FFW Future Shock - Episode 37

[Adam Grant]

Live from the Future Shock Arena in Boston, Massachusetts
April 10, 2018

A spotlight flashes over the FFW logo on the side of a building before we are taken outside the Future Shock Center in the middle of the night. A group of four men dressed in dark colors descend on the entrance, with one removing a skeleton key to unlock the main door. They all swarm in as an alarm sounds.

“Find the title and that Ring, hurry!”

One of them barks out the order as they all split up in different directions in the darkened Center with flashlights in hand. One heads towards the concession area, shining his light around before he hears a voice clearing. When he spins around, he sees Valerie McKinley lounging across a table. She gives a flip of her hair before she launches off with a clothesline. “Confident” by Demi Lovato begins to play.

It's time for me to take it
I'm the boss right now
Not gonna fake it
Not when you go down
'Cause this is my game
And you better come to play

When the lyrics begin, we are then shown clips as Gillie Barnes scampers across the ring to headbutt an opponent. Angel wraps piano wire around the neck of another opponent, followed by Rose Gardner doing her Sonic Spin attack in the corner. A flash back to the robbery finds two of the men breaking into the Arena itself, seeing the ring in place and the seats empty. As they are about to turn back and leave, a whistling noise is heard before they look up to see Andi Takata come off the rail with a plancha onto one of them. The other darts to go back outside door, and runs straight into a discus punch from Avantasia Bom, while Max cackles and Ji-Hu rolls her eyes.

I used to hold my freak back
Now I'm letting go
I make my own choice
Bitch, I run this show

A flash to more clips where we see Celeste and Kaya Crimson staring across the ring at their opponents. That’s followed by Lacey blowing a red mist into the camera, Christian glancing over with a grin towards Tara with her hands on her hips before the image splits in half to the next clip.. NHB are shown standing tall in London. Lydia is shown flexing her biceps, and looking over her shoulder at the camera. Mila draws a bow from a quiver on her back, and prepares to fire it. Sienna is shown retrieving a pack of toothpicks from her boot, while Elizabeth Lannister takes off a robe to reveal a bikini underneath. Isis crushes a group picture of several Prospects in her hand.

It's time to get the chains out
Is your tongue tied up?
'Cause this is my ground
And I'm dangerous
And you can get out
But it's all about me tonight

It then cuts back to the robbery, where the fourth thief has broken into Adam’s office and sees the Future Shock Championship and Aspire Ring in cases by his desk. He raises his flashlight to shatter them when cockroaches seem to come from everywhere and swarm towards him as Bianca Reed taps him on the shoulder and hits him with a roundhouse kick to the face. The scene then cuts back to the door as a security guard shuts off the alarm, then peeks out the window to see that Harley Shannon is calling the police for him as she is whistling the Demi Lovato song before we go live inside the Future Shock Arena.

Colorful spotlights flash around the arena, showing quite a lively crowd before the camera settles at ringside on Zack and Lyn.

Zack: Welcome to Future Shock, and we are right here at home in downtown Boston here at the Future Shock Arena. We are just 2 short weeks from Anarchy, and we expect all kinds of fireworks tonight! Zack Hudson here, alongside Lyn Dallins, and we’re gonna find out a few things tonight. For one, we’ll see who will be the next woman to hold the Aspire Ring. Will it be Lacey or Angel?

Lyn: I dunno Zack but I can’t help but feel like the fans are losing on this one.

Zack: A massive tag team match that could easily be a main event anywhere takes place tonight as Valerie McKinley and Valentina Lozano team up to meet “Old School” Gillie Barnes and the “Lucky Star” Andi Takata!!

Lyn: Privileged Circle? Meet T+B Wrestle Factory. At least from what I’ve heard.

Zack: Tonight marks the debut of Tara Cortez, at least as far as facing actual Prospects on this show rather than unknowns from wrestling schools in the northeast. She’ll meet Tracey Murdock in our opening contest.

Lyn: I expect our Aloha-Homey to bring the pain down on Miss Ten Star.

The camera pans the crowd again, and settles on the left hand side of the stage where the throne sits on a rug.

Zack: We’re also supposed to find out who that right there belongs to! I don’t know about you, Lyn, but my curiosity levels are at an all time peak on this one.

Lyn: I don’t expect they’ll be disappointing, Zack. My body is ready.

Zack: And...for the first time, we have a scheduled swimsuit photo shoot arranged by “The Lioness” Elizabeth Lannister. I’m not sure how this gets her ready for Mila at Anarchy in a Submission Rules match though.

Lyn: Maybe she thinks this is a great way to stretch. I’m sure Mila can help her that. Maybe with a D’Arce Choke.

Zack: Let’s get things rolling, and send it up to Gaby!

The shot changes to ringside as the “Wildcat” steps through the ropes with a smile on her face and a microphone in hand.

Gaby: The opening cont----

Voice: Hang on a second!!

The voice got immediate boos as Kyle Kilmeade headed out onto the ramp, making a cutting motion along his neck as he looked at Gaby.

Kyle: You’re gonna have to wait a little yet, Gaby. Because tonight, I have arranged a three part swimsuit fashion show for none other than my newest client….’THE LIONESS’ ELIZABETH LANNISTER!

Zack: Three parts? Well….I’ve never called a swimsuit shoot before, but this is hardly something Lannister isn’t used to doing, if you see her Twitter account especially.

Lyn: How does Kyle schedule the time for these things. Between Lacey and now this...

A handful of photographers headed out to the ramp as the “Lioness” made her way out in a blue silk robe. She looked around at the booing crowd with a roll of her eyes before giving her attention to the photographers. She untied the robe, and let it fall fall to ramp to reveal a red one piece like you’d see on Baywatch. Flashbulbs went off repeatedly as Lannister turned her back, letting them get every angle as Kyle applauded.

Lyn: I don’t even have a Lannister reference for this. I cannot.

Kyle: Don’t mind these people. The women are jealous they can’t look like you, and the men are because they are stuck with those same women. Absolutely gorgeous!

Elizabeth flashed a smile towards her manager as she headed to the back with the photographers finally leaving with her robe as well. We then cut back to Zack and Lyn in the booth.

Zack: I guess that was an ode to Baywatch, and apparently we are in for a couple more shoots tonight. Maybe we can get to the actual matches now?

Lyn: You mean wrestling? Like an actual wrestling show?

Gaby rolls her eyes as she turns to speak to the crowd all over again.





Gaby: The opening contest of Future Shock is scheduled for one fall to a finish!

Zack: As I said, we’re kicking things off with Tracey Murdock looking to shut up Tara Cortez by hanging the first L on her record tonight. And given Cortez has been wrestling nobodies until Genesis, I think Tracey has a very good shot at doing just that, Lyn.

Lyn: You and me both. Murdock’s been impressive in all her performances and I expect she’s going to bring Cortez down a few stars.

