FFW Velocity - July 6, 2017

[Adam Grant]

Live from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina
July 6, 2017

The FFW logo flashes across the screen as Velocity takes the air. But instead of a roaring crowd in the arena, we can hear the crowd but the camera is moving down the steps into the boiler room of the arena. The clank of footsteps on the stairwell that heads down can be heard as it isn’t extremely well lit. The camera shows the walls, where someone has written “187” again and again all over them in red. Singing can also be heard.

“Ring a Ring a Femme Fatales
From all their pretty locales
Ashes, ashes
They all fall dooo-oown”

As the camera continues to head deeper into the boiler room, the red drawings on the wall turn from 187 to what looks like a picture of a hyena...that’s been beheaded with little red drops  surrounding it.

“Are you afraid of the dark?
Murder most foul in the park
Look up above your head
Coated in blood so red

The arena crowd doesn’t quite know how to take all this as they can be heard still, obviously watching on the video wall. The camera continues it’s journey through the boiler room, with the singing now getting louder. It was clearly getting closer to the woman’s whose voice we were hearing.

Haaaayyyy-leeeeeyyyy’s heeeereee
She is your daaaarrrrrkkkeessst fear
And the chiiiiilllllldren cry
For you aaaaalllll must die
Aaaaallll fall down...

Finally, the camera turns a corner, and sees someone on the other end of a passageway, continuing to paint on the wall. The camera operator apparently stepped on something, causing her to stop. The paintbrush fell to the floor as she turned around, and stared dead into the camera. There was no more singing at this point when she began walking towards the camera operator. The camera only backed up a step before she took off into a sprint, and let out a bloodcurdling shriek before running right into the camera, cutting the video to black

Zack: Oh my God...that’s HAYLEY!

Fireworks erupt into the night sky as the FFW logo starts to form in the darkness. From there, the sound of tires burning rubber as it tears down a freeway with a woman driving the car. “Shine” by the Heavy Young Heathens plays on the radio. She glances up into the rearview mirror, where we see Caroline Dallins raising the FFW Championship in the reflection, the BSX standing tall at Unstoppable with the Unity titles, Leona hitting her gutbuster finisher to a pop, Valerie & Erica high five one another in the ring, and Kassidy shaking the ropes to a roar from the crowd.

The car barrels down the freeway picking up speed as the woman glances down to mirror outside her door. There we see Misty Whitmore waving someone forward as she stands in the ring, Nevaeh Summers performing her Best Moonsault Ever, Ascension standing over a fallen opponent with Valentina smiling as Isis stands stoic beside her, Legs & Arse charging towards the ring, Sunny looking over at a very excited Qilin, Eileen Amaro pounding the mat in a fury and finally Savannah Taylor looking at her Ace of Spades card.

The woman driving presses the gas harder as the speedometer needle looks like it’s bouncing on the right side of the meter before the Velocity logo appears on the screen. From there, we head to commercial.





Velocity heads to the ring for the first match of the night, and there we find Maggie in a new sequin dress and a microphone in hand.

Maggie: The opening contest of Velocity is scheduled for one fall!

Zack: Hello, everyone! And welcome to Velocity! We are live here at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. And this is the last Velocity before the biggest night of the year, Unstoppable! Mai will be here later. But with Missy about to face Erica, I’m joined by fellow Chaotic Temptation member, Scarlett Silver.

Scarlett: It’s nice to be back again, Zack. I do enjoy the view from here. I get to see Missy win from up close.

Green and blue strobe lights flood the arena as “Map of the Problematique” blasts out over the speakers. As the keyboard comes in, a spotlight shines on the curtain, through which steps Erica Horton to a pop from the fans.

Maggie: On her way to the ring, from Edinburgh Scotland by way of Spartanburg, South Carolina! Please welcome ERICA HORTON!

Erica heads down the ramp, slapping hands with fans as she goes on her way.

Fear and panic in the air
I want to be free
From desolation and despair
And I feel like everything I sow
Is being swept away,
Well I refuse to let you go!

I can't get it right
Get it right
Since I met you

Reaching the bottom of the ramp, she heads around the nearest steps to the commentators, still catching hands with fans until she gets there. She then heads up the steps and into the ring. Standing in the middle, she lifts a hand to the crowd and then heads to her corner as “Map of the Problematique” fades out.

Zack: My former broadcast partner on this very show doesn’t see a lot of singles action, thanks to being part of the Queens. But she has a chance to really step out and show us something as she faces your tag partner next week against Kassidy and Tifa Heafy.

Scarlett: She has a chance to step out and show something alright, how to take a loss from a member of Chaotic Temptation. Just like Kassidy and Tifa already have and will again. I’ve beaten them both on my own, so with Missy alongside me the result is pretty much a foregone conclusion already.

The lights in the arena go off before a single purple spotlight hits the stage. As the opening bars of Wild Side by Cross My Heart Hope To Die starts to play Missy appears at the entrance way. Missy stands perfectly still, as her head stays bent, looking towards the ground and her manager Christian Kincaid walks out to stand behind her.

I've been on my best behavior
But I've heard that good girls finish last
And once you're gone they say no one can save you
But who knows if I go I may never want to ever come back
We've all fell victim to temptation
It seems that I'm the last one holding on
What's the use in fighting for my salvation
And why does it feel so damn right to want to be so wrong

At the side of Missy purple lights flash on and off, looking almost like fireworks, causing a wave of oohs and cheers to escape from the crowd. As the lights subside, Missy raises her arms up to the air and a single white spotlight accompanies the move.

I just wanna dance with the devil tonight
I wanna know what it feels like
I wanna close my eyes, put my hands in the sky
I wanna walk on the wild side

Maggie: Introducing at this time…. Hailing from Leeds, England and weighing in at One hundred and twelve pounds… she is MIIIIISSSSSY!

Missy makes her way down the ramp to the ring keeping her eyes straight ahead, focussing on the ring, with Christian following a few steps behind. When she reaches the ring she slowly climbs the steel steps, building the crowd to fever pitch with anticipation, she climbs elegantly between the bottom and middle rope and climbs up onto the middle rope. She smirks before blowing a kiss out to the crowd as her theme music ends.

Zack: It seems like Chaotic Temptation can do no wrong in the ring of late, as they are on one very impressive streak. But Missy is facing someone who has quite a few years experience as well in Erica. She may find a bit more trouble tonight.

Scarlett: It’s a streak we have no intention of letting end anytime soon either, Zack. Luckily Missy is fully adapted to trouble, she should be since she not only finds it but generally goes out looking for it.

Referee Melinda Davis calls for the bell to start the match, and the crowd immediately starts showing their support for the Queen in the ring. It brings a little smile to Erica’s face, and causes nothing but an eye roll from Missy as the pair head for the center.  As they get close though, Erica surprises Missy with a kick to the midsection that stumbles her a moment, giving the blonde a chance to start firing in forearm shots to the head. She rocks Missy back into the corner before grabbing the top rope with both hands, and unleashing a barrage of kicks into her body. At least seven of them connect before Erica grabs her head, and darts out of the corner with a one-armed bulldog to the mat.

Zack: Erica’s already feeling energized with the support of this crowd, and there’s one thing Missy is gonna want to avoid as much as possible. And that’s Erica’s feet, she uses them expertly!

Scarlett: If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that about someone. Well..then I’d probably have a couple of extra dollars. To her credit, she has started pretty strongly. It’s probably good for her, because once Missy gets her bearings about her, Erica won’t get a look in.

Missy tries to get back to her feet, only for Erica to catch her with a clubbing blow across her lower back. She quickly snatches her around the waist, and executes a German suplex. And before the brunette can even get up, Erica rebounds off the far side and executes a baseball slide that nearly sends Missy out of the ring, if Christian didn’t catch her in both arms and gently place her back on the apron.

Scarlett: It’s lucky really that Missy is so small. Could you imagine Christian trying to catch her if she was the size of someone like Isis or Natalya? He’d be crushed!

Zack: That’s not the first time he’s played the role of catcher for a member of this group, of which you know just as well.

Erica rolled her eyes this time, and went immediately after the brunette. She didn’t give Missy hardly a chance to get up before she yanked her back to her feet. A trio of knees was buried into her midsection before she fired Missy chest first into the corner. The brunette struck hard, only for Erica to use a corner clothesline to drive her right back into it. She quickly spun around, and turned it into a backslide! Davis dove into position to make the count.

Zack: Missy’s getting all the corner attention she can stand, and there’s a backslide by Erica for the win!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOPE!!

Missy got her arm free as the two struck, and rolled into the ropes. Erica popped back to her feet as Missy looked to be heading out to the floor. She didn’t get far though before Erica snatched her from behind, and drove her into the mat with a Russian leg sweep.

Scarlett: It takes a lot more than that for Missy to stay down for three. And with the amount of time Missy spends up close and personal with the corners I’m expecting to hear an announcement any day now!

Once again, Missy rolled into the ropes to try to create distance. As she used them to help her get back to her feet, Erica went to get her again. But this time when she grabbed her around the waist, Missy dove forward and let the top rope catch Erica across the throat. It choked the blonde up for a moment before Missy caught her with a roundhouse kick to the jaw that dropped her to the mat. She leaned against the ropes, trying to collect herself a moment as her face became a bit of a scowl. The Leeds beauty dropped to the mat, applied a headscissors before rolling onto her stomach and then spiking Erica’s head into the mat repeatedly with a smirk on her face.

Zack: After absorbing all that offense at the outset of this match, you can bet Missy’s going to enjoy herself now. Erica’s head is getting driven like a tent spike into the canvas here.

Scarlett: It’s sometimes a little scary how much Missy enjoys herself when she’s handing out some punishment. It’s fun to watch though.

Missy rose back to her feet as Christian gave her some advice. She dropped down to the mat, and applied a STF submission. Erica’s head and neck were being worked over well as Missy had her hands clasped in position. Christian nodded his approval from ringside as Missy tried to add more torque to the hold, causing Davis to check with Erica about submitting.

Zack: Christian instructed Missy to use that STF for what I assume are two reasons. One is to give her a chance to get her marbles together, and another to keep Erica grounded at the same time.

Scarlett: There is nobody that can question Christian’s expertise and his guidance can prove invaluable in the heat of a match. Missy is quite stubborn and doesn’t listen to many people so the fact she does Christian says a lot in that regard.

Davis continued to ask if the blonde wanted to call it quits, but never got the answer to make it happen. Erica’s face continued to wrench in pain as Missy cranked back on her head, telling to her tap out and get it over with. But the Queen wasn’t interested in listening as she dug her fingernails into the mat and started clawing towards the ropes. Erica was practically dragging Missy with her for a short distance before she made it, and grabbed the bottom rope for a break. The referee had to count four before Missy finally released the hold, and got back to her feet. As Erica tried to push up to her hands and knees, Missy rebounded off the near side and connected with her curb stomp, driving Erica face first into the mat before she rolled her over to make a cover.

Zack: Brutal impact off the MISCHIEF MAKER, and Erica may be out cold!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

TH-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE!!!

Erica popped her shoulder in time before the three, causing Missy to punish her for it with a few straight right hands to the head. The brunette rose to her feet, and dragged Erica away from the ropes. When she leaned down seemingly to apply the hold again, Erica surprised her with an inside cradle that made the referee hop into position!

Scarlett: How the…. Ok, even I’ve got to admit going from being curb stomped to a pin attempt in that short space of time isn’t half bad.

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEE-NOPE!!

Scarlett: Not that it did her much good though. It was worth a try but I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it takes more than that to get Missy to stay down.

Missy barely kicked out in time after the surprise rollup. Even more agitated now, she rose back to her feet. Erica began to do the same, only to catch a running kneelift to the face from Missy. It rocked the blonde backwards against the ropes, causing her to bounce off them right into a spinebuster.

Zack: Erica surprised the hell out of Missy right there, and she’s not happy about it either! Erica’s digging down deep to find this resolve!

