hit him with a couple of punches to the side of the head before throwing him into the ropes. Damian ducked the attempt at a Clothesline, and rebounded off the ropes with a Jumping Clothesline of his own, rolling back to his feet before attempting to hit a Scissors Kick to the back of Elric's head. However, the BTWF International Champion was able to dodge the kick and hit Damian with a Back Elbow to the side of the head. The crowd continued cheering as Elric ran the ropes, springboarded off the middle rope, and knocked Damian back down with a Springboard Back Elbow.
"Showing off that balance again with a picture-perfect Springboard Back Elbow, right to the jaw of Damian!" Kotoko exclaimed as Elric ran the ropes, and hit Damian with a Running Shooting Star Press before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2
Elric once again picked Damian back up and hit him with several Forearms to the side of the head. However, Damian blocked one of those forearms and hit Elric with several of his own, the crowd continuing to cheer as Damian sent Elric staggering with a Jumping Forearm Shot right to the face. Damian then went over to Elric and hit him with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before running the ropes and attempting to hit him with a Running Dropkick. However, Elric dodged, sending Damian falling out of the ring, though thankfully, he landed on his feet, and when Elric ran the ropes attempting a dive of his own, Damian responded with a counter Jumping Guillotine Leg Drop.
"What a counter by Damian! And look at the height he got on that Jumping Leg Drop across the back of the neck!" Bob exclaimed in amazement before Damian pushed Elric back into the ring, and springboarded back into the ring with a Springboard Twisting Splash. Damian then picked Elric up and placed him in the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Damian hit a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to Elric's chest before running the ropes and attempting to hit Elric with a Running Corner Back Elbow. However, Elric was able to catch Damian in mid-air in a Waistlock, and threw him out of the ring with a German Suplex, sending the newcomer staggering into the corner of the fan barricade while holding the side of his head.
"Look at the strength on display by Elric, catching Damian in mid-air and dumping him to the outside like yesterday's garbage!" Mauro exclaimed as Elric jumped up to the top rope, waiting for Damian to pull himself back up to his feet. When the newcomer was back on his feet, Elric dived onto him from the top rope to the floor with a Diving Somersault Senton, knocking both he and Damian into the corner of the fan barricade. After a moment, Elric got back up to his feet, picked Damian up, and smashed his face into the top of the fan barricade a couple of times before laying in a couple of punches to the face. Damian attempted to fight back with a couple of punches of his own, but Elric responded by dodging one of the punches and hitting Damian with a Back Suplex that sent his back bouncing off the steel top of the fan barricade.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Elric now using his environment to his advantage, sending Damian bouncing off the steel of the fan barricade!" Kotoko exclaimed as Elric threw Damian back into the ring before jumping back onto the ring apron. Damian staggered back to his feet, and Elric responded by springboarding back into the ring and hitting Damian in the side of the face with a Springboard Knee Strike. The crowd continued cheering as Elric rolled back to his feet, and ran the ropes before hitting Damian with a Basement Discus Forearm to the side of the head before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2
Elric looked pleasantly surprised that Damian had kicked out and dragged the newcomer to the corner before climbing back up to the top rope, preparing for the Phoenix Splash.
"Elric looking to finish this match early, sending a message to Kilik!" Bob exclaimed as Elric attempted to hit Damian with the Phoenix Splash, but Damian was able to roll out of the way. Elric was able to roll and land on his feet, but when he got back to his feet, Damian hit Elric with a Running Uppercut that sent him crashing into the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Damian ran the ropes, and hit Elric with a Running Corner Back Elbow before throwing him down with the mat with a Snapmare. Damian rolled in front of Elric and attempted to hit him with a Penalty Kick, but Elric ducked out of the way and rolled Damian up with a School Boy pin.
Ref: 1…2
Damian kicked out and responded by hitting Elric with a High Head Kick to the side of the head, sending him staggering away.
"Damian showing off his striking ability with that hard kick to the side of the head!" Kotoko exclaimed as Damian ran the ropes, attempting to hit a Handspring Back Elbow, but Elric ducked out of the way and attempted to hit Damian with a Springboard Clothesline. However, Damian was able to jump onto the middle rope just as Elric was about to springboard and threw him off the ropes with a Middle Rope STO. Damian then ran the ropes and hit a stunned Elric with a Penalty Kick to the face before going for the pin, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2.
"Damian may have finally gained control of this match with that devastating counter off the middle rope!" Mauro exclaimed as Damian turned Elric around, and stomped him multiple times in the chest. Damian then put Elric in a seated position before hitting him with a Jumping Basement Dropkick to the back of the head, rolling back to his feet before hitting Elric with a Standing Shooting Star Press. Damian then dragged Elric away from the ropes, ran the ropes himself, and hit him with several Sliding Leg Drops across the BTWF International Champion's throat before finishing the sequence off with a Jumping Rolling Leg Drop across the throat. Damian then kipped back to his feet and gave the cheering fans a little dance before picking the BTWF International Champion back up and hitting him with a Spinning Back Kick to the gut.
"Damian showing off a little, but you can't blame him given how well he's been able to control the BTWF International Champion," Bob explained as Damian ran the ropes, and springboarded off the middle rope to knock a stunned Elric back down with a Springboard Moonsault. Damian then kipped back up to his feet and did another dance for the cheering crowd before hitting him with a Jumping Double Foot Stomp. Damian then ran the ropes and hit a Running Double Foot Stomp to a seated Elric's chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2.
Damian raised an eyebrow at the kickout but responded by picking Elric up and hitting him with a Vertical Suplex.
"Very nice Suplex by Damian, and you can see the confidence growing on this man as the match continues," Kotoko explained as Damian put Elric back in a seated position before kicking him in the back several times. Damian then picked Elric up and attempted to hit him with a Back Suplex, but the crowd cheered as Elric hit several punches to the base of Damian's head, allowing him to escape the Back Suplex attempt. Elric ran the ropes and springboarded off the middle rope for a Springboard Crossbody attempt, but Damian responded with a Dropkick to the midsection. While Elric was trying to get back to his feet, Damian ran the ropes and hit a stunned Elric with a Swinging Neckbreaker.
"Nice counter by Damian, making sure that the International Champion doesn't get back into the match so soon!" Kotoko exclaimed as Damian ran the ropes, and hit a Jumping Knee Drop across Elric's forehead before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
Damian grabbed Elric and put him in a Grounded Cobra Clutch, the crowd chanting for both men as Elric refused to give up. After a moment, Elric attempted to put himself back on his feet, but Damian responded with multiple knee strikes to the back before putting him back on the ground. Elric continued fighting back despite Damian putting him in a Bodyscissors as well, the crowd continuing to chant for both men as Elric began losing consciousness. However, the crowd continued cheering as Elric began pulling himself back up to his feet with Damian still on his back.
"Damian's not letting go of the Cobra Clutch! Elric may pass out before he even knows where he's going!" Bob exclaimed as Elric began ramming Damian's back into the corner several times. Damian finally let go after the 3rd time being rammed into the corner, allowing Elric to catch his breath before running the ropes and attempting to hit him with a Running Corner Discus Forearm. However, Damian responded with a Corner Kick to the side of the face before jumping up to the middle rope, hitting a stunned Elric with a Diving Middle Rope Hurricanrana. Damian wasn't done, however, as he ran the ropes, and hit Elric with a Running Basement Dropkick to the side of the head while the BTWF International Champion was on his knees before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"Damian was millimeters away from scoring the biggest win of his wrestling career!" Mauro exclaimed as Damian looked shocked that he didn't get the pin, even arguing with the referee while he was sitting next to Elric. Damian was thinking of what to do next, but the crowd cheered again as Elric rolled Damian up with as Crucifix Pin.
Ref: 1…2…
Damian kicked out, and when Elric got back to his feet, Damian hit him with a Superkick to the side of the head before springboarding off the middle rope, attempting to hit him with a Springboard Cutter, but Elric countered with a Jumping Knee Strike to the back of the head, sending both men falling on their backs.
"What a counter by Elric, almost taking Damian's head off with that Jumping Knee Strike!" Mauro exclaimed as Elric went towards the ropes to try and catch his breath. Damian picked himself up while holding the back of his head, and Damian attempted to hit Elric with a Running Big Boot, but Elric responded with a Kick of his own, sending him staggering away. Elric then slapped himself in the face several times to psyche himself out before running at Damian and hitting him with two Clotheslines, a Flapjack, a Sling Blade, and a Reverse DDT. The crowd continued cheering as Elric springboarded off the middle rope, and hit a Springboard Twisting Leg Drop across Damian's throat before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
"Elric is coming back into the match, almost taking Damian out with that beautiful Springboard Twisting Leg Drop!" Mauro exclaimed as Elric picked Damian up, threw him into the corner, and ran the ropes to hit him with a Spinning Leg Lariat across the throat, throwing him out of the corner before running the ropes, and knocking Damian back down with a Running Discus Forearm to the side of the head. The crowd continued cheering as Elric climbed up to the top rope, once again attempting to hit Damian with the Phoenix Splash. However, Damian got back to his feet and hit Elric with a club to the back of the head, the crowd continuing to cheer as Damian jumped up to the top rope, and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head.
"Damian is able to stop the Phoenix Splash attempt, but what does he have planned now that they're both on the top rope!?" Kotoko exclaimed as Damian threw Elric off the top rope, hitting the BTWF International Champion with a Top Rope Frankensteiner before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
Damian pounded the mat in frustration before going onto the ring apron, waiting for Elric to come back to his feet. Elric pulled himself back to his feet, and Damian responded by attempting to hit Elric with a Springboard Kick. However, Elric was able to hit a counter Jumping Knee Strike to the face, stunning Damian before running the ropes, but Damian countered with a Rolling Wheel Kick. With both men stunned, Elric attempted to hit Damian with a kick to the side of the head, but Damian responded by dodging and attempting to hit the BTWF International Champion with an Exploder Suplex. However, Elric responded by hitting Damian with multiple elbow strikes to the side of the head before attempting to hit him with the Revolution Knee (Ripcord Knee Strike).
"Elric's looking to finish this match with the Revolution Knee!" Bob exclaimed as Damian was able to dodge the Revolution Knee (Ripcord Knee Strike) and throw Elric overhead with an Exploder Suplex. The crowd cheered as Elric pulled himself into the corner, with Damian attempting to run at him with a Corner Spinning Wheel Kick, but Elric was able to catch him in mid-air and throw him back down with a Spin-Out Powerbomb. The crowd continued cheering as Elric grabbed the arm and immediately hit Damian with the Revolution Knee (Ripcord Knee Strike) before climbing back up to the top rope. The crowd exploded into cheers as Elric balanced himself on the top rope, and hit Damian with the Phoenix Splash before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…3
Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, he is the BTWF International Champion, Edward Elric!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Elric rolled back up to his feet, shooting both his fists in the air while the referee got his BTWF International Championship from the steel steps where Elric had originally left it. Elric grabbed the International Championship from the referee and raised it over his head as Damian coughed while attempting to pull himself back up to his feet. Elric noticed this and walked over to the newcomer, the crowd cheering as the BTWF International Champion put his hand out for a handshake. However, an irate Damian looked at Elric incredulously before walking up to Elric, purposefully bumping into him with his shoulder, and leaving the ring.
"Talk about a sore loser. You had a great match with the BTWF International Champion, and you want to be all pissy because you lost?" Kotoko asked with annoyance in her voice as Elric simply shrugged his shoulders and continued to celebrate with his championship. However, while he was celebrating, Kilik Rung and Caleb Femi rushed to the ring and began attacking Elric with clubs to the back and face before Caleb threw him down to the mat with a Waistlock Takedown. Damian looked at what was going on for a moment, before shaking his head and leaving, letting Elric get beaten down 2-on-1.
"And now he's leaving Elric to take a beating from his opponent at War of Attrition and his bodyguard! You may be right about him being a sore loser, Kotoko!" Mauro exclaimed as Kilik and Caleb began stomping on Elric before picking him back up, throwing him into the ropes, and attempting to hit him with a Double Spinebuster. However, the crowd cheered as Elric was able to counter by hitting both Kilik and Caleb with a Double DDT, sending both men falling to the mat and staggering towards the ropes. Elric then ran the ropes and knocked both Caleb and Kilik down with a Running Clothesline before running the ropes again and knocking both men down with a Vaulting Somersault Senton.
"It was none of his business anyway, and I don't know why you guys are complaining when Elric's looking pretty good to me!" Bob countered as Elric and Kilik began brawling on the ground. Caleb attempted to pull Elric off of Kilik, but the BTWF International Champion kicked him away, forcing the referee to come out of the ring and pull Kilik away from Elric. However, Elric didn't let Kilik get away, continuing to hammer him with forearms to the side of the head while Caleb and the referee continued trying to pull him away.
The camera panned backstage, where a woman with chestnut colored hair and eyes of the same color, a small hair clip, wearing a golden top and golden wrestling bottoms with a vest that said 'The Railgun' on the back in bedazzled letters. This woman was smirking as she strutted around the backstage area, looking around as if she was expecting people to know who she was. However, many people backstage just looked at her before going back to what they were doing, not giving her a second glance, annoying the woman. However, when she noticed that a camera was in front of her, the woman went back to smiling before putting her hands on her hips to show her attitude.
"BTWF fans, prepare to witness the greatness that is the Railgun, Mikoto Misaka! Next, I will be making history as the first woman in AVW to have a one-on-one match against a BTWF wrestler. And honestly, that makes me one of the bravest wrestlers not only in AVW but in the Fanfiction Wrestling Multiverse. I mean, what other wrestler would willingly come to another company's show to challenge one of their top women?" Mikoto bragged, chuckling to herself as she looked around, still waiting for someone to give her some form of attention. However, everyone else was still going about their business, further annoying Mikoto as she continued walking to the Gorilla Position.
"Tonight, I have a match against Rally Vincent. And it's not only an opportunity for me to prove how much better an AVW wrestler like me is than a BTWF wrestler like Rally, but it's also an opportunity for me to take the BTWF Women's Championship back to AVW. When I beat Rally tonight, I'm going to take the final spot in the Iron Survivor #1 contenders match at War of Attrition, and once again, show why AVW is the superior promotion," Mikoto explained before smiling at herself, impressed at what she was doing.
"Man…some of the other AVW wrestlers should take notes from me, coming here and telling it like it is to their faces. I should be the Captain of this invasion…Hmmmmm…," Mikoto said while thinking to herself with a wide smile on her face. However, before she could think too much about this, Mikoto was interrupted by one of the stage hands, telling her that her match was about to start. Mikoto glared at being interrupted before speed walking to Gorilla Position, psyching herself up by telling her that she's the bravest and that she's the best.
The camera panned back to the stage, where 'Only My Railgun' by fripSide played, the crowd booing as Mikoto came running out of the back, shooting both her fists in the air before pointing to her chest with both her thumbs. The crowd continued booing as Mikoto yelled at the fans that she was the bravest woman in AVW and that she was going to take their BTWF Women's Championship back to AVW and present it right to the owner of AVW so that they could throw it in the trash together.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is a #1 contenders Iron Survivor match! Introducing first, representing AVW, from Academy City in Tokyo Japan, Mikoto Misaka!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Mikoto continued ranting into the camera, telling the fans at home that she wasn't scared of Minatsuki or Lauren. Mikoto said that the bravest woman in AVW wasn't afraid of weirdo clowns before finally walking down the aisleway, the crowd chanting 'Pro Fin!' at Mikoto finally making her way to the ring. Mikoto continued running her mouth, however, running her mouth at the fans, and saying that their chants were getting on her nerves.
"Mikoto, despite her being nothing short of a chatterbox, is a very competent wrestler, and could give Rally a run for her money in the ring!" Mauro exclaimed as Mikoto swiped away a couple of pro-Rally fan signs while continuing to make her way to the ring. Once she got to the ringside area, Mikoto took her ring vest off, nodded at 'The Railgun' word being written on the back of the vest, the crowd continuing to boo as she threw it to the ground, and jumped onto the ring apron. Mikoto then jumped to the top rope and pointed both her thumbs to herself while continuing to brag about how brave she was and how she was going to dominate Rally to the point where she would go back on vacation after she was done with her.
"Calling her a 'chatterbox' is a very nice way of putting it, Mauro. I'd just call her really freaking annoying," Kotoko responded in a deadpanned manner as Mikoto jumped down from the top rope, and once again told the fans that she was taking that BTWF Women's Championship. While Mikoto was continuing to run her mouth, the crowd cheered as 'This Fire Burns' by Killswitch Engage played, with Rally walking out of the back, mimicking pulling a shotgun out from her back, kneeling to one knee, and mimicking shooting the gun down the entranceway, causing some pyro to shoot out of the stage. Rally then put the pretend gun down, jumped back to her feet, and began walking her way to the ring while tapping her wrist, telling the crowd that it was time to shut Mikoto up.
"And her opponent, from Chicago Illinois, she is 'The Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Rally high-fived several fans in the ring, telling the other wrestlers in the match to get prepared, because she's coming after the BTWF Women's Championship. Rally then made it to the ringside area, kneeled down to one knee, and tapped her wrist with her pointer finger again, telling Mikoto and the cheering fans in the arena that it was Clobbering Time. Rally then jumped back to her feet again before running over to the steel steps and jumping up to the top, nodding along with the cheering crowd before flipping off the top rope and landing on her feet on the canvas.
"Rally has been taking it easy for the past couple of weeks after an admirable performance in the Feast or Famine match at StarShow," Bob explained as Rally turned her attention to another side of the ring, ignoring Mikoto before stretching her arms out, basking in the positive reactions from the fans. Mikoto then stomped over to the Second City Shooter, turning her around, and warning Rally not to ignore her because she was one of the biggest stars in AVW. Rally chuckled at Mikoto's whining and pushed her away before continuing to interact with the fans. Mikoto responded to this by slapping Rally in the back of the head, the crowd booing as the referee pushed Mikoto back while the AVW star continued trash-talking.
"Mikoto hasn't been here for five minutes, and she's already overtaking Kazuma as one of the most annoying people I've ever known," Kotoko explained in a deadpanned tone before Rally attempted to jump at Mikoto. The referee was able to successfully separate the two women, putting them in separate corners of the ring before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match. The crowd exploded into cheers as Rally ran out of the corner, took Mikoto down with a Double Leg Takedown, and hit the AVW wrestler with multiple forearms to the side of the head before the referee pulled her off.
"Mikoto really should learn to keep her mouth shut! I'm actually shocked that all her matches don't start like this!" Bob joked as Rally pulled Mikoto up by her hair, and hit her with several more punches to the side of the head before kicking her a couple of times in the sides. Rally then tried to go for the Roundhouse Kick, but Mikoto ducked and hit Rally in the face with a couple of Forearms to the side of the head. The crowd booed loudly as Mikoto attempted to throw Rally into the ring, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Rally jumped up to the top turnbuckle, and hit Mikoto with a Diving Corkscrew Clothesline, turning her inside out. Rally then kipped back up to her feet before picking Mikoto back up and hitting her with several Knife-Edge Chops to the chest, sending her staggering into the ropes.
"Rally twisting in mid-air with that Diving Clothesline! I think Mikoto may be realizing that she's in over her head!" Kotoko exclaimed as Rally ran the ropes, and attempted to hit her with a Running Knee Strike to the jaw. However, Mikoto was able to dodge and take Rally down with a Waistlock Takedown before clubbing her in the back of the head, the crowd booing as Mikoto bounced back to her feet and began trash-talking the crowd. Mikoto then turned around and hit her with several forearms before throwing her into the corner. However, when Mikoto ran into the corner and attempted a Running Corner Dropkick, Rally dodged, sending Mikoto falling onto the ring apron. The crowd cheered as Rally ran the ropes, and attempted to hit her with a Springboard Triangle Clothesline, but Mikoto was able to dodge and hit Rally with a couple of Back Elbows to the side of the head when she landed.
"And now these two are brawling on the apron, Mikoto trying to prove that she's more than all talk!" Mauro exclaimed as the two began exchanging punches on the ring apron in front of the commentary table. However, Mikoto was able to take advantage by poking Rally in the eye, attempting to put her in position for a Suplex. However, Rally fought back with multiple punches to the gut before hitting her with a hard Knee Strike to the face, sending the AVW superstar staggering. Rally then grabbed Mikoto and hit her with a Swinging Neckbreaker from the apron and onto the floor, the crowd cheering and chanting for Rally as she kipped back up to her feet, and let out a battle cry.
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"Rally taking Mikoto down with a Neckbreaker, sending the back of her neck bouncing off the very lightly padded concrete!" Mauro exclaimed as Rally immediately grabbed Mikoto by her hair, and slammed her face into the front of the commentary table multiple times. The crowd continued cheering as Rally began hitting her in the face with multiple punches before picking her back up and hitting her with a Scoop Slam onto the steel ring apron. Rally then pushed half of Mikoto's body back into the ring before jumping back up to ring apron and hitting the AVW superstar with a Guillotine Leg Drop across the back of the neck.