The otherwise quiet intro to Family Force 5's "Drama Queen" starts on the sound system, and lights start blinking in random colos as Tara Cortez struts onto the entrance ramp, with her manager Christian Kincaid right there with her. She stops right before the descent and pulls off a short dance move, crouching down only to get back up, running her hands over her slender body and then bringing them above her head, only to then open her arms... and then wave off the booing audience. Blowing raspberries, she then starts strutting down the entrance ramp, shaking her head at the fans in attendance as she makes her way to the ring.

Gaby: Introducing first, escorted to the ring by Christian Kincaid... From Fort Worth, Texas... "10-STAR" TARA CORTEZ!

When Tara climbs into the ring, she makes her way to the ropes facing the hard camera, leaning onto them and posing for the audience, moving her arms much like in the same way she did earlier with her starting dance. She then waves the crowd off once again before she hops back down to the ring, making her way to her corner and sharing some last minute strategy with Christian.

Zack: I wouldn’t call her the Pride of Fort Worth here, because she has more of that than the whole city itself. But Tara Cortez has a tough against someone who isn’t fresh out of wrestling school or still training. We saw how much trouble Rose gave her.

Lyn: Agreed. I think both women are more of the speedy variety however, so I suspect we’ll see some quick movement.

The lights shift to a turquoise hue as the chorus of Kristina Maria’s “Move Like A Soldier” erupts over the PA system. Tracey Murdock emerges from behind the curtain with a bright smile, throwing both arms high into the air. When she gets to the edge of the ramp, she pumps her fist into the air three times, a firework going off for each pump, much to the delight of the crowd. The lighting returns to normal after the third firework.

Gaby: Introducing from Lanikai Beach, Hawaii….please welcome TRACEY MURDOCK!

As Tracey moves down the ramp, she slaps hands with the fans, occasionally stopping to let one snap a selfie with her. But as she finishes and nears the ring, viewers see Lilianna Leucrotta coming down the ramp behind her with a chair in hand.

Lyn: ...And of course, Leucrotta comes to take her piece of flesh from Tracey from the last show!

A smack of the chair landed across Tracey’s back, taking her down to the floor before Leucrotta started hammering her with the chair as the music faded out. Deafening boos rained from the Boston crowd as Leucrotta pulled her up, and fired her into the barricade. Murdock landed back first before Leucrotta nailed her with a clothesline that dumped her over the ramp to the front row of ringside. She followed her over, snatching a Coke from a kid at ringside and throwing it into Tracey’s face to blind her. Another clothesline sent her back to ringside as Lilianna followed after her.

Lyn: Leucrotta never saw a dirty tactic she didn’t like, and stealing a kid’s Coke? Is she gonna take candy from a baby next?

Zack: Let’s not give her ideas if we can help it. And we are going to need some help out here for Tracey!

Meanwhile in the ring, Tara hopped up to sit on the top turnbuckle, watching as Leucrotta picked up the chair again. More boos came from the live crowd as she raised the chair high overhead like a guillotine almost but Tracey surprised her as she rose up. Murdock caught her with a shoulder thrust into ring apron. It caused the South Bend Foulmouth to drop the chair in pain as Tracey began to unload with haymaker right hands to her jaw one after another. The crowd quickly turned  to cheers again as the blonde scooped her up and spun around with a spinebuster on the floor.

Zack: Look at this! Tracey’s fighting back, and they love it in Boston! They’ll meet at Anarchy, but this is a hell of a preview!

Lyn: There’s not going to be enough size in any arena to contain these two and... And... What is Tara doing?

Tracey wiped the cola from her eyes, looking at herself for a second as it drenched her. She pulled Lilianna back to her feet, raining forearms across her back before scooping her up for an atomic drop that sent her across the steps. Murdock watched as Lilianna held her abdomen, while the Hawaiian glanced down to the chair and picked it up for herself.

Zack: Tracey’s got her hands on some steel, and I have a feeling Lilianna is seconds away from regretting this decision! Meanwhile, Tara Cortez is watching the world go by in the ring!

Lyn: Y’know, I get that neutrality can sometimes be the best policy but...

Tracey bridged the gap, raising the chair overhead before Leucrotta gave her a low blow in the groin. It dropped her to her knees in front of the kneeling Lilianna, who leaned forward and bit into her face. Murdock shouted in pain until Lilianna let go, and snatched the chair back from her. Rising back to her feet, she crashed it across Tracey’s back again to send her to the floor before setting it up at the bottom of the ramp.

Zack: I don’t know what Leucrotta has in mind here, but I don’t like it! We need people out here five minutes ago!

Lyn: You’d think security might think it’s time to uh... Do something?!

Tracey stirred slowly as she tried to push up to her hands and knees on the floor before Lilianna grabbed her head and took off with a bulldog into the seat of the chair. She collapsed to the floor face down to the floor before Lilianna  got back to her feet and spit on her. She told her to get up, but Murdock wasn’t moving much at all this point when security poured from the backstage area. They tried to grab her, but she ended up heading back up the ramp to a din of boos.

Lyn: About damn time... Seriously! What took them!?

Zack: Long overdue, arena security is trying to get Lilianna out of here but she’s going to take the powder herself.

The trainers went down to help Murdock, helping her to her feet as they wrapped her arms around them to give her support. She collapsed again as the trainers dropped down to help her again. Meanwhile back in the ring, Tara told the referee to ring the bell.

Zack: Do you hear this, Lyn? Cortez is telling Kevin Fisk to ring the bell to start this match! She wants to have the match right now!

Lyn: ...Because of course she is, but Fisk is completely ignoring her. Thank Christ for that. Else Tara would talk about her essentially winning a triple threat.

Fisk ignored her and headed out to the floor. The trainers helped Tracey up again, who was out of it by the look in her eyes. The trainers shared words with the referee as Tara tried to start a “Let them fight!” chant that went absolutely nowhere. Fisk headed back to the ring, and motioned Gaby towards him.

Zack: There’s no way she’s in any condition to have this match. I don’t care if she says she is or not right now.

Lyn: So Fisk is going to call this match out right? Just... Completely throw it out right?

Gaby nodded her head as she went back to the timekeeper’s table, and picked up her microphone.

Gaby: Ladies and gentlemen, the trainers will not clear Tracey Murdock to compete in tonight’s match. Therefore, your winner by referee stoppage…………….’10 STAR’ TARA CORTEZ!!

The referee raised Tara’s hand to even louder boos as she grinned ear to ear. Climbing the turnbuckle, she raised both arms and leaned over holding her ribs like she’d been hit before raising them again with a smile on her face.

Zack: Cortez is acting like she just won an Ironman match, Lyn. And for the first time in Future Shock history, we have a winner by forfeit! Tara Cortez remains undefeated by doing absolutely nothing at all.

Lyn: ...I. I... I can’t.

Christian joined Tara in the ring as she gave him a massive  hug as though she’d done the impossible. Once more, she wanted her hand raised as the referee reluctantly did so.

Lyn: CHRISTIAN DAMN IT MAN, WHY ARE YOU HUGGING HER! I EXPECT BETTER OUT OF YOU!

On that note, we go to a commercial for Future Shock Anarchy in 2 weeks.