Missy jerked her to her feet, and fired her across for the ride. She went to catch her again, but Erica ducked underneath and popped up behind her. When Missy turned around, she did so right into a stunner that bounced her off the mat. Erica lunged across her for the cover as the fans came to their feet!

Zack: ERICA’S GOT THE COVER!!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! NO!

Scarlett: Missy really didn’t see that coming. You could say it...stunned her. Ok, that was bad, I’ll see myself out!

Missy barely got her shoulder up in time, causing Erica to look up to the referee to make sure. Davis showed her two fingers as she got to her feet. The fans were solidly behind her as she circled around behind Missy, waving her to get up as the brunette rolled into the corner. Missy was using the ropes to help her get back to her feet.

Zack: Erica’s looking for her BACKSTABBER!! Missy doesn’t have a clue either!

Missy was clearly dazed at this point as she finally made it to her feet. Erica darted towards her, leaving her feet to hit her finisher. But Christian hopped up onto the steps, and grabbed Missy’s hands to keep her from falling with the move.

Scarlett: Has anyone got any smelling salts to hand? Missy looks like she could use some to bring her round a bit.

Erica landed on the back of her head as Christian patted the top turnbuckle. Missy glanced behind her, and made her way to the top rope before executing a frog splash into a cover! Davis dropped to count!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

As Davis called for the bell, Christian told the camera that was called Li’l Miss Mischief. He then climbed into the ring to help Missy to her feet. The referee raised her hand in victory to no support from the crowd.

Zack: Well then, Missy pulled out a new move I haven’t seen her use….called Li’l Miss Mischief, I guess! And she’s picked up the win here tonight!

Maggie: Here is your winner……………...MISSY!!

Scarlett: I never had any doubt that she would. And just like I said, another win for a Chaotic Temptation girl….are you sensing a theme yet?

Christian raised her hand again as he almost held her up, as she was still a fair bit woozy from the stunner. The boos only continued as he prided her verbally.

Scarlett: Oh boo away. You wouldn’t know talent if it bit you on the butt.

As Missy exited the ring in victory, the show heads elsewhere.



You Don’t Want to See This

We next find the cameras as a gurney is being rolled out of what appears to be a boiler room in the PNC Arena. Medics escort a man with a towel over his face wailing in pain, his hands cupping to the towel as he is slowly wheeled out.

Zack: I’m being told this is the cameraman who was checking out the catacombs of the PNC Arena earlier. I don’t know what Hayley did to him, but…

Mai: Well he’s got a towel over his face, something tells me she didn’t give him a facial.

Cody enters the shot next as the medics are still tending to the cameraman. A look of genuine concern on his face is seen as he stops one of them.

Cody: What...what did she do to him?

The medic didn’t answer him, instead he just lifted the towel covering his face. As soon as Cody saw it out of camera view, he put his hand to his mouth and gestured him to put the towel back down. The medics carried the cameraman away as Cody was left standing with one of the medics.

Cody: We’ll take care of any medical costs he needs. I...I’ve never seen something like that outside of a horror movie.

Medic: We got him out of there as soon as we could. We didn’t see anyone like the person on the tape at the start of the show. All we found were those drawings on the wall, and these.

The medic dropped a handful of small paintbrushes into Cody’s hand, each stained with something red that dripped onto the floor.

Cody: Hayley did this…..

As the camera zoomed in on the dripping paintbrushes, Velocity went to commercial break.

[Adam Grant]

Written by Mark

The show heads back to the ring just as Maggie is stepping through the ropes with her microphone in hand.

Maggie: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is under No Surrender rules!

Zack: This is an excellent chance for Mileena to get herself right back into contention for Savannah’s title, but she’s got a hell of a challenge ahead of her.

Mai: She might as well be facing King Kong, because all Sophia has done is wreck everything in her path on her way to that title.

The arena goes dark for just a moment, the funky opening chords to Voodoo Johnson's "Dirty Angel" playing through the PA, before the white lights are replaced by swirling green replacements, bathing the arena in the favorite color of the Emerald City Siren. A few seconds pass, though, before Sophia Pike actually makes her way out through the curtain, met--immediately--by a chorus of boos, which she largely brushes off with a flick of of either wrist. She pauses at the head of the ramp, chewing a piece of gum fairly obviously, and shaking her head at the collective audience, for whatever reason.

Clearly in no particular hurry, judging by the utter lack of pace, Sophia makes her way down the ramp. About halfway to the ring, one fan is able to get past the practiced apathy of the Siren, and she actively gets in his face, shouting...something, that for the most part can't be heard over the music playing in the arena. Whatever the fan says back to her seems to amuse the self-proclaimed Queen of King County, who just smirks and waves him off, making the shorter trip down to the ring and climbing up onto the apron. She leans back against the ropes, grinning with a little more joy than one should probably get out of being almost unanimously booed, even raising both arms and beckoning the crowd to get even louder--which they happily do, as the Siren climbs into the ring.

Maggie: Introducing [first/next], from Seattle, Washington, and weighing in at 137 lbs, this is the "Emerald City Siren," SOPHIA PIIIIIKE!

Sophia winks at [Anita/Maggie] and grins, climbing up onto the second turnbuckle and stretching both arms out, bending just a little bit at the waist and leaning herself forward. She shouts something at the sections of fans she can see, but again it's mostly unheard. Eventually, she hops off the turnbuckle and pulls her Queen of King County shirt off, tossing it out into the crowd...who promptly throw it back at the Siren. For her part, Sophia either doesn't notice or doesn't care, just settling herself back in the corner, waiting for the match to begin.

Zack: Sophia always has her game face on, there’s no question about that. And if you heard what she had to say about this match, it’s clear to see she is laser focused on Vanessa Cade.

Mai: You would be too, since Cade keeps getting involved in all her business. What has poor Sophia done to deserve that treatment? Nothing! Unless being hot is a crime.

The Canadian flag appears over the arena screens as the start of the Canadian National O Canada! We stand on guard, for thee!...

A loud ripping sound of a record needle scraping rips through the arena as Oh...Canada by Classified hits the speakers. At that point Mileena Savage finally makes herself known, stepping out from the back with a smile, albeit somewhat mischievous one. At her side was her fiance, and manager Dante Knox carrying a Canadian flag.

Uh, yeah, from the land of the lost, Trans-Canada cross
Patriotic and I honor with my hand on my heart
From the greatest of lakes to the greenest of greens
To the rockiest mountains and everything in between!

Mileena walks down the ramp as Dante waves the big Canadian flag, slapping a few hands here and there.  Mileena takes the flag from Dante and they share a kiss before Mileena climbs into the ring and races to the corner. Cilmbing up she waves the flag and holds up one hand with devil horns held high. Finally Mileena hops down and passes the flag off to Dante again as she stretches in her corner.

Zack: The “Pride of Canada” knows a thing or two about submissions herself, and she’s not shy about using them. But Sophia is going to be a stern test, possibly the sternest.

Mai: A test she will fail, just like Cade at Unstoppable. Only difference here is the hair color, Zack.

Referee Angela Keanan calls for the bell as Dante begins trying to rally the crowd at ringside. It brings a smile to his fiance’s face as Sophia meets her in the center. Pike holds up a finger, and then takes off into a baseball slide that sends Dante into the barricade. When she gets back up with a grin on her face, Mileena wastes no time and charges her with a double leg takedown. Savage unloads with repeated right hands to the head, followed by a volley of elbow strikes. She yanks her back to her feet, and uses an atomic drop to send her forward. Pike stumbles a couple steps before Savage grabs the back of her head into a reverse DDT. The “Pride of Canada” hops to her feet, and turns Sophia over onto her stomach before she begins spiking her knee into the mat repeatedly. It crashes hard at least five times before Savage wraps it around her own leg and drops backwards to the mat, trying to hyperextend it. Sophia shouts in pain as Mileena gets up, and does it again along with once more.

Zack: I guess Sophia didn’t like Mileena’s fiance getting this Raleigh crowd behind the “Pride of Canada”, and did she pay for that!

Mai: Why does anyone in North Carolina care a crap about someone from Canada? Sophia is from the US, they should be supporting her!

Savage looks back to see her fiance getting back to his feet before dropping a knee into her adversary’s leg. She drags Sophia towards the ropes, draping her leg across the bottom before she leaves her feet to drop all her weight across Pike’s knee. A second time she does it before applying a single leg Boston crab on the “Queen of King County.” Keanan drops in front of the Seattle native, looking for a submission. But all Sophia manages is cursing in pain before she starts trying to find the ropes. Luckily for her, they aren’t far away and she manages to grab them easily.

Mai: Mileena should have dragged her towards the center before putting that crab into place. Sophia was way too close to the ropes. And why am I helping Savage?

Zack: If it makes you feel better, I wouldn’t take your advice on a submission wrestling match for any reason whatsoever!

It was almost as if Mileena heard Mai as she started dragging Sophia back towards the center of the ring. Pike rolled onto her back, and started kicking her in the chest with her good leg. One of the shots went high, and caught her on the jaw as well. That one caused Mileena to stumble backwards a step, and gave Sophia a chance to get to her feet. Savage quickly recovered and scooped Pike’s leg under one arm, but Sophia managed to counter with an enzuigiri to the back of her head. It dropped the redhead to her knees, as well as Sophia. It was easy to see that Sophia’s leg was in pain, and causing her problems as she tried to get up but it didn’t quite pan out. Instead she propped up on one knee, and decked Mileena in the jaw as she tried to get up. It sent the former champion down, and allowed Sophia a chance to go to work on her arm. She pressed it to the mat, and began to drive her good knee into the elbow and shoulder repeatedly.

Zack: Mileena really did a number on Sophia’s leg, and she couldn’t hardly get up to her feet too quickly there.

Mai: She doesn’t need to get up to do damage to that arm, and that’s what she loves to do because she does it so well!

Pike grinded her knee into Mileena’s upper arm, causing her opponent to grimace in pain. The brunette started back to her feet again, this time having a bit more success. She limped for a moment as she waited Mileena to get up. When she did, she pinned her arm behind her back into a hammerlock, and then slammed her to the mat. Savage jerked her arm against her in pain before Sophia grabbed her hand and planted a foot against her shoulder before falling backwards to snap the arm. It caused a yelp of pain from Savage, which brought a smile to Sophia’s face as she sat up.

Mai: I love to see Sophia smile, she just lights up the arena. Wouldn’t you agree that’s a warm smile?

Zack: It would be if it wasn’t because she was trying to break her opponent’s arm in the process. There’s no question Sophia enjoys what she does in the ring.

Mileena tried to crawl away from her, but Pike got back to her feet and limped after her. She reached down to grab her arm before Mileena surprised her with a monkey flip that sent her through the ropes to the floor. Sophia hit with a smack, and was slow to get up. When she did though, she took Mileena’s arm and snapped it across the apron twice in a row. The redhead clutched it to her body before Sophia pulled her by that arm towards the corner. Grasping her by the wrist tightly, Sophia fired her arm across the ring post and caused Mileena to shout in agony on impact. Pike shook her head, and held up a finger to indicate one more was coming. And she made good on the promise as Mileena’s arm and shoulder wrapped around the post a second time. Pike rolled back into the ring, and sat up on her good knee with a smile on her face near the ropes.

Zack: Sophia’s really working over that arm of Mileena, I’m not sure how much more of this Savage or anyone else for that matter can stand.

Mai: Lucky you, we’re going to find out shortly because I don’t think Sophia’s here to get paid by the hour. Just make her tap, and hit the showers, Queen!

Sophia dropped down to the canvas, and applied the Rings of Saturn. Mileena’s face froze in pain as her arm was being tortured. The referee slid down in front of her to check for the submission, but Mileena merely shouted in pain. Pike tried to increase the pressure, but Mileena didn’t seem interested in quitting. The referee asked again, getting another no before Savage managed to slide her leg under the bottom rope. Keanan called for the break, which Sophia finally gave at four and a half.