"Rally showing the fans how determined she is to get back into championship contention!" Kotoko exclaimed as Rally springboarded back into the ring, hitting Mikoto with a Tope Con Hilo to the chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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Rally then picked Mikoto up and attempted to hit her with the AK-47 (CM Punk's G.T.S.), but the AVW superstar responded by hitting Rally with multiple elbow strikes to the side of the head before getting down, running the ropes, and hitting Rally with a Running Back Elbow, stunning the Second City Shooter. The crowd continued booing as Mikoto ran the ropes, and attempted to knock Rally down with a Clothesline, but the crowd cheered as Rally took Mikoto down with a Drop Toe Hold, turned her around, and attempted to lock her in the Safety Off (CM Punk's Anaconda Vice), but Mikoto quickly drug herself to the ropes. The crowd booed as Rally let go of the hold, and attempted to pull Mikoto away from the ropes, but the crowd booed as Mikoto kicked Rally in the knee a couple of times before attempting to hit her with a Drop Toe Hold of her own. However, Rally was able to keep her face from hitting the floor and hit Mikoto with a couple of Elbow Drops to the chest before stomping on Mikoto's chest a couple of times and climbing up to the top rope.
"Rally's looking to go high-risk here once again!" Bob exclaimed as Rally balanced herself on the top rope. However, Mikoto responded by pushing the referee into the ropes, causing Rally to lose her footing, and sending her falling onto the apron on her sides. The crowd continued booing as Mikoto got back to her feet, ran the ropes, and hit a Running Baseball Slide to the chest, sending the Second City Shooter falling out of the ring. Mikoto continued telling the crowd to shut the hell up before running the ropes, and hitting Rally with a Suicide Dive that sent her back crashing against the fan barricade. Mikoto then quickly threw Rally back into the match before climbing up to the top rope, hitting her with a Diving Elbow Drop across the chest, and going for the pinfall.
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"Mikoto has finally taken control of this match, and the Mexican crowd are letting her have it!" Bob exclaimed as Mikoto stomped on Rally's face several times before running the ropes and hitting Rally with a Jumping Knee Drop across the top of the forehead. Mikoto then rolled back to her feet, jaw-jacking with the jeering crowd once again before grabbing Rally by the hair, and hitting her with multiple clubs to the back and the back of the neck. Rally responded by pushing Mikoto away, but when Rally tried to get up, the AVW superstar dodged Rally's attempt at a kick and knocked her down with a Clothesline.
"Mikoto stopping Rally's attempts at making a comeback with a hard Clothesline!" Mauro exclaimed as Mikoto picked Rally back up, and hit her with several forearms to the side of the head before running the ropes. Mikoto then knocked Rally into the corner with a Spinning Back Elbow to the jaw, the crowd continuing to boo as Mikoto ran the ropes again, and hit Rally in the chin with a Running Basement Dropkick. Mikoto then hit Rally with multiple forearms to the side of the head until she fell into a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle. Mikoto then began choking Rally with her boot, arguing with the referee to prevent her from counting, but eventually, she did, and Mikoto let go. Mikoto then ran the ropes, hit Rally with a Running Face Wash, dragged her to the center of the ring, and went for another pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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"Mikoto almost kicked Rally's face off there, but the Second City Shooter isn't losing the chance at the BTWF Women's Championship like that!" Bob exclaimed as Mikoto stomped on Rally's face before picking the AVW wrestler back up, and hit her with a Knee Strike to the face. The crowd continued booing as Mikoto threw Rally into the ropes, and when the Second City Shooter rebounded off the ropes, Mikoto hit her with a Flapjack before kipping back up to her feet and hitting a Jumping Leg Drop across the back of Rally's head. The crowd continued booing as Mikoto hit Rally with several Knee Drops before choking her out with her knee, giving Mikoto some time to jaw-jack with the fans.
"Mikoto needs to learn that there are times and places to jaw-jack with the crowd, and having someone like Rally down on the ground is not one of those times," Kotoko explained as Rally pushed Mikoto off, but the AVW superstar immediately responded with a Sliding Knee Strike to the side of Rally's head. The crowd continued booing as Mikoto grabbed Rally, and hit her with a hard Back Suplex in the center of the ring before jumping back up and hitting Rally with a couple of Leg Drops across the throat. Mikoto then picked Rally up, dragged her by the hair to the ropes, and pulled her head over the top rope, choking the Second City Shooter out until the referee pulled her away, threatening to disqualify Mikoto if she did that again.
"Mikoto also needs to be careful, because she was on the verge of being disqualified! If she wants to do what she promised and take the BTWF Women's Championship back to AVW, she needs to focus on the task at hand!" Mauro exclaimed as Mikoto hit a Running Knee Strike to Rally's back before throwing her down with a German Suplex before bridging into a pinfall.
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Mikoto yelled out in frustration before pulling herself back to her feet and beginning to argue with the referee.
"Again, Mikoto is in control right now, why would she want to waste her time arguing with the referee, especially with a chance at winning the #1 contendership for the BTWF Women's Championship on the line!" Kotoko asked as Rally attempted to pull herself back up to her feet, but Mikoto was able to see this and hit Rally with another Back Elbow to the side of the head. The crowd continued booing as Mikoto ran the ropes, and hit her with a Running One-Armed Bulldog before throwing her into the corner. The crowd continued booing as Mikoto hit multiple forearm strikes to the small of Rally's back before putting her on the top turnbuckle. Mikoto then followed Rally up to the middle turnbuckle and hit her with some more strikes to the back of the head before attempting to put her in position for a Top Rope Back Suplex.
"Mikoto plans on folding Rally up like an accordion with what she has planned from up there!" Bob exclaimed as Rally held on to the top rope, and hit Mikoto with several Back Elbows to the side of the head. Mikoto was staggered, and Rally responded by turning her body around, hitting Mikoto with a Bell Clap, sending the AVW wrestler falling down to the mat. The crowd continued cheering as Rally turned her body around, balancing herself on the top rope, and shooting a pretend gun into the air before hitting a Diving Elbow Drop across Mikoto's chest. Rally pulled herself back up to her feet while holding the side of her head in pain before picking Mikoto back up, and throwing her into the corner. Rally attempted to hit Mikoto with a Running Corner Knee Strike, but Mikoto was able to catch her, attempting to hit her with a Powerbomb. However, Rally hit Mikoto with several punches to the side of the head before throwing her down with a Frankensteiner.
"Rally's finally able to come back into this match, but you can tell her balance isn't all there thanks to all those strikes to the head!" Mauro exclaimed as Rally went into the corner to give herself some time to breathe, and when Mikoto got back up, Rally hit her with two Running Clotheslines, a Jumping Calf Kick, a Swinging Neckbreaker, and a strike combination featuring several Open-Palm Strikes, kicks to the legs, and a Spinning Back Kick to the gut. The crowd continued cheering as Rally threw Mikoto into the corner before running after her and, this time, hitting her with a Jumping Corner Knee Strike to the face. The crowd continued cheering as Rally hit Mikoto with several standing Corner Knee Strikes before throwing her out of the corner with a Running Corner Bulldog and going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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"We can say whatever we want about Mikoto and her attitude, but she is a fighter, showing some real resilience there!" Mauro exclaimed as Rally looked surprised that Mikoto had kicked out, and responded by picking the AVW wrestler back up. The crowd continued cheering as Rally hit Mikoto with several forearms to the side of the head before attempting to hit her with a High Head Kick. However, Mikoto was able to dodge and attempted to hit Rally with a Superkick as a counter, but Rally caught the kick, swept Mikoto's leg out of her leg, and planted her with a Snap DDT. Rally pointed up to the sky, the crowd exploding into cheers as she climbed the ropes once again, preparing another high-flying move. However, the crowd booed as Mikoto got back to her feet, and hit Rally with a Superkick to the chin, stunning her and allowing Mikoto to follow her up to the top rope.
"I hate to admit it, Mauro, but you're absolutely right! Mikoto was being dominated by Rally just a moment ago, and she's still able to take control with a hard Superkick!" Kotoko exclaimed as Mikoto climbed up to the top turnbuckle, and hit her with a Superplex. The crowd continued booing as, rather than go for the pin, Mikoto picked Rally up and hit her with the Body Zapper (Codebreaker) before going for the pinfall.
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Mikoto stomped and pounded on the mat in frustration before immediately picking Rally up, and hitting her with another Body Zapper (Codebreaker) before going for another pinfall, this time, hooking both of her legs back.
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"Rally just kicked out of two Body Zappers! We talk about Mikoto's resiliency, but what about Rally's!?" Bob exclaimed in shock as Mikoto threw another temper tantrum on the ground before kipping back up to her feet and once again arguing with the referee. The referee refused to reverse her decision and make it a three count, so Mikoto responded by mounting Rally, and hitting her with several punches to the side of the head before picking her up, and attempting to put her in position for the Shock Treatment (Argentine Backbreaker Drop). However, Rally responded with several punches to the top of the head before rolling Mikoto up with the Crucifix Driver.
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"Rally almost stole the pinfall there! Very nice Crucifix Driver by the Second City Shooter!" Mauro exclaimed as Rally once again attempted to lock Mikoto in the Safety Off (CM Punk's Anaconda Vice). However, Mikoto once again countered, hitting Rally with multiple punches to the top of the head before pushing her off. Rally and Mikoto, once they both got back up to their feet, exchanged punches and forearms with each other, the crowd cheering and booing accordingly. Rally looked to have this brawl won with multiple punches to the side of the head before attempting to hit Mikoto with a Kick to the side of the head, but Mikoto ducked, hit Rally with the Shock Treatment (Argentine Backbreaker Drop), and went for another pinfall, this time putting her feet on the ropes for extra leverage.
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The crowd exploded into cheers as the referee stopped the count after noticing that Mikoto put her feet on the middle rope. The two once again argued, with Mikoto getting back to her feet, and pushing the referee, the crowd cheering as the referee pushed back, shocking Mikoto as she threatened the referee. The referee didn't back down, which Mikoto responded to by flipping the referee off before picking Rally up, and attempting to hit the Second City Shooter with the Railgun (Pumphandle Cutter). However, mid-Railgun, Rally was able to wriggle out of Mikoto's grasp and kick her in the head with a High Head Kick, stunning her long enough for Rally to pick her up in a Fireman's Carry. The crowd continued cheering as Rally hit Mikoto with the AK-47 (CM Punk's G.T.S.) before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
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Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, 'The Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd exploding into cheers as Rally kipped back up to her feet, and mimicked shooting a gun in the air. The crowd continued cheering as Rally looked at the TitanTron, smiling when she saw that her picture replaced the final mystery slot in the match graphic for the Iron Survivor match. Rally jumped up to the top rope, mimicking shooting a gun into the air once again, the crowd continuing to cheer and chant her name as Mikoto rolled out of the ring. While Rally was celebrating, the sounds of a guitar played throughout the area, the crowd booing as Jiro came walking out while playing her guitar.
"Rally is the final member of the Iron Survivor #1 contenders' match at War of Attrition! But here comes the Sinister Songsmith Jiro Kyoka to rain all over her parade!" Mauro exclaimed as Jiro simply smirked at Rally while continuing to play her guitar, allowing Endrossi Jahad, Brandish Myu, and Juniper Lee to rush into the ring and attack Rally, the crowd booing as the Second City Shooter attempted to fight them off with punches and kicks. However, Juniper knocked Rally down with a Jumping Knee Strike to the face, allowing the rest of the woman to dog-pile on her as Jiro stopped strumming and slid into the ring.
"It's not just Jiro! Juniper, Brandish, and Endrossi are here to try and destroy their competition before the Iron Survivor match!" Kotoko exclaimed as before Jiro could hit Rally with her guitar, the crowd exploded into cheers as Team RWBY's Yang Xiao Long and Blake Belladonna came rushing down the aisleway, and began brawling with Juniper and Jiro, who missed Yang when attempting to swing her guitar at her. While Yang and Blake brawled with Juniper and Jiro, Brandish and Endrossi immediately escaped the ring, smirking that THEIR plan had worked, getting every other woman in the Iron Survivor match to fight each other. All the while, Mikoto was watching on with a pout on her face, telling the camera that she could've beaten all those women if the Mexican audience hadn't distracted her.
"Brandish and Endrossi letting the rest of the competitors in the Iron Survivor match beat each other up while Mikoto continues to showcase that massive ego on the outside! It's total anarchy!" Mauro exclaimed as Mikoto stomped away from the ring while Brandish and Endrossi smirked at their handiwork as Yang threw Jiro into Juniper, allowing Blake to hit then both with a Double Handspring Kick.
The camera panned back to the backstage gym, where 'the Iceman' Kuro Sakuragawa was punching a heavy bag, his eyes completely locked in on his target, his face completely blank aside from the focused glare on his face. Kuro heard the door open and didn't give it a backwards glance, but the camera panned back, revealing that the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion Crona Gorgon had entered the gym with the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship slung around his shoulder. When Kuro saw who it was out of his peripheral vision, he stopped his training and turned to face the champion.
"Hey, Kuro. Listen, I know we haven't really seen each other face-to-face since Kazuma made me hit you with the C-Trigger. I just wanted to let you know that I'm really looking forward to facing you at War of Attrition," Crona simply stated with a hand outstretched for a handshake. Kuro looked down at his hand for a second before nodding and shaking Crona's hand, though the Iceman's eyes were gazing at the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship slung over Crona's shoulder.
"Well, I appreciate that, Crona. Admittedly, I was a little upset about what happened a couple of weeks ago, but Kazuma's lies couldn't fool a newborn. I knew you never had any intention of attacking me, but that doesn't mean I'm going to take it any easier on you at War of Attrition. I've had my eye on that BTWF Cruiserweight Championship since I came to the BTWF, and if finally becoming champion means that I have to beat someone I respect, then that's just what I'm going to do," Kuro explained before patting Crona on the shoulder, and patting the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion, causing the champ to look down with a smirk on his face before nodding.
"I'm not gonna hold that against you. In fact, I'd be insulted if you came at me with anything less than 100%," Crona explained, but before Kuro could respond, Floch Forster and Vince LeSalle came walking into the gym with condescending smirks on their faces.
"You two are so cute. You really think that all this buddy-buddy bullshit is going to last past War of Attrition? When you get into the ring, all your thoughts, feelings, and friendships get contorted by competition. And when that contortion happens, you throw respect and friendship out the window and will be willing to do anything to take the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship that you covet so much. Anything…," Floch said while looking at the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship himself before Vince raised an eyebrow at him and made his presence known.
"Yeah…what he said. Plus, Kuro's not even gonna come close to winning the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship. But, if Crona was facing someone who was one of the best athletes in this company, or someone who had broken free of an essential prison sentence, or someone who was as devilishly handsome as he was underrated, then he would definitely lose that title. Oh, wait…! That's me!" Vince exclaimed before laughing at his own corny joke. Crona rolled his eyes before looking at Kuro, who seemed just as unimpressed with Floch and Vince.
"Alright, I see where this is heading, so I'd like to propose a challenge; me and Kuro vs. you two. If you two manage to win, I'll talk with Sunny and Minerva, and make this Cruiserweight Championship match into a Fatal-4-Way, since you two are so confident in yourselves," Crona challenged, patting his BTWF Cruiserweight Championship. Before Vince could say anything, Floch walked in front of him and looked down at the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion.
"That sounds like something only a man blinded by their own ego would say. You may be the Cruiserweight Champion, Crona, but you, like many others, are susceptible to your own hubris, and that hubris will be your downfall," Floch responded before turning on his heels and walking away. Vince looked at his future tag-partner, just as weirded out by his speech as Crona and Kuro before leaving as well, giving the two one last confident smirk. Kuro and Crona looked at each other before shaking each other's hands and leaving, Kuro shaking his head at all the chaos that just happened when all he was trying to do was train.
Commercial Break*
Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the show, where Lamy was standing outside of the arena with Tartaros (Kyouka & Seilah). The three were walking around the darkened streets, where the only sources of light were a few flickering light posts and some trash fires. Lamy looked down at the ground, picking up a piece of a broken bottle before looking over it while Kyouka and Seilah looked on with evil looks on their faces.
"You know, all I ever hear is about how dangerous the streets are. People like Maka and Winry had to live out here when their families ended. Megumin and Darkness also had to live out here when their families rejected them. But coming out here, I don't see how these streets are any more dangerous than the two most evil women in the BTWF; Kyouka and Seilah," Lamy said before pointing up at her two charges, which Kyouka and Seilah responded to with smirks on their faces, with Kyouka rubbed her hands together in anticipation of the torture she planned on putting others through.
"Kyouka and Seilah have been torturing people for years, and all the torture they've put their enemies throughout the year makes all the time you spent on the streets feel like you're living in the richest woman on the block's house," Lamy exclaimed before dropping the broken bottle down to the ground, allowing Kyouka to stomp on the bottle, leaving nothing but green shards on the ground. Seilah knelt down, looking at her reflections in the broken pieces of glass, chuckling before grabbing one of the shards and looking at it closer.
"This glass represents all the foes that appeared before us. Fragile. And the fragility of those foes makes us even happier when we watch them cry and suffer," Seilah practically whispered while putting the piece of glass closer to her face. Kyouka nodded in response before Seilah dropped the piece of glass on the ground with the rest of the remnants of the broken bottle.
"Maka, Winry, Darkness, Megumin, and everyone else in the BTWF Intensity Women's division are going to feel the pain and misery we've put on others. And when we're done with all of you, you're going to wish you were back on the streets," Kyouka said to the camera while tilting her head before grabbing the camera and smashing it over her feet multiple times. The camera then fizzled out before the feed panned away from the darkened street corner, the only sound coming through aside from the broken camera feed was Lamy, Kyouka, and Seilah cackling evilly.
The camera panned back to the stage, the crowd booing as the lights in the arena went down, with a red laser circle appearing while 'Visceral' by I Prevail played, revealing Overhaul where Gaara and the BTWF Tag Team Champions, Gray Fullbuster and Lyon Bastia came walking out of the back. While Gaara was looking down at the ground underneath his red laser circle, Gray and Lyon took the BTWF Tag Team Championships from their waists, raising the titles up right as Gaara shot his head up, his eyes focused on the ring.
"The following contest is a 6-man tag team match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, accompanied by Overhaul, the team of Gaara, and the BTWF Tag Team Champions, Gray Fullbuster & Lyon Bastia of Fiore's Top Team!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd booing as Gaara, Lyon, and Gray walked their way to the ring, with Overhaul talking up Gaara while they continued their walk. Gray and Lyon continued showing off the BTWF Tag Team Championships to the fans while Overhaul looked into the camera, and told Sunny that he and Gaara were going to make his life on Intensity a living Hell.
"Gaara, since losing the BTWF International Championship, has been trying to get back in the swing of things, and after allying himself with Overhaul, we've seen that in spades!" Mauro exclaimed as Gaara continued making his way to the ring with the red laser circle continued following him. Gray and Lyon smacked away several anti-Fiore's Top Team signs as Gaara stopped at the ringside area, looking down at the floor while Gray and Lyon moved next to the former BTWF International Champion, raising their BTWF Tag Team Championships in the air and Overhaul shot one fist in the air.
"Overhaul has wanted to get revenge on Sunny since Sunny, in his mind, tried to oust him as a GM," Bob responded as Gaara rolled into the ring from underneath the bottom rope, got back to his feet, and walked over to the center of the ring with the red laser circle still following him. Gaara then punched the center of the ring, causing the lights to flicker on and off before the laser circle disappeared. While Lyon and Gray continued showing off the BTWF Tag Team Championships in the middle of the ring, Gaara looked towards the video-tron on the ceiling and mimicked shooting an arrow at it.
"And with the BTWF Tag Team Champions by his side, he and Overhaul may begin his hostile takeover tonight!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gaara jumped down, and gave both Gray and Lyon fist-bumps before the lights in the arena went back down with a blue laser circle appeared at the center of the stage. The crowd exploded into cheers as 'Angels' by Nothing More played while Raj and Wayne came walking out of the back, the two looking ready for this match. In between them, Zancrow rose up from the stage right underneath the blue laser circle with his head down while he had his open hand in the air. Zancrow's hand then turned into a fist before he took a couple of deep breaths, and shot his head up, the crowd continuing to cheer as Zancrow beat his chest with the fist he had just created and let out a battle cry. Raj and Wayne joined in on beating their chests and letting out battle cries of their own.