No Cameras

As the show comes back, we go outside into the parking garage of the arena as a black sedan is shown entering the garage. Running alongside it are four men in black suits and sunglasses.

Zack: This...is outside in the arena parking. Who are these guys? Looks like a Men In Black fan club meeting.

Lyn: They must be here for some reason... Is there a guest?

The black sedan comes to a stop as all four of the men check in all four directions, and start to open the back door before they notice the camera watching them. One of them immediately heads in that direction.

Black Suit: No cameras.

The camera backs up, still recording before the man in the suit pulls the camera away, shouting at the camera operator before throwing the camera onto the floor.

Black Suit: I said no cameras!

The shot fizzles out before we go back to Zack and Lyn in the booth.

Zack: What was that about? Are those the guys Adam was tweeting about earlier that were inspecting the arena?

Lyn: Inspecting for what...?



A Champion At The Ready

Future Shock returns from the break, and we find one of FFW’s reporters backstage instead of Sara Wilkins. That would be Allison Marx, who is joined by the reigning Future Shock Champion.

Allison: Hello there, Future Shock fans. Allison here filling in for Sara Wilkins on a special Future Shock edition of Marx Out. I’m here with Harley Shannon, who is just 2 weeks away from her second defense of the Future Shock Championship at Anarchy. Thanks for joining me.

Harley: Hi Allison, it’s a pleasure to be here as always. I hope Sara’s starting to feel better after the attack that she’s suffered.

The flame haired woman had a grim smile on her face as she adjusted the Future Shock Championship on her shoulder.

Harley: And yes, two weeks time, April 24th, coming live from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan and live on Pay-Per-View, at Future Shock Anarchy. I go one on one with Gillie Barnes with the FFW Future Shock Championship on the line. It’s going to be one Hell of a contest between her and I. She’s a phenomenally talented individual. If you’ve already ordered it then you should do so as soon as tonight’s action is done.

Allison: We’re about to see Gillie coming up next here in her tag match with Andi Takata and Valentina Lozano. How would you rank Gillie in terms of the toughest opponents you’ve faced in Future Shock? I don’t imagine she’s #1 since you do have a victory over her already.

Harley allowed herself to grin for a moment.

Harley: Well, look, Allison, the truth is that everyone I’ve faced has posed their own specific and unique set of challenges to me. In our first encounter, Gillie gave me one of the toughest challenges and sternest tests I’d faced to that point in my career. I’m sure, because you’re a woman who excels at her job as an investigative reporter, that you’re aware that Gillie always comes prepared; that she does her homework on everyone she faces to the point where she practically knows them inside out and back to front and will probably wake up in Detroit in two weeks with a better idea of what I’m going to order for breakfast than I will.

The red haired woman gave out a short laugh.

Harley: I know that in two weeks, Gillie will be well aware of every single weakness in my game and she’ll know how to exploit them. I’ll have to be at my very best to beat her. I’ll have to spring some surprises to beat her. And I’ve got every confidence that I can do that.

Allison: Of course. Also that night, Valerie McKinley and Andi Takata will meet with the winner challenging for your championship. The date for that has been set when Future Shock returns to the UK on June 13th. Any thoughts on either a rematch with the space princess or meeting the 1 Percenter in June?

Harley: Well… I’m not about to look past Gillie. I’m not about to assume that me beating her is a sure fire thing. Because it’s about as far from being guaranteed as you can get. I’m focusing on that match first and foremost; one match at a time. After that I’ll focus on the potential rematch with Andi Takata. A rematch that’ll see me go head to head with a driven, determined, focused and ultra motivated Space Princess who I’m sure will stop at nothing to reclaim the FFW Future Shock Championship and probably wants to kick me till every inch of my body is black and blue after coming up short last time. If I get past Gillie Barnes, I’ll start to focus on the 1 Percenter who thinks that she’s entitled to something just because she’s shown up and graced us with her presence… and who can unfortunately back up at least some of her boasts inside the ring because she does have talent and skill and with Kyle in her corner...is incredibly dangerous.

Allison: Finally, let’s look at it from an alternate perspective. Let’s say that you don’t get past Gillie Barnes at Anarchy. If presented with the choice, would you look to reclaim the title or potentially get put into a Prospects versus the World match and see about graduating to the main stage?

Harley gave her a cool look as she seemed to mull over those options, hand ruffling her hair before it fell back to her side a moment later.

Harley: You know something, Allison, I’m not sure they’d have to be mutually exclusive do they? Andi Takata, Isis Morales, Anna Giovanna, Bianca Salvador… they all prove that stepping up to the main stage doesn’t preclude a girl from challenging to be the Future Shock Champion. And if I get beat at Anarchy by Gillie Barnes, with a queue already forming to challenge her for the title, wouldn’t beating someone already on the main roster in a Prospects versus the World match make a pretty good case for me moving to the head of that queue? Call me greedy… and you’d probably have to check with Adam as the man in charge but I don’t think that’s an impossible scenario I’ve just laid out.

She shrugged her shoulders.

Harley: But like I said, those decisions are for Adam to make.

Allison: Fair enough. Good luck at Anarchy, Harley.

A quick graphic reminds us of the main event for Anarchy before we fade back to ringside.




In Their Dreams

The camera goes back to Gaby in the ring again as she is about to speak before we hear the voice yet again of Kyle Kilmeade.

Kyle: Sorry, Gaby. More important business here. Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for the second part of tonight’s swimsuit fashion show with the woman you could only see like this in your dreams.

The boos resume as the fans listen to Kyle, and once again the photographers head out onto the stage and kneel awaiting the blonde.

Kyle: Don’t be jealous, ladies, just because none of you could ever look like this. Guys, you can always pretend your girl looks this good. There’s no shame in being ashamed! Allow me introduce once again…..’THE LIONESS’ ELIZABETH LANNISTER!!

Zack: Here we go again, Lyn.

Lyn: No shame in being ashamed...

Elizabeth emerges on the stage once again, this time in a green silk robe. She scoffs at the reaction from the crowd before she unties her robe, and lets it slide off her body to reveal a blue bikini underneath. The photographers snap several pictures as the flash bulbs go off at a fast clip, while Kyle applauds.

Zack: She really eats this up, doesn’t she?

Lyn: Not every Lannister is a fool for glory... Just most of them, Zack.

Elizabeth quickly turns her back, letting the photographers see her as she strolls away. More pictures are taken before she disappears backstage with Kyle following. The photographers scatter once more before we see the broadcast team.

Zack: Two down, one more to go. We still have an Aspire Ring match to come, and a big tag match up next.

The show heads back to the ring with Gaby shaking her head before she begins.

[Adam Grant]

The show heads back to ringside, and once more we find Gabrielle Crimson standing in the center of the ring with her microphone.

Gaby: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.

Zack: Lyn, it’d take us the rest of the night if we had to go through all the history involved between the four women we are about to see in this match.

Lyn: Agreed... So for those catching up, ‘the enemies of my enemy is my friend’ could not be more meaningful than this match.