Mai: There you go, Sophia! It doesn’t cost anymore to hold a submission for a few extra seconds. Make her think about her decision not to quit.

Zack: Are you lobbying to manage Sophia or something? You’re doing an awful lot of cheerleading out here tonight.

Mai: You just want to see me in a cheerleader’s outfit, don’t you?

Pike rose back to her feet, and reached down to grab that same arm again. But Mileena fired back with a right hand to the jaw. It stunned Sophia briefly before she reached down to grab it again, but once more Mileena fought out of it. This time, a kick to the side of her head stopped Pike in her tracks. Mileena started to roll away from her, still favoring her arm as she made it to the ropes and started to pull herself to her feet. Sophia shook off the cobwebs a moment, and darted towards her. But Savage caught her coming in with a spinning backfist to the jaw that rocked the Seattle native. And before Sophia could recover, Mileena swept her legs and applied an ankle lock submission that brought the crowd to its feet!

Zack: ANKLE LOCK! Mileena took Sophia’s leg out from under her, and now she’s gonna snap that ankle in the process! Listen to Sophia shout in pain!

Mai: She’s supposed to work the knee, not the ankle, Zack! This isn’t fair to Sophia, she should have told her ahead this might happen!

Keanan dropped in front of Sophia, asking for the submission. But Pike only shouted in pain, her hand starting to waver over the mat as Mileena continued to twist the ankle as much as she could. The brunette tried to grab the referee, but Keanan avoided her grip. As a result, Sophia’s face continued to show sheer agony.

Zack: Mileena is twisting and turning that ankle for all she’s worth, and I think Sophia’s thinking about calling it a night! She’s going into Unstoppable on a loss, Mai!

Mai: Shut your mouth! That’s not going to happen! Sophia’s not gonna give up to this mo….DON’T GIVE UP, SOPHIA!!

Sophia’s hand wavered over the mat, rising up and down as though she were seriously considering stopping the match right then. She then began to pull them towards the ropes, only for Mileena to walk her back to the center and keep the hold applied. Pike ran her fingernails through her hair and over her face in pain before raising her hand over the mat again.

Zack: SHE’S GONNA TAP!! MILEENA’S GOT HER DEAD TO RIGHTS!!

Mai: Stop talking, you’re ruining her concentration!!

The referee asked again, but Sophia rolled onto her back and brought her knees up. It pulled Mileena in before Pike jammed two thumbs into her eyes. The redhead staggered backwards blinded as Sophia tried to get back to her feet. She couldn’t even stand on one leg, but as Mileena came towards her, she caught her with a superkick out of instinct with the bad leg!

Zack: Out of instinct, Sophia jacked Mileena’s jaw with that superkick! Savage could be out, and Pike can’t even stand up right now!

It dropped Mileena, but also crumpled Sophia as well. Pike dragged herself towards her, and then applied her version of the Fujiwara armbar! Sophia leaned back in the hold, pulling as far back as she could on the injured arm. Savage was clearly not very lucid after the superkick, but the pain shooting through her arm was helping clear her mind. The crowd chanted louder for her as Dante waved her towards him, even pushing the bottom rope into the ring more. Mileena tried to pull herself towards it, but Sophia wasn’t budging.

Zack: How much of this can Mileena Savage take?! She can’t reach the ropes, Pike’s sitting on her back!

Dante tried to rally the crowd again as Mileena made another attempt to get to the ropes. But again, Sophia wasn’t budging. The referee continued to ask again and again if she wanted to quit. And finally after a few more seconds, Mileena tapped the canvas. The referee called for the bell as Sophia rolled away from her to sit against the ropes. Keanan raised her hand where she sat, bringing a smile to her face….briefly as her ankle was still hurting her badly.

Maggie: Here is your winner via submission, ’THE EMERALD CITY SIREN’ SOPHIA PIKE!!

Mai: I’ll give her credit. She lasted longer than I thought she would, but some things are inevitable, Zack. Death, taxes, and Sophia Pike.

Zack: Mileena had an outstanding gameplan, but she knew she was snared at the end and there was no where to go! I’d love to see this again, because I think we’d have a different outcome!

Sophia rolled out to the floor, and hobbled towards the back. She stopped long enough to tell the camera that she hoped Vanessa was watching. And on that, we cut elsewhere.




O.E.s Body Shop

We cut to the parking garage of the PNC Arena where the first thing that pops up on screen is the logo for Chaotic Temptation. The crowd back in the arena begins booing when they see O.E. Ayano, the Eight Chamber Orochi crouched down and speaking to someone or something off-camera. She has her surgical mask and a Seattle Seahawks jersey (given that North Carolina is the home of the Carolina Panthers and their biggest rivalry is well...) as she leans forward to mutter a little closer. She even pulls off the surgical mask to make sure she’s heard loud and clear.

O.E.: So what you think huh? You think like... That was just gonna be it? You thought, oh oh, I’m just gonna talk AAALLLLLLLL this raw mouthed shit for a year because how can the bitch hurt me? How can she touch me? I’m up here and she...

The Orochi holds her left hand up here to specify to whoever she’s talking to and then reaches down, all the way to the ground, pressing the flat of her palm on the pavement.

O.E.: She... She is all the way down here. That’s whatchu thought, ain’t it bitch? Cute. Reeallyyyy cute fam. I mean you ain’t lookin’ near as cute right now or ain’t got the fuckin’ yucks near as much but I bet you we gon’ really laugh about this later. Real talk. We gonna prob sit and have all the jokes with this shit. Ain’t you think so?

The camera turns around, revealing to the fans and home audience that the woman she’s talking to...is the first FS Graduate, Lily-Rose, who’s laid out next to some fencing. The Fighting Rose grunts and struggles to get her hands out from behind her, but the twist ties OE used once before are the only thing keeping Lily from strangling Ayano. The shiner on her face tells a bit more to this story as she looks up at the Orochi, her voice slightly hoarse.

Lily: At least they were just fucking jokes, you little shit. You decide to come back for me and tie my hands behind my back again? Heh...do you even remember how badly that got turned around on you?

O.E.: Jokes supposed to be funny bitch.

Ayano slowly stands up over Lily and her face contorts into narrowed eyes as she begins to kick Lily repeatedly in the ribs, punctuating the emphasis on each and every single word. Lily lets out a harsh and spiking cry of anguish with every kick Ayano plants into her.

O.E.: JOKES! ARE! SUPPOSED! TO! BE! FUNNY! ...Ain’t nobody laughing now is they? Laugh BITCH! GO ‘HEAD! LAUGH!

Lily: HhhhAA! Nnnnnngh...

She stops and leans downward, pulling Lily-Rose by the back of her neck so she can get eye-to-eye, nose-to-nose, forehead-to-forehead with the first FS graduate as she mutters.

O.E.: You wrong for them, Lily-Rose. You was wrong for them then and you wrong for them now but I promise... I promise I’mma take out each and every single one of them jokes on that ass. I promise you, I’ll fuckin’ see you bitch. You gon’ see me in your fuckin’ nightmares with this shit. You makin’ bullshit threats but whole time I was watchin’ you, it was catchin’ that ass beatin’ one time after the next, who’s who of the No Surrender division... Your threats don’t mean shit to the Eight Headed Snake.

Lily: Hhhhrgh...didn’t realize your name was Madusa.

In spite of the pain and torture, Rose somehow manages to smile.

Lily: You think you can...just turn me into stone and break me apart? *COUGH* Break me from the stem and...hope I wilt away?

With what strength and breath she can muster, Lily spits on Ayano’s face, her saliva a bright shade of red mixed in with it.

Lily: No dice, Olde E...

O.E. Ayano’s pupils shrink and her mouth hangs open slightly. Her hand begins to shakily raise up to... Touch the saliva running down eyebrow and on her eye...She dips her fingers on it and stares at it, looking almost in disbelief that it happened... Before she bellows a number of Japanese words and goes to stomp Lily’s head in. Lily-Rose is granted a reprieve however as security pins O.E. to the same fence as she begins screaming, red in the face.

O.E.: DON’T SLEEP WHEN YOU KNOW I’M AROUND LILY-ROSE! I’LL PUT YOU OUT I SWEAR TO GOD! YOU GON’ DREAM ABOUT ME BITCH!

One of the security and a medical staff member cut Lily-Rose loose from the zip tie as Chaotic Temptation’s Orochi is screaming obscenities in Japanese and English. Lily stumbles to her feet, grunting and grabbing her ribs as the medical staff help her to her feet, the MMA fighter staring daggers at the Ayano clan member while she decides whether or not it’s worth it to try and fight back. Someone is heard saying to her, knowing it’s in her mind, “Don’t even think about it!”

As Lily is escorted away from her attacker, we fade out on the still cussing Asian.

[Adam Grant]

Maggie: The following contest is scheduled for one fall to a finish.

The dirty drums of Imagine Dragons' "Gold" hits the sound system, and as a soft whistle joins the percussion, Natalya walks through the entrance gate. First with her head low, she brings her chin up and stares straight into the ring, nodding to herself in reassurance before proceeding to walk down the entrance ramp.

Maggie: Introducing first... From Saint Petersburg, western Russia... "Nature’s Mistake"... NATALYA DEMIDOV!

Natalya nods softly to the audience and the reactions coming her way as she tracks down the way,  before she climbs into the ring by hopping onto the apron and passes over the top rope, entering the ring and waiting for the competition, without any kind of flair.

Zack: At Unstoppable in just over three weeks time, Natalya has a date with Savannah Taylor with the No Surrender Championship on the line. For tonight though, she has a different challenge on her hands in the form of Mallory Bennett.

“LITTLE GIRL, SEVENTEEN, TRYNA GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND!
SHE WANTS TO MARRY A MOVIE STAR!
BUT I KNOW, THAT SHE KNOWS, THAT I KNOW BETTER THAN THAT...
WHEN SHE COMES KNOCKING AT MY DOOR... OH YEAH...HOOO-HOOO!!”

The sound of a car horn resounding through the arena echoes as a fairly sized custom truck begins to roll in next to the entrance ramp. The hood of the truck has a business name and phone number of a local garage and custom shop painted on for all to see. Driving the vehicle is none other than Mallory Bennett with a grin on her face. She puts the truck in park and shuts it off before stepping out to the cheers of the crowd. The Howling Tongues continues to rip through the sound system as Mallory bangs her head to the beat with Gillie Barnes in the passenger seat.

“GOING DOWN NAGASAKI, SHE’S GOTTA HOLD AND SHE’S HOLDING ON TIGHT!
SHE WANTS TO KEEP ME SATISFIED, THAT’S RIGHT!
SHE CALLS EVERY NIGHT, WONDERING WHERE I BEEN RUNNIN’ ‘ROUND!
SHE’S STARTING TO WONDER IF THIS IS RIGHT...TELL ME IS THIS RIGHT!?”

Maggie: Making her way to the ring from Tampa Bay, Florida... Weighing in tonight at 140 pounds... This is “MALICIOUS” MALLORY BENNETT!

Mal rolls into the ring and climbs a top turnbuckle before raising her arms to the fans with a determined smile on her face. She walks towards the opposite turnbuckle and does the same as her song fades out. She takes off her jacket and hands it to Gillie on the outside before punching the air, ready to fight.

Referee Malcolm Parks wastes no time in calling for the bell to get the match underway, as soon as Maggie has left the ring. Both women make their way to the centre of the ring and as soon as they are face to face, or as close to face to face as they can get given the height difference, Natalya tries to make a grab for Mallory but the shorter woman dodges away from her. Mallory strikes with a forearm smash but Natalya plants her feet and stances herself so she doesn’t move an inch. Natalya forces Mallory into a tie up and as the two struggle for the upper hand, Mallory manages to break free and hits Natalya with an uppercut to the jaw, before following up with another two stiff rights in quick succession to the same spot. Natalya catches her by surprise with a quick sharp elbow to the side of the head which sends the brunette back slightly. A further series of elbows into the same spot start to push her backwards until a final strike sees Mallory hit the corner.