"And their opponents, the team of Zancrow, Raj Saranga, and Wayne Copeland!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as the blue laser circle disappeared, though the lights in the arena turned a deep blue with spots of light blue there. Zancrow then turned to his tag partners, giving Wayne and Raj fist-bumps of his own before the three made their way down the ring. While Zancrow's gaze was focused solely on Gaara, Raj and Wayne high-fived every fan in the front row that they could, irritating Gray and Lyon in the ring. While Gray and Lyon put their BTWF Tag Team Championships on the steel steps behind them, Zancrow, Raj, and Wayne continued making their way down the aisleway.
"Zancrow has left the Deadman aspect of himself behind, but don't let that fool you, as there's still a little bit of that monster in there if last week was anything to go by!" Mauro exclaimed as Zancrow stopped at the ringside area, with Raj and Wayne running past the former BTWF World Heavyweight Champion, running around the ring, and hitting each other with a chest bump right in front of the commentary team. Meanwhile, Zancrow looked up to glare at Gaara one more time before walking over to the steel steps, not taking his eyes off the former BTWF International Champion. Zancrow then climbed up the steel steps, but before he could get into the ring, Gaara rushed him, hitting him with a Big Boot to the side of the head. The crowd booed as Gaara grabbed Zancrow by the throat, and threw him over the top rope and into the ring.
"Gaara not waiting for this match to start! He wants to get his hands on the former BTWF World Heavyweight Champion!" Bob exclaimed as Zancrow and Gaara brawled in the middle of the ring while Raj and Wayne rushed the ring, trying to save their partner, but the crowd continued booing as Gray and Lyon cut the newcomers off, brawling with them on the other side of the ring. After another moment, Zancrow, Raj, and Wayne were able to get control of the brawl, with Raj and Wayne able to throw Gray and Lyon out of the ring over the top rope before rushing over to Gaara and pulling him off of Zancrow. Gaara pushed Raj and Wayne off of him but was knocked down with a Big Boot by Zancrow.
"We have a Pier-6 brawl to start this match, and with the combustible elements in this ring, you can't be too surprised!" Kotoko exclaimed as Gaara rolled out of the ring before Zancrow could do anything else. Zancrow, Raj, and Wayne raised their fists in the air in celebration, much to the crowd's delight, allowing the referee to tell the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match. Gaara, Gray, and Lyon had a brief conversation before it was agreed that Lyon would start the match, with Zancrow starting the match for the other team. Lyon and Zancrow circled each other for a moment before Lyon attempted to hit Zancrow with a kick, but the crowd cheered as the former BTWF World Heavyweight Champion grabbed the foot, and pushed Lyon into the corner.
"Zancrow overpowering one-half of the BTWF Tag Team Champions there, almost a picture-for-picture repeat of last week!" Mauro exclaimed as Zancrow went into the corner, and hit Lyon with multiple punches to the chest and the face before grabbing him by the throat. Lyon tried to push Zancrow away, but the former BTWF World Heavyweight Champion bieled Lyon out of the corner. The crowd continued cheering as Zancrow grabbed Lyon, and clubbed him in the back multiple times before throwing him into another corner. Zancrow then ran into the corner and hit Lyon with a Running Corner Back Elbow to the side of the head before tagging Wayne into the match. The crowd continued cheering as Wayne rolled into the ring and hit him with a couple of Running Clotheslines before tagging Raj into the match after the second. Wayne then ran the ropes again, hitting a Running Corner Clothesline/Apron Enziguri combination, and when Lyon staggered out of the corner, Raj jumped to the middle turnbuckle, and hit Lyon with a Middle Rope Diving Bulldog before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Raj and Wayne shared some words with the BTWF Tag Team Champions last week, not taking the disrespect from Gray and Lyon!" Kotoko exclaimed as Raj picked Lyon up, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head before Lyon poked him in the eye, the crowd booing as he tagged Gray back into the match. Gray attempted to hit Raj with a Running Clothesline, but Raj countered with several Japanese Arm Drags, and when Gray dodged a 4th Arm Drag, Raj threw Gray into the air and sent him falling with a Freefall. Raj then grabbed Gray by the head, and threw him into the corner, sending the top of his head bouncing off the top turnbuckle. Raj then hit multiple punches to the side of Gray's head before tagging Wayne back into the match, resulting in Raj hitting Gray with several Back Elbows to the side of the head before moving out of the way, allowing Wayne to hit Gray with a Jumping Stinger Splash. Wayne then threw Gray out of the corner, allowing Raj to hit Gray with a Jumping Back Elbow to the side of the head before Wayne ran the ropes and hit Gray with a Jumping Splash to the chest.
"Raj and Wayne have shown some excellent chemistry together, which isn't too surprising given how long they've been friends!" Mauro exclaimed as Wayne picked Gray up, but before he could do anything, Gray hit him with a Jawbreaker, the crowd booing as Gray hit a stunned Wayne with multiple Knife-Edge Chops to the back. The crowd continued booing as Gray pushed Wayne into the corner before turning him around, and hitting him with several more Knife-Edge Chops to the chest. Gray then tagged Lyon back into the match, the crowd continuing to boo as the BTWF Tag Team Champions stomped on Wayne in the corner before throwing him out of the corner with a Double Vertical Suplex and going for the pinfall.
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"The BTWF Tag Team Champions are beginning to take control, but it's going to take a LOT more than that to put down a human Energizer Bunny like Wayne!" Bob exclaimed as Lyon stomped on Wayne's chest multiple times before running the ropes and hitting him with a Jumping Leg Drop across the throat. Lyon then jaw-jacked with the crowd before picking Wayne back up and hitting him with a Scoop Slam before running the ropes and attempting another Running Leg Drop. However, this time, Wayne was able to roll out of the way, the crowd cheering as Wayne picked Lyon up, and attempted to throw him into the ropes, but Gaara was able to tag himself into the match. When Lyon rebounded, Wayne hit him with a Tilt-a-Whirl Side Slam, but Gaara was able to sneak up behind Wayne, knocking him down with a Running Lariat from behind.
"Gaara getting the blind tag there, once again taking control for his team!" Bob exclaimed as Gaara mounted Wayne from behind, and hit him with multiple forearm shots to the back of the head. The crowd continued booing as Gaara picked Wayne up, hit him with multiple knee strikes to the chest, and picked him up in a Military Press. However, the crowd began cheering as Wayne was able to slip out of Gaara's grasp, hit him with a Sit-Out Jawbreaker, and tagged Zancrow into the match, the crowd cheering loudly as Zancrow vaulted over the top rope with a Vaulting Clothesline into the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Zancrow and Gaara began exchanging punches on the canvas before the referee got in between them to try and get some order.
"Zancrow and Gaara are now in the ring at the same time, and the bad blood is absolutely boiling over!" Kotoko exclaimed as Zancrow grabbed Gaara by the throat, and pushed him into the ropes, but Gaara responded with several headbutts to the face. Gaara then attempted to hit Zancrow with a Savate Kick to the side of the head, but the former BTWF World Heavyweight Champion was able to dodge the kick, and hit Gaara in the side of the face with a Spinning Roundhouse Kick, sending him leaning into the ropes. Zancrow then ran the ropes and threw Gaara over the top rope with a Running Clothesline, the crowd cheering as Zancrow shot his fist in the air. However, while the former BTWF World Heavyweight Champion was celebrating, the BTWF Tag Team Champions rushed to the ring and began clubbing Zancrow's back, sending him to his knees.
"And before Zancrow could take complete control, the BTWF Tag Team Champions are coming into the ring to try and prevent the control from switching sides!" Mauro exclaimed. Before Gray and Lyon could hit a Double DDT onto Zancrow, Raj and Wayne climbed up to the top turnbuckle, and hit Fiore's Top Team with a Double Diving Clothesline, sending them rolling out of the ring next to Gaara. Raj and Wayne helped Zancrow back up to his feet before all three of them ran the ropes, vaulting over the top rope to hit Gaara, Gray, and Lyon with Triple Vaulting Crossbodies, knocking all three of them down.
"Zancrow, Raj, and Wayne flying and taking out their foes outside of the ring like a pair of meteors!" Mauro exclaimed as Wayne and Raj jumped back up to their feet, giving each other another chest-bump before doing the same to a confused but also bemused Zancrow. Zancrow then grabbed Gaara by the hair, slamming the side of his face into the steel ring apron several times before throwing him back into the ring. Raj and Wayne went back to their corner on the apron while Zancrow picked Gaara up, and hit him with an Elevated Reverse STO. Zancrow then tagged Raj back into the match, the crowd continuing to cheer as Raj climbed up to the top rope, and hit Gaara with a Diving Elbow Drop across the chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Raj almost crushed Gaara's ribs with that Diving Elbow Drop, but this match is not over yet!" Bob exclaimed as Raj picked Gaara back up, and hit him with multiple punches before pushing him into the ropes. However, Gaara responded by kicking Raj in the face when he attempted to hit the former BTWF International Champion with a Back Body Drop. Gaara then attempted to hit him with a Discus Forearm, but Raj dodged, hit him with several forearms, and ran the ropes, attempting to hit Gaara with a Springboard Twisting Forearm. However, Gaara was able to counter this by hitting Raj with a Discus Big Boot to the side of the head while he was still in mid-air.
"Gaara countering Raj with a boot that I think Pat McAfee would be jealous of!" Bob exclaimed as Gaara mounted Raj, and much to the crowd's chagrin, hit him with multiple punches and forearms to the side of the head despite Raj's best attempts at shielding his head. After the referee attempted to pull Gaara off, Gaara pulled Raj up by the hair and clubbed him in the back of the head multiple times before throwing him into the corner. The crowd continued booing as Gaara ran into the corner, hitting Raj with a Running Corner Discus Clothesline before tagging Gray into the match. Gray ran the ropes, tagged Lyon into the match, and hit Raj with a Running Corner Dropkick before hitting him with a Pendulum Backbreaker. Lyon then climbed up to the middle rope, allowing Lyon to hit Raj with a Diving Middle Rope Leg Drop across the throat before going for the pinfall.
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"Some nice teamwork by the champions, wanting to show these young guys that, in their mind, there's a reason that they're above Raj and Wayne!" Mauro exclaimed as Lyon talked some trash to Wayne before picking Raj up, and hitting him with several European Uppercuts to the chin. Lyon then sent Raj into the ropes and hit him with a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker before he ran the ropes, and hit a Grounded Sliding Clothesline to Raj's throat. Lyon then grabbed Raj by the hair and tagged Gray back into the match, this time, the two being able to hit their Double Suplex onto Raj. The BTWF Tag Team Champions weren't done, however, as the two men ran the ropes, and hit a Jumping Knee Drop/Leg Drop combination.
"Wayne seething in the corner that he can't go in there and help his friend without risking a disqualification," Kotoko observed as Gray picked Raj back up to his feet, and hit him with a couple of Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before throwing him back down with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Gray then put Raj in a seated position and hit him with a couple more Knife-Edge Chops to the chest before hitting him with a Basement Dropkick to the back of the head. Gray then picked Raj back up and hit him with a Back Drop Driver before running the ropes, allowing Gaara to tag him in, and hitting him with a Sliding Elbow Drop across the throat. Gray then nodded at Gaara, and put Raj in a Waistlock, allowing Gaara to hit him with a Bicycle Kick and the two unlikely partners to hit Raj with a German Suplex/Bicycle Kick combination before Gaara went for the pinfall.
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"Did not expect to see Gray and Gaara teaming up here, but you can't argue with the results!" Bob exclaimed as Gaara picked Raj up, and hit him with an Exploder Suplex, sending him near the ropes. Raj attempted to pick himself up using the ropes, but Gaara grabbed him again and threw him overhead with a German Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Overhaul yelled at Gaara to destroy him, which Gaara responded to by hitting Raj in the back of the head with a Big Boot while he was still on his knees. The crowd continued booing as Gaara put Raj in a Cravate and clubbed him in the back of the head until Raj fell down to his knees. Gaara then put Raj in a Front Facelock, picked him up, and spun him around while he was still in the Front Facelock, Gray and Lyon even counting along as Gaara continued spinning Raj around.
"Some phenomenal strength by Gaara here, showing that he indeed has the power to wreak all sorts of havoc here on Intensity!" Mauro exclaimed as Gaara stopped spinning Raj around, picked him up, and hit him with a Jackhammer. The crowd continued booing as Gaara rolled Raj back up, and hit him with an X-Plex before tagging Gray in, the crowd continuing to boo as he went into the ring, and hit Triple Rolling Vertical Suplexes onto Raj. Gray then picked Raj up and hit him with a Gourdbuster into the top rope before tagging Lyon into the match. The crowd continued booing as while Gray kept Raj dangling from the top rope, Lyon climbed up to the middle rope and hit a Diving Middle Rope Pinpoint Elbow Drop to the back of the head before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs.
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"Raj barely lifting his shoulder off the mat, but with how far he is from his partners, that's kind of a hollow victory!" Kotoko exclaimed as Lyon put Raj in a seated position, and hit him with multiple Elbow Strikes to the top of the head before slamming the back of his head down onto the mat. Lyon then picked Raj back up and hit him with an STO Backbreaker, and a Uranage, the crowd booing as Lyon grabbed Raj's leg, and locked him in a Single Leg Boston Crab. Raj yelled out in pain, shaking his head 'no' when the referee asked him if he wanted to quit, and he began pulling himself to the ropes, trying to break the hold.
"Lyon pulling back on the right leg of Raj as much as he can! Raj isn't one to give up, but he may have to if he can't reach the ropes!" Mauro exclaimed as the crowd continued booing when Gray pushed the ropes further away from Raj's hand with his foot. Raj continued trying to reach the ropes, but Gray just continued pushing the ropes back, allowing Lyon to drag Raj back to the center of the ring, the crowd continuing to boo. Raj continued refusing to give up, and the crowd began cheering as he hit Lyon in the back with multiple Back Elbows, attempting to loosen Lyon's grip on the Single Leg Boston Crab. However, Lyon responded instead by converting the Single Leg Boston Crab into a Regal Stretch, much to the crowd's chagrin.
"Lyon showing off some technical prowess there, making sure that he's keeping Raj down on the mat and away from Zancrow and Wayne!" Kotoko exclaimed as Raj began making his way back to the ropes, but before Gray could push the ropes back, Raj turned his body to another side of the ring, and after another moment in the Regal Stretch, Raj was finally able to grab the middle rope, causing a ropebreak and forcing the referee to pull Lyon off of him. The crowd continued cheering as when Lyon attempted to hit him with a Full Nelson Suplex, Raj responded by freeing one of his arms and hitting him with several Back Elbows to the side of the head. Raj then turned around, headbutted Lyon in the face, and attempted to hit him with a Gourdbuster, but Gaara was able to tag himself into the match. Raj dropped Lyon face and chest-first to the mat with the Gourdbuster, but Gaara was able to take Raj back down with a Jumping Clothesline to the back of the head before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
"Gaara almost took Raj's head off there, but the former hockey player was still able to kick out!" Bob exclaimed as Gaara threw Raj into the corner, hit him with multiple Standing Corner Clotheslines, and ran the ropes to hit Raj with a Running Corner Yakuza Kick. The crowd continued booing as Gaara put Raj on the top rope, and hit him with several forearms to the side of the head before climbing up to the top rope along with him, attempting to put him in position for a Superplex. However, the crowd exploded into cheers as Raj grabbed Gaara by the hair, and hit her with several punches to the side of the head before attempting to push him off the top rope. However, the crowd booed as Gaara hit Raj in the face with a Headbutt before attempting to throw him overhead from the top rope with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. The crowd exploded into cheers as Raj was able to land on his feet, and before Gaara could respond, Raj jumped up to the top rope and threw him off the top rope with a Top Rope German Suplex, both men down on the mat.
"Raj coming back into this match in a big way, and Overhaul looks like he's going to have an aneurysm on the outside!" Kotoko exclaimed as Overhaul yelled at Gaara to get back to his feet as Raj began pulling himself over to his corner, the crowd cheering as Wayne and Zancrow looked ready to get into the match. Gaara pulled himself back up to his feet, holding the back of his head in pain, attempting to grab Raj by his foot, but Raj kipped back to his feet, and hit Gaara in the side of the head with an Enziguri, allowing him to tag Zancrow into the match. The crowd exploded into cheers as Zancrow jumped up to the top rope, and hit Gaara with a Diving Clothesline. The crowd continued cheering as Zancrow knocked Lyon and Gray down with a Double Running Clothesline before turning his attention back to Gaara, hitting him with a Spinning Roundhouse Kick to the side of the head.
"Zancrow coming into this match hot and ready, almost knocking Gaara's teeth out with that Spinning Roundhouse Kick!" Mauro exclaimed as Zancrow picked Gaara up, and threw him into the corner with a Snake Eyes before running the ropes and hitting Gaara with a Big Boot to the face. Zancrow then grabbed Gaara's right arm, picked him up, wrung his arm, and began climbing up to the top rope, the crowd continuing to cheer as Zancrow walked onto the top rope, and hit an Old School Moonsault onto Gaara before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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Zancrow responded to Gaara's kicking out by immediately locking him in the Fire God's Supper (Undertaker's Hell's Gate).
"Zancrow having Gaara trapped in the middle of the ring! He may put an end to Gaara's attempt at a reign of terror here tonight!" Mauro exclaimed as Gaara attempted to punch his way out of the hold, but Zancrow hit several punches to the side of the head to counter Gaara's escape attempt. However, after another minute where it looked like he was going to pass out, Gaara began pulling himself back to his feet, picking Zancrow back up, and throwing him into the corner with a One-Armed Powerbomb. Gaara ran his hands through his hair before attempting to hit Zancrow with a Running Corner Yakuza Kick. However, Zancrow was able to catch him mid-kick and attempted to hit him with a Fire God's Bellow (Undertaker's Last Ride Powerbomb). However, Gaara responded by raking Zancrow in the eye, dropping behind Zancrow, and hitting Zancrow in the back of the head with a Back Side Kick. Zancrow staggered back into the corner, allowing Wayne to tag himself into the match, and while Gaara was staggering as well, Gray tagged himself into the match.
"Wayne and Gray are now in the match, but it doesn't look like Zancrow and Gaara are done with each other!" Bob exclaimed as Zancrow rushed over to Gaara, knocking both him and his foe out of the ring with a Clothesline that sent both over the top rope. Gaara and Zancrow continued brawling with each other on the outside while back in the ring, Gray attempted to hit Wayne with a Dragon Suplex, but Wayne responded by pushing Gray into the corner, hitting him with multiple Back Elbows to the side of the head before throwing him out of the corner. However, Gray landed back on his feet and hit Wayne with a Superkick before attempting to hit the newcomer with a DDT.
"We got action going on in and out of the ring! Bad blood's boiling over everywhere!" Mauro exclaimed as Wayne pushed Gray away, the two running the ropes, and knocking each other down with a Double Clothesline. Meanwhile, out of the ring, Gaara caught one of Zancrow's attempts at a kick, picked him up, and rammed him through the fan barricade, the crowd chanting '¡Mierda!' as Gaara continued ramming Zancrow's face with multiple forearms. However, while Wayne and Gray were trying to get into the ring, the crowd exploded into boos as the NWO (Katsuki Bakugo, Jellal Fernandes, Kite, Mercury Black, Duncan, & Dipper Pines) came running down to the ring, with Dipper and Bakugo attacking Raj while Jellal and Duncan attacked Lyon while both men were on the apron.
Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, this match has been ruled a double disqualification, making this match a no-contest!" Tony Chimel announced as Kite and Mercury slid into the ring, attacking Gray and Wayne respectively. The crowd continued booing and chanting '¡Que se joda el Nuevo Orden Mundial!' in the rhythm of a soccer chant while Kite mounted Gray, and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head while Mercury grabbed Wayne, and locked him in the Calf Crusher. On the outside, the rest of the NWO stomped on both Raj and Lyon, the crowd continuing to boo as Bakugo picked Raj up, and hit him with the Stunner before going over to Lyon, who attempted to fight back against Jellal and Duncan. When it looked like Lyon finally got the upper hand on Jellal and Duncan, Bakugo turned Lyon around and hit him with another Stunner. Bakugo, Jellal, Duncan, and Dipper then slid into the ring, joining in on beating down Wayne and Gray with Kite and Mercury.
"The NWO making their presence known, taking down both the BTWF Tag Team Champions and the newcomers who want those BTWF Tag Team Champions!" Mauro exclaimed as Bakugo picked Wayne up, and hit him with another Stunner. However, the crowd began cheering as BTWF Hardcore Champion Eren Jeager, Rolf, and Boze ran down to the ring, fighting back against the NWO starting off with Eren hitting a Springboard Dropkick onto both Dipper and Duncan. The three men brawled with the other four members of the NWO, but Bakugo was able to take his War of Attrition opponent down with a low blow. The crowd booed as Bakugo mounted the back of Boze's head, hitting him with multiple punches to the back of the head while Jellal, Kite, and Mercury overpowered and outnumbered Eren, mounting him, and hitting him with several punches and clubs to the face and chest.