The lights in the arena sharply cut off, leaving everything in complete darkness. The chiming of a clock is heard echoing in the darkness, followed by a chipper, circus like chime tone. As the tone chimes on, a vibrant gold spotlight shines down on the top of the stage. The circus chimes are soon replaced by the opening chorus of “Villain” by Wild Fire.

"Tic tic toc, the time bomb clock
Ticks grinning ear to ear here baby
Tic Tic Toc, the time bomb clock
ticks counting down...
tic, tic stop!"

At the exact moment “stop” is sung, the song kicks into full gear, setting off a series of shimmering gold strobe lights going off on either side of the ramp. A few seconds pass before the controversial redhead, Valerie McKinley makes her way out from behind the curtain and stands in the immediate center of the stage, standing in the gold spotlight. Coming out behind her and standing next to her was her manager, one Kyle Kilmeade.

"You know I speak in riddles,
And I’m plotting to destroy
Villain as I always was
Crazy is as crazy does"

Clad in a mid-thigh length leather jacket worn open over her gear, Valerie looks around at the crowd showering her with a rousing chorus of boos. She looks over at Kyle and the pair simply shake their heads. The strobe lights begin to lessen in intensity as the pair makes their way down the aisle, her arms at her side and a focused look on her face. As she makes her way to the ring, the fans on either side of the aisle make their displeasure at her appearance rather noticeable, which Valerie simply dismisses with an arrogant flip of her hand.

"My sanity's in short supply
Mad as a hatter, hey surprise!
T-T-T-Ticking bomb on the inside
Livin' with the villain pacing in my mind."

Gaby: Ladies and gentlemen, making her way down to the ring, being accompanied by Kyle Kilmeade…..from Providence, Rhode Island…….Valerie McKinley!!

The boos grow louder as Kyle hops up onto the apron and climbs into the ring. Valerie hops up onto the apron and spins around so her back is resting on the ropes. With her head bowed, she lifts both arms up towards her head and has her pointer finger and thumb on both hands close to her head. She lifts her head up and extends her arms out, her fingers pointing out at the crowd like pistols. She then makes a motion like she was firing her finger guns at the crowd before turning around to see Kyle already holding the ropes open for her. She steps through the open ropes and into the ring.

"I'm blowing up the mystery
And all the pretty things you see
Light flame to fuse
And Sparks will fly
You said goodnight
Now say goodbye."

Once in the ring, she walks around with her arms extended outward, reveling in the heat from the crowd. She walks over to the corner and peels off her jacket, letting it drop to the apron as the lights return to normal and her music fades out. She rests her back against the turnbuckles and brushes a few stray strands of hair out of her face, awaiting the start of the action.

Zack: Ever since Valerie joined the Circle, I’ve been curious to see how Valentina and her manager get along. For some reason, it feels like there may be too many ego clashes there. What do you think?

Lyn: It’s a marriage of convenience I suspect, Zack. They’ll put up with each other for the good of crushing everyone else under heel.

The lights go out in the arena.

Suddenly, while the intro of "King Of The World" by Porcelain And The Tramps blares into the arena, the lights of the stage and the ramp illuminate in gold while the spotlight focuses on the stage while the opening lyrics are being heard…

My Pain Filled Drama Queen
Is Always Creeping At Your Bed
Get Ready To Buy You Out
Cause We All Know
What Goes Around Comes Around
You Should’ve Known What I was All About
Do. Not. Test. Me.

As the chorus of the song drops, Valentina steps onto the stage and stands there in a dominant pose, hands on her hips and squinching at the crowd in a look of detest.

Gaby: Making her way to the ring, hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing one hundred and thirty-five pounds. She is “The Latin Goddess”…

VALENTINA LOZANO!!!!!!

Valentina then confidently strides her way to the ring, with the spotlight completely focused on her and the arena erupts with a thunderous array of boos from the capacity crowd showering down on her, Valentina is soaking up the reaction, even though she ignores it. Meanwhile, while she’s walking down, Valentina's entrance video is shown on the big screen, profiling her likeness and footage of her in action.

Valentina suddenly stops across the edge of the railing, where she comes across some men waving their hands up and down in front of her in a bowing motion. With her hands on her hips, Valentina seductively places her foot on the rail in front of them and orders one of them to kiss her boot. As he bends over to kiss it, Valentina pulls it away from him and extends her hand out to him, insulting and dismissing him before she leaves the area and continues to the ring.)

As Valentina reaches the ringside area, two nondescript men run over and create a human stairway for her next to the ring: one man on all fours next to the ring and the other lying prone in front of him. Causally stepping on the men, Valentina walks up and walks across the edge of the ring. She then reclines against the ropes and callously looks down at the men, giving them a smirk while they get to their knees and properly grace her boots with kisses before dismissing themselves to the back. She looks around the arena, not directly seeing the crowd through the darkness, but knowing that they’re out there as she sees the consistent flashing lights of the camera and the still boisterous reaction from the crowd.

Valentina then glares towards the referee in the ring and orders the referee to hold the ropes for her, which the referee reluctantly complies with doing. She wipes her feet on the apron and enters the ring, Valentina strides towards two opposite ring posts in where she climbs up and extends her arms out and looks on with a smirk, posing to the crowd with complete confidence. She’s taking in the atmosphere while the crowd reaction continues and the cameras flashing.

After going through her ritual, Valentina climbs down and makes her way towards the referee and commands the referee to take off her robe and then leans against the ropes in a sexy, confident pose as she waits for her opponent to arrive or for the match to begin.

Zack: This is the first time that Valerie and Valentina have teamed together in a match, which is true for both teams. But with that said, these two could be the perfect complement for one another’s styles, Lyn.

Lyn: Technical and power. Very good foils, which raises a question of course of how their opponents will work together.

Gaby: And their opponents...

“Let's take you back to the concrete streets!
Original beats with real live mc's!
Playground tactics!
No rabbit in a hat tricks!”

Gaby: Introducing first from Sheerness, England... “OLD SCHOOL” GILLIE BARNES!!

Gillie comes out to no music behind her, but that’s because she comes with an old school looking boombox i.e. ghetto blaster on her left shoulder as well as her ring gear and a large piece of cardboard in her right hand. The boombox plays a loud rendition of “Concrete Schoolyard” by Jurassic 5 as she continues walking down the ramp. Gillie puts down the cardboard and the boombox before doing a backspin dance move on the cardboard. With a grin she kips up and rolls into the ring to the warm reaction of the crowd. She hangs on the ropes as she waves before doing some last moment stretches.

Zack: Could we be looking at the next Future Shock Champion in two weeks at Anarchy? I wouldn’t be surprised, but she’s got all kinds of business to handle tonight first.

Lyn: I’m sure Harley has her eyes peeled on this match, surely wanting to see what Gillie may be working on to try to throw at her.

[CUE THE SOUNDCHIP! An 8-bit version of the song from the Goonies start playing as the main lights dim down in the arena, with small star spotlights in a variety of colors flying around the crowd. 8-bit stars fill the videoboards, right up until the words start and Andi Takata comes sprinting out of the back to hit her mark. ]

# GOOD -GOOD- GOOD

[Andi hops into place, already in her Magical Girl pose, with blue and white sparkling pyro popping behind her, and the videoboards all exploding into pixellated color madness! The bassline kicks in and Andi dances for a moment before she starts to head for the ring, taking her time to enjoy her 'Starlights'!]

