The show heads back to the ring after the commercial break, and we find the “Wildcat” once again front and center.
Gaby: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Zack: Another debut set to take place right here, Lyn, as Mars Whimsey is about to show us what she can do against an unpolished and easily dislikable Lilliana Leucrotta.
Lyn: Miss Personality Free? Yeah she’s plenty dislikeable.
The techno-pop beat gets multi colored strobes flashing as Mars rushes out onto the stage, arms held high and waving to the crowd. She smiles brightly before starting to stride down the ramp, leaning out to slap hands with the FFW faithful.
As Whimsy gets down to ringside, she does a quick, old-school lap around the ring, actively trying to slap hands with as many fans as possible before trotting up the ring steps and onto the outside apron, where she quickly hops up on the outside second turnbuckle bracket and holding her arms out wide.
Gaby: Introducing, from Las Angeles, California, standing at 5’7” tall and weighing in at one-hundred and ninety pounds, MARS WHIIIIIIIIMSY!
Nodding to the crowd Mars lightly hops over the ropes and into the ring, removing her multi-colored headband and walking to her corner to await the start of her match.
Zack: We don’t know a whole lot about Mars. The biggest connection she has around these parts is that she’s a friend of Andi Takata. So she has that going for her, but it’s not going to be much help here.
Lyn: Not at all. I admit I am interested in what she can do in the ring though. She’s very... Bright.
Gaby: And in this corner, from South Bend, Indiana... weighing one hundred sixty-five pounds... Lilliana Leucrotta!
Zack: Little Mary Sunshine here came in like a house of fire in Future Shock, and went on quite a tear until she met Mara Werth. Then she came up short in Glasgow, and is likely in an even fouler mood than usual. That’s saying something.
Lyn: After Mara there’s been a distinctive... Hiccup in Lilliana’s step.
Referee Jennifer Stringer checks both women before calling for the bell when Gaby leaves. The two meet in the center, and with no hesitation, Leucrotta spits in Mars’ face. The newcomer reaches up to wipe the spit away when Lilliana starts firing right hands. But Mars blocks them with one hand, and unloads with a series of elbows to her head She starts using both elbows one after another, sending the foul mouthed Prospect back into the ropes. Lilliana gets fired across to the far side before Mars follows in after her with a roaring elbow to the head that drops to her a seat against the ropes. Whimsey climbs up onto the middle rope, and comes down with a basement dropkick to the chest. It nearly sends Leucrotta through the ropes, but Mars drags her back into the ring by her legs. A double leg drop between her legs follows that, and Mars gets back to her feet immediately.
Zack: Lilliana wanted to start by disrespecting Mars at the bell, and whoo boy! She paid for that in spades just now!
Lyn: As my cousin would say, you might have heard of her, ‘beating that ass up and down the ring’!
Leucrotta started to get to her knees before Mars hit the near side ropes, and caught her with a hip check to the head that sent Lilliana reeling to the side. She pulled her back to her feet, and hoisted her up for a vertical suplex. And in quite the show of strength, she held her upside down for nearly six seconds before crashing Leucrotta down to the canvas. Whimsey rebounded off the far side with a rolling thunder senton on top of her opponent before hooking the leg to make the cover.
Zack: Mars got some skills in there, Lyn! Leucrotta’s already in trouble!!
ONE!!!
TWOOOOOOO!!
The Indiana native got her shoulder up, and Mars got back to her feet. She pulled her up by the arm, and spun into her with a discus elbow to the mouth. It sent her staggering backwards before Mars scooped her up, ran in a half circle before driving her into the mat with a powerslam.
Lyn: Whimsey is... Terrifyingly strong and fast. Like... We’re into some lightning bruiser territory.
The crowd was solidly behind the newcomer as she got back to her feet. She looked out over the crowd with a nod, and her opponent used the opportunity to roll out of the ring to the floor. Lilliana was a little wobbly on her feet before she leaned against the barricade. Stringer began her ten count as Leucrotta began to get her bearings as she walked around the ring.
Zack: You can tell Lilliana’s trying to remember if she’s in Boston or Bangkok right now. I don’t think she was expecting this from Mars.
Lyn: I’m not sure any of us were but you know what they say about happy surprises.
Mars stood in the center of the ring, not taking her eyes off her opponent before she got back onto the apron. She was about to step through when Mars went to get her, but she surprised the newcomer with a shoulder thrust in the ribs. It backed her up a little before she came back into the ring. When Mars went to grab her again, Lilliana scooped her up and fell backwards into a stun gun across the top rope. Whimsey struggled to breathe before Lilliana mowed her down with a clothesline, and then dropped down to bite into her face.
Lyn: Leucrotta finally has her say in this match though she looks a bit worse for wear for... Is THAT necessary!? BITING?
Zack: it’s one of her trademarks. That’s something you do, I guess, when your actual in-ring abilities are as limited as hers.
She finally let go at four as the referee was about to call for the bell. Lilliana drove hard elbows into the side of her head before wrapping both hands around her neck to choke her. Another four count occured before she let go. Rising back to her feet, she took off for the near side ropes and connected with a double stomp to her body that folded Mars up on the mat. She pulled her up long enough to put her into position for a piledriver, which she then executed before going for the cover.
Zack: I haven’t seen her use a piledriver too often, maybe it’s enough to put Mars away in her Future Shock debut.
ONE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
T-NOPE!!
Whimsey got her shoulder up in time before the three. Leucrotta made her suffer for it by biting into her shoulder this time. Stringer got to four before she let go, and the cameras could see the bite marks and little drops of blood on Mars’ shoulder.
Lyn: Someone get that woman antiseptic after the match. We don’t want any promising new talents to catch rabies.
The Indiana native got back to her feet, dragging Mars up