"Eren, Boze, and Rolf trying to fight back against the NWO, but the numbers game has quickly become too much!" Kotoko exclaimed as Rolf grabbed Kite by the hair, and attempted to hit him with the Urban Spike (Samoan Spike), but Dipper and Duncan responded by attacking Rolf from behind, clubbing him in the back of the head multiple times before Duncan threw Rolf down with the Bad Side (Dolph Ziggler's Zig-Zag). With Gray, Lyon, Wayne, Raj, Eren, Boze, and Rolf all down on the ground, Bakugo swiped a camera from one of the ringside cameramen and showed off all the damage he and the NWO caused.
"You think this is a fucking game!? The NWO still runs this fucking show! War of Attrition is the beginning of our rebirth, and we're going to put every single wrestler in this fucking show on notice!" Bakugo exclaimed before throwing the camera down, the crowd booing and throwing trash at them as Bakugo stomped up to the top turnbuckle, flipped the fans off, and yelled at them that they were all in the NWO's ring. The rest of the NWO celebrated their destruction while Bakugo continued talking-trash to the fans while pointing at all the NWO's victims of the ring and telling the fans that this was only the beginning and that the NWO was going to rise back to the top.
The camera panned to the backstage area, where Lucy Heartfilia was standing with the rest of the Conglomerate (Tohru Kobayashi, Liz & Patty Thompson) in their expensive private locker room. Lucy was running her hand through her hair while trying to enjoy the expensive wine in front of her.
"I cannot believe this. I CANNOT believe this! I have to face that violent psychopath Juvia at War of Attrition, and everyone thinks that's OK! It's ridiculous, it's insane and it's…not happening!" Lucy exclaimed, the worried look on her face turned into a confident smirk, and she drank her wine, got back up to her feet, and patted Tohru on the back.
"Juvia, I don't care what Minerva or Sunny says. I went to the BTWF higher-ups, and they agreed with me. If you want a match with one of the biggest women in the BTWF, then you have to earn it. So next week, you're going to get your opportunity to get your hands on me by going one-on-one with my personal dragon, Tohru Kobayashi," Lucy said, looking at an excited Tohru with a smirk on her face. Tohru was cracking her fists while looking into the camera, Lucy nodding before patting Tohru on the back once again.
"Next week, Juvia, Tohru's going to put you back in the hospital. And when you're lying in that hospital bed, with the doctor telling you that you're never going to wrestle again, you're going to look up at the fluorescent light as it buzzes, and you're going to ask yourself 'How did it come to this?' Well I'll tell you how; you made the mistake of coming back to the BTWF and trying to humiliate me," Lucy explained, with Patty and Liz nodding in agreement while Tohru cracked her knuckles.
"See you next week, Juvia. I hope your last three weeks as an active wrestler treated you well," Lucy said with a wink before sitting back down and asking Liz to pour her another glass of wine.
The camera panned back to the stage, where the lights in the arena went down, the crowd booing as 'Die4U' by Bring Me The Horizon played. The lights revealed TJ Detweiler, Akira Tsubaki, Miyuki Shirogane, and Dawn Riverfall in yellow masks with smiles drawn on them. They also had seemingly random words written on the masks, such as 'Together', 'Forever', 'Peace', 'Love', 'Punish', 'Tragedy', and more. The four wrestlers walked down the entranceway, the crowd booing as TJ, in his white robe, led his stable.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by and representing Lenity, from the Temple of Wisdom, he is 'The Guru' TJ Detweiler!" Tony Chimel announced. The crowd continued booing as TJ continued leading the rest of Lenity down the entranceway, Dawn running her fingers over her mask while TJ seemingly began a sermon while still wearing his mask and stretching his arms out. Once the four made it to the ringside area, the lights in the arena began to flicker as TJ, Dawn, Akira, and Miyuki took their masks off, and raised them over their heads. The crowd continued booing as all four of them looked up at their masks, before TJ turned around, and joined his fellow Lenity members in a group hug.
"TJ has a spell over Akira, Miyuki, and Dawn, and he wants Colt to be a part of the Lenity!" Mauro exclaimed as TJ stretched his arms out again, telling Dawn, Akira, and Miyuki that it was time for them to surround the ringside area. The crowd continued booing as TJ rolled into the ring from underneath the bottom rope, and pulled himself back up to his feet. TJ then took off his white robe, threw it down onto the apron, and stretched his arms out before running his hands through his hair, smiling at the ceiling. TJ then looked down into the camera with a wide and unnatural smile on his face, telling Colt that whether he wants to or not, he WILL join Lenity and realize that it was the right decision for him.
"I don't know why TJ really wants Colt to join Lenity, but either way, Colt's had to deal with TJ since the day he debuted on Intensity over a month ago!" Kotoko exclaimed as while TJ was getting down from the top turnbuckle, Fallon Henley's 'Saddle Up' theme song played, the crowd cheering as Zeke Bailey came out with his black cowboy hat and a black vest, strutting to the stage. The crowd continued cheering as Zeke stopped at the center of the stage, and pointed up to the sky while giving the fans a loud 'Woooo!' before he began walking down the entranceway.
"And his opponent, from Seymour's Bay New Jersey by way of Mobile Alabama, Zeke Bailey!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Zeke high-fived multiple fans in the front row, shooting one finger in the air. Zeke continued making his way to the ring while high-fiving the rest of the fans in the front row before stopping at the ringside area. Zeke raised an eyebrow as he saw Miyuki and Akira walk up to him with large smiles on their faces and their hands behind their back. However, Miyuki and Akira didn't attack Zeke, but they decided to wish Zeke luck, which freaked the southern boy out as he told them to move, which they did without hesitation.
"Lenity already playing mind-games with Zeke, letting him know that they are always watching and that they are going to be there by their leader's side!" Mauro exclaimed as Zeke rolled onto the ring apron before standing back on his feet, and pointing up to the sky, the crowd cheering as some of the fans in the front tow began doing the same. Zeke then laid on the middle rope and began taking off his vest, giving the fans at home another hearty 'Woooo!' before jumping into the ring. TJ looked amused as Zeke took his cowboy hat off after tilting the hat at a couple of cheering women in the crowd before putting the hat on top of the top of the ring post behind him. Zeke then told the referee that he was ready, and after the referee checked on TJ, told the timekeeper to ring the bell, starting the match.
"And this match is underway, Zeke looking to continue his good start on the Intensity brand by going one-on-one with TJ here!" Kotoko exclaimed as Zeke and TJ locked up in the middle of the ring, with Zeke being able to put TJ in a Bearhug, the crowd cheering as Zeke threw the Guru down with a Waistlock Takedown. Zeke then picked TJ back up and threw him back down with a Waistlock Takedown before slapping TJ in the back of the head, the crowd cheering as Zeke raised his pointer finger in the air again. Rather than get upset, TJ got up, smiled at Zeke, and applauded Zeke while telling him that he did a good job. However, before TJ could attempt to hug Zeke, he grabbed TJ's arm, threw him down with a Hip Toss, and attempted to lock him in a Seated Abdominal Stretch. However, TJ pulled himself back up to his feet, pushed himself free of Zeke's grasp, and began wringing his arm, the crowd booing as TJ pushed Zeke to his knees while pushing his arm back.
"TJ trying to go after the arm of the stronger Zeke, which is some excellent strategy by the Guru!" Mauro exclaimed as Zeke rolled back onto his feet, escaped TJ's grasp, and wrung TJ's arm, the crowd cheering as Zeke went behind TJ, and locked his arm in a Hammerlock. However, the crowd booed as TJ grabbed Zeke's hair, and threw him down with a Snapmare, attempting to lock him in a Grounded Hammerlock, but Zeke was able to escape and lock TJ in a Side Headlock. TJ stood up and attempted to throw Zeke off of him with an Irish whip, but Zeke kept the Side Headlock locked in and threw him down to the ground with a Side Headlock Takeover. Zeke continued putting pressure on the neck before TJ began putting himself back on his feet, this time, being able to push Zeke off of him and send him into the ropes. Zeke rebounded off the ropes, and TJ responded by leapfrogging over him, but when TJ landed on the ground, Zeke knocked him down with a Running Shoulder Tackle much to the crowd's delight.
"Zeke knocking TJ right down with a Running Shoulder Tackle and TJ looks…impressed?" Bob asked as TJ nodded with a smile on his face before getting back up to his feet and attempting to shake Zeke's hand. However, Zeke responded by hitting TJ with several forearms to both sides of the head before Irish whipping him into the ropes, and throwing him back down with a Hip Toss when he rebounded. Zeke then kept TJ on the ground and in a seated position before running the ropes and hitting him with a Sliding Clothesline to the chest. Zeke slapped his chest several times to hype himself up as TJ got back to his feet, and Zeke responded with several kicks to the chest before running the ropes, sending TJ back down to the mat with a Running Kitchen Sink Knee to the chest, and going for the pinfall.
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"Those are some nice kicks by Zeke, but TJ is still fighting back in this match!" Bob exclaimed as Zeke ran the ropes, attempting to hit TJ with a Sliding Knee to the side of the head, but TJ dodged the knee and responded by grabbing Zeke's arm, and hitting him with multiple Elbow Strikes to the side of the face. TJ then picked Zeke up, attempting to hit him with a Back Suplex, but Zeke was able to backflip behind TJ and attempted to hit him with a German Suplex. However, TJ responded by hitting Zeke with several Back Elbows to the side of the head before attempting to hit Zeke with the Miracle In Progress (Brian Kendrick's Sliced Bread #2), but Zeke countered by hitting him with a Spinning Back Suplex before picking him back up. Zeke then hit TJ with a German Suplex into the ropes, sending the back of TJ's neck bouncing off the top rope before he rolled out onto the apron.
"Ouch! The back of TJ's neck bounced off the top rope like he was a bobble-head!" Bob exclaimed as Zeke ran the ropes, and hit a Running Inazuma Kick onto TJ, sending him falling onto the floor. Dawn, Akira, and Miyuki rushed over to their leader to check on him while Zeke climbed up to the top rope. The crowd continued cheering as Zeke dived off the top rope, hitting TJ, Akira, and Miyuki with a Diving Crossbody, Zeke rushed back up to his feet before jumping onto the commentary table, pointing up to the moon along with several fans in the front row. Zeke then turned around, seeing that TJ was pulling himself back to his feet, and Zeke responded by diving off the commentary table, hitting TJ with a Moonsault.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Zeke has the strength advantage in this match, but he's also showing how athletic he is!" Kotoko exclaimed as Zeke picked TJ up, and hit him with a German Suplex into the steel ring apron. The crowd continued cheering as Zeke threw TJ back into the ring, but the crowd went back to booing as Miyuki and Akira rushed Zeke, clubbing him in the back while the Guru was distracting the referee. However, Zeke responded by leveling both Akira and Miyuki with several forearms to the sides of both their faces and TJ was able to respond with a Running Baseball Slide Dropkick to the side of Zeke's face, stunning him. TJ then ran the ropes, and hit Zeke with a Suicide Dive, sending his back crashing against the commentary table before throwing him back into the ring.
"You had to have expected Lenity to get involved! They're willing to do anything for TJ, even if it means breaking the rules!" Mauro exclaimed as TJ hit a Springboard Tope Con Hilo to Zeke's chest before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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TJ mounted Zeke, hitting him with multiple forearms to the side of the head before picking Zeke back up, and hitting him with multiple elbow strikes to the back of the neck. The crowd continued booing as TJ took Zeke down with a Snapmare, and kicked him in the back several times before running the ropes and hitting Zeke with a Running Penalty Kick to the chest.
"TJ showing Zeke that he's not the only one who can strike hard!" Bob exclaimed as TJ picked Zeke up with a Cravate, and hit him with several Knee Strikes to the face before throwing him into the corner. The crowd continued booing as TJ ran the ropes, and hit a couple of Running Corner Forearm Smashes to the side of Zeke's face. TJ then continued hitting Zeke in the side of the head with multiple Forearms shots before the referee pulled him out of the corner. With Zeke attempting to stay on his feet, TJ ran into the corner, hitting Zeke in the face with a Running Spinning Leg Lariat into the corner before pushing him out of the corner. TJ then jumped onto the middle rope, and when Zeke turned around, hit him with a Diving Back Elbow to the side of the head before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"TJ almost took Zeke's head with that Diving Elbow, but Zeke is still able to kick out!" Bob exclaimed as TJ picked Zeke back up, and hit him with several kicks to the chest of his own before running the ropes, and hitting him with a Running Legsweep. TJ then ran the ropes and hit Zeke with a Running Single Leg Basement Dropkick before picking him back up and throwing him into the corner face first. TJ climbed up to the middle rope and hit Zeke with multiple punches to the side of the head before hitting him with a Tornado DDT. The crowd continued booing as TJ picked Zeke up, and hit him with several punches to the top of the head before hitting him with a Back Suplex.
"TJ doing the smart thing, making sure that Zeke doesn't get a chance to overpower him," Mauro explained as TJ stomped on Zeke several times before running the ropes and hitting Zeke with a Jumping Leg Drop across the throat. TJ then wrapped Zeke's head with his legs and hit him with multiple elbows to the top of the head before grabbing both of Zeke's legs and pulling them back for a pinfall.
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Zeke pushed TJ out of the pin and attempted to get back into the match with several clubs to the back of the neck, but TJ responded with a Back Kick to the gut. TJ then hit Zeke with a Headbutt to the face, sending Zeke staggering away and allowing TJ to hit a Jumping Calf Kick to the side of Zeke's head, sending him falling on all fours.
"TJ immediately taking advantage of this match back in his favor with that hard as hell Headbutt!" Kotoko exclaimed as TJ picked Zeke up, and hit him with a Fisherman's Suplex before bridging into a pinfall.
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The crowd continued booing as TJ picked Zeke up and hit him with a couple of Swinging Neckbreakers before picking him back up and hitting him with a Snap Suplex that sent the back of Zeke's legs and Zeke's back into the ropes.
"Oh, God! Zeke being sent right into the ropes, and the force probably hurt both Zeke's back and legs!" Mauro exclaimed as TJ picked Zeke up, and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head while he was on his knees. Zeke attempted to push TJ away, but TJ immediately ran back and hit Zeke with a Shining Wizard before dragging him over to the ropes. The crowd continued booing as TJ draped Zeke's head over the middle rope, and hit him with multiple forearms to the back of the head. TJ ran the ropes and hit a Running Knee to Zeke's back before continuing to press his knee against the back of his head, forcing the referee to pull TJ back. While TJ and the referee were talking with each other, Dawn kicked Zeke in the side of the head, sending him staggering out of the corner.
"And once again, Lenity gets involved to make sure that their leader gets another victory under his belt!" Mauro exclaimed as TJ saw that Zeke was staggering, and planted him with a Reverse DDT. The crowd continued booing as TJ stomped on Zeke's chest multiple times before turning the redneck on his stomach, and locking him in a Camel Clutch. Zeke shook his head and refused to give up, and TJ responded by hitting Zeke in the face with multiple crossface shots before pulling Zeke's head back further. While pulling him in the Camel Clutch, TJ told Zeke that he didn't want to do this to him, and if he wanted to stop the pain, all he had to do was give up. Zeke responded by telling TJ to go fuck himself, and the Guru responded by hitting him with even more clubs to the face, almost knocking him out.
"Zeke may be regretting trying to get on the bad side of the Guru there!" Bob exclaimed as after another minute in the Camel Clutch, the crowd began cheering as Zeke began pulling himself back up to his feet while TJ still had a hold on his chin. TJ attempted to club Zeke in the face to send him back down, but Zeke shook those strikes off before ramming his back into the corner several times, forcing TJ to let go. Zeke then turned around and hit TJ with a Discus Forearm Strike before running the ropes and attempting to hit TJ with a Jumping Body Avalanche, but TJ responded by raising both his knees as a counter, sending Zeke's face and jaw bouncing off the knees and staggering back.
"TJ once again stopping Zeke from getting control back!" Kotoko exclaimed as TJ climbed up to the top rope, attempting to hit Zeke with a Missile Dropkick, but the crowd cheered as Zeke was able to counter this by being able to catch him and hit him with a Tilt-a-Whirl Sidewalk Slam. Zeke, after a moment of laying on the ground, pulled himself back up to his feet using the ropes as TJ attempted to roll out of the ring. However, Zeke grabbed TJ's feet, and dragged him away from the ropes, though TJ pushed Zeke away from him with his feet. TJ then got back to his feet and attempted to hit Zeke with a Jumping Leg Lariat, but Zeke responded by catching him in mid-air and throwing him overhead with an Exploder Suplex.
"What a Suplex by Zeke! He almost sent TJ to another dimension with that one!" Bob exclaimed as Zeke, while on the ground, lifted both of his fists up and as the crowd cheered louder for him, Zeke kipped back up to his feet. TJ got back to his feet as well, and Zeke responded by hitting him with two Flying Forearm Smashes, a Superman Forearm Smash, and a Running Hurricanrana. TJ landed once again in the corner, and Zeke responded with a Corner Inazuma Kick before landing on the corner. Zeke then pushed TJ out of the corner before springboarding back into the ring, hitting a stunned TJ with a Springboard Somersault Senton, and going for the pinfall.
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"Zeke launching himself like a cannonball at TJ, but it wasn't enough to put the Guru away!" Mauro announced as Zeke picked TJ up in a Gutwrench position, and threw him overhead with a Gutwrench Suplex before rolling back into the Gutwrench position and hitting TJ with a Sit-Out Gutwrench Powerbomb. Zeke wasn't done yet, as he ran the ropes, hitting a Single Leg Mushroom Stomp to TJ's chest. Zeke then clapped along with the fans before running the ropes and attempting to hit TJ with a Springboard Moonsault, but the Guru responded by raising his knees up, sending Zeke crashing into his knees ribs first. While Zeke was trying to regain his breath, TJ grabbed Zeke in a Sleeper Hold and attempted to hit him with a Sleeper Suplex, but Zeke responded by hitting TJ with a Jawbreaker and hitting him with a Jumping Knee Strike to the back of the head.
"Oh! Zeke almost took TJ's head off with that vicious knee to the back of the skull!" Kotoko exclaimed while wincing as Zeke turned a dazed TJ around, and hit him with a Spinning Uranage before waiting for TJ to get up, wanting to finish him off with the Collision Course (Moonsault Fallaway Slam). However, the crowd booed as Dawn reached into the ring, and grabbed Zeke's legs, distracting him while the referee warned Dawn to get her hands out of the ring. While Zeke and the referee wee arguing with Dawn, the crowd booed louder as TJ jumped into the corner, hitting him with a Running Corner Forearm before picking him up, planting him with a Brainbuster, and going for a pinfall of his own.
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"Dawn once again sticks her nose where it doesn't belong, and TJ is still unable to get the victory!" Kotoko exclaimed. TJ then grabbed Zeke and hit him with multiple forearms to the back of the head. However, the crowd cheered as while Lenity was celebrating their leader getting back into the match, Colt Grice ran through the audience and knocked both Miyuki and Akira with a dive from the fan barricade to the ringside area. Colt then grabbed Akira and threw him into the steel steps face first before hitting him with a Beast Throw (Ilja Dragunov's H-Bomb). The crowd continued cheering as Colt hit a standing but stunned Miyuki with a Torpedo Liberio (Ilja Dragunov's Torpedo Moscow).
"Colt Grice, the man who's been victimized by Lenity for the past few weeks, has come to even the odds for Zeke!" Mauro exclaimed as TJ looked shocked at what was happening, and quickly decided to end the match, attempting to lock Zeke in the Euphoric Epiphany (The Brian Kendrick's Captain's Hook). However, Zeke was able to fight out of it, hitting TJ with several headbutts to the face before pushing him off, and with the space he created, Zeke ran at TJ and hit him with the Collision Course (Running Moonsault Fallaway Slam). The crowd cheered while Colt smiled as Zeke went for the pin, hooking both of TJ's legs back.
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Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, Zeke Bailey!" Tony Chimel announced as Zeke pulled himself back to his feet, and shot both his fists in the air. Colt applauded from the outside as he looked on at the downed bodies of both Akira and Miyuki before rolling into the ring, and raising Zeke's arm up in the air while the referee was doing the same thing with Zeke's other arm. The crowd in the arena chanted for Zeke as he and Colt gave each other a friendly hug before once again raising both their fists in the air. Zeke then turned around and thanked Colt for his help, and Colt responded by telling him it wasn't a problem, and that he wanted to get his hands on Lenity anyway.