#Here we are, Hanging onto strains of greed and blues
#Break the chain then we break down
#Oh it's not real, if you don't feel it
#Unspoken expectations
#Ideals we used to play with
#Finally taking shape for us.

[By this time, Andi has reached the ringside fans, and cues them up for the dance party!]

#What's good enough (good enough)
#For you is
#Good enough (good enough)
#For me it's good enough (good enough)
#It's good enough for me
#Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!!!

[And when Pacman whirrs down, Andi punches the air above her and makes her way back around the ring to get to the rest of her Starlights, before heading up the steps and into the ring....]

#goodgoodgoodgoodgood...

#Now you'll say You're startin' to feel the push.... and pull
#Of what could be and never can
#You mirror me... stumblin' through those
#Old fashioned superstitions
#I find too hard to breaaaak
#Maybe you're out of place whaaaat's

[The song builds up again, and Andi, after running the ropes by this point, stops in the middle, to rally EVERYONE up to join her in a big ol' Caramelldanse! And most do!]

Gaby: And her partner, from the Cosmos…….please welcome….’THE LUCKY STAR’ ANDI TAKATA!!!

#Good enough (good enough)
#For you is
#Good enough (good enough)
#For me It's good enough (good enough)
#It's good enough for me
#Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!!

[Andi runs up the turnbuckles for one last go! Keep dancing everyone!]

#Good enough (good enough)
#For you Is
#Good enough (good enough)
#For me.. It's good, it's good enough
#It's good enough for me
#Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!!!!

[Andi finally hops down as the song fades away....]

Zack: Andi’s hyped up, you can tell! There aren’t two more popular women in all of Future Shock than these two, and Boston is reminding us all of that fact!

Lyn: We will found out how much of a compliment Andi and Gillie are as well tonight, their first team up.

Referee Kevin Fisk checks all four women before he calls for the bell, while Gaby leaves the ring. Valentina and Andi start for their teams, and meet in the center with Lozano looking disdainfully down at the former Future Shock Champion. Andi blows a raspberry at her, and Lozano catches her with a shot to the abdomen. It only stuns her for a second before Lozano applies a standing armbar on Takata. With Andi bent forward slightly, Valentina begins to drive her elbow into Andi’s arm to further the damage before Takata spins into her with a back elbow to the jaw. It causes her to let go before Andi uses a monkey flip to send Lozano over into the corner. As soon as the brunette gets to her feet, Andi catches her with a shoulder block into the corner and holds her there for Gillie to make the tag. They drag her out, and scoop her up for a double knee gutbuster before Andi heads out to the apron.

Zack: Look at this! Gillie and Andi are already showing off some excellent teamwork and continuity to start this match.

Lyn: They don’t just share merch tips apparently!

Barnes shows her power as she pulls Valentina back up, and shoves her right back into the same corner. A series of shoulder blocks in the ribs follow that before she makes the tag again to Andi. Gillie pulls Valentina’s legs out from under her, and drags her towards the center. She starts a catapult before Andi comes off the top rope with a leg drop that drives her right back down into the canvas. Takata takes off towards the ropes as Gillie returns to the corner, utilizing a rolling thunder senton before kipping back up to her feet.

Lyn: That’s some new offense out of Gillie... I wonder if she calls that the HONOR ROLL!

Zack: This team has impressed the hell out of me for not having been together before tonight, very fluid and working like machinery.

She immediately headed for the neutral corner, and started to make her ascent. She didn’t make it far though as Valentina was already back up, and caught with a running forearm to the back. Andi’s body crushed against the turnbuckles before Lozano snapped her arms around her waist, and sent her flying with a German suplex to the mat. The “Latin Goddess” climbed to her feet, and bolted towards Andi as she was trying to get up, delivering a punt into her ribs that lifted her briefly off the mat. Valentina looked down at her with irritation before clasping her hands together, and hammering ax handle blows in succession to Andi’s back. She then planted a hard stomp into her lower back, leaned down to grab her hands, and pull back into a standing surfboard submission.

Zack: How quickly the tide can turn! Now we are most definitely in Valentina’s wheelhouse, and whether Andi quits or not, this will definitely slow her down for the rest of the match.

Lyn: The Latin Goddess hits harder than most anyone I’ve seen of a wrestler her size. To say the least, if you don’t punch above your weight class, it’s hard to clash directly with Valentina.

The Boston crowd began chanting Andi’s name, hoping to inspire the space princess. Andi’s face was a mask of pain as Fisk asked her if she wanted to stop the match. That got a firm “NO!” from the alien as Valentina leaned back, trying to add more pressure onto her back. Andi continued to grimace in pain as Gillie began rallying the crowd to get louder as she pounded the top turnbuckle. Valentina only let up for a second to stomp her lower back a second time, and continue the punishment. Takata’s feet began to kick the mat, unable to find a way out until Gillie came in with a dropkick to Lozano’s chest that sent her backwards. “Old School” immediately returned to the apron. As Lozano fell backwards, she reached up and made the tag to Valerie.

Lyn: Now here comes The One Percenter with Gillie freeing her partner.

Zack: The first appearance in this match for Valerie, and the look on her face pretty much says it all. She’ll meet Andi at Anarchy with a Future Shock title shot on the line.

The redhead stepped in, looking down at the writhing Andi on the canvas before dropping a knee into her head. She started doing the same with repeated knee drops to Andi’s back, rebounding off the near side into a double stomp. Takata curled up on the mat in pain before Valerie connected with a fist drop into her head. A quick rollover followed that before McKinley hooked the outside leg for the cover.

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

NOPE!!!

She rose back to her feet, grabbing Andi’s ankles and applying a Sharpshooter before sitting down into the hold.

Lyn: Out of one submission and into another, Zack. From surfboard to sharpshooter and in under a minute. Valentina and Valerie certainly have their own brand of continuity.

Zack: And it is truly effective too. We talked about how these two may complement each other in the ring...and they are doing just that with aplomb.

Fisk dropped right back into position to check for a submission, but Andi remained steadfast in her decision not to quit. Valerie leaned back in the hold, telling her to quit. But Takata wasn’t having any of that as she began to push up on her fists and try to drag them towards the ropes. Valerie rose to pull her back, but that was when Andi went double speed and made it. Fisk called for the break, causing the One Percenter to finally release on a four count. As she gave him a cold stare for breaking the hold, Andi was using the ropes to help her get to her feet. When McKinley sidestepped the official and went to get her, that’s when Takata surprised her….and everyone else…..with a superkick on the chin. The redhead fell like a tree as Andi lunged on top of her to make the count. The referee slid into position to make the count.

Zack: Andi’s superkick was dead on target right there, and McKinley may be out cold! She never saw it coming!!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

TH-NOPE!!!