Zack: Both women are determined to take control at the start of this match but it’s Natalya that’s managed to do it.

Mai: It’s hard to take control when you’re up against someone the size of a tree, I guess.

Mallory attempts to hit her knee into Natalya’s gut, but the Russian avoids it and picks Mallory up, tossing her into the opposite corner. Mallory hits the corner face first and Natalya follows to lay a series of kicks into her back while holding on to the top rope. She lands six before she pulls Bennett out and whips her across into the ropes. Mallory rebounds off and straight into a big boot from the Russian that drops her to the canvas like a rock. Parks gets into position as Natalya goes for the cover.

Zack: There’s not many that could take Natalya’s boot to their face and stay standing. Mallory is down and Natalya is going for an extremely early cover.

ONE!!!

TW-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Mallory pops her shoulder off the mat just after the one and Natalya gets straight back to her feet.

Mai: You’d think Natalya would know enough to realise that was way too early to even attempt a cover.

As the brunette starts to get back to her feet, she’s “helped” by Natalya who grabs her by then head and drags her up, before shoving her back into the ropes. Mallory bounces off the ropes but ducks down under Natalya’s arms and continues to run to the opposite ropes. She returns just as Natalya turns around to face her and meets the Russian with a knee to her abdomen which takes her a little by surprise. Mallory takes advantage of the surprise and starts to fire elbow shots into the blonde’s gut to bend her at the middle. As soon as Natalya is bent, Mallory grabs her by the head and delivers a knee to her face, followed rapidly with a second and third which start to daze her. As Mallory delivers a fourth knee to her head, she release her grip on Natalya’s head and the blonde staggers backwards.

Mai: I have a sneaking suspicion that Natalya may have just had some sense knocked into her, though that may just be wishful thinking.

Zack: I don’t know about that but she is certainly looking dazed after finding Mallory’s knee connecting with her head four times in quick succession.

Taking advantage of the blonde’s dazed state, Mallory delivers a forearm smash across the back of her head and shoulders before using a bulldog to send her into the corner turnbuckle. Natalya manages to keep herself upright and starts to stumble out of the corner backwards. Mallory fires a forearm smash across the taller woman’s back, but she turns around and looking quite angry, shoves Mallory away into the ropes. As Natalya tries to pull herself together a bit, Mallory returns with a Lou Thesz press crumpling the blonde to the canvas. With her mounted on the Russian’s chest, Bennett starts to deliver a rapid combination of jabs to Natalya’s head, until Parks forces the break.

Zack: Mallory is taking full advantage of Natalya being dazed and more than that, she is doing everything she can to keep her that way.

Mai: That’s all well and good but she is not going to keep her that way forever and Natalya’s payback is probably going to hurt.

Without skipping a beat, Mallory heads the referee’s order to break and gets back to her feet. Looking down at Natalya dazed on the canvas, she looks to the top rope and back again before the the cheers from the crowd seem to make her mind up for her. She hotfoots it to the ropes and quickly gets to the top. Looking at Natalya, who is still down, Mallory measures before landing a diving fist drop that visibly winds the Russian. Straight away the brunette throws her arm over for a cover.

Zack: Mallory took the risk to go up top and it might possibly be what she needs to end this match and surprisingly early too.

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE!!!

Natalya kicks out with such force that Mallory only just stops herself from going sprawling across the ring.

Mai: It wasn’t enough to keep Natalya down and this is probably where the payback is going to start coming into play. This might be fun to watch after all.

“Nature’s mistake” pushes back to her feet and after giving her head a shake to clear the cobwebs, makes a beeline straight for Mallory who is trying to get herself back to a vertical base following Natalya’s powerful kick out. Pulling her up to her feet roughly, Natalya lifts Mallory up over her head with a military press, before tossing her unceremoniously into the corner. Mallory hits with a thud but before she can even attempt to gather herself the blonde strides in after her and pulls her back out. Lifting her up by the waist, Natalya throws Mallory to the canvas and then leaps to land a leg drop straight across her chest before throwing her arm over for the cover. Parks immediately slides into position to start the count.

Zack: A thrust spinebuster followed by a leg drop from Natalya and Mallory looks like she is out for the count.

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NO!!!

Mallory narrowly avoids the three count by getting her shoulder of the canvas at the last second. Natalya looks to the referee for clarification and after being shown two fingers to confirm that it was just a two, she gets back to her feet looking fairly frustrated.

Mai: How did she manage that? I think the referee needs to count faster!

Zack: I have no idea how Mallory managed to get her shoulder up from that, and neither can Natalya. She will be wondering just what she has to do to get Mallory to stay down at this point.

As Natalya powers back to her feet, Mallory rolls away towards the ropes in an attempt to get some distance between herself and the Russian, but she doesn’t manage to get very far before Natalya closes in on her. Picking her up to her feet, Natalya launches the brunette face first into the corner and follows to deliver five hard kicks to her back. Demidov moves quickly, pulling Bennett out of the corner and then wrapping her arms around the brunette’s waist. She then uses a German suplex to dump her like a sack of trash on the canvas. Rather than go for a cover this time, Natalya gets into position at Mallory’s feet and grabs her legs. She lifts them up and gets into position to step over and lock in the inverted cloverleaf. The brunette screams in pain as the pressure immediately starts on her back and legs. Parks asks if she wants to give in but she says no without hesitation.

Zack: Natalya has RUSSIAN TORTURE ALPHA locked in and the pain is showing immediately on Mallory’s face.

Mai: That’s hardly surprising is it. How would you feel being twisted that way by a 7ft Russian? Or perhaps you’d enjoy that.

Mallory attempts to reach out towards the ropes, but Natalya pulls her back towards the centre and starts to apply more pressure by leaning further forward into the hold. This brings another yell of pain from Mallory and a crowd split between the two women. The referee asks again asks if Mallory want’s to give in and although not as quick as before, she receives a no from Bennett. As Mallory tries to grit her teeth against the pain, Natalya leans forwards even more, as far as she can, applying the most pressure she can. The pain is more than evident by Mallory’s grimace and as Parks asks again for the third time if Mallory wants to submit, she reluctantly taps the canvas.

Zack: Mallory tried her best to resist submitting but once Natalya has that locked in, especially in the centre of the ring there’s not many options for escape.

Parks calls for the bell and Natalya releases the hold immediately to stand up straight with a smile on her face.

Maggie: Your winner via submission……..NATALYA DEMIDOV!

Mai: Better to tap than to end up with broken legs.

As Natalya gets her hand raised by Wilson, Gillie gets into the ring to check on Mallory and help her to sit up. Natalya leaves the ring with a smile on her face and makes her way back up the ramp. The camera cuts elsewhere.




Franchise Opportunities

The cameras head to the exterior of the office of the owner of FFW, Samantha Star. Her nameplate next to the door reveals that before the camera pulls back. And there with Allison Marx is the owner of the company. Allison glances up to her and back to the camera before she begins.

Allison: I’m here with the owner and CEO of FFW, Samantha Star. Earlier today, Miss Star sent out a tweet that got quite a bit of buzz on social media. Not one for using it very often, it quickly got attention. Miss Star, you said you were looking for a franchise.

Samantha: That’s correct.

Allison: Could you elaborate on what you meant by that?

Samantha: Certainly. Throughout the history of FFW, we’ve had many women who would either call themselves or be widely considered as a franchise star for the company. In the first few years, I don’t think many would argue that it was Scarlett Kincaid. She was the first breakout star, a virtual unknown until her time here. Since then, there have been a few. One can’t ignore Isabella, who was a true focal point for many years in FFW prior to her retirement. There was Colleen, who let her demons overwhelm her before her departure from this company. You’ve had a woman who could arguably be the franchise today, the FFW Champion Caroline Dallins. Then there was Eileen Amaro, who was also a goodwill ambassador for a time.

Allison nodded as she listened to the redhead.

Samantha: There’s a few others that could be mentioned. But when I say franchise, I want someone I can make a centerpiece for this company. Someone who can handle the pressure of being recognized as such, and not wilt like so many before now have. Someone who consistently delivers excellence each and every time they are in front of a FFW camera. And while the pressures of the position are quite strenuous, the rewards...I can assure you are equally valuable.

Allison: It almost sounds like you are looking for a protege, Miss Star. Is there anyone currently that you think might fit the bill?

Samantha: Yes, there are a few candidates. I’ve already mentioned women like Savannah Taylor. Miss Amaro is clearly jealous of Jo McFarlane. And there are others, but it wouldn’t be fair to just to pick someone and put them in that spot.  FFW is the largest and and most successful women’s promotion on the planet, after all. I want to see who wants it the most. I want to see who wants to be a focal point as this promotion continues to grow. I want to see it in front of and behind the camera. I want to see it in promos, I want to see it in the ring. To be concise, Miss Marx, I want the women who want this mantle to make it clear they want it.

Allison: Well I’m sure you’ll find quite a few who would like that position going forward. And I’d like to--

Samantha shook her finger, causing Marx to stop mid-sentence.

Samantha: Before you wrap this up, I want to address one more thing you mentioned at the beginning of this interview. You said how I was not really known for using social media. That’s about to change. Not just on social media but in everything that takes place around here, you’re going to be seeing a lot more from me. From this very talented group of women on the main roster to our developmental brand Future Shock, I’ll be much more hands on. After all, Miss Marx, FFW belongs to me. And there’s no opinion that carries more weight on its past, present, and future than mine.

Samantha headed back into her office, leaving a quiet Allison Marx until the door closed behind her. From there, Velocity heads elsewhere.

[Adam Grant]

The show heads back to the ring, and there we find Maggie back in position with her microphone in hand in the center of the ring.

Maggie: The following match is scheduled for one fall to a finish.

Zack: This one we are about to see could well be a preview of things to come. Beyond that, it’s just going to be one hell of a showdown.

Mai: It probably will be an omen for after Unstoppable, and trust me when I tell you that it’s not going to have a happy ending.

The house lights dim inside of the arena as multiple red lights begin to swirl and flash around the arena while a 16-bit chiptune whistle echoing across the PA before the words to “The Stand (Man or Machine)” by The Protomen begins to play at its 1:23 mark while the LCD screen comes alive with the images of a young figure walking towards the screen in a blue hoodie, sweatpants and boxing gloves, walking slowly and forward with a purpose…

Tell me now. Is there a man among you here? Is there no one who will stand up and try to fight?
Tell me Man, is there not one in all your ranks? Is there not one who values courage over life?

As the words “EILEEN AMARO” appear on the screen amidst the ruins of a forgotten, dystopian city, Eileen Amaro walks out of the curtain and onto the entrance stage to a deafening amount of boos from the FFW faithful, her eyes shifting and glancing over at the audience alongside the reaction she is receiving, before she takes in a deep breath and her right hand moves down, gradually removing the hoodie off of her head with a stone-faced expression on her face while Bobby B. Barabbas emerges from the curtains behind her, cane in hand and dressed in all black as he joins Eileen Amaro at her side before the two of them begin to make their way down the ramp.

Maggie Rourke: From Chicago, Illinois by way of Ocean City, Maryland…weighing in at one hundred and forty-five pounds…she is EILEEEEEEEEEEN...AMAAAAAAROOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

They looked to me once. Now they turn to you. Do you understand now?
Do you see that the truth is they don't want to change this?
They don't want a hero. They just want a martyr, a statue to raise!