"Thanks in no small part to Colt, Zeke was able to pick up another win here in his young BTWF career!" Bob exclaimed as on the outside, Dawn was trying to help Akira and Tsubaki back to their feet, occasionally turning her head to shoot a glare in Colt's direction. Colt, however, simply responded with a smirk on his face and told Dawn that they should've just left him alone after he said 'no' the first time. TJ, meanwhile, rolled out of the ring, holding his back in pain while Dawn immediately rushed over to TJ to check on him. TJ smiled at his charge and assured Dawn that he was OK and that she should focus on Akira and Miyuki. Dawn nodded and went back to helping Akira and Miyuki back on their feet, still feeling the pain from Colt's attack on them.
"Karma can be a real bitch, Bob, and TJ and the rest of Lenity figured that out the hard way!" Mauro exclaimed as TJ looked at Colt with a sad look on his face. Rather than be upset at what Colt did, he shook his head, saying that Colt was throwing away the opportunity of a lifetime. TJ continued lamenting that he was running out of ways to show Colt the error of his ways, and soon, he was going to have to take drastic measures to get him to join Lenity. TJ gave Colt and Zeke one last disappointed shake of the head while they were celebrating before leading Lenity away from the ringside area.
"What did TJ mean by 'drastic measures'? If I were Colt, I'd make sure I sleep with one eye open and have eyes in the back of my head," Kotoko warned as back in the ring, Colt blew off the threat, saying that whatever TJ and the rest of Lenity had in store, he was going to be ready for it. Zeke nodded, telling Colt 'that's the spirit' before the two exchanged a high-five and continued their celebration in the middle of the ring.
The camera panned to the backstage interview area, where Madison and Kim Chin were standing next to Kaede Kayano, who had a microphone in her hand. Madison and Kim looked hesitant and irritated, though they looked straight at Kayano, wondering what she was going to ask them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with one of the two teams challenging to become the inaugural BTWF Intensity Women's Tag Team Champions, Madison and Kim Chin. Tonight, you two will go eye-to-eye with the other team challenging for the BTWF Intensity Women's Tag Team Championships, Louise Belcher and Lisa Simpson. How are you feeling going into that?" Kaede asked, with Madison taking a deep breath, taking her pink cowgirl hat off,
"I don't know what Louise and Lisa have planned, but Kim and I are ready for whatever those two have planned. We've seen how Lisa & Louise's Classroom goes; Lisa and Louise will try and stir shit up and try and attack us from behind. We're not going to let that happen, and we're going to show them why they should never have messed with either one of us!" Madison exclaimed with Kim nodding in agreement and patting Madison in the back in support. Kaede nodded at the response she received before pulling the microphone back in front of her mouth.
"How do you feel about Linda Belcher getting involved in this?" Kaede asked, with both Madison and Kim looking at each other, raising en eyebrow as if they were unsure how to answer that. After a moment, Kim took a breath before she decided to respond, putting the microphone closer to her mouth.
"Linda's been nothing but a great and supportive woman backstage. I don't know why she's all of a sudden getting involved in this, but if she can talk some sense into that little brat of hers, then that's all good with me," Kim responded. However, before either she or Madison could continue, Linda Belcher walked over to both of them and shook their hands before asking Kaede for the microphone.
"Girls, I know you're still hesitant, but I promise you, Louise and Lisa won't do any of this underhanded nonsense tonight. I want to make sure that they apologize for all the horrible things they said about you, Madison," Linda explained. Kim and Madison looked at each other before nodding and looking back at Linda.
"We don't doubt you, Linda. We doubt those little idiots because we know that they're going to plan something," Kim responded, causing Linda to sigh before taking a shaky breath.
"I understand that I really do. But please, give them a chance. Louise is a really good girl deep down, and I know Lisa is too," Linda explained as she put her hand out for the women to shake. Madison and Kim looked at the older woman for a minute but took turns shaking her hand.
"Like we said, Linda, we trust you. But if Louise or Lisa try ANYTHING, we're going to beat their asses, regardless of what you or Bob have to say," Madison explained. Linda sighed, and nodded before backing away, leaving the potential inaugural BTWF Intensity Women's Tag Team Champions looking conflicted and concerned before the camera panned away from the backstage interview area.
Commercial Break*
Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the backstage area, where Scott Stanford was standing next to the BTWF Intensity General Managers, Sunny Bridges and Minerva Orland.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with both of our Intensity General Managers, who have announced War of Attrition. Guys, what's the announcement?" Scott asked as he put the microphone in between Sunny and Minerva.
"After what happened earlier tonight, we came up with the BTWF Tag Team Championship match for War of Attrition. At War of Attrition, Fiore's Top Team will defend the BTWF Tag Team Championships against both the team of Raj Saranga & Wayne Copeland and the team of Kite and Mercury Black of the NWO in a triple threat tag team match," Sunny explained. However, before he could continue, the BTWF Tag Team Champions, Fiore's Top Team of Gray Fullbuster and Lyon Bastia, came stomping over to the interview area with annoyance and fury in their eyes.
"You gotta be kidding! You're giving those losers a tag team title shot!? You're just rewarding these guys for assaulting and disrespecting us!?" Gray asked, yelling at Sunny while poking his pointer finger into his chest. However, before Gray could do anything else, Minerva walked in front of Sunny and glared at Gray, who returned the glare with just as much intensity as Lyon looked ready to back his tag partner up when the situation rose.
"Yes, we did. Raj and Wayne earned it in that Fatal-4-Way two weeks ago, and the NWO is owed their contractually obligated rematch. And given the bad blood boiling between the six of you, we thought it only made sense to make the triple threat tag match," Minerva said, causing Gray to run his hand through his hair in frustration, but before one-half of the BTWF Tag Team Champions could say anything, Lyon walked up next to Gray, and put an arm in front of his partner.
"This match is unfair to us, especially since neither of the teams you picked really deserve it. But, we're going to take this as an opportunity to show not only the Intensity locker room but all the idiots in the arena that we are the best tag team in the world. And at War of Attrition, Gray and I are going to prove once again why we are the future of this company," Lyon explained. Gray glared at Minerva and Sunny before sighing and nodding, patting his BTWF Tag Team Championship belt hard to show off before he and Lyon left the backstage interview area.
"…is this common?" Minerva asked, looking down at Sunny with a raised eyebrow while Sunny put his face in his hands.
"Way too common," Sunny responded while having his face in his hands before the camera panned away from the backstage interview area.
The camera panned back to the stage, where 'Balboa' by Blind Channel played, the crowd exploding into cheers as BTWF Hardcore Champion Eren Jeager came running out of the back with the BTWF Hardcore Championship around his waist. Eren looked on at the cheering crowd, nodding at the positive reaction he was getting before standing in the middle of the stage, patting the floor, and shooting both his fists up in the air, causing pyro to shoot from the stage. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for Eren as he took the BTWF Hardcore Championship off from around his waist and put it back in the air while the pyro continued to go off.
"The following contest is a Falls Count Anywhere match, and it is for the BTWF Hardcore Championship! Introducing first, from-!" Tony Chimel attempted to announce before Marco Diaz rushed behind Eren, and clubbed him in the back of the head, sending him falling on the entranceway. The referee rang the bell to start the match while Marco clubbed Eren in the back, and hit him with multiple punches to the back of the head. The crowd booed as Marco pulled Eren up by the hair, yelling at him that the NWO was going to dominate once again before throwing Eren into the corner of the fan barricade. Marco then continued trashing talk with the crowd before he ran at Eren, but the crowd cheered as Eren threw the NWO member over the fan barricade and into the audience.
"Marco tried to get an early advantage in this Falls Count Anywhere match, but Eren makes sure he doesn't get far!" Kotoko exclaimed as Eren backed away before running forward, and vaulting over the fan barricade, hitting Eren with a Somersault Senton onto Marco. The crowd continued cheering as Eren picked Marco up, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head as they continued to brawl within the fans. Marco responded by poking Eren in the eye and hitting him with a couple of forearm shots of his own. Marco then attempted to throw Eren onto the floor, but Eren responded by throwing Marco out of the crowd and near the stage. Eren grabbed Marco and hit him with several more punches to the side of the head before throwing him into the side of the stage, sending the NWO member staggering and falling to the floor.
"These two are brawling all over the arena! Eren's always been more of a technical wrestler, but he's showing just how much of a chameleon he is when it comes to wrestling!" Kotoko exclaimed as Eren picked Marco up, and put him on a nearby table. The crowd continued cheering as Eren hit Marco with multiple punches to the side of the head before climbing up to the top of the stage. Eren then looked on at the crowd, gave them a thumbs up, and hit Marco with a Diving Elbow Drop across the chest and through the table, the crowd exploding into cheers before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"I'm shocked Eren didn't win the match already there! Eren almost collapsed Marco's lungs with that Diving Elbow Drop!" Mauro exclaimed as Eren picked Marco up, and threw him back onto the entranceway. Eren then grabbed the plastic table liner, followed him back up to the entranceway, and hit him with multiple whips to the back with the plastic table liner, causing Marco to scream out in pain. The crowd continued cheering and chanted '¡Más!', and Eren obliged by continuing to whip Marco in the back and the midsection with the plastic table liner, causing multiple welts to appear on both his back and his chest. Marco crawled to the ringside area, and Eren responded by wrapping the plastic table liner around Marco's throat, the crowd cheering and chanting for Eren as he choked Marco, telling him that the NWO sucks and that the NWO was dying.
"Eren's choking the life out of Marco! Is that better than being chewed out by Bakugo…or…?" Bob asked as a joke as Eren let go of Marco, threw him back into the ring, and went underneath the ring. The crowd continued cheering as Eren pulled out a trash can that had not only its lid, but a couple of kendo sticks, a baseball bat, a steel chair, and a bag of thumb tacks. Eren threw the trash can into the ring, but when Eren got into the ring, the crowd booed as Marco kicked Eren in the chest a couple of times. The crowd continued booing as while Eren was dangling from the middle rope, Marco clubbed Eren in the back of the head multiple times before climbing up to the top rope, hitting Eren with a Guillotine Leg Drop across the back of the neck, and going for the pinfall.
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"Marco came back into this match in a big way, but Eren's not going to make this easy for the NWO member!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marco grabbed a steel chair from the trash can, and hit him with several chair shots to the back before shooting his head up, his eyes widening as if he just got an idea. Marco rolled out of the ring, grabbed the plastic table liner, rolled back into the ring, and hit Eren with multiple whips with the plastic table liner, the crowd booing as Marco asked Eren how this felt. Eren attempted to counter with a couple of grounded kicks to the chest, but Marco responded with a couple more whips, this time to the face, the crowd booing as Eren held his right eye in pain.
"Oh, God! Marco could've taken Eren's eye out with that strike with the plastic table liner!" Mauro exclaimed as Marco mounted Eren, and hit him with multiple punches to the eye, busting him open, with a small wound on the side of his eye opening up. The crowd continued booing as Marco stomped on Eren's wounded eye before springboarding off the middle rope, hitting him with a Springboard Twisting Leg Drop across the throat, and going for the pinfall.
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Marco pounded the mat in frustration before setting the chair up, grabbing Eren by the hair, and smashed his face into the seat of the chair a couple of times.
"Marco knows that it's all or nothing for him! Bakugo WILL kick him out of the NWO if Marco can't win the BTWF Hardcore Championship!" Mauro exclaimed as Marco slapped the back of Eren's head a couple of times before attempting to hit him with a Springboard attack, but the crowd cheered as Eren picked the chair up, and threw the chair at Marco while he was still mid-air. The crowd continued cheering as Eren grabbed the chair, and hit Marco with the chair several times in the back and the chest before setting it up himself. Eren picked Marco up and attempted to hit him with a Snap Vertical Suplex into the chair, but Marco responded by blocking the Suplex and hitting Eren with a Sit-Out Jawbreaker. Marco then hit Eren with a Superkick, sending him falling into a seated position on the chair before slapping him in the face a couple of times, telling the champion that he's NEVER leaving the NWO.
"Marco has Eren stunned in the chair! What does he have planned here!?" Bob asked as Marco ran the ropes, attempting to hit him with a Running Kick. However, the crowd cheered as Eren got off the chair, and hit Marco with a Drop Toe Hold into the chair, sending Marco's face bouncing off the steel. The crowd continued cheering as Eren picked Marco up, and hit him with a Brainbuster on the seat of the chair. Eren then looked at the cheering crowd, and gave them the cut-throat taunt, telling them that the crowd was over before climbing up to the top rope. However, while Eren was trying to balance himself on the top rope, Marco pulled himself back to his feet, throwing the chair at Eren's face, sending him staggering. The crowd booed as Marco moved the chair away from the corner, and threw Eren off the top rope with a Top Rope Frankensteiner that sent Eren's back bouncing off the chair before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Marco was a fraction of a second away from winning the BTWF Hardcore Championship and retaining his spot in the NWO!" Mauro exclaimed as Marco looked shocked that Eren had kicked out, but the crowd continued booing as Marco picked the chair back up, and hit Eren in the back with the chair multiple times until the chair bent over his back. The crowd continued booing as Marco picked Eren back up, and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head before spilling the contents of the trash can out, putting the trash can down, and hitting Eren with a Running Corner Enziguri to the side of the head. Marco then picked Eren up, and hit him with a Whiplash Neckbreaker before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Marco pulling out all the stops here, trying to show Bakugo that he's worthy of continuing to fly the NWO banner!" Mauro exclaimed as Marco picked Eren up, dragged him to the ropes, and tied his arms in the top and middle ropes, the crowd booing as Marco slapped Eren several times while yelling at him that the NWO would go on forever. Marco then kicked and stomped at a bloody Eren before picking up a kendo stick from the fallen-over trash can and hitting Eren in the head several times. The crowd continued booing as Marco twirled the kendo stick around with his fingers before hitting Eren in the chest with the kendo stick several times, yelling in Eren's face that he needed to give up. Eren responded by spitting in Marco's face, telling him that he was not going to quit to a piece of trash like him, which Marco responded to by wildly swinging the kendo stick at various parts of Eren's body.
"Marco going absolutely mental with that kendo stick, and you can see more welts forming all over Eren's body!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marco broke the kendo stick in half over his knee. The crowd continued booing as Marco picked one of the kendo sticks, and attempted to stab the broken part of the stick into Eren's already damaged eye. However, the crowd cheered as Eren countered with a couple of kicks to the face before kicking the stick out of Marco's hand. Finally, Eren was given the chance to escape, and when he did, he grabbed the other half of the kendo sticks, he and Marco had a kendo stick duel in the middle of the ring, with the crowd booing and cheering accordingly as the two continued exchanging strikes with the kendo sticks with each other.
"Marco and Eren going at it with both halves of the kendo sticks in the middle of the ring! Who's going to get the advantage in this duel!?" Bob asked as Eren kicked the kendo stick back out of Marco's hand, but Marco responded by kicking Eren in the knee, and stomping on his hand, causing him to drop the kendo stick as well. With both men disarmed, Marco and Eren began exchanging punches with each other in the middle of the ring, the crowd cheering and booing accordingly as Marco hit Eren with another kick to the knee. The crowd continued booing as Marco ran the ropes, and attempted to hit Eren with a Jumping DDT, but the crowd went back to cheering as Eren threw Marco onto the overturned trash can with a Freefall, sending his chest bouncing off the steel.
"What a counter by Eren! He turned Marco's ribcage and the trash can into a pancake!" Bob exclaimed as Eren rolled out of the ring, went back underneath the ring, and pulled out a couple of tables, and a ladder. The crowd continued cheering as Eren put one of the tables and the ladder in the ring, and when Eren got into the ring, he leaned one of the tables into the corner. Marco began pulling himself up, and Eren responded by hitting the NWO member with a Michinoku Driver onto the ladder. The crowd continued cheering as Eren rolled back out of the ring, grabbed the second table, and slid it into the ring before sliding back into the ring himself. Eren then began setting up the second table on the other side of the ring, picking Marco up, and attempting to hit him with a Buckle Bomb into the table in the corner. However, the crowd booed as Marco was able to counter with a Frankensteiner, sending Eren crashing through the table.
"Marco just sent Eren through the table with all the leg strength that he could manage thanks to that Frankensteiner!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marco dragged Eren out of the corner, and went for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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Marco looked at the referee in shock, running through his hair as he looked down at Eren, who was gritting his teeth in pain from going through the table.
"Marco almost got the three count there! And he can't believe that Eren kicked out!" Bob exclaimed as Marco grabbed a couple of broken pieces of table, and threw them down onto Eren. Marco then rolled out of the ring, grabbed another steel chair, climbed up to the top rope, and attempted to hit him with a steel chair-assisted Moonsault, but Eren rolled out of the way, sending Marco crashing into the pile of broken table pieces and his chest bouncing off the steel chair. Eren pulled himself towards the ropes, and then slid underneath the bottom rope and onto the apron before waiting for Marco to get back to his feet. Marco did so, with the steel chair still in his hands, and Eren responded by hitting Marco with a Springboard Dropkick to the chest, sending the steel chair crashing into Marco's chest.
"Eren is able to use the chair Marco brought into the match to his advantage!" Kotoko exclaimed as Eren grabbed the bag of thumbtacks from the trash can, and spilled the thumbtacks all over the ring, the crowd cheering as Eren picked Marco back up. Eren attempted to hit Marco with another Brainbuster into the thumbtacks, but Marco responded with several knee strikes to the top of the head, allowing him to escape the Brainbuster attempt. Marco then attempted to hit Eren with a Swinging Fisherman's Neckbreaker into the tacks, but Eren responded with multiple punches to the gut before punching him in the side of the head. Eren then hit Marco in the face with a Superkick, sending the NWO member staggering into the corner, the crowd continuing to cheer as Eren ran into the corner, and hit Marco in the face with a Corner Step-Up High Knee before putting him on the top rope.
"The thumbtacks are still all over the floor! Marco's definitely not going to like the fall!" Mauro exclaimed as Eren attempted to hit Marco with a Top Rope Frankensteiner into the tacks, but, to the shock of the crowd, Marco responded by overpowering Eren, and throwing him off the top rope with a Top Rope Powerbomb, sending him crashing into the tacks. The crowd chanted '¡Mierda!' as Eren writhed around in pain while the camera panned on the tacks pushing into his back. Marco smiled down at his fallen opponent, and hit Eren with a Diving Corkscrew Splash before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"No! That's not it! Eren's still fighting!" Mauro exclaimed, in just as much shock as Marco was. Marco pounded the mat in frustration before arguing with the referee that he had gotten the three. Marco ran his hands through his hair in frustration before turning Eren around, and stomping on his back, causing the tacks to be pushed further into his back. Marco then grabbed the ladder that Eren had put into the ring, set it up in one of the corners, and went back to stomp on the back of Eren's head several times. Marco then dragged Eren to the table he had put into the ring earlier, the crowd booing as Marco began climbing up to the top of the ladder, yelling at the booing crowd that Eren was done and that the BTWF Hardcore Championship was coming back to the NWO.
"Marco's looking to finish Eren off in grand fashion, but he better hold off on the celebration until after he wins!" Kotoko exclaimed as Marco almost made it to the top of the ladder before Eren began stirring, allowing himself to roll off of the table. The crowd cheered as Eren got back to his feet, and climbed up the ladder after Marco, which Marco responded to by hitting Eren with multiple punches to the side of the head before attempting to push Eren off the ladder with his foot. However, Eren responded by pushing Marco's foot away and hitting him with several forearms to the side of the face. As both Eren and Marco climbed up to the top of the ladder, both champion and challenger began exchanging punches and forearms with each other to the side of the head.
"Marco and Eren are right on top of the ladder! This could be precarious!" Kotoko exclaimed in worry as Marco grabbed Eren's hair, and slammed the top of his head into the top of the ladder several times, causing more blood to come out of the wound above his eye. Marco then put Eren in position for a Suplex, attempting to hit him with the Swinging Fisherman's Neckbreaker from the top of the ladder. However, Eren responded by pushing Marco's hands off of him and hitting him with several forearms to both sides of his face before smashing his face into the top of the ladder multiple times. Eren then grabbed one of Marco's arms, and threw him off the ladder with the Shiganshina DDT (Lifting Single Underhook Brainbuster), sending Marco and Eren crashing through the table before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…3
Bell Rings*
"Here is your winner, and still the BTWF Hardcore Champion, Eren Jeager!" Tony Chimel announced as Eren ran his hands through his hair, smiling even though he was still bleeding. Eren pulled himself back to his feet while the referee was given the BTWF Hardcore Championship by one of the ringside attendants, the crowd continuing to cheer and chant for Eren as the referee handed him the championship back. Eren looked down at his BTWF Hardcore Championship, and shot his fist up while raising the championship over his head with the other hand, smiling at the cheering crowd.