Valerie’s arm came up in time after the two, and Andi rolled off the cover. She struggled back to her feet, favoring her lower back. As the redhead started to get up, Andi headed for her and began to unload with right hands one after another!

Lyn: The space princess’s back is killing her but that won’t stop her from kicking, pounding on her head.

She rocked Valerie back into the ropes, and then fired her across to the far side. The redhead rebounded quickly as Andi left her feet with a spinning heel kick that caught her on the side of the head. Valerie wobbled, nearly falling over before Takata grabbed her head and delivered a springboard bulldog off the ropes! She immediately rolled her over for a cover as Fisk dropped to count!

Zack: We’re getting a preview of Anarchy, and we may be about to see a preview of the match result too!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THRE-NOPE!!

Again, Valerie managed to get her shoulder up in time before the three. Andi made it back to her feet, and grabbed Valerie’s under both arms.

Lyn: Takata has something planned here... Something big!

She turned a quarter circle, and catapulted her into her team’s corner. McKinley’s head struck the top turnbuckle as Andi caught her with an avalanche splash before tagging Gillie back into the match. Barnes jerked her out of the corner, and hoisted her up for a back suplex...but not before spinning around and then driving her into the mat. Gillie, on all fours, began to grin as she listened to the crowd. When the redhead got to her hands and knees to get up, Barnes scurried across and caught her with a headbutt to the side of the head. McKinley tried to get up again, only to get another scurry into a headbutt to put her back down. She shook her backside like a dog, and hopped to her feet with a wide grin on her face.

Lyn: Some dog tactics there, Zack. Of a junkyard or scrapyard variety.

Zack: One of Gillie’s favorites, and you can tell she’s having a good time right now. Boston is certainly enjoying it.

The smile was short-lived though as she was too close to Valentina, who grabbed a handful of her hair from behind. She jerked Gillie backwards, causing Barnes to try to get free. She finally did so, but turned into a bicycle kick from Valerie that brought applause from Valentina. She immediately went for the cover as Fisk fell to make the count.

Zack: Did Valerie McKinley just hit the….PRICELESS KISS?!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NOPE!!!

Gillie’s shoulder came up in time, and Valerie punished her for it with repeated right hands to her head. The redhead finally got to her feet, and yanked Gillie up with her. A look of disgust on her face, she pulled her down into position to deliver her swinging reverse STO! She hooked both legs for the cover as soon as she could, and the referee dropped to count.

Lyn: DIVINE PROVIDENCE WITH HATRED IN HER EYES!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NO!

The three never touched as Andi came in, delivering a guillotine leg drop across the back of Valerie’s head. It sent her rolling off the cover as Valentina reached over the top rope to tag herself in. Andi went to help Gillie get up, only to turn into a massive spear from Lozano that sent her rolling out of the ring. Valentina gave the fallen Gillie her undivided attention.

Zack: Andi got folded in half and sent out of the ring off that thunderous spear! And Gillie is in a world of trouble!

Lyn: Lozano coming to take Gillie’s head off and she’s eaten a whole lotta punishment already!

She jerked Gillie back to her feet, and delivered her inverted stomp facebreaker that sent the brunette staggering backwards. Lozano took off towards the ropes immediately with the second half of the move in mind.

But as she was barreling towards the staggering Gillie, Andi bolted from the other side and caught her with her own cutter! The crowd came to their feet, calling the name of the move with Zack!

Zack: SPACE CRUSHHEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! One cutter’s as good as another!!

Gillie fell into the cover with a hook of the leg, while Andi went to intercept Valerie as she was coming back inside! Fisk dove to make the count.

ONE!!!!!!!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

The referee called for the bell as Andi broke away from Valerie, and went to help her partner up with a smile on her face. Gillie looked more than a little dazed, but finally realized what had happened as Andi’s music began to play.

Lyn: FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! SPACE CRUSHER! IT IS ACADEMIC, PUN INTENDED!

Gaby: Here are your winners…………………..’OLD SCHOOL’ GILLIE BARNES and ‘THE LUCKY STAR’ ANDI TAKATA!!!!

Andi hugged Gillie, jumping up and down in excitement as they had their hands raised in victory by the referee!

Zack: Valentina and Andi had the same move in mind, but it was the space princess who executed when it mattered most! What a performance!

Lyn: Excellent match here by all four women, but it’s Takata and Barnes who walk out with the win!

Andi and Gillie got a roar from the crowd as they exited the ring, with a scalding glare from their opponents in the ring. The pair headed up the ramp as Future Shock headed elsewhere.



Men In Black

The next shot takes us outside Adam’s office with the door closed before the same four guys who were surrounding the car earlier pour out. One of them is about to grab the camera operator until Adam comes out.

Adam: Leave my camera people alone, they are doing their job.

All four of them look at him for a moment before one of them cups his hand over the camera before we see glimpses of someone coming out of the office through the cracks in his fingers.

Adam: I’ll see you at Anarchy then.

He tells someone before we cut back to Zack and Lyn again.

Lyn: ...Well then. We find out who they are at Anarchy.

Zack: Consider our collective curiosity piqued.

The camera cuts back to ringside with the “Wildcat” from there.



One Last Shoot

Gaby is about to speak, but shakes her head when she hears the boos and sees Kyle stepping out onto the stage again. He gives her a cutting motion across his neck as several photographers gather on the ramp.

Kyle: What I’d like to have right now is for all of you to shut your mouths, open your eyes, and appreciate a living breathing goddess. We saved the best for last here, ladies and gentlemen. Give your full attention and appreciation to……’THE LIONESS’ ELIZABETH LANNISTER!!

Lyn: Please don’t change the channel... There’s still the main event.

The blonde heads out on the stage again, this time in a red silk robe. She takes her time at this point, tugging at the tie of her robe a little before throwing her head and arms back to let it fall to the floor. A red string bikini awaits underneath, causing more pictures to be taken amidst a chorus of boos (mostly female).

Lyn: Well, our male demographic is happy. I guess.

Zack: Some guys love bad girls. That’s about the best way to explain it, I think.

Elizabeth turns her back to the photographers, putting her hands behind her head to tousle her hair….when one of the photographers stands up. The woman looks out at the crowd, and immediately gets a pop before she sets her sights on Elizabeth.

Lyn: IT’S MILA! MILA MARTIN IS HERE AND SHE’S ABOUT TO GIVE ELIZABETH THE BUSINESS!

Kyle spots her and tries to warn Elizabeth, who turns around and gets a running Thesz press from Mila! The brunette rains down right hands one after another as Elizabeth tries to fight her off. But martin continues unloading with shots. Lannister shoves her off, and tries to get to her feet before Mila takes her down again and this time into a crossface submission on the stage!

Zack: Midnight has struck on Future Shock, and Lannister’s stuck! Submission Rules ahs come early in Boston!

Lyn: Big time chickenwing crossface and I doubt she can handle this for long! Kyle’s trying to help... A mistake if I’ve ever seen one!

Kyle immediately went, grabbing her around the waist and pulled her off Lannister. “Midnight” got to her feet, and stared at him, causing him to put his hands up as the crowd was begging her to nail him.