Eileen takes in a deep breath, beginning to strafe left and right with short hops. She begins to shadow box with her wrapped fists before she begins to make her way across the ramp, as she practically ignores the very existence of those sitting close to the barricade even as they boo, throw the thumbs down or hurl curses at the duo, Amaro’s focus remaining on the squared circle and nothing else as she watches Bobby B. Barabbas go on ahead, getting the curious body bag itself inside of the ring first with some effort before climbing up the steel steps, sitting onto the middle rope and opening it as Eileen hops onto the apron and enters the squared circle while “The Stand (Man or Machine)” reaches its chorus:

They looked to me once. Now they turn to you. Do you understand now?
Do you see that the truth is they don't want to change this?
They don't want a hero. They just want a martyr, a statue to raise!

Eileen Amaro takes center stage, the lights beginning to swirl around the entire arena rapidly again as the boos grow louder while the red spotlight embraces her once again - a defiant stare in her features even as the hatred pours down onto her. Barabbas places a hand on her shoulder, almost as if to assure her that everything will be alright and in return, she simply nods as she then extends her arms out to soak in the hatred, inhaling and exhaling slowly while receiving it all.

I’ve given everything I can…
There are no Heroes left in Man...SO IT BEGINS!

From that point, Eileen Amaro makes her way to the nearest neutral corner, rolling her neck from side to side before returning to bouncing up and down to keep herself in rhythm, throwing a few more shadow punches in for good measure; getting loose and limber for the fight that was ahead of her while Bobby B. Barabbas makes his way to the outside of the ring, giving his client some last minute advice in the process.

Zack: Eileen Amaro won an Evolution title shot months ago, and now as she heads into Unstoppable 8 in a two out of three falls war with Steph Stefano, it almost seems like she doesn’t want it.

Mai: Call it like it is. She wants to be in the main event challenging for the FFW Championship, Zack. You can’t begrudge her that, every woman on the roster would want that.

[The arena cuts to darkness, except for the video screen, which flickers up the 'Indian Head' Please Stand By test pattern, and for a moment the PYOO~ of the test tone. As the 'slide' that was shown on gets pushed to the side by a blank one, we hear the voice of our star.]

"Let's go."

[The opening riff of the "Fallout 4 Theme", redone by Evil Ducky starts. Timed with the 3 bass notes, 3 hot yellow lights shine down on center stage, forming a 'radioactive' symbol. Standing in the center of the light, is Kaoru Asaka, in her ring gear and a long pine green ring jacket, crouched and facing the entrance, watching her first name also come on screen, and standing up as the next line plays. When it gets to the next set of 3 bass notes, the lights turn off one by one, and her last name comes onto screen a syllable at a time. Then as the main melody and drums kick back up, Kaoru turns around, throwing her fist into the sky. The lights behind her one the stage all beaming bright yellow as she yells out to the crowd, and starts to head for the ring... even stopping to rock out and headbang with a group of fans along the way...]

Maggie: Coming to the ring..... Hailing from New Vegas, Nevada and weighing in at 65 kilotons of power, she is the Nuclear Explosion of the Burning Star Express....

[Asaka runs and hops up onto the apron, hard cam side, climbing up the turnbuckles and raising up her arms upwards and then outward, like an explosive cloud.]

Atomic! Kaoru! Aaaaaaasaka!

[Kaoru pumps her fist again to the crowd before she hops down into the ring, running the ropes a few times before taking off her ring jacket and handing it to a ringside attendant.]

Zack: It’s hard not to be impressed by Kaoru Asaka! She spent years of her career being known only as a tag team wrestler, but she has proven she is so much more in a short time.

Mai: You want to throw a parade for her? I’ll get the balloons, they may be glow in the dark condoms. But I’m sure I can arrange something.

Stringer called for the bell and the two wrestlers came out of the corner and into a collar and elbow tie up only for Amaro to come out on top thanks to her bringing her knee upwards into her opponent’s gut before she hip tossed her to the canvas. Kaoru immediately sat up and got a stiff kick to the spine from Eileen, freezing her up for a second and allowing Eileen to catch her with a second kick to her back before Asaka rolled away and came to her feet only to get caught with a kesagiri chop that allowed Eileen to follow up with a punchers combination to her body. The Japanese wrestler tried to cover up and as she did so, Eileen sending her back to the canvas once more with a snapmare takedown that again saw her deliver three quick kicks into the spine. Again Kaoru tried to get away only for her opponent to follow her, grabbing hold of her hair as she got to her knees and jerked Kaoru backwards as Eileen fired her knee forward into her spine twice more. Keeping a handful of hair, despite Stringer’s objections, Amaro took a step backwards only to throw herself forward, sending Kaoru face first to the mat with her knee planted against the Japanese stars spine for a modified knee drop/curbstomp.

Zack: I listened to the promos from both of these women before this match, and you could feel the depths of how much disdain they have for one another for different reasons.

Mai: That’s because it’s professional jealousy, I think, for Kaoru. She’s probably sick of her partner, and wants to be where Eileen is as much as Eileen wants to be in the main event.

Eileen rolled away and came to her feet as Stringer warned her about the use of the hair; the official getting no reaction from the former Tsunami as she walked past the official towards her foe. Pulling the Atomic one up to a vertical base, Eileen delivered a combination of stiff right and left hands to the body and the head. As the BSX member covered up, the embodiment of professional wrestling took hold of her wrist and fired her across the ring and into the corner. Asaka hit the turnbuckles hard and took a step forward only for Amaro to be on the move, mowing Kaoru down with a clothesline.

Mai: Do you see the look on her face, Zack? Eileen is a woman not determined...but obsessively focused on getting to the top of FFW. She’s not letting Asaka or these people deter her either.

As she hit the mat, Kaoru rolled and started to push upwards once again only for Eileen to pull her upwards, sending her face first into the top turnbuckle, doing it a second and a third time before she spun her around, shoving her back against the pads as she lowered her shoulder and delivered five quick shoulder thrusts into her middle. Stringer ordered Eileen to let her out of the corner, only for Amaro to drive her shoulder into her gut once again before she finally pulled the former Tornado Tag Team Champion out of the corner, scooping her off her feet and driving her into her knee with a backbreaker, shoving her to the mat to make the cover on her.

One…

Tw-

Zack: I’ll never discount Eileen’s abilities, no one in their right mind could do that. But it’s easy to see this attitude shift in her has won no one but maybe her agent over.  

Mai: That’s fine, because she doesn’t give a damn what other people think.

Kaoru kicked out easily on the two count, pushing up onto her elbow. The American wrestler didn’t even bother to look at the official as she showed the two count, choosing instead to drive an elbow into the side of Asaka’s head. A second elbow was thrown, connecting and sent Kaoru rolling onto her front and as she did, Eileen kicked up and drove a pair of knees into Asaka’s lower back. The woman from Baltimore pulled her foe upwards by the hair once more, pulling her arm across her shoulders and lifted her upwards and into a side suplex, driving her back first into the mat again. Kaoru rolled away, holding her mat with extreme discomfort showing on her face as Eileen came to her feet and stood over her, delivering a series of quick stomps to her back. Once more Eileen pulled Kaoru up to her feet, forcing her back against the ropes then sent her across the ring, dropping her shoulder as she returned and sent Asaka up into the air and flipped her over with a back body drop. Kaoru sat up as she landed only for Eileen to drop down to her knees, taking Amaro by the shoulders and forcing her roughly back to the canvas as she made the cover again.

One…

Two…

Mai: For Eileen, this is about making a point and showing Kaoru she’s not ready for Eileen’s level of competition. Now or later. I’m not sure many are in this business.

Kaoru kicked out once more only for Eileen to pull her up to her feet and sent her into the nearest corner with the Irish whip. Asaka hit the pads and staggered forward holding her spine only for Amaro to spin towards her looking for discus forearm strike only for the Japanese grappler to duck underneath it and counter as she wrapped an arm around the former Evolution Champion, lifting her up off her feet and into an Atomic drop. Amaro took a ginger step forward after landing on her opponent’s knee and then got a running thrust kick into the middle of her back as the BSX member took two steps backwards before skipping forward quickly and bringing her boot up. The Marylander crashed chest first into the turnbuckles, hands moving to the point of impact as she reeled away, turning to face Kaoru who reared back and quickly brought her hand forward with a knife edge chop to the chest. Eileen tried to cover up once more only for Kaoru to pull her arms away from her chest and waste little time in firing off a series of stiff rapid fire knife edge chops - all aimed at her chest.

Zack: You can hear the thunderous claps of flesh on flesh with those vicious chops to Eileen’s chest! There are few better strikers than Kaoru in FFW.

Mai: Good thing Eileen’s not had any work done up there, we’d be having a leak situation.

A total of seven shots landed leaving a big red mark across Amaro’s chest before Kaoru jerked Eileen away from the pads at the referee’s urging, using her wrist to pull Amaro into a short knee to the gut; the former Evolution Champion dropped to one knee for a moment, cradling her gut before she started to push upwards only for Asaka to wrap her arms around her waist and with a grunt hefted her upwards into the air and dropped her on her back with a ragged looking gutwrench powerbomb. The former Fast Track Champion dropped to her knees as she delivered the power move, holding her back before she forced herself back to a vertical base ahead of Amaro and cut her off as she pulled the American wrestler into a Muay Thai clinch, bringing her knees up into her face and chest. As she realised her, Eileen straightened up but only for a moment as she received a kick into the gut, doubling her up for long enough for Kaoru to snap off a DDT. As Eileen hit the canvas, Asaka rolled her onto her back and made the cover on her.

One…

T--

Mai: Kaoru can be as angry with Eileen as she wants, but the problem comes for her that Eileen is ahead of her in so many ways. And Kaoru would do well to accept that.

Eileen kicked out and rolled to her side as Kaoru quickly took her back, hooking her arms around her neck and forehead as she applied a sleeper hold, forcing Eileen’s head down into the canvas as Asaka used every ounce of her 145lbs to make the sleeper hold as effective as possible. Stringer checked the hold, making sure that it wasn’t an illegal choke and asked Eileen if she wanted to quit, the American refusing as she kicked her foot against the mat to keep the blood flowing. Slowly Eileen started to push upwards, forcing Kaoru to return to her feet. As they got vertical, Amaro fired off an elbow into her gut, a second and a third followed it as she got the break. Asaka stepped backward as she released the hold and Eileen spun around, throwing a roundhouse kick at her foe only for Kaoru to get her arm, taking the impact on her forearm as she stepped forward and swept out Amaro’s standing leg sending her to the mat. Eileen landed hard on her back and Kaoru didn’t waste anytime at all in stooping down to grab both of her opponent’s legs and flipped forward into a jackknife pin. Stringer slid into position to check the shoulders.

One…

Two…

...TH-

Zack: Another near fall there. Kaoru has so many irons in the fire in the coming weeks, it’s impressive to me how well she compartmentalizes it all.

Eileen kicked out, rolling her shoulder as she did so. Kaoru rose to her feet and headed towards the ropes, bouncing off the ring ropes and came back as Eileen got to her feet, catching her with a shoulder tackle that sent her to the canvas. Amaro rolled and started to push up to her feet only for Kaoru to headbutt her. The Ocean City born wrestler staggered backwards only to get another headbutt from the Japanese wrestler who then tagged her with a stiff forearm to the jaw. Eileen again took a step backwards and this time Asaka’s foot flashed up, catching her on the temple, causing her to spin around and enabled Kaoru to hook both of her arms and quickly she snapped off a dragon suplex that saw her drop Eileen on the back of her head and shoulders. The former Evolution Champion rolled away to the side, holding her head and tried to push up to her feet, getting caught again Kaoru who hurled her through the air once more with a German suplex. Again Amaro tried to push up to her feet only to be grabbed by Kaoru once more who brought her downwards into a small package pin attempt.

One…

Two…

…THR-

Mai: C’mon, Kaoru. You’re not gonna beat Eileen with a small package! That’s almost insulting right there, Zack.

Zack: How is it insulting? If you can catch your opponent off guard with a move, a pin is a pin and it still means the same in the record books, Mai.