"Eren's first title defense was just as chaotic and barbaric as we thought, but in the end, he was still able to retain his Hardcore Championship!" Mauro exclaimed as Eren went into the corner, pulled himself up to the top rope, and raised both his fists in the air with the BTWF Championship above his head. However, while he was celebrating, the crowd booed as the NWO (Katsuki Bakugo, Kite, Mercury Black, Jellal Fernandes, Dipper Pines, and Duncan) rushed to the ring. Surprisingly, Bakugo helped Marco up, confusing the audience while Marco, barely conscious, looked up at the leader of the NWO with a smile on his face, patting Bakugo on the shoulder while apologizing for losing to Eren.
"The NWO are here, and they're looking to cause even more chaos than they did earlier!" Kotoko exclaimed as Eren noticed the NWO, and looked ready to fight despite still having thumbtacks in his back. Bakugo patted Marco on the head, telling him that he did a good job, but while Marco was continuing to smile with relief and promising to do better next time, Bakugo glared down at Marco, told him that there wasn't going to be a next time, and hit him with the Stunner, the crowd booing as he told Dipper and Duncan to take care of Marco. While Dipper and Duncan threw Marco out of the ring and beat him down, the rest of the NWO rushed Eren, stomping and punching him. The crowd continued booing as the former BTWF Hardcore Champion Jellal Fernandes grabbed the championship from Eren, and whipped him with the belt.
"Bakugo kicked Marco out of the NWO right after he made him think he was going to stay! As if he couldn't be enough of a piece of crap!" Mauro exclaimed as Jellal picked Eren up, and hit him with the Grand Chariot (Diamond Dust). The crowd continued booing as Jellal raised the BTWF Hardcore Championship over his head, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Boze, Rolf, Wayne Copeland, and Raj Saranga rushed the ring, and brawled with the members of the NWO not going after Marco. Boze specifically focused on Bakugo, the two brawling to the point where both of them threw each other out of the ring while raining down punches on each other. Dipper and Duncan threw Marco into the steel steps several times before they ran into the ring, and helped their fellow NWO members in the ring, attacking Rolf, Wayne, and Raj from behind.
"Eren has some backup, but I don't think it's going to be enough given the fact the NWO outnumber everyone else!" Bob exclaimed as the brawl continued until security came rushing to the ring, trying their best to pull the wrestlers away from each other, though they were struggling mightily.
The camera panned to the backstage area, where Juvia Lockser was pacing back and forth in the hallway, throwing whatever she could find and whatever wasn't nailed down into the wall, growling and mumbling obscenities about Lucy and what she was going to do with Lucy before turning towards the camera.
"Lucy, you're really only making things worse for yourself. The more you have me wait for the opportunity to fracture your skull like you did to me, the worse you're going to make things for yourself," Juvia said in a whisper that had so much venom that it would've killed a King Cobra. Juvia then stopped pacing around, and sat down on one of the production crates, running her hands through her blue hands before her frown slowly turned into a smile as she looked back up into the camera, staring a hole through the lens.
"But if you want to put Tohru in harm's way, then that's fine by me. If Tohru wants to get in my way, then I'm going to use her to show you exactly what I'm going to do, Lucy," Juvia continued whispering, chuckling at the thought that Lucy was trying to stop the Rain Woman from getting her revenge.
"I've thought of what I was going to do to you for months, Lucy. And if you think I'm going to just let that all fall by the wayside because you're going to sick your 'dragon' on me, then you're even dumber than I thought you were. Not only am I going to destroy your dragon, but at War of Attrition, it's going to be the first of a series of beatings until I get my pound of flesh," Juvia explained before jumping off the production crates, grabbing the camera, and dragging the cameraman down the hall. As they continued walking through the backstage area, Juvia arrived at the locker room of Lucy Heartfilia and the rest of the Conglomerate. Juvia then kicked open the door, and before anyone could react, he hit Tohru in the back of the head with the camera before diving for Lucy.
While the cameraman ran off to get security, Juvia and Lucy began exchanging punches with each other as Tohru shook her head to try and get her bearings back. After another minute, several referees rushed into the locker room and attempted to pull Juvia away from Lucy. Juvia responded by hanging onto Lucy and continuing to level her with forearms to the side of the head until Lucy jammed her thumbs into Juvia's eyes, allowing the referees to pull her away from Lucy.
"Get that peasant the fuck away from me! One way or another, Juvia, I'm going to put you back in the hospital for good!" Lucy screeched out while throwing random things at Juvia while she was being pulled out of the locker room.
The camera panned back to the stage, where MJF's 'Better than You' theme song played, the crowd booing as Liz and Patty Thompson came out of the back for their match. However, rather than focused glares or confident smirks on their faces, Liz and Patty looked worried, looking behind them a couple of times after seeing what Juvia Lockser had just done to Lucy and Tohru. After a moment of standing at the center of the stage, Liz and Patty nodded at each other, telling each other that they would focus on Juvia later before Patty knelt down on both knees, the two doing the classic Impact Players pose before kipping back up to their feet.
"The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, representing the Conglomerate, from Brooklyn New York, they are the team of Liz and Patty Thompson, the Thompson Sisters!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continued booing as Liz and Patty walked down the entranceway, the two continuing to psyche each other up for the upcoming match, telling each other to focus on the match. However, despite these attempts, Patty couldn't help but take a couple of glances behind her, causing Liz to force her to turn around and remind her that Lucy will take care of Juvia, and they'll finish the job after they beat Maka and Winry tonight.
"Liz and Patty are clearly not focused on this match. After seeing what Juvia did in the locker room, I can't necessarily blame them, but this couldn't have happened at a worse time!" Mauro exclaimed as Patty nodded at her older sister, and high-fived each other before sliding into the ring from underneath the bottom rope at the same time. The crowd booed as the two kipped back up to their feet before giving the booing crowd another look at the Impact Players pose. Liz then patted Patty on the back and led her to the corner, where they went over strategy for the match, trying to get their minds off the events that just happened with Lucy and Juvia. While they went over battle strategy, Oney Lorcan's 'Combative' theme song played, the crowd cheering as Maka and Winry came stomping out of the back, looking at the ring with focused glares on their faces.
"And their opponents, they are the team of Maka Albarn and Winry Rockbell!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Winry shot up her pointer finger while Maka shot up her pointer and middle fingers. After a moment, Winry and Maka stomped down the entranceway with their fingers still in the air. The crowd continued cheering as Maka and Winry used their free hands to high-five fans in the front row before the camera panned to the commentary table, where Megumin and Darkness were sitting next to Bob on the left side of the commentary table.
"And here comes one of the up-and-coming teams of the Intensity Women's Tag Team Division!" Bob exclaimed as Maka and Winry stopped at the ringside area, keeping their fingers up in the air before giving each other a fist bump. Maka and Winry then slid into the ring from underneath the bottom rope before rolling back to their feet and stomping over to Liz and Patty, shooting both of their fingers back in the air. Patty looked as though she was going to start a fight, but Liz kept her back, telling her to wait until the match started. Meanwhile, Megumin glared at Bob, Darkness, much like Liz in the ring, held onto Megumin to calm her down.
"Oh, please, Bob! They're one of the most overrated teams in the company right now! Plus, we already proved our point against those two last week!" Megumin exclaimed while the referee separated both teams from each other before telling the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the match, with Maka and Patty being the legal women in the match. Maka and Patty locked up in the middle of the ring before Maka wrung Patty's arm, took her down with a Hip Toss, and locked her in an Armbar, the crowd cheering as Maka hit Patty's shoulder with several elbow shots to the shoulder.
"Well, if you guys proved your point last week, then why are you sitting in on this match?" Kotoko asked as Patty responded by pulling herself back to her feet and rolling out of the Armbar, grabbing onto Maka's arm before putting her in a Hammerlock. The crowd booed as Patty slapped Maka in the back of the head a couple of times before attempting to push her down to the ground. However, Maka responded by sliding out of the hold, taking Patty down with a Snapmare, and attempting to lock her in a Rear Chinlock, but Patty slid out of it, attempting to lock her in the Hammerlock again. However, Maka laid down, grabbed Patty with her legs, and pushed her down to lock her in a Headscissors, the crowd cheering as Maka smacked Patty in the chest a couple of times while continuing to apply the pressure around her neck.
"Because we're still trying to climb up the rankings here in the BTWF, and that means we have to make sure that everyone knows that we mean business, including those two," Megumin explained, pointing at Maka as Patty was finally able to free herself, and attempted to hit Maka with a Penalty Kick to the side of the head. However, Maka was able to duck out of the way, push her away with her feet, kip her back up to her feet, and attempt to lock her in a Sleeper Hold. However, Patty hit a Splits into a Jawbreaker, stunning Maka long enough for her to roll into the ring, and tag Liz back into the match. Liz then attempted to knock Maka down with a Clothesline, but Maka responded by hitting Liz with several Japanese Arm Drags before knocking Liz into the corner with a Dropkick to the side of the face. The crowd continued cheering as Maka ran the ropes, and hit her with a Running Corner Forearm before tagging Winry into the match. Winry rolled into the ring and ran the ropes to hit Liz with a Running Corner Big Boot before throwing her out of the corner, allowing Maka to hit Liz with a T-Bone Suplex.
"Maka and Liz turning up the volume here, throwing Liz around the ring hither and yon!" Mauro exclaimed as Maka and Winry both ran the ropes before hitting Liz with a Jumping Elbow Drop/Running Leg Drop combination. The crowd continued cheering as Winry picked Liz back up and hit her with a couple of punches to the side of the head before Irish whipping her into the ropes. However, Liz was able to telegraph the Back Body Drop attempt by Winry and hit her with a kick to the face before hitting her with another kick to the head. While Winry was stunned, Liz put her in a Front Facelock and attempted to hit her with a Tornado DDT, but Winry was able to stop her and hit Liz with a Bridging Northern Lights Suplex before bridging into a pinfall.
Ref: 1…
"Liz kicking out at one, this match still going on!" Bob exclaimed as Winry picked Liz up, and hit her with a couple of forearms, but the crowd booed as Liz raked Winry's eyes, allowing her to rush into the corner, and tag Patty back into the match. The crowd booed as Liz and Patty hit several kicks to Winry's chest and legs, sending her to her knees. However, when Liz and Patty ran the ropes to attempt a Double One-Armed Bulldog, Maka jumped back into the ring and knocked Liz out of the ring with a Clothesline over the top rope. Patty saw this and responded by hitting Maka with a Savate Kick, but Winry responded by knocking Patty over the top rope with a Running Big Boot.
"Maka and Winry sending the Conglomerate's Thompson Sisters right over the top rope!" Mauro exclaimed as Winry helped Maka up, and when Liz and Patty pulled each other back up to their feet, both Maka and Winry ran the ropes, and hit stereo Suicide Dives to both Thompson Sisters. The crowd continued cheering as Maka and Winry fist-bumped each other before picking Liz and Patty up and hitting them with stereo Vertical Suplexes onto the padded concrete floor. Winry then picked Patty up and threw her into the steel steps with enough force to send Patty flying over the steps in front of the commentary table. Winry then waited for Patty to get back to her feet, and when she did, Winry ran up the steel steps and dived off the top of the steps to hit Patty with a Diving Somersault Senton.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Winry not letting Liz and Patty get a moment to breathe, taking Patty out with that beautiful Somersault Senton!" Kotoko exclaimed as Winry glared at Megumin and Darkness before picking Patty back up, and slamming her face into the top of the commentary table. Winry then picked Patty up and hit her with a Back Suplex onto the commentary table, sending Patty's back bouncing off the top of the commentary table. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for Winry as she picked Patty up and threw her back into the ring, but before she went back into the ring, Winry turned around and told off Megumin and Darkness before climbing up the ring apron. Meanwhile, on another side of the ring, Maka and Liz were exchanging punches in front of the fans, which stopped when Maka ducked one of the punches and hit her with a couple of Overhead Chops to the chest.
Ref: 4…5
"I don't know why she's trying to talk trash to us. She should be focusing on the match in front of her," Darkness noted as before Winry could get back into the ring, Patty knocked Winry off the apron with a Springboard Triangle Dropkick, sending Winry falling to the padded concrete floor below. Patty then ran the ropes, attempting to hit Winry with a Suicide Dive, but Winry was able to catch Patty in mid-air, the crowd exploding into cheers as she put Patty in position for another Vertical Suplex. However, on another side of the ring, Liz was able to take control of Maka, knocking her down with a Roundhouse Kick to the side of the head before running over to Winry and Patty. Before Winry could do anything to Patty, Liz ran over to Winry, and kicked her in the back, allowing Patty to get back on her feet.
Ref: 1…2…3
"And just like that, Liz has come to save her sister thanks to that hard kick to the back!" Mauro exclaimed as Patty responded to being saved by grabbing Winry in a Front Facelock, and hit her with a Tornado DDT to the outside. The crowd continued booing as Patty threw Winry back into the ring before climbing onto the apron, and springboarded back into the ring to hit Winry with a Springboard Tope Con Hilo to the chest. Patty then picked Winry up by the hair and tagged Liz back into the match, and this time, both women were able to hit Winry with several kicks to the legs and chest, being able to run the ropes and hit a Double Running One-Armed Bulldog. Liz then picked Patty up, allowing the both of them to hit Winry with an Assisted Leg Drop across the throat before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
"That's exactly what I'm talking about right there! Maka and Winry are so egotistical that they couldn't see Liz coming from a mile off!" Megumin exclaimed while laughing as Liz stomped on Winry's chest several times before running the ropes and knocking Maka back down onto the floor with a Running Baseball Slide Dropkick to the head. The crowd continued booing as Liz picked Winry back up and hit her with several punches to the head before throwing her into the corner. Liz then ran the ropes and hit a Running Corner Wheel Kick to Winry's face before throwing her out of the corner, jumping up to the middle rope, and hitting her with a Diving Middle Rope Bulldog.
"Well, I don't think it's because they're egotistical, Megumin," Kotoko responded as Liz stepped on the back of Winry's head before tagging Patty back into the match. The crowd continued booing as Liz and Patty put Winry on her knees before running the ropes and hitting her with a Double Basement Dropkick to both sides of Winry's face. Patty put Winry back on her chest and hit her with several kicks to the chest before attempting to hit her with a Kneeling Roundhouse Kick. However, Winry dodged the kick, attempting to fight back by hitting Patty with several punches to the gut, but Patty responded by stunning Winry with a Leg Lariat to the side of the head. Patty then ran the ropes and knocked Winry down with a Spinning Wheel Kick before going for the pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2..
"You also have to give credit to Liz and Patty. They've really taken what happened to Lucy out of their minds so that they can focus on the opponents in front of them," Mauro explained as Patty pounded the mat in frustration before picking Winry up, and throwing Winry back into the corner. The crowd continued booing as Patty stomped on Winry's gut multiple times before tagging Liz back into the match. Liz and Patty then hit several repeated Running Corner Dropkicks to the chin before they hit her with a Double Gourdbuster. Liz and Patty then high-fived each other before Patty hit Winry with a Jumping Double Foot Stomp to the chest, allowing Liz to run the ropes, and hit Winry with a Running Penalty Kick.
"Liz and Patty showing off their impressive teamwork. They may be essentially lackeys to Lucy, but that doesn't take away from their prowess as a tag team," Kotoko explained as Liz grabbed Winry by the arm, and playfully kicked her in the side of the face several times. The crowd cheered as Winry responded by hitting Liz in the side of the midsection with several Back Elbows to the chest. However, before Winry could escape Liz's grasp, Liz hit her with an Eat Defeat, sending her staggering into the ropes and allowing Patty to hit her with an Apron Enziguri. A stunned Winry then staggered away from the ropes, allowing Liz to knock her down with a Running Enziguri to the side of the head before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2
"Patty and Liz have an arsenal of kicks that rival Roderick Strong's arsenal of Backbreakers, and they're putting those kicks to good use in this match!" Mauro exclaimed as Liz picked Winry back up by the hair, and hit her with a couple of knee strikes to the gut before hitting her with a Standing Axe Kick to the back of the head. The crowd continued booing as Liz flipped her hair to the side before she picked Winry back up and threw her into the corner. Liz then ran into the corner and hit a Running Corner Dropkick to the small of Winry's back before tagging her sister back into the match. Patty, while still standing on the apron, swept Winry's leg out from under her leg, sending her into a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle. The crowd continued booing as, while still on the apron, Patty choked Winry with her foot, allowing her older sister to run the ropes, and hit Winry in the face with a Running Hesitation Dropkick.
"I can still see Maka writhing on the ground over there! HA! Not so tough now, are ya!?" Megumin mockingly asked as Patty jumped into the ring from the apron, and hit Winry with a Dropkick to the chest. Liz and Patty then picked Winry up and threw her out of the corner with a Double Falcon Arrow, the crowd booing as they put Winry in a seated position, and hit her with a Double Penalty Kick, Liz hitting her from the front and Patty hitting her from the back. Patty and Liz then high-fived each other before Patty went back to work, picking Winry up, and hitting her with a Back Suplex. Patty then mounted Winry and hit her with multiple punches and Open-Palm Strikes to the side of the head until the referee had to pull Patty off of her.
"Patty is definitely the wilder of the Thompson Sisters, having a fuse almost as short as Megumin here," Kotoko joked, causing Megumin to glare daggers at the announcer before Patty picked Winry back up, hit her with a Swinging Neckbreaker, and went for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2.
"I'm only going to look past that comment this once because you're not a wrestler, but I better not hear any more short jokes come out of your mouth, peg leg," Megumin responded, causing Kotoko to glare at her while holding onto her prosthetic leg. Meanwhile, in the ring, Patty grabbed both of Winry's arms and stomped on her face and chest repeatedly before picking her back up, and hitting her with a Swinging Suplex Neckbreaker. Patty then rolled into the corner, tagging her sister back into the match, allowing the two to hit Winry with multiple kicks to the legs before sending her back to her knees with a Double Roundhouse Kick to both sides of her head.
"Let's focus back on the action ladies, we literally just saw Winry almost get her head kicked clean off!" Bob exclaimed as Maka began standing up again, and Patty responded by hitting her with a Suicide Dive, that sent her bouncing off the fan barricade. However, Patty wasn't done, as she grabbed Maka by the hair, and threw her into the steel steps with enough force to send her flying over the steps and in front of the commentary table. Patty then got back onto the apron as Liz stomped on Winry multiple times before climbing back up to the top rope, Liz attempted to put herself in position for a Diving Double Foot Stomp, but the crowd cheered as Winry was able to get back to her feet, jump onto the top turnbuckle, and throw Liz overhead with a Top Rope Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. The crowd continued cheering and chanting for Winry as both women were down on the ground.
"Winry may have gotten the lucky shot there, but Maka isn't well enough to make it all the way back to her apron!" Darkness exclaimed as while the referee was checking on both women in the ring, Darkness and Megumin condescendingly kicked at Maka while she was attempting to get back to her feet. However, the crowd cheered as Maka sprung back to her feet, and hit Darkness with a hard forearm to the side of the face with enough force to send her falling out of her chair. Before Megumin could do anything, Maka knocked her out cold with a Spinning Backfist before rushing to her corner, still holding the side of her head in pain. Meanwhile, in the ring, both Liz and Winry attempted to make it back to their feet, but the two began exchanging punches with each other, the crowd cheering and booing accordingly before Winry was able to knock Liz back down with a Standing Discus Forearm.
"Maka and Winry showing us, not only in the ring but out here by our broadcast position, that the Thompson Sisters aren't the only ones with devastating strikes!" Mauro exclaimed as Winry fell into her corner, allowing Maka to tag herself back into the match. The crowd continued cheering as Maka climbed up to the top rope, and hit a Diving Forearm onto Liz once she staggered back up. Maka then ran into the corner and knocked Patty off the apron with a Running Discus Forearm. When Liz staggered back up to her feet, Maka ran the ropes and hit Liz with two Clotheslines, a Running Crossbody, a Swinging Neckbreaker, and a Spear before going for the pinfall.
Ref: 1…2…
"Maka almost cut Liz in half with that Spear! But it's only a two-count!" Bob exclaimed as Maka picked Liz up, threw her into the corner, and hit her with a Running Corner Spear with enough force to send her falling into a seated position in front of the bottom turnbuckle. Maka marched to the other side of the ring, preparing for the Sliding Forearm Smash, but Patty came into the ring and attempted to jump at Maka. However, Maka responded by catching her, and ramming her into her sister, putting Patty in front of Liz in the same position. The crowd continued cheering as Maka marched to the other side of the ring and hit the Sliding Forearm Smash to Patty's chest with enough force to cause Patty's head to bounce off Liz's nose. Maka then picked Patty up, threw her out of the ring, and dragged Liz out of the corner before climbing up to the top rope, preparing for the Soul Drain (Kairi Sane's Insane Elbow Drop).