Lyn: Well, Kyle may have put himself in iron sights...

She grabbed him by his tie before he got away, and was about to take the fans’ wishes to heart before Lannister grabbed her silk robe and wrapped it around her neck. She jerked Mila away from her manager, and pulled at both ends of the robe as she tried to choke Mila out with it. Security ushered out from the back next as Elizabeth let go and headed for the back with her manager, leaving Mila trying to get her breath.

Zack: Lannister tried to choke Mila out, and I guess the fashion show is over! Man, Anarchy can’t get here fast enough! Submission rules in the Motor City, and I’m ready to see it!

Lyn: We’re ready to see it... Mila’s ready to be in it.

Zack: When we come back, fans, the Aspire Ring is on the line! Don’t move a muscle!

Mila finally got back to her feet, still coughing and looking very angry as Future Shock went to a commercial break.

[Adam Grant]

Future Shock returns from the commercial break, and right back to ringside with the “Wildcat” awaiting one last time this evening.

Gaby: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the vacant ASPIRE RING!

Zack: Well this should be very interesting, and I’m curious to see who the crowd supports, if either of them honestly.

Lyn: I think I’m leaning towards Angel. I always like a woman who could kick my ass and might even call me after.

The dark, haunting opening chords of “Liar Liar” fill the arena as it is bathed in silver strobes. As the drums and guitar kick in, the lights flash out momentarily and a spotlight comes on to show a man and a woman, The woman is Angel, and the man Christian Kincaid. Angel is down on bended knee, fist pushed into the ramp. She comes up without warning and as she does,pyro goes off around her.

Gaby: Making her way to the ring, please welcome ANGEL!

Would you pray if I said you were dying?
Would you be a little stronger, or fall down on your knees?
Would you stay with me if you knew that I was lying?
Would you walk away or turn the other cheek?

I tremble where I stand,
My wish is your command,
The nature of a truly desperate heart.
Give me something real so I can truly feel,
(Liar liar) on the wall.

As the verse and bridge are played, Angel and Christian make their way down the ramp, the platinum blond deliberately keeping as far from any fan contact that she can, looking to Christian occasionally. At the bottom of the ramp, she stops and looks out around her while Christian has headed to her corner.

Whisper, whisper in the dark,
Tell me what you see.
Poisoned by your fly-infested poetry.
Liar, Liar on the wall, give the world to me.
Wasteland or a monarchy (liar liar)
Tell me what you see…

Angel walks up the steps and through the middle rope, where she heads to her corner and waits for Christian to hop up to share some last minute things with her and the music goes out.

Zack: The Purveyor of Piano Wire is looking to pick herself up the Aspire Ring tonight, and she’ll be matching holds and wits with someone who has as little regard for the rules as she does.

Lyn: I mean, maybe we should look at this from the standpoint of old school gladiatorial arenas. The fans aren’t here for one or the other... They’re here for violence.

The lights dim as the opening bars of “Turn You On” by Stitched Up Heart hit the speakers around the arena.

Are you awake, You're gonna have to hear the words I say
Don't you try turn away, I'm everything you ever dreamed I'd be
I'll make you wish that you never talked, Back to me
I can't wait to watch your ego bleed
Your pain will set me free

A red spotlight hits the curtain and Kyle Kilmeade walks out and proceeds to hold it open for Lacey to walk through. Stepping onto the stage in front of Kyle, Lacey wears a green and black one piece, which has a deep vee cut all the way to her navel, black fishnet tights and matching green and black boots. She runs her hands down her curves, while giving a little sway of her hips and then stands with her arms folded across her chest and her head lowers.  

I'd bite I'd scratch I'd hold you down, Just to turn you on
I'd leave you waiting tied and bound, Just to turn you on
Close your eyes, And come with me tonight
I'd burn this whole room to the ground, Just to turn, just to turn you on

She snaps her head up and flings her arms out at the sides of her in one fluid motion, almost as if someone has just pulled the strings on a puppet. Keeping her gaze straight ahead she slowly smirks before lowering her arms to her sides and making her way down the ramp with Kyle walking beside her.

I'll make you beg, I'm gonna teach you things you won't forget
Don't you try turn away, I'm everything you ever dreamed I'd be
I'll make you wish that you never talked, Back to me
I can't wait to watch your ego bleed
Your pain will set me free

Gaby: Making her way to the ring at this time….from parts unknown…..LAAAAACEEEEEY!!!

I'd bite I'd scratch I'd hold you down, Just to turn you on
I'd leave you waiting tied and bound, Just to turn you on
Close your eyes, And come with me tonight
I'd burn this whole room to the ground, Just to turn, just to turn you on

Completely ignoring the crowd at either side of the ramp, Lacey speeds up as she reaches the ring and jumps up onto the apron. Taking hold of the top rope with both hands, she slowly and seductively sways her hips and wiggles her way down and back up, almost like a serpent, before springboarding over the top rope. When she lands in the ring she immediately drops down into the splits and stays there for a moment with her arms outstretched. After getting back to her feet, she climbs up onto the top turnbuckle facing the outside. Pulling something from her top she opens her palm and blows the contents into the crowd.

I can't wait to watch your ego bleed
And all the pain you feel will set you free
If you behave this night will never end
Turn off the lights and start again

The lights shut off completely for a second at the end of the theme, when they come back on, Lacey is standing in her corner sharing some last minute words with Kyle.

Zack: Lacey won the fatal four way at Genesis to get this opportunity. It’s also the first time she’s ever competed for any kind of championship. Does that make a difference to someone as new to our business as she is, Lyn?

Lyn: Hunger, Zack. She’s young, she’s hungry. You may hate how she does it but you can’t argue the consistency of what results come out of it.

Referee Kevin Fisk took a deep breath, checking both women as Gaby left the ring. He soon called for the bell after showing off the Aspire Ring in its box, and then placing it into his pocket. Angel and Lacey looked across at one another, immediately heading for the center where the trash talking began quickly. Angel said a few words as Lacey played with her hair, rolling her eyes before the veteran surprised her with a knee to the stomach when she was looking away. Angel fired in three more of those shots before a kneelift found the mark on her face. The blonde backed up a few steps as Lacey was starting to rise, only to deliver a discus punch to her jaw that put her down to a knee. A bounce off the near side saw Angel deliver a running knee into her head that finally put her on the canvas. The platinum blonde mocked her by playing with her own hair before dropping an elbow across her back.

Zack: While Lacey likes to play mind games, Angel is certainly not interested in anything she has to offer. Lacey is giving up years of experience to Angel here.

Lyn: Angel’s not here by the hour, that much is certain. Big time knee strike after that discus punch... And a little mockery AFTER all is said and done.

Angel pulled her back to her feet by the head, raining forearms down across her back before she fired her into the far corner. Lacey struck back first before Angel followed her in with a running European uppercut that rocked her off her feet for a half second. The redhead stumbled out of the corner as Angel rebounded off the near side with a big boot to the side of her head, dropping her where she stood. The platinum blonde left her feet for a guillotine leg drop as Lacey started to get up, and then rolled her over for the cover.