Eileen kicked out and almost immediately Kaoru grabbed hold of her arm and locked on a kimura submission hold, causing a cry of pain from the American. Stringer quickly checked the hold and then asked Amaro if she wanted to quit getting a No from the Marylander that turned into a scream as Asaka increased the pressure of the submission hold on the woman’s arm. Again Stringer asked but this time she didn’t get any reply from Eileen; the brunette raking her fingers down over Asaka’s eyes, temporarily blinding her as Eileen threw three quick headbutts into Kaoru’s head that managed to get her the break. The BSX member stumbled to her feet as Amaro rose to hers, holding her arm against her body and stepped forward to deliver a knee that was borderline low to Asaka. The Japanese wrestler leaned forward as Eileen dropped back to the ropes and came forward with a stutter step into a high knee that caused Kaoru to fall backwards into the ropes. Amaro stayed on the attack as she pressed her opponent back against the ropes, pressing her thumb into her eye socket as she brought her knee up four times into her midsection.

Mai: Why do referees even bother getting on wrestlers for doing things like that? What good does it do? You think Eileen is going to listen to Jennifer Stringer?

Zack: You have a point. I don’t think she listens to much anyone. It’s just a shame to see how far she’s gone to achieve ends she’s more than capable of reaching without being this way.

Stringer rebuked Eileen for the thumb in the eye and the former Evolution Champion finally moved her hand, sending her foe across the ring into the opposite ropes, delivering a drop toe hold that sent Asaka throat first into the middle rope. With the one time Fast Track Champion hung over the middle rope, Eileen rolled out onto the apron, pulling herself upwards and charged towards her and delivered a running kick to her face. Kaoru fell backwards into the ring, rolling away and started to push back to a vertical base as Eileen stepped back through the ropes and sprinted across the ring, coming back and delivered a bionic elbow to the top of Asaka’s head. The BSX member collapsed to the canvas and Eileen once more ran the ropes, leaving her feet and delivered a running senton across her chest before she leaned back and hooked the leg for the cover.

One…

Two…

...THR-

Mai: One thing about this match, Zack, is the fact that the only reason Kaoru is mad is because she’s disappointed in who Eileen has become. It’s not like they were ever besties or anything. Who does Kaoru think she is to judge anyone?!

Kaoru kicked out and Eileen pulled her up to her feet, shaking out the arm that had been in the kimura as she hooked Asaka’s head before she lifted her upwards and into the rotating suplex neckbreaker. Kaoru held her neck, kicking her feet in pain as she rolled onto her front. With a small smile, Eileen advanced on her, grabbing hold of one of her leg as she pulled her into a single leg crab and stomped away on the back of her head. Kaoru brought her hands up to protect the back of her head from the stomps and started to use her free foot to kick outwards, rolling as best she could and managed to use all the power in her leg to catch Eileen in the side of her leg. Two… three… four shots connected to Amaro’s standing leg, stopping her from delivering the stomps and Kaoru quickly started to crawl towards the ring ropes, stretching and managing to hook her hand over the bottom strand as Amaro began to stomp away once more. Stringer used the count, the former Tsunami continuing the stomps to four before she released and walked away.

Zack: Eileen said on Twitter that Kaoru would make a perfect final message to be sent before she meets Steph at Unstoppable.

Mai: I saw that. Well, she’s stomping out one hell of a message, if you ask me. Could be Eileen using Morse Code, you know?

Kaoru started to pull herself upwards as Eileen raised her hands in the air, getting booed by the crowd. Unphased by the reaction of the fans, Eileen advanced on Asaka once more pulling her away from the ropes and sent her across the ring. On Kaoru’s return Amaro started ‘Hope Rides Alone’ caught her with a single knee facebreaker smash, following it with a left and a right kesagiri chop to her head and then into a flapjack knee breaker. As Kaoru held her knee in agony, the Maryland native completed her signature move as she slammed her boot into Asaka with a shining kenka kick. The Atomic hit the canvas and rolled onto her front, Eileen jerking her upright only to slam her down once more with the Proto Buster lariat into a backbreaker. Kaoru landed on her back on the canvas as Eileen slipped to her knees, made the cover and hooked Asaka’s leg.

Zack: PROTO BUSTER! She may have Asaka right here!

One…

Two…

...THREE!!!!!!!NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Mai: Nah, Kaoru has to be beaten more. She’s never been too bright, look at that dork she’s been friendly to who wanks off over her pictures on Twitter.

Asaka kicked out just before the three count was made and Eileen pulled her upwards by the hair, double underhooked her arms and then sent Kaoru through the air with a Tiger suplex. Hitting the mat, the former Unity Tag Team Champion rolled to the ropes and Eileen stalked over towards her and began to stomp away at her back, forcing out underneath the bottom rope and rolling off the apron where she fell to her knees. Eileen stared down at Kaoru as she began to pull herself to her feet and the former Evolution Champion headed across the ring, bouncing off the ropes and came back into a baseball slide, catching her opponent in the chest, sending her stumbling backwards into the crowd barrier. With a cold look in her face Eileen lowered her shoulder and charged forward, driving her shoulder into Kaoru’s gut and her back into the crowd barrier. The Maryland native pulled her opponent away from the barricade only to scoop her up into a body slam, sending the small of her back into the top of the barrier before Kaoru collapsed in a heap on the floor. Eileen pulled her back up to her feet and this time sent her underneath the bottom rope and back into the ring.

Zack: Eileen knows she’s not gonna win this match on the floor. She wants to make an example for Steph Stefano to see by making Kaoru her sacrificial lamb.

Mai: Sounds like a good plan to me!

Amaro strode up the steps and entered through the ropes, watching as her opponent rolled towards the middle of the ring and started to very slowly push her way up. Eileen threw her arms out wide, with her hands open as the camera shot widened away from her smiling face to take in the whole of the booing, jeering crowd behind her as she stalked towards Kaoru. The Japanese wrestler staggered to her feet, looking unsteady as Eileen applied a tight wristlock, pushing Kaoru away from her before she jerked her forward, looking to complete the Riptide with a stiff short-arm lariat only for Asaka to duck down underneath it, spinning around as she countered - grabbing Eileen by the chin from behind and delivering a sit out reverse facebuster, spiking Amaro’s head into the canvas.

Zack: Good Lord, that’ll rattle your skull right there! I think I would have gone for the cover right then.

Mai: I told you that Kaoru wasn’t all that bright. You shouldn’t be surprised by this.

Kaoru rolled away to the ring ropes, pulling herself upwards only for Eileen to get to her feet first and catch Asaka with a knee to the midsection before she sent her across the rope. As the former Fast Track Champion returned, Eileen dropped her shoulder, looking for the back body drop only for Asaka to dive over her into a sunset flip. She didn’t hold it for a pinfall, choosing instead to grab Eileen’s foot and twist it into an ankle lock, scooting across the canvas as Kaoru wrapped both of her legs around Eileen’s, grapevining it as she twisted further on the joint. Eileen let out a scream of pain but refused to quit as Stringer asked her, pulling herself across the canvas and managed to grab the bottom rope. The official used the count to get the release from the Japanese wrestler who rolled away on four.

Mai: Where’s all your anger at Kaoru? She didn’t break till four, that’s not very sporting of her.

Zack: She knows as well as we all do that she’s in the ring with someone who has no compunction to care about rules. So maybe she figures two can play that game.

Eileen pulled herself up using the ring ropes, gingerly trying to put weight on the foot Asaka had just been working over and grimacing as she did so - but only for a moment before Asaka pulled her away from the ring ropes and hurled her back to the middle of the ring with a T-bone suplex. The two wrestlers rise simultaneously and Kaoru is the first one to move as she charged towards Eileen, catching her square in the face with her RadAway kick. Eileen collapsed to the mat and Kaoru scurried, crawling over and diving on top of her for the cover.

Zack: There’s the RADAWAY KICK! Kaoru’s going for it all!

One…

Two…

...THRE-

Mai: I’ve said it more than once. Kaoru is not on Eileen’s level, Zack. She keeps proving it kick out after kick out.

Amaro kicked out at the last moment and Kaoru pulled the former Evolution champion to her feet, looking to send her into the corner with an Irish whip only for Eileen to lash out. A palm strike caught Asaka on the cheek and allowed the Maryland native to reverse the move, sending Kaoru into the corner instead, a look of pain crossing her face as she hit the turnbuckles back first. Amaro took a couple of steps, walking in a small circle as she tested out her ankle before she slapped both her knees and charged towards Kaoru only for Asaka to step forward and fire off a superkick. It caught Eileen a glancing blow as she tried to jerk her head to the side away from the boot, slowing the Marylander who staggered forward and Atomic Kaoru Asaka slammed her down to the canvas with the #Facepalm STO. Kaoru fell down to her knees, hooking both of Eileen’s legs.

One…

Two…

...THREE!!!!!!!!NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Zack: Kaoru’s giving Stringer a long look, because she and most of Raleigh here in the PNC thought it was over right there!

Mai: It’s starting to sink in that she’s just not good enough to hang with Eileen. That’s the real reason she’s glaring at the referee.

Kaoru stared at the referee as she showed her the two count and Asaka shook her head, asking for the three count but getting the two shown to her once more. The Japanese wrestler pulled Eileen upwards as she rose to her feet and attempted to lock her into an inverted facelock only for Eileen to push backwards with her feet causing Kaoru to stumble into the corner back first. Amaro drove backwards again, forcing Kaoru’s back into the turnbuckles, getting the release of her head. Eileen straightened up, turning and bounced on the middle rope as she delivered an enzugiri. Kaoru staggered out of the corner, kept on her feet with the aid of the ring ropes only for Eileen to pull her away to the middle of the rope and deliver a kick to the gut. As the Japanese superstar dropped to one knee, Eileen flipped her upwards, getting her into position for the Starlight Extinction sit out crucifix powerbomb. Asaka though squirmed and wiggled before Amaro could drive her down, escaping out of the back and landed on her feet only to spin towards Eileen, catching her with a forearm smash before she hooked her head and lifted her up quickly into the inverted facelock brainbuster, driving her down onto the top of her skull with the Atoms Glow. She made the cover, hooking both legs as she did so.

Zack: ATOM’S GLOW!! THAT’LL DO IT!!

One…

Two…

...THREE!!!!

Mai: WAIT!!

Stringer calls for the bell as Kaoru rolled away, holding her back as she started to slowly rise to her feet.

Maggie: Here is your winner, by way of pinfall…”ATOMIC” KAORU ASAKA!!!

Zack: Kaoru Asaka, if she wasn’t the #1 contender before, she damn sure is inow! What was that you were saying about her not being on Eileen’s level?

Mai: Shut up, no one asked you anything. Who’s challenging for the Evolution title again? Right, that’s what matters.

The referee raised Kaoru’s hand in the air as the crowd rejoiced, cheering loudly for one half of the BSX who kept her hand in the air for a moment as she still held her back before she started to make her way to the corner, continuing her celebration as the show cut elsewhere.



Something In the Water

A fairly concerned looking Herbie Richmond is shown next as Velocity heads to the back prior to the main event. Standing next to him is Cody Kincaid, the COO. Herbie looks up to Cody, the hint of a Nestle Crunch wrapper sticking out of his pocket.

Herbie: Cody, do we have an update on the cameraman who was taken to the hospital earlier tonight?

Cody: No, Herbie. Nothing yet. But after what happened, I’ll be posting security in the lower levels at any entrances to the boiler rooms of the arenas we visit. No one goes down there anymore without permission from me or someone else in management. It’s happened twice now. And I don’t know what’s happened to Hayley Dark, but that’s not the same woman we once knew.

Herbie: Well...that sounds fair to me. Is she still down there now?

Cody: I don’t think so, I had security canvas the whole thing and nobody was found. We’ll get to the bottom of it. Hayley and I were good friends at one point. At Breaking Point, I’ll go down there and see if I can find her...and talk to her.