"Maka took both Thompson Sisters out, and is looking to finish this match off in grand fashion!" Kotoko exclaimed as Megumin jumped onto the ring apron, the crowd booing as she began arguing with the referee, allowing Darkness to throw Winry back first into the steel ring apron. Maka noticed this, and dived off the top rope, hitting a Soul Drain (Kairi Sane's Insane Elbow Drop) onto a standing Darkness before getting back up onto the apron, and attempting to climb back up to the top rope. However, Liz was able to hit Maka with a Superkick to the top of the head, allowing the older Thompson Sister to grab Maka in a Front Facelock, and hit her with a Hangman's DDT before going for the pin, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2…
"Liz almost scored the pinfall thanks to Megumin and Darkness! If it weren't for the resiliency of Maka, I think they would've had it there!" Bob exclaimed as Liz pounded the mat in frustration before picking Maka up, wringing her arm, and hitting her with a couple of kicks to the chest. Liz then dragged Maka to her corner, attempting to tag Patty in so that the both of them could hit Maka with Total Elimination. However, before Patty could make the tag, Winry grabbed Patty by the legs, and threw her right into darkness, causing both their heads to collide before they fell to the floor. Winry then began making her way back to the corner as Maka was able to get back to her feet and hit Liz with a Back Drop Driver. The crowd cheered as Maka grabbed Liz by the hair, and tagged Winry back into the match, the crowd cheering as Winry rolled into the ring, picked Liz up in a Fireman's Carry position as Maka climbed up to the top rope.
"Maka and Winry look ready to end this!" Bob exclaimed. Megumin once again attempted to distract Maka and Winry, but Maka responded by knocking Megumin down with a kick to the side of the head. Maka and Winry then hit Liz with the Soul Shot (Samoan Drop/Diving Front Flip Neckbreaker combination) before going for the pinfall, with Winry hooking both of her legs back while Maka kept an eye out for anyone trying to break up the pin.
Ref: 1…2…3
Bell Rings*
"Here are your winners, the team of Maka Albarn and Winry Rockbell!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to cheer as Maka and Winry fist-bumped each other before raising their two fingers and pointer finger up respectively. Maka and Winry continued celebrating with the crowd before Megumin and Darkness rushed the ring, with Megumin slapping Maka in the back of the head hard enough to send her falling on all fours. Megumin and Darkness continued clubbing and attacking Maka and Winry while the fans rained down boos on them.
"Maka and Winry may have won the match here, but Megumin and Darkness are trying to make sure that they win the war!" Mauro exclaimed as Megumin ordered Darkness to pick Maka up, and attempted to hit her with the Pitch Black (Lars Sullivan's Freak Accident). However, Winry got back to his feet and hit Darkness in the back with a Running Double Axe Handle to the back of the head before throwing her away from Maka. The teams continued brawling in the middle of the ring before the referee made attempts to separate the four women, but the women were hell-bent on getting at each other.
"Megumin and Darkness have been wanting to make their mark on the BTWF Intensity Women's Tag Team Division, and they've certainly made sure that Maka and Winry don't forget their names!" Kotoko exclaimed as outside the ring, Liz and Patty walked away from the ringside area, laughing at all the chaos in the ring. However, their laughter didn't last long, as Juvia Lockser came running out of the back with a steel chair, and hit Liz with a hard shot to the back. The crowd continued cheering as Juvia dodged an attempted kick by Patty, but the Rain Woman responded with multiple chair shots to the chest before sending her down with a chair shot to the back. Juvia continued hitting both Liz and Patty with repeated chair shots until Lucy and Tohru came running out of the back, and tackled Juvia to the ground before stomping and punching her in the back and the face.
"Things are getting hectic here! Juvia starts by attacking Liz and Patty, and Lucy and Tohru respond by attacking Juvia! Everyone's brawling out here!" Bob exclaimed as more referees came out to try and separate the Conglomerate from Juvia while the referee in the ring got some backup in trying to separate Megumin and Darkness from Maka and Winry.
The camera panned to the backstage area, where Syrus Trusdale was sitting on a production crate, smiling his wide though fake smile at the crowd.
"At War of Attrition, it's going to be Crona Gorgon vs. Kuro Sakuragawa for the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship, and everyone's already calling it an early contender for match of the year," Syrus said in a dreamy voice, looking up into the sky with a smile on his face as if he was thinking of all the technical mastery, hard strikes, and high-flying that was guaranteed from that upcoming BTWF Cruiserweight Championship match. However, Syrus suddenly looked back down at the camera, his face now devoid of that smile from only seconds ago as he continued.
"However, I don't think it's going to be the classic that everyone thinks it's going to be. Kuro, from what I've seen, isn't ready for the responsibility of becoming the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion. Having an entire division on your shoulders is a major responsibility, and Kuro, in my opinion, isn't ready to bear the weight of that responsibility," Syrus explained. However, after giving the audience a moment to let his explanation sink in, the smile returned full force onto Syrus' face.
"But that's OK! Because one day, Kuro will be the face of the Cruiserweight Division, and he'll even be the BTWF Cruiserweight Champion. And when he loses to Crona at War of Attrition, Kuro can use it as a learning experience so that he can become a better wrestler and an even better champion. All he has to do…is believe," Syrus finished off with a thumbs-up, smiling at the camera before the show panned to the last commercial break of the episode.
Commercial Break*
Commercial Over*
The camera panned back to the ring, the crowd giving a mixed reaction as Linda Belcher was in the middle of the set of Lisa and Louise's Classroom. The usual chalkboard was behind the teacher's desk, with Linda's name being written underneath the usual logo for Lisa and Louise's Classroom logo. Lisa and especially Louise looked incredibly embarrassed as they sat behind the teacher's desk in the Classroom, while Linda stood in between a couple of the student desks with a microphone in her hand.
"Ladies and gentlemen, tonight is where we put an end to all the bad blood between Madison & Kim, and Lisa & my daughter, Louise. What my daughter and her friend have said about Madison is completely out of line, and I will not stand for it. Therefore, tonight, she and Lisa are going to apologize to Madison and Kim face-to-face. So Madison, Kim, can you please come out here?" Linda asked, pointing to the stage, where Madison and Kim came walking out of the back, high-fiving fans despite still looking at the ring with suspicion. Lisa and Louise looked at them with blank expressions with as tinge of embarrassment in their eyes.
"I have no idea what we're going to see here, but I trust Linda to do the right thing," Bob said with a smile as Madison and Kim finally got into the ring, shaking Linda's hand. However, Madison and Kim looked back at Lisa and Louise with a glare, but still walked over to the desk. Linda got in their way to prevent any fight from breaking out, motioning for Madison and Kim to stand near the school desks before getting back on the microphone.
"Now, Madison and Kim, I get why you don't trust my daughter and her friend. What they put you through was appalling, and I want to make sure before your historic match at War of Attrition, that we bury the hatchet here and now. This match should be about crowning the first ever BTWF Intensity Women's Tag Team Champions, not about some petty drama or the past," Linda further explained, with Madison looking away when Linda brought up 'the past'. Linda then looked at Louise and Lisa, and nodded at them, prompting them both to stand up reluctantly. Louise and Lisa robotically walked over to Madison and Kim, looking down at the ground before Linda handed both her daughter and Lisa a microphone. Madison and Kim waited for the apology, and after a moment, Louise put the microphone closer to her face before speaking.
"Madison, Kim, I'm…I'm…I'm sorry for doing what I did to you," Louise let out in a low growl, not even bothering to look either Madison or Kim in the eye. Linda nodded in satisfaction at the apology, ignoring the crowd's boos and chants of 'No le creas!' Before either Madison or Kim could respond, Lisa took the microphone from Louise and said her piece as well.
"What we did wasn't right, and we're sorry if we put you through any emotional turmoil," Lisa mumbled, only audible thanks to the microphone, the crowd continuing to boo as Louise and Lisa outstretched their hands, inviting Madison and Kim for a handshake. Madison and Kim looked at each other with raised eyebrows, but they saw Linda out of the corner of their eyes, giving them a thumbs up while nodding. Madison and Kim sighed before accepting the handshake, the crowd giving a mixed reaction as the four women nodded before wishing each other luck. Louise and Lisa then let go of Madison and Kim before walking away and back to their teacher's desk. However, before Madison and Kim could leave, Linda walked up to them and offered a handshake to both women, who accepted. However, when Madison attempted to leave, Linda didn't let go, looking apologetic as she shook her head at the two, leaving both Madison and Kim confused.
"Girls…I'm sorry, but there's nothing that a mother wouldn't do for her daughter," Linda said, Madison and Kim continued looking at her with a raised eyebrow. However, before Madison could demand an explanation, Louise rushed behind her and broke a tequila bottle over the back of her head, sending her falling to the mat. The crowd continued booing as Louise and Lisa bum-rushed Kim, and stomped on her repeatedly before picking her up, and throwing her into the chalkboard hard enough to send the chalkboard falling to the floor. Louise then picked Madison up and threw her now-bleeding rival hard enough into the steel ring post that she fell out of the ring and onto the floor in front of the commentary table.
"What were you saying about doing the right thing, Bob!?" Kotoko asked as Lisa picked Kim up, and hit her with the Quick Thinking (Codebreaker) before putting her on the teacher's desk while Louise climbed up to the top rope. Linda nodded in approval as Louise balanced herself on the top rope, and sent Kim through the teacher's desk with a Louise Splash (D-Lo Brown's Lo Down Frog Splash). Louise then grabbed both of Kim's legs, dragged her out of the wreckage of the teacher's desk, and locked her in the Louise Lock (Walls of Jericho). As Kim screamed out in pain while attempting to push Louise away, Lisa and Linda shook each other's hands and hugged, the crowd booing and chanting 'Puta!' at Linda.
"It was a damn setup all along! Bob, did you know anything about this!?" Mauro asked as a couple of referees rushed down to the ring, and pulled Louise off of Kim while a medical attendant from the ringside area was checking on Madison, who was holding the back of her head that was still bleeding. Louise hugged Linda in the middle of the ring, the crowd booing loudly as Lisa applauded the mini-family reunion. The camera panned away from the ring as the medical attendant helped Madison back up to her feet, walking her to the back while the referees took Kim out of the ring as the celebration between Lisa, Louise, and Linda continued.
The camera panned to the parking lot, where Boze was leaning against his rental car, burying his face in his hands before running his hands over his face. However, when Boze shook his head before attempting to open his door, he turned to see Gourry Gabriev in a cast and walking on crutches. Gourry was accompanied by his wife, Lina Inverse, who was holding onto his arm while keeping an eye out for any member of the NWO, specifically Bakugo. Gourry and Boze shook hands before Gourry put a hand over Boze's shoulder with a supportive and sympathetic smile on his face.
"Boze, I really can't thank you enough for standing up for me. I know a lot of people were shocked that I decided to delay my retirement after putting my career on the line, but if I let my career go the way Bakugo and the rest of the NWO had wanted, then I wouldn't have any respect left in myself," Gourry explained with that smile remaining on his face.
"Hey, don't think anything of it, man. I've been getting sick of the NWO thinking they can get away with anything around here. And if I've learned anything from my years in the business, it's that if you take the head of the snake off, the body will follow. At War of Attrition, I'm gonna make Bakugo realize that his actions have consequences and that one of those consequences is me whooping his ass from pillar to post," Boze responded.
"Now THAT I can get behind, but you know that Bakugo is going to have something up his sleeve there. I may not be able to offer you anything physically, but I'll be in your corner at War of Attrition, and make sure that you have your head in the right place and your eyes focused on Bakugo," Gourry explained, with Lina nodding in support while patting her husband's arm with a smile on her face as big as Gourry's. Boze, on the other hand, looked a mixture of appreciative and confused.
"I appreciate that, Gourry, but…no offense, what are you going to do if the NWO go after you, and you know they will," Boze asked.
"That's for me to worry about. You, on the other hand, I want you to focus on fighting Bakugo. He's one of the most devious people I've ever wrestled in the ring, and he'll definitely take advantage of ANY distraction. Leave what happens on the outside to me," Gourry explained before he stretched his hand out for a handshake. Boze hesitated for a second but shook his hand as firmly as he could, the two nodding at each other before Boze let go.
"Alright, Gourry, I know I'm not going to be able to change your mind, but just be careful out there. I want you to go out on your own terms," Boze said, causing Gourry to chuckle and nod before they and Lina walked away together, discussing possible battle strategies for the Boze vs. Bakugo match at War of Attrition.
The camera panned back to the stage, where 'Falling Down' by Oasis played, the crowd booing loudly as the lights on the stage began flashing. While the lights were flashing, Yato, Yukine, Hitagi, and Kyon came walking out of the back with their hands behind their backs, the crowd continuing to boo as all four of them looked serious and ready. Hitagi and Yato then moved out of the way, the crowd's booing growing louder as Haruhi came strutting out of the back, presenting herself to the jeering crowd.
"The following contest is an inter-promotional 8-person tag team match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, representing AVW and accompanied to the ring by Haruhi Suzumiya, they are the team of Kyon, Yato, Yukine, and Hitagi Senjougahara, the SOS Brigade!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd continuing to boo as Haruhi turned around, and pulled her teammates closer to each other for a group huddle in the center of the stage. Haruhi gave her charges some support, telling them that they were going to set the stage for this whole invasion, with Haruhi patting Yato and Kyon on the shoulders before shooting her head back up. The rest of the SOS Brigade did the same thing as they all turned around, and followed Haruhi down the aisleway.
"The SOS Brigade has been a force of nature in AVW, and now they're trying to bring that same brand of organized chaos to the BTWF!" Mauro exclaimed as Haruhi began trash-talking the booing fans while the rest of the SOS Brigade followed their leader, hands behind their backs, and their heads held high. While the rest of the SOS Brigade focused on the ring in front of them, Haruhi continued insulting the crowd that was booing them. When they made it to the ringside area, Haruhi told the SOS Brigade to stop, the crowd continuing to boo as Yato drew an 'S' in the air, Kyon did the same thing with an 'O', and Yukine finished with an 'S'.
"Haruhi and the SOS Brigade do have a history with Izuku Midoriya on AVW TV, challenging him for the AVW World Championship and going after the rest of his allies on AVW," Kotoko explained as Haruhi then pointed to the ring, prompting the rest of the SOS Brigade to run into the ring. When all four members of the SOS Brigade got into the ring, they stood straight up with their arms behinds their backs, Kyon and Yato having confident smirks on their faces while Yukine and Hitagi looked at the booing crowd with disdain. Haruhi applauded the SOS Brigade from the outside as the four members of the group walked to the corner, where they began going over battle plans.
"Haruhi is definitely hoping that she can get her big man, Kyon, another opportunity at the AVW World Championship if they win here tonight," Bob explained as while the SOS Brigade continued going over battle plans, 'Unbreakable' by Of Mice and Men played, the crowd exploding into cheers as BTWF World Heavyweight and AVW World Champion Izuku Midoriya came running out of the back with both belts, with Bickslow, Luna, and Marcel following him out of the back. Midoriya slid to the center of the stage while the rest of his team followed.
"And their opponents, the team of the winner of the Midcard Feast or Famine Briefcase Marcel Galliard, 'Amazing' Luna Collins, Bickslow, and the BTWF World Heavyweight & AVW World Champions Izuku Midoriya!" Tony Chimel announced, the crowd cheering and chanting 'BTWF!' and 'Midoriya!' as the dual champion jumped back up to his feet and began walking down the aisleway, with the rest of the team following. Marcel raised his briefcase in the air while Luna and Bickslow high-fived members of the BTWF fanbase in the front row. Midoriya with both titles slung over both shoulders, looked over at Haruhi, who looked to be trying to glare a hole through him.
"Haruhi clearly still harboring some resentment for Midoriya after he was able to retain his title against Kyon all those months ago, putting her big man in the back of the line!" Mauro exclaimed as Bickslow patted Midoriya, and told him to be careful because he wanted to take the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship from Midoriya when he was at 100%. Midoriya laughed in response and told Bickslow not to worry about that. When Luna arrived at the ringside area, she hit some kicks and punches to the air in front of her to show her opponents what kind of striker they were dealing with. Marcel, meanwhile, continued showing off his Feast or Famine briefcase while saying he wasn't even tired after earlier tonight. The four looked at each other, nodded, and after Marcel put his briefcase down next to Midoriya's championships, the four ran into the ring and began brawling with the SOS Brigade, the crowd cheering and continuing to chant for the BTWF.
"This match starting off hot! Midoriya, despite playing for AVW, trying to make sure that this invasion doesn't go any further!" Bob exclaimed as the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell, starting the match. Luna and Hitagi threw each other over the top rope and out of the ring, the two continuing to exchange punches with each other while Bickslow tackled Kyon out of the ring. After Marcel threw Yukine over the top rope, Midoriya knocked Yato down with a hard Clothesline. The crowd continued to cheer as Midoriya grabbed Yato by the hair, and threw him face-first into the top turnbuckle hard enough to send Yato bouncing out of the corner. While Yato was staggered, Midoriya springboarded off the middle rope and hit Yato with a Springboard Japanese Arm Drag before kipping back up to his feet and hitting Yato with a Jumping Enziguri to the side of the head.
"Midoriya going fast and furious in the early goings, throwing Yato around with the greatest of ease, showing everyone why he's the world champion of two separate organizations!" Mauro exclaimed as Midoriya ran the ropes, and hit Yato with a Pop-Up Dropkick before attempting to throw him into the corner. However, Yato was able to stop himself from hitting the turnbuckles chest-first, and when Midoriya attempted to run after Yato in the corner, the SOS Brigade member hit Midoriya in the side of the head with a Back Elbow. The crowd booed as Yato put Midoriya in a Front Facelock, and clubbed him across the back multiple times before dragging him to his corner. However, Yukine, Hitagi, and Kyon were still brawling with Marcel, Luna, and Bickslow on the outside, leaving him and Midoriya all by themselves.
"There's still chaos going on outside the ring! We may need some help out here to get this match some order!" Bob exclaimed as Yato attempted to hit Midoriya with a Vertical Suplex, but Midoriya was able to counter with a Sunset Flip, rolling Yato up into a pin.
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Yato kicked out, and much to the crowd's chagrin, immediately hit a seated Midoriya with a Penalty Kick to the chest before stomping on him. Yato then picked Midoriya up and attempted to hit him with a Uranage, but the crowd exploded into cheers as Midoriya was able to counter with a Tilt-a-Whirl Arm Drag, sending Yato flying back into the corner. Midoriya attempted to hit Yato with an early Detroit Smash (Sami Zayn's Helluva Kick), but Yato countered by raising both knees up, sending Midoriya's face crashing into them. Yato then jumped up to the middle top rope, but before he could balance himself on the top turnbuckle, Midoriya got his bearings back, ran up to the top turnbuckle, and hit Yato in the face with several hard Forearms to the side of the head before looking down at the brawl going on in front of the commentary table.
"What does Midoriya have planned here!? He's got Yato up on the top turnbuckle!" Kotoko asked as Midoriya picked Yato up, and hit him with a Superplex to the outside, sending both men crashing into Yukine, Bickslow, Kyon, and Marcel. While all six men were sprawled out in front of the commentary tables, Luna and Hitagi continued exchanging punches with each other before Luna blocked one of Hitagi's punches with her foot and kicked her arm away. While Hitagi was holding her arm in pain, Luna continued kicking her in the chest multiple times before hitting her with a Spinning Roundhouse Kick to the side of the face, sending her staggering towards the fan barricade.
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"Things are beginning to calm down out here, but only because of that spectacular Superplex from Midoriya!" Mauro exclaimed as Luna went over to the pile of bodies, picked Midoriya up, and threw him back into the ring before running back to the corner of the fan barricade, sending Hitagi flying to the other side with a Running Corner Hesitation Dropkick. Meanwhile, Yato finally got back to his feet, only to be intercepted once again by Midoriya, who dived through the middle rope, hitting Yato with a Suicide Dive into a Tornado DDT. The crowd continued cheering as Midoriya picked Yato back up, but the crowd quickly went back to booing as Yukine grabbed a hold of Midoriya's foot, preventing him from going back into the ring.
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"Yukine trying to prevent any more damage to his partner, making sure Midoriya can't move with Yato in his grasp!" Kotoko exclaimed as while Midoriya was distracted, Yato escaped Midoriya's grasp, he and Yukine rained down punches and clubs onto Midoriya before throwing him back into the ring. The crowd continued booing as Yato rolled back into the ring while Yukine got back onto the apron. Yato picked Midoriya up and threw him into the corner before running into the corner and hitting Midoriya with a Running Corner Clothesline before tagging Yukine back into the match. Yukine jumped over the top rope, ran the ropes, and hit Midoriya in the chin with a Running Corner European Uppercut. Yukine and Yato then Irish whipped Midoriya into the ropes, and when he rebounded, Yukine and Yato knocked Midoriya back down with a Double Forearm Smash.
"Yato and Yukine double-teaming Midoriya there, almost crushing his nose with a Double Forearm Smash!" Kotoko exclaimed as Yukine mounted Midoriya, and hit him with several punches to the side of the head. Yukine then picked Midoriya back up and hit him with a couple more punches to the side of the head before hitting him with a Scoop Slam. Yukine then ran the ropes and hit Midoriya right in the nose with a Pinpoint Elbow, but the crowd continued booing as Yukine pressed his elbow against Midoriya's nose until the referee pulled him off. Meanwhile, outside of the ring, Bickslow and Marcel were brawling with Kyon, who responded by hitting Bickslow with a headbutt to the side of the head and knocking him down with a Big Boot. Kyon then grabbed Marcel and hit him with a Chokeslam onto the padded concrete floor, the crowd booing as Haruhi jumped up and down while applauding her charges.
"The SOS Brigade taking advantage everywhere we look! Kyon almost sent Marcel through the floor with the force of that Chokeslam!" Mauro exclaimed as Kyon got back onto the apron while Yukine picked Midoriya up, and pushed him into the corner before choking him with his wrist. Yukine tagged Yato back into the match, allowing Yukine to send Midoriya falling out of the corner with a Drop Toe Hold before Yato ran the ropes to hit a Sliding Elbow Drop across the back of the neck. Yato then tagged Kyon back into the match, the crowd continuing to boo as Kyon ran the ropes, and hit a Jumping Leg Drop across Midoriya's throat before going for the pinfall.
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"What a massive Leg Drop by the big man! I'm shocked that Midoriya was even able to kick out of that one!" Bob exclaimed as Kyon picked Midoriya up, and hit him with a couple of headbutts to the back before hitting him with a German Suplex throw, sending Midoriya flying halfway across the ring. Meanwhile, outside of the ring, Luna attempted to help Bickslow and Marcel back to their feet, but Hitagi was able to climb up to the top of the fan barricade, and walked over behind the announcers, hitting Luna with a Missile Dropkick to the side of the head from the top of the fan barricade, sending the former BTWF Women's Champion falling to her knees outside of the ring. Hitagi wasn't done, as she grabbed Luna, and threw the former BTWF Women's Champion into the bottom of the commentary table, the side of her face clipping he corner of the table.
"Hitagi making sure that the last possible chance Midoriya has for reprieve is taken out! The SOS Brigade making sure their plan to take down the dual champion goes off without a hitch!" Mauro exclaimed as back in the ring, Kyon picked Midoriya back up and threw him overhead with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Midoriya attempted to pick himself back up into the corner, but Kyon hit him with a Running Corner Yakuza Kick to the back of the head before tagging Yato back into the ring. Kyon kept Midoriya up in a Waistlock, and Yato responded by running the ropes, and hitting a German Suplex/Running Single Leg Dropkick combination onto Midoriya with Kyon before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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"Yato almost got the biggest victory of his wrestling career right there!" Bob exclaimed as Yato quickly picked Midoriya back up, and attempted to hit him with the Uranage, but the crowd cheered as Midoriya was able to counter into a Wheelbarrow Bulldog, allowing him to begin making his way to his corner. While he was crawling there, the crowd cheered as Bickslow jumped up onto the apron, with his hand outstretched and ready for a tag. Yato, meanwhile, also began making his way to his corner, and the two were able to tag Bickslow and Kyon at the same time, the crowd exploding into cheers as the two big men rushed into the ring and immediately began exchanging punches and forearms in the center of the ring.
"We now have a battle of the goliaths going on right in front of us! Who's going to get the upper hand!?" Mauro asked as the two continued exchanging strikes until Kyon blocked one of Bickslow's punches, and hit him with another explosive headbutt to the face. The crowd continued cheering as Kyon ran the ropes, and attempted to hit Bickslow with a Big Boot, but Bickslow was able to counter with a Spear. Bickslow rolled back to his feet and shook the top rope aggressively while Haruhi yelled at Kyon to get back up, which Bickslow responded to by hitting Kyon with a Running Senton right to the chest. Bickslow then ran the ropes and hit a now-seated Kyon with a Running Seated Big Boot to the chin.
"We got our answer right in front of us, Mauro, as Bickslow just took Kyon down and is keeping him down!" Bob exclaimed as Yukine got up to the top rope, and attempted to dive on Bickslow, but Bickslow responded by rearranging Yukine's insides with a Jumping Spear while the SOS Brigade member was still in mid-air. Bickslow then knocked Yato off the apron with a Running Big Boot, but Kyon was able to get back to his feet and attempted to hit him with a German Suplex. However, Bickslow was able to hit Kyon with several Back Elbows, turn around, and hit Kyon with a Spinebuster before going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs back.
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The crowd booed as Hitagi hit Bickslow in the back with a Diving Double Foot Stomp to break the pin. The SOS Brigade member continued by stomping on Bickslow's back, much to the crowd's chagrin before Luna came climbing back up to the top rope. When Hitagi turned around to trash-talk the crowd, Luna took Hitagi back down with a Diving Wheel Kick to the back of the head.
"Luna and Hitagi are back in this match, Luna preventing the newest member of the SOS Brigade from hurting Bickslow any further!" Kotoko exclaimed as Kyon got back up to his feet, and attempted to put Bickslow in position for a Gutwrench Suplex, but Bickslow was able to fight out of it and put Kyon in position for the Bickslow Bomb (Batista Bomb). However, out of the referee's line of sight, Haruhi was able to get onto the apron and rake Bickslow's eyes, allowing Kyon to throw Bickslow overhead with a Capture Suplex. The crowd continued booing as Kyon mounted Bickslow, and hit him with multiple punches to the side of the head before running the ropes, and hitting him with a Jumping Elbow Drop to the chest. However, the crowd cheered as Marcel jumped back into the ring, springboarding over the top rope to hit Kyon with a Springboard Clothesline. The crowd continued cheering as Marcel kicked and stomped at Kyon before running the ropes, and hitting Kyon with a Running Basement Dropkick with enough force to send him falling to the outside.
"Marcel is back, and he wants his pound of flesh for that Chokeslam to the outside!" Mauro exclaimed as Bickslow made it to his corner, allowing Luna to tag herself into the match. While Hitagi was getting into the ring, Luna dived off the top rope and hit Hitagi with a Missile Dropkick before going for the pinfall.
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Luna immediately responded to the kickout by putting Hitagi on her knees and hitting the SOS Brigade member with multiple Roundhouse Kicks to the chest before attempting to hit her with a Roundhouse Kick to the head. However, Hitagi dodged and attempted to hit Luna with a kick of her own, but the former BTWF Women's Champion dodged and sent Hitagi staggering with a Spinning Roundhouse Kick to the chin. Luna then hit Hitagi with a Dragon Suplex, before running the ropes and hitting Hitagi with a Shining Wizard to the side of the head.
"Luna taking it to Hitagi here, and you have to imagine that part of her is trying to send a message to the woman who basically stole her BTWF Women's Championship Minatsuki Takami!" Kotoko exclaimed as Luna then climbed back up to the top rope while Hitagi was still on the ground. However, while Luna was trying to balance herself on the top rope, Haruhi got onto the apron again and attempted to pull Luna off of the top rope, but the former BTWF Women's Champion responded with a couple of kicks right to the face, sending her falling back to the ground. However, this distraction allowed Hitagi to get back to her feet, and hit Luna with a Running Savate Kick to the side of the head, stunning her and allowing Hitagi to follow Luna up to the top rope.
"Once again, Haruhi sticking her nose in this match, and allowing her SOS Brigade to take advantage!" Mauro exclaimed as Hitagi grabbed Luna in a Front Facelock, and hit her with a Top Rope Swinging Neckbreaker before going for the pinfall, much to the chagrin of the crowd.
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Hitagi looked shocked that Luna had kicked out, but she was undeterred, picking the former BTWF Women's Champion up, and hitting her with a couple of Kawada Kicks to the side of the face before hitting her with a Sidewinder Back Suplex. Hitagi then put Luna in a seated position and kicked her a couple of times in the back before running the ropes and hitting Luna with a Grounded Sliding Clothesline. The crowd continued booing as Hitagi then picked Luna back up, threw her into the corner, and rained down punches and forearms on her until the referee had to pull her out of the corner. Meanwhile, on the outside, Marcel and Midoriya were brawling with Yato and Yukine while Kyon threw Bickslow into the steel steps with enough force to send the top of the steel steps falling off. Back in the ring, Hitagi ran the ropes and hit Luna with a Running Corner Single Leg Dropkick before throwing her out of the corner with an Exploder Suplex. As Luna tried to make it back to her feet, Hitagi ran at Luna and hit her with a Reverse Sling Blade.
"Hitagi not letting up, knowing that the former BTWF Women's Champion in Luna Collins isn't to be trifled with!" Kotoko exclaimed as Hitagi immediately picked Luna back up, and hit her with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Hitagi then rolled back up to her feet, and hit Luna with a Gourdbuster, sending Luna on her knees. Hitagi then gave Luna a condescending pat on the head before running the ropes and hitting Luna with a Running Knee Strike to the chin, the crowd booing as Luna fell to her back while holding her chin in pain. The crowd's boos only grew as Hitagi ground the heel of her foot into Luna's chin, forcing the referee to intervene and check on Luna to see if nothing was broken. Haruhi responded by jumping over the referee and hitting Luna right in the face with a Jumping Stomp, the crowd booing even louder as Haruhi laughed and applauded her charge.
"Hitagi is one sick individual, clearly wanting to injure the former BTWF Women's Champion, not just beat her," Kotoko noted as Hitagi then picked Luna back up by the hair, and hit her with several forearms to the side of the head, causing Luna to begin bleeding from the mouth. Hitagi then pushed Luna's face right into her knee before attempting to hit Luna with a Discus Forearm, but Luna responded with a Superkick underneath the chin, much to the crowd's delight. Hitagi was still standing, however, so Luna attempted to hit Hitagi with a Pele Kick, but the SOS Brigade member dodged, and hit Luna with a punt right to the chest before rolling her up with a Magistral Cradle.
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"The SOS Brigade almost stole the victory there!" Bob exclaimed as Hitagi attempted to hit Luna with a DDT, but Luna responded with a Northern Lights Suplex, bridging into a pin of her own.
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Hitagi was able to lift herself and Luna off of the canvas and roll Luna up with a Backslide pin.
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Luna kicked out, and when Hitagi attempted to pick herself back up, Luna hit Hitagi with a kick to the face, sending her bouncing off the ropes with a Shotgun Dropkick, and when she rebounded, Luna hit her with a Satellite DDT. Outside of the ring, Marcel and Midoriya hit Stereo Superkicks to both Yato and Yukine while Kyon and Bickslow continued brawling around the ringside area. Midoriya and Marcel then jumped onto the corner, preparing for a tag, while Hitagi realized that she was alone, and quickly attempted to pull Luna away from her corner. However, Luna turned around and hit Hitagi with a couple of kicks to the face before pushing her away with her feet and tagging Marcel back into the match.
"Marcel has been tagged in, meaning that a male member of the SOS Brigade has to be in the ring as a legal competitor!" Mauro exclaimed as Marcel immediately ran the ropes, and vaulted over the top rope, hitting both Yato and Yukine with a Diving Somersault Senton. Marcel then grabbed Yukine, threw him back into the ring, and climbed back up to the top rope before hitting the SOS Brigade member with a Frog Splash and going for the pinfall, hooking both of his legs.
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Hitagi kicked Marcel in the back of the head, forcing him to break up the pin, and Luna responded by running back into the ring and knocking Hitagi down with a Running Enziguri to the side of the head before rolling out of the ring along with Hitagi. However, out of the referee's field of vision, Lauren Gacy appeared from behind the fan barricade and wrapped a leather strap around Luna's throat, the crowd booing as Lauren pulled Luna over the fan barricade and away from the ring by the neck. Haruhi looked slightly perturbed at what was happening, but shrugged her shoulders, as it gave her team the advantage, and turned her attention back to the match.
"Luna just got kidnapped by Lauren Gacy! Minatsuki did say she was getting tired of being ignored by the former BTWF Women's Champion!" Bob exclaimed in worry as Lauren continued cackling evilly as she dragged Luna to the back while the former BTWF Women's Champion began losing consciousness. Meanwhile, back in the ring, Marcel picked Yukine up and hit him with a Suplex Cutter before hitting him with a Springboard Leg Drop to the back of the head. However, Yato got into the ring, and Marcel with a Running Lariat to the back of the head. Midoriya then got into the ring, and Yato attempted to hit him with a Running Big Boot, but Midoriya caught him, and planted him with a One's Justice (Sami Zayn's Blue Thunder Bomb).
"This match has been straight chaos since the beginning, and it hasn't let up at all!" Bob exclaimed as Kyon went into the ring, and knocked Midoriya down with a Big Boot to the side of the head. Kyon then grabbed Marcel and attempted to hit him with a Chokeslam, but Marcel countered with several forearms to the side of the head, allowing him to escape the hold. Bickslow got back onto the apron, allowing Marcel to tag the bigger man into the match, and Marcel attempted to hit Kyon with a Running Crossbody, but Kyon caught him in mid-air and threw him to the outside with a Fallaway Slam. Midoriya responded by stunning Kyon with a Superkick, allowing Bickslow to knock both Yato and Yukine with a Double Clothesline. Bickslow then picked Yato up, and hit him with a Rolling Fireman's Carry Slam, sending him crashing onto Yukine. Bickslow then grabbed Yukine and hit him with a hard Spinebuster before going for the pinfall.
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"Woah! Kyon just threw Midoriya right into Bickslow's back with just one hand! How can one man be THAT strong!?" Mauro asked in pure shock as Kyon grabbed Midoriya, and attempted to hit him with a Chokeslam onto Bickslow, but Midoriya countered with a Jawbreaker, stunning him, and allowing an irate Bickslow to tackle Kyon into the corner. The crowd cheered and booed accordingly as Kyon and Bickslow began exchanging punches with each other in the corner while Yato and Yukine tried to help each other back to their feet. Midoriya noticed that Kyon was in the corner, and ran into the corner with a Detroit Smash (Sami Zayn's Helluva Kick). However, Kyon noticed this at the last minute, and moved Bickslow into the corner, causing Midoriya to accidently hit Bickslow with the Detroit Smash (Sami Zayn's Helluva Kick), causing the crowd to gasp in shock.
"A rare malfunction at the junction by the BTWF World Heavyweight Champion, almost sending Bickslow's features clean off his face!" Mauro exclaimed as Midoriya looked on in shock, attempting to help Bickslow back up, but Yukine hit Midoriya with a Running Chop Block to the back of the knee. Yukine then threw Midoriya out of the ring before he and Yato hit a stunned Bickslow with a Shatter Machine, allowing Kyon to grab Bickslow by the throat, and plant him with a devastating Chokeslam. Yato and Yukine weren't done yet, as they climbed up to separate sides of the ring, and hit Bickslow with Stereo Diving Headbutts before Yukine went for the cover while Hitagi dove out onto both Marcel and Midoriya with a Cannonball Senton, taking both men down.
Ref: 1…2…3
Bell Rings*
"Here are your winners, representing AVW, they are the team of Kyon, Yato, Yukine, and Hitagi Senjougahara, the SOS Brigade!" Tony Chimel announced as the crowd looked on in stunned silence, as Yato helped Yukine up, and engulfed him in a hug. Kyon shot both his fists up in the air while Yato and Yukine continued the celebration in each other's arms. Haruhi jumped up and down while applauding before running into the ring, sliding underneath the bottom rope into the ring to celebrate with the rest of the SOS Brigade, prompting the crowd to begin booing. Bickslow rolled out of the ring while Hitagi joined the rest of the group in celebrating their big victory, with Haruhi telling the booing fans that she told them so.
"Thanks to a rare mistake by Izuku Midoriya, the SOS Brigade was able to take advantage of that mistake and win in the main event of Intensity!" Mauro exclaimed as Midoriya ran his hands through his hair, grabbing both his championship belts from the ringside attendant while Marcel attempted to comfort him, telling him that these things happen and that it was just a fluke. Midoriya nodded in thanks towards Marcel, and then walked over to Bickslow, kneeling down next to him and attempting to apologize for the Detroit Smash (Sami Zayn's Helluva Kick). Bickslow looked at Midoriya for a moment, holding the side of his head in pain, before turning around, and seeing the SOS Brigade hug and celebrate with each other.
"Luna was taken away by Lauren Gacy, possibly on orders of Minatsuki Takami, and the SOS Brigade also took advantage of the numbers game. Don't let that take away from the fact that the SOS Brigade displayed excellent teamwork throughout the entire match!" Kotoko exclaimed as Bickslow sighed before giving Midoriya a quick nod. However, as Bickslow got back to his feet, he patted the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship, and told Midoriya to focus on War of Attrition, because it was going to take more than one Detroit Smash (Sami Zayn's Helluva Kick) to put him down at War of Attrition. Midoriya sighed and nodded, telling him that at War of Attrition, it wasn't going to be an accident, though he apologized once again for the accidental kick.
"I can't tell if Bickslow's upset at what happened or is using it for added motivation, but whatever the case, Midoriya's going to be in for a hell of a time at War of Attrition," Bob noted as back in the ring, Haruhi grabbed one of the cameras from the cameraman, and focused it on her and the rest of the SOS Brigade. Haruhi told the fans at home that she hoped that AVW was watching and that the SOS Brigade presented why they are the future of AVW. Haruhi continued talking, saying that AVW better have something big planned for the SOS Brigade, including championship matches for all the members of the SOS Brigade.
"Haruhi making some demands of her bosses after the SOS Brigade's big win, but for right now, if this is only the beginning of the AVW Invasion, then what does AVW have in store for the BTWF next!?" Mauro asked as Haruhi threw the camera back to the cameraman before having the rest of the SOS Brigade standing side-by-side. Yato made an 'S' in the middle of the ring, Kyon made the 'O', and Yukine made another 'S', with Haruhi getting on one knee, and presenting the SOS symbol with open arms as the show faded to black.
Match Results:
Endrossi Jahad (W/Brandish Myu & Marin Hollow) def. Weiss Schnee (W/Ruby Rose)
Marcel Galliard def. Cleveland Brown Jr. (W/Huey Freeman)
Edward Elric def. Damian Morrison
'The Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent def. Mikoto Misaka (AVW) in an Interpromotional Match to Qualify for the #1 contenders Iron Survivor match at War of Attrition
Zancrow, Raj Saranga, and Wayne Copeland fought Gaara & Fiore's Top Team (Gray Fullbuster & Lyon Bastia) to a no-contest.
Zeke Bailey def. 'The Guru' TJ Detweiler (W/Lenity)
Eren Jeager © def. Marco Diaz in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to retain the BTWF Hardcore Championship
Maka Albarn & Winry Rockbell def. The Conglomerate (Patty & Liz Thompson)
SOS Brigade (Yato, Yukine, Kyon, & Hitagi Senjougahara) (W/Haruhi Suzumiya) (AVW) def. Izuku Midoriya, Bickslow, 'Amazing' Luna Collins, and Marcel Galliard in an Interpromotional 8-Person Tag Team Match
Matches for BTWF Guerra De Desgate (War Of Attrition Night 2);
Izuku Midoriya © vs. Bickslow (Singles Match for the BTWF World Heavyweight Championship)
Zancrow vs. Gaara in a Last Man Standing Match
Iron Survivor Match to determine the #1 contender for the BTWF Women's Championship; 'The Queen of Song Style' Jiro Kyoka vs. Yang Xiao Long vs. Blake Belladonna vs. 'The Influencer' Brandish Myu vs. 'The Second City Shooter' Rally Vincent
Eren Jeager © vs. 'The Galaxy' Jellal Fernandes (Mexican Deathmatch for the BTWF Hardcore Championship)
Madison & Kim Chin vs. Louise Belcher & Lisa Simpson (Tag Team Match to Determine the Inaugural BTWF Intensity Women's Tag Team Champions)
Crona Gorgon © vs. Kuro Sakuragawa (Singles Match for the BTWF Cruiserweight Championship)
Katsuki Bakugo vs. Boze
Edward Elric © vs. Kilik Rung (W/Caleb Femi) (Singles Match for the BTWF International Championship)
Lucy Heartfilia vs. 'The Rain Woman' Juvia Lockser
Fiore's Top Team (Gray Fullbuster & Lyon Bastia) © vs. Raj Saranga & Wayne Copeland vs. NWO (Kite & Mercury Black) (Triple Threat Tag Team Match for the BTWF Tag Team Championships)