Lyn: There’s the difference between veteran and newer star. Angel keeps Lacey down, bringing in mind games only after... Here’s the cover.

ONE!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Lacey kicked out as the two hit the canvas, and Angel got back to her feet. A few well placed stomps followed that before she pulled Lacey up with her, delivering two more European uppercuts to her head that wobbled her backwards.

Zack: Angel might well be the stronger of the these two, and she’s certainly using that to her advantage with those uppercuts. Lacey’s getting pasted!

The redhead fell into the ropes, and Angel went for a running clothesline that missed when Lacey ducked. Angel tumbled over the top rope, but managed to land on the apron. When she got back to her feet, Lacey drove a thumb into her eye and snapped her neck across the top rope when she dropped to the mat, sending Angel backwards onto the floor. Kyle shouted some advice to Lacey as she got up. She was clearly a little dazed still but joined Angel on the floor. She smacked her head against the ring steps twice before rolling her back into the ring under the bottom rope. Lacey followed after her, looking to Kyle who gave her some positive feedback.

Zack: Both of these girls want to have the Ring so much that I don’t think either of them are even going to flirt with a possible countout. Lacey got Angel right back inside after making use of the steps.

Lyn: They want a decision, one way or the next and Kilmeade there, applauding his client.

As Lacey returned, Angel was starting to get back to her feet. A trio of closed fists to the face stopped that before she fired Angel across to the far side. The blonde rebounded as Lacey delivered a spinning backfist to her mouth, then grabbed her head to drive her down with a facebuster onto the canvas. She rolled her onto her back, and laid across her backwards for a very lazy cover.

Lyn: Arrogant cover if I’ve ever seen one and Fisk slides into place!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

T-NOPE!!

Angel got her shoulder up before the three could come down, and Lacey sat up with a roll of her eyes. She climbed back to her feet, watching Angel as she began to get up. Lacey circled around behind her with her arms outstretched. And as soon as Angel was on her feet, Lacey executed a full nelson slam.

Zack: Well that’s a move I haven’t seen Lacey use too much, if ever! I’m not sure she has the power to make a full nelson work that well, but that slam will definitely do plenty of it’s own.

Angel began to stir, and rise to her knees before Lacey hit the near side ropes with a big boot across her jaw to put her down. The redhead grinned at Kyle as she told Angel to “KNEEL BEFORE ME” and then pull her head between her legs for a spike piledriver. Another quick rollover followed that, and she hooked the leg this time as Fisk dropped to count.

Zack: Lacey is in firm control here, and Kilmeade likes what he sees!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

TH-NOPE!!

Angel got her shoulder up again, and Lacey pummeled her with closed fists to the face for it. She rose back to her feet, and looked down over Angel. She waved her fingers for her to get up. Angel did that as Lacey went to grab her from behind. The blonde pulled the referee into her tightly, and caught the redhead with a mule kick between the legs, dropping her to her knees before Angel shoved the referee away.

Lyn: Nasty mule kick but necessary in this case. Angel needs to create space between her and our resident enchantress!

Lacey writhed on her knees on the canvas, while Angel made it back to her feet. A look of anger on her face, she moved around behind her and fired kicks repeatedly into her back when she tried to get up. Each shot froze the redhead up before she crawled away, and tried to get back to her feet again. Angel swooped in from behind, grabbed her arms, and delivered a straitjacket lungblower before immediately rolling her over with a tight leg hook for the cover!

Lyn: Nasty straightjacket double knee backbreaker and down on the cover!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NOPE!!!

Lacey got her shoulder off the mat in time, and Angel punished her for it with a double handed choke, causing the referee to administer a four count before she let go.

Zack: We said they don’t have much regard for the rules, and you’re seeing it firsthand as Angel tried to choke the breath out of Lacey’s body with the Aspire Ring on the line!

Christian watched as Angel pulled Lacey up, and fired her into the far corner. A running shoulder tackle to the ribs doubled her over for a second before Angel hoisted her up to sit on the top rope. She climbed up with her, grabbing her around the waist to stand her up.

Zack: You know what’s coming, Lyn!

Lyn: Look under the bed, hide under your sheets!

But as Angel was about to snap off her finisher, Kyle grabbed her foot and held her in place. She fought to get it free before Christian took off around the corner. Kyle bolted from there as Angel set up to deliver the move again.

Lyn: And of course Kyle’s gonna Kyle and Christian’s gonna get a hand on him.

As Angel went to snap off the cyclorama, Lacey stopped her by biting into her face. It caused the blonde to shout in pain, and Lacey shoved her off the ropes to the canvas. The blonde held her face as she stumbled backwards before Lacey hopped down, grabbed her in position with a kiss to deliver her swinging reverse STO!

Lyn: THROE! OF! PASSION!

She immediately made the cover with a hook of both legs before the referee slid right into position to make the count.

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Fisk called for the bell to a chorus of boos as Lacey slowly rose to her feet. The referee removed the ring box from his pocket, and let the redhead take it out to slide onto her finger as Kyle joined her.

Zack: And just like that, the Aspire Ring has found a new home! Lacey has won her first championship in her career, and look at that smile on her face.

Gaby: Here is your winner….and the new ASPIRE RING holder…………...LACEY!!!

Lyn: She is absolutely overjoyed, Zack. You never forget your first... Championship.

Lacey embraced Kyle before he raised her hand, a smirk formed on her face as she held that hand away to admire the ring on her finger. Kyle headed out to the apron to hold the ropes open for her just as the lights went out.

Zack: Wait a minute! Something’s happening!

Lyn: I think... This might be---

The lights came back up as Lacey turned to see a woman charge her. She left her feet, delivering a running swinging DDT that planted the new Ring bearer on the mat. Kyle and Christian both looked back into the ring to see her.

Zack: WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?! THAT’S VIVIENNE ROBICHAUD….BETTER KNOWN AS MISTRESS VIVI!!

Lyn: HURRICANE VIVIENNE! MY GOD WHAT A DDT!

Vivi looked down to the new champion, glancing over her shoulder to see the challenger staring to get up. She took off towards the ropes, delivering a Clothesline from Hell to Angel. With both women down, Vivi looked up as she heard a roar from the Boston crowd. She looked around at them, seemingly surprised at their response.

Zack: Vivi has laid out Angel and Lacey, and Boston LOVES HER FOR IT!!

Lyn: Well if you want to make a statement!

She stepped out onto the apron, and strolled up the ramp. A long look at the throne brought a smile to her face before she sat herself down, crossed one leg over the other and began tapping her fingertips against the handrests.

Zack: I guess we have our answer, Lyn! The throne….the rug….it belongs to Mistress Vivi!!

Lyn: The Voodoo Queen has TAKEN to her THRONE! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... You may now BOW! TO! YOUR! MISTRESS!

Zack: But what is she doing here?! My guess is we’ll find out at Anarchy two weeks from tonight, only on Pay Per View! I can’t wait for this!

With the Boston crowd chanting her name, Vivi sat surveying the Future Shock Arena as the show faded off the air.