Herbie: Um...are you sure that’s wise?

Cody: What choice do we have? I’m not going to have innocent employees getting hurt. But I don’t want to talk about that right now. What I do want to discuss is what we saw earlier out there in the parking garage. Now I don’t know if it’s something in the water or what lately, but things have been a little...crazy. More than usual.

Herbie: You mean with OE Ayano and Lily-Rose?

Cody: Exactly. So here’s what I will do. I know the Unstoppable card is already full top to bottom. But I’m going to add one more match. Those two had a long history in Future Shock before they arrived on the main roster. And at Unstoppable 8, they’ll meet again for the first time in over a year. If OE feels there’s some unfinished business, well she can deal with Lily-Rose head on on the 29th. Thanks, Herbie.

The crowd sounds particularly receptive to that idea as Herbie watches the COO head away. And on that, we cut to commercial.

[Adam Grant]

Velocity returns from the commercial break with Maggie standing in the center of the ring, a bright spotlight shining over her head as the crowd knows the main event is next.

Zack: We’ve taken our last commercial break of the evening, and just in time too! Coming up is what I expect to be a wild 6 woman tag match with champions in both corners!

Mai: You clearly have higher expectations of Caroline and the Change than I do. One of them doesn’t even know why girls want to be FFW Champion, Zack.

Maggie: The following 6 woman tag match is scheduled for one fall, and it is your main event of the evening!

The lights in the arena go almost out, allowing yellow and blue strobes to take effect as the quietly intense opening of Rev Theory’s “Something New” starts over the speakers. On the sound of the notes, the crowd jeers and from under the stage, The Brazilian Storm, Bianca and Mel, are lifted. The SVW Tag Team Championship belts can be seen around their waists.

Love to hate, repeating my mistakes
Now there's no one left to listen...
No one left to listen...
Take a chance, and fuck the consequence
When there's no one left to listen...
No one left to listen...

The two friends look to each other, grin and fist bump. Looking out around them, they continue to grin at the reaction they’re getting. From there, they begin their walk towards the ring.

Right now! We’re taking control!
Tired of waiting! Tired of waiting!
For something new!
Right now! We’re taking control!
Tired of waiting! Tired of waiting!
For something new!

Ignoring the outstretched arms of fans who want a high-five, the Brazilians make their way to the ring, where Mel pulls herself onto the apron using the ropes, and Bianca stops right under her, where the two rogues strike a pose, with Mel taking a soft dip of a bow, and Bianca unhooking the belt from her waist and holding it up high.

Maggie: Introducing first/And their opponents… From Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre, Brazil, the FFW UNITY TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… MEL AVILO… BIANCA SALVADOR… THE BRAZILIAN STORM!!!

Mel then steps into the ring and Bianca rolls under the bottom rope right afterwards. The two of them then make their ways to opposite turnbuckles, both climbing on the second rope and staring at the booing crowd, diminishing the negative welcome they’re getting from the crowd their own way as they taunt the crowd exposing their championship belts, before they hop back to the ring and meet once again in the center of the ring, sharing another fist bump, before they retreat to their corner to strategize.

Zack: The last time we saw these two, they barely sneaked out a victory over the Change of Heart on this very show. I’m glad to see they will have to deal with them all over again.

Mai: So what? The titles aren’t on the line. I’m sure Bianca and Mel could care less about those two losers. Now be quiet, you know who is next!

The arena goes dark once we start hearing “Yellow Flicker Beat” by Lorde start to play. As she does a crimson hue comes over the arena

“I'm a princess cut from marble, smoother then a storm
And the scars that mark my body they're silver and gold”

Through the darkened stage area we soon spot a figure making their way out. It's Silas Mason who stands on the stage. Next to him a crimson light shines up from the stage

“My Blood is a flood of rubies, precious stones
It keeps my veins hot, the fires found a home in me
I move through town, I'm quiet like a fire”

Silas remains standing on the stage as we now start to see something emerge from the stage. It's a blonde haired woman, draped in a big, feathery, crimson and silver robe that covers her entire body. We can't see her face due to the dark crimson light, but she is striking a pose as she comes up slowly

“And my necklace is a rope, I tie it and untie it
And our people talk to me, but nothing ever hits
So people talk to me, and all the voice just burn holes”

The woman is now on the stage fully next to Silas, engulfed still by the white light and striking a pose.

“I'm going in (OHH)”

The woman now throws her arms down as the crimson light cuts off. We then change to a wide view quickly as pyro explodes in a row on each side of the stage. he camera brings us back to a shot of the stage as we see Nevaeh Summers standing there in that big robe next to Silas. She stands there looking out at the crowd. Her hair is has been pulled back and twisted into a long braid that runs deep down her back.

Maggie: Making her way to the ring at this time she resides in Los Angeles, California and weighs in tonight at 120 pounds. She is “The World's Finest” NEVAEH SUMMERS

Nevaeh starts sauntering to the ring as Silas follows behind her. The fans at ringside reach their hands out to touch her but Nevaeh just ignores them. She now reaches ringside and sticks her arms out. Silas now comes around her and unhooks a button right under her neck. He begins taking off the robe as we now find Nevaeh dressed in a leather crimson and silver liberty strapped peplum top that is sowed into a crimson bikini bottom with a crimson and silver leather skirt around it. We also notice on her arms she is wearing crimson fingerless gauntlets on each arm that run up to her forearms. On her feet are crimson knee high boots with crimson kickpads and a Royal “NS” written on them in silver

Nevaeh stands there for a few more moment still she slides into the ring and makes her way to the middle of the ropes. She climbs up them, hooking one leg over the top rope to where she is straddling the top rope.

She looks out to the crowd with a glare on her face then snaps her head to look upward, her arms stretched out. Multiple spotlights shift down towards her, basking her in the light while Silas applauds behind her.Nevaeh keeps striking the pose till she lowers her head back down. She gets off the ropes and goes across the ring, putting one foot on the bottom and the other on the middle, just looking out to the crowd. She stretchers her arms out again as she glares at them. She now goes to a corner where Silas stands on the ring apron. He starts whispering into her ear as they wait for the match to start.

Zack: Nevaeh Summers has been furious that she wasn’t given her championship rematch on the biggest stage possible, and the woman who challenged her for that show...well she tried to take Leona out!

Mai: Losing Leona isn’t exactly a big loss for us, Zack. Ol’ Gimpy bit off more than she can chew, and Nevaeh will take her apart and make her humble at Unstoppable 8.

Maggie: And their opponents...

NO WE'RE NOT GONNA DIE TONIGHT

As “Not Gonna Die” by Skillet plays over the sound system, the duo of Chrysta and Shizuka slowly walk onto the ramp, surrounded by blue and gold lights and visuals.  With determined looks on their faces, the girls walk down the ramp, not taking their eyes off their destination.

Maggie: Making their way to the ring, they hail from Los Angeles California...the Ice Queen, Chrysta...the Golden Fury, Shizuka Miyamoto...they are... the CHANGE! OF! HEART!

Approaching the ring, Chrysta walks up the stairs while Shizuka rolls into the ring, holding the ropes open for her partner. Once Chrysta is inside Shizuka removes her coat, and Chrysta hands her robe to the referee. The girls go to the center of the ring, ready for a fight.

Zack: The Change of Heart nearly pulled off a huge upset the last time they were in the ring with the Unity Champions. Imagine how huge it would be for them to do it tonight with a former FFW Champion in the same corner of the Storm!

Mai: It’s not going to happen. Nevaeh’s already better on her own than all three of the other team’s members. With the Unity Champions behind her, this may not even last long, Zack.

“Sex and drugs, and dirty money! On the race to rule the world!
You cut your teeth on fame and diamonds...
Your time is up, now three, two, one...!”

The lights in the arena flash after going out and the crowd cheers as “The One” by Slaughterhouse plays through on the sound system as well. The arena dips low on light save for a spotlight falling on the entrance way. The Instant Classic emerges, standing tall with her arms crossed and bandana around her neck and her championship around her waist. Killer C walks, pushing away from the curtain and down the ramp. Lyn Dallins accompanies her in a three piece suit as he offers a few words.

“One! One! One! One! One! One! One! One!
We number one!
One! One! One! One! One! One! One! One!”

C walks to the ring, high-fiving every fan she can on the way before she rolls in the squared circle from under the ropes. She stops to climb the turnbuckle and lift the title overhead with pride. Killer C then motions for the ring announcer to hand her the mic and she thanks them once she hops down. She pulls her bandanna from her lips to speak as Lyn leans in a corner.

Caroline: I am... From Tampa Bay, Florida by way of San Fernando on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. I weigh in tonight at 155 pounds... I *AM* The Instant Classic and your REIGNING FFW  CHAMPION! WHAT’S MY NAME!?

Crowd: KKKILLLLLEEERRRR C!!!!!!!

Zack: The reigning FFW Champion is lighting up the crowd here tonight, and boy oh boy, does she have some history with Nevaeh! I look forward to those two getting at it in this match.

Mai: For once, we agree. So do I. I want to see Nevaeh humiliate and dismantle Caroline and prove why she SHOULD have been given that rematch at Unstoppable.

Referee Kevin Fisk calls for the bell as both teams discuss planning in their respective corners, but a very agitated Nevaeh decides to start for her team as she charges across towards Caroline. Shizuka points it out to “Killer C” as she turns around into a flurry of shots from the blonde, while the Change exits the ring. Summers pelts Caroline with repeated blows before the FFW Champion has a chance to fire back, causing them to trade blows for a moment. Summers stopped that with a rake of her eyes, and then began landing European uppercuts to the FFW Champion that rocked her backwards into the ropes. Summers’ face was furious as she fired off knife edge chops one after another, causing Caroline to double over in pain before the former champion dropped her with a swinging neckbreaker.

Mai: Didn’t you say you wanted to see them tangle up? Well your wish has been granted, and look at how Nevaeh is dominating her.

Zack: Nevaeh wanted that main event spot on the grand stage, and she’s determined to prove it should have been her! Caroline barely had a chance to get her ring gear off!

A knee drop to the back of her head as she got up put her right back down again, allowing Nevaeh the chance to mount her back and bounce her face off the canvas repeatedly. She finally pulled her head up with a handful of hair, and began firing forearms across her face in succession. “The World’s Finest” rose to her feet, chest heaving up and down as she seemed to be livid now that she had Caroline in the ring. A yank of the hair pulled her back up, only for Summers to shove her into the corner chest first. She snapped her arms around her waist, and went to use a German suplex to bring her out. But Dallins grabbed the top rope with both hands, not to mention an equally surly look on her face. Summers went for the German suplex again, only for the FFW Champion to grab her head behind her with both hands and start driving headbutts with the back of her head into Nevaeh’s face. This brought the crowd back to life, and Nevaeh finally staggered backwards in a daze. Caroline followed with a discus clothesline that flattened the blonde on the canvas.

Zack: Wow! If Nevaeh wanted to fire up the FFW Champion for this match, she got her wish! Caroline is already amped, and just getting warmed up right now!

Mai: Isn’t grabbing the ropes illegal? It should be, because that’s the only reason Caroline got where she is right now. C’mon, Nevaeh!

The blonde began to get back to her feet as Dallins took off towards the far side ropes. She looked to be moving much more nimbly when Nevaeh turned around, and caught a flying shoulder tackle from the champion that put her back down. A standing fist drop followed that before Dallins returned the favor by mounting her chest, and then proceeding to spike her head off the mat repeatedly. The champion got back to her feet, hearing a very loud “KILLER C” chant from the crowd. When the Georgia native started to get back to her feet, Caroline snapped her arms around her waist. She looked as though she were going for another German suplex, but that wasn’t the case as she lifted her up and spiked her with a wheelbarrow facebuster. Dallins immediately rolled her over for the cover.

Mai: Was that one of Jo’s moves she calls the BANG? Oh, I see Caroline’s sending a little message.

ONE!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Nevaeh kicked out as the two hit the canvas, causing Caroline to pull her head up so she could hammer fists into her face for a moment. The champion got back to her feet, and yanked the blonde with her before firing her into her team’s corner. Dallins darted in after she landed back first, driving a shoulder thrust into Summers’ body before reaching up for the tag to Chrysta.

Zack: Only a two after that shot, but there’s definitely some gamesmanship going on here. Now the power member of the team is in, Chrysta!

Caroline pulled Nevaeh out, and draped her backwards across her knee. Chrysta bounced off the near side after measuring her, and planting her with a guillotine leg drop. The brunette looked back at the Unity Champions in the corner with a cold look before pulling Nevaeh up to her feet. A trio of European uppercuts landed, rocking Nevaeh backwards before she whipped her into a neutral corner. As soon as Summers collided against it, Chrysta darted in with a corner clothesline that lifted Nevaeh off her feet. A belly to belly suplex followed that before she made the cover on the former FFW Champion.

Zack: Chrysta’s picking right up where Caroline left off, and she has Nevaeh in a compromising position right here!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Nevaeh kicked out again for the second time in the match. Chrysta got back to her feet, and grabbed her legs under her arms. She went to catapult Nevaeh out of the corner to the mat, but Summers pulled her knees to her body, and sent Chrysta face first into the middle turnbuckle. It stunned the brunette, and gave Nevaeh a chance to get her bearings too. She rose back to her feet, pulling Chrysta up too and bringing her down with an inverted Russian leg sweep.

Mai: I didn’t know Chrysta was into sloppy seconds, but it looks like that whole thing was never meant to be, doesn’t it?

The former FFW Champion gathered her wits for a brief moment before dragging Chrysta by the feet back to her team’s corner. She reached out, making the tag to Bianca. Nevaeh hooked her feet under both arms, and used the catapult herself to send her flying into Bianca who brought her down with a codebreaker! Salvador immediately rolled on top of her for the cover as Nevaeh left the ring. The referee immediately slid into position.

Mai: What a great bit of tandem offense right there! You’d think these three were teaming for ages like this! And now Chrysta can say she lasted three minutes in this match!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

T-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE!!

Bianca shook her head down at Chrysta, and then began to drive her elbow into her head and face for a moment. She rose back to her feet, telling Chrysta to get back to her feet. As the brunette started to do just that, Bianca moved in behind her with a lungblower that sent Chrysta into the wrong corner. With Salvador talking to the referee, Mel and Nevaehunloaded with several closed fists to Chrysta’s head.

Zack: It’s open season in that corner, and Chrysta’s getting clobbered by two women! Look at Bianca, she’s playing this referee like a violin.

When the referee finally turned back, both Nevaeh and Mel looked as innocent as possible despite Chrysta looking much worse for wear now as she collapsed to a seat in the corner.  Bianca grinned before hitting the far side ropes, and rebounding into a running crossbody into Chrysta as she sat in the corner. Salvador dragged her back out towards the center of the ring, and dropped beside her to apply a crossface submission. The Brazilian beauty leaned back, really adding the pressure as Chrysta’s facial expression told just how much she was in at the moment.

Mai: Go ahead and tap out, Chrysta. It’s what we expect out of you. No one will be disappointed, they’ll understand!

Zack: You can look at Chrysta’s face, and tell what kind of agony she’s in right now. Bianca’s got her dead center of the ring too.

The referee dropped down to ask for the submission, but Chrysta seemed unwilling to do that at all. Bianca continued to crank back on her head and neck, even pushing up on her feet to try to get a little bit more leverage. The crowd began to chant for the brunette, while Bianca only tried to add more pressure as she told her to tap. Chrysta managed to free her trapped hand, and started trying to pull them both towards the ropes slowly. As soon as she got close enough go grab it, Bianca broke the hold and drove forearms into the back of her head until she got back to her feet. The Unity Champion grabbed her feet after Chrysta rolled onto her back, and started to drag her away from the ropes towards the center again. When she leaned down to grab her though, Chrysta fired a palm thrust into her throat that sent the blonde backwards gasping for breath.

Mai; Cheap shot! She had to hit Bianca in the throat to stop her from continuing to own her soul in this match! She should have just quit if she has to use those kinds of tactics.

Zack: Bianca’s not going to be swallowing normally for a couple days after that! Chrysta caught her well, but she needs to head for her team’s corner.

Bianca gasped for breath, and coughed heavily as Chrysta started back to her feet. As soon as the Unity Champion saw that, she darted towards her and got snared into a sidewalk slam instead. The crowd continued to show her support, while Chrysta started back to her feet. She began to lumber towards her corner, but Bianca wrapped her arms around one of her legs to stop her. Chrysa leaned down, and began to drive pummel her with right hands till she let go. The brunette headed for the corner again until Mel came in illegally, and delivered a chop block to the back of her leg to take her down. Before the referee could admonish her, Avilo rolled out of the ring just as quickly.

Mai: Was that brilliant or what?! Mel saw Chrysta was getting too close to her corner, and she took her out at the knees.

Zack: Cutthroat, but effective! Now it’s on Bianca to either get her back to her team’s corner, or get a tag so one of the other two there can do it for her.

Bianca had began to rise herself, looking over to see Chrysta holding her knee before driving an elbow into the back of her head.  She grabbed her feet again, and started trying to drag her back to her corner. But Chrysta surprised her by reaching up, and rolling her into a small package that ignited the crowd! The referee slid right into position to count.

Zack: Bianca’s gonna take her back to the--MAYBE NOT!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THR-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Bianca managed to kick out. She sat up with a surprised and then annoyed expression as she glared up to the referee, as though it was his fault. She got back to her feet about the same time as Chrysta, who spun her around and began to fire right hands into her head one after another. It rocked the blonde backwards before Chrysta grabbed her arm, and headed up to the top rope.

Mai: That stupid referee! He almost caused a catastrophe right there! Bianca should put him in a crossface later! Where’s she going now?!

Chrysta walked down the top rope about halfway and came down with a clubbing blow across Bianca’s shoulder that drove the “Typhoon” to her knees. The brunette leaned against the ropes to collect herself before she bounced off those ropes into an axe kick across the back of Bianca’s head. She immediately rolled her over to make the cover as Fisk was already waiting to count at that point.

Zack: Chrysta’s found some reserves, and nearly took Bianca’s head off with that guillotine leg drop! She may have it!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NOOOOOOOOOOOOPE!!

Salvador got her shoulder up in time before the three, causing Chrysta to roll off the cover and start heading for her corner. She immediately made the tag to Shizuka. Miyamoto bounced off the near side, and connected with a springboard knee drop to Bianca that ignited the crowd.

Mai: Was that tag legal? My monitor went out, I didn’t see any tag! Who let Chrysta leave the ring?!

Shizuka was clearly full of energy at this point, taking off towards the ropes as Bianca was starting to get back to her feet. When the blonde made it, Shizuka left her feet and dropped her with a tornado DDT. She was right back up to her feet though, this time heading for the other side ropes. Bianca staggered to her feet, only to catch a high knee to the face that sent her tumbling backwards. The only thing that kept her from falling to the mat was she landed against the ropes, but Miyamoto didn’t let that stop her before she darted to her and brought her back to the mat with a flying headscissors! She immediately went for the cover, and Fisk was there to count it for her.

Zack: Shizuka is a house of fire, and Bianca’s catching it every which way possible! There’s the cover!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NOPE!!

Bianca didn’t kick out, thanks to the fact Mel came in and dragged Shizuka off the cover by her feet. Miyamoto popped back to her feet as the referee went to get Mel out of the ring…..while Bianca delivered a low blow that dropped the former half of Team Japan to her knees before the referee turned around.

Zack: Of course, that’s what it took! Shizuka got a low blow from Bianca, and Fisk didn’t see it because of Mel Avilo!

Mai: That’s the best time to use a low blow, Zack. You want her to do it in front of him? That’d be stupid!

Bianca crawled towards her corner, and made the tag to Mel. The other half of the Brazilian Storm came in with a bit of a grin on her face. She pulled Shizuka’s head back, and drove several closed fists into her face. Each connected with ease before Mel rebounded off the near side, and delivered a knee trembler into the side of her head that dropped her to the mat. The crowd made sure to let Mel know how they felt about her as she measured Shizuka from behind. As she was about to rise, Mel hit the near side ropes again and planted her with a curb stomp to the back of the head. She dropped to her knees to make the cover prior to the referee making the count.

Mai: I love a good curb stomp! Especially when it’s to someone who has a face like Shizuka’s. Ugly people deserve to be curb stomped.

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NO!!

Miyamoto got her shoulder up in time before the three. Mel got back to her feet, and executed a double stomp to Shizuka’s body. It caused her to roll onto her stomach in pain before Mel picked her up with ease. She scooped her up over one shoulder before taking off with a running powerslam.

Zack: Mel’s not wasting any motion at all here. She’s totally focused on wearing out Shizuka’s back with this power offense she’s noted for utilizing.

Mel dragged her back to her feet, and then showed some power when she hoisted her onto her shoulders for a torture rack backbreaker.  Chrysta began to pound the turnbuckle to get the crowd back into it, while Caroline waved her arms to get them louder. Mel, however, continued to bounce Shizuka on her shoulders. The Japanese star was in immense pain for a few seconds as Mel stepped back a bit. That was a mistake as Shizuka was within arm’s reach of Caroline, who pulled her down from the submission. Miyamoto landed on her feet as Mel spun around in anger. Avilo charged towards her before Miyamoto scooped her up and delivered a flapjack that put her face first across the top turnbuckle.

Zack: Mel got a little too close to the wrong corner, and the FFW Champion took full advantage! Avilo’s face hit the top turnbuckle as hard as anything I’ve seen!

Mai: Throw Caroline out of here, please! I won’t tolerate these kinds of tactics when the Unity Champions are competing! Hey, wait!!

Shizuka quickly rolled her up from behind into a pin attempt before the referee dropped to count the fall!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-WHOA!!

The three never connected as Nevaeh came into the ring, using a baseball slide into Shizuka’s already injured back to break the cover. Summers got back to her feet to leave, only for the FFW Champion to come in after her. The blonde turned around, and caught a spear from Caroline followed by raining right hands. As the referee went to get them out of the ring, Bianca came back in!

Zack: It’s all starting to bust loose! Caroline is giving Nevaeh a receipt for breaking up that pin, and here comes Bianca back again!

Shizuka started to her feet as Mel headed for the corner, climbing up onto the second rope. Bianca immediately headed in that direction, climbing up as well and using her partner for a springboard into a volley kick!

Mai: That’s the TIDAL WAVE!!

Mel made the cover as Bianca charged Chrysta as she was coming in to stop the count. The referee spotted it, and immediately dove for the cover!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Fisk called for the bell as Bianca shoved Chrysta through the ropes, and went to help her partner back to her feet, Nevaeh and Caroline finally got separated as “The World’s Finest” joined her partners for the night. The referee raised their hands to the dismay of the crowd.

Zack: Things definitely went haywire at the end, but Nevaeh and the Brazilian Storm proved once again how dangerous and effective they are!

Maggie: Here are your winners…..’THE WORLD’S FINEST’ NEVAEH SUMMERS & the BRAZILIAN STORM!!

Mai: I couldn’t be prouder of those girls, Zack! That was a thing of beauty, and the best part is those are girls kids can look up to!

Zack: Please!

Nevaeh congratulated her partners, as did Silas when he entered the ring. The crowd was none too happy about it though.

Zack: Fans, there’s one last stop before we head to Unstoppable! Breaking Point is a week from Saturday with Steph and Emma meeting up in the main event! Make sure you join us for the final exit to Unstoppable 8!!

As the trio verbally patted one another on the back with the crowd booing them, Velocity faded off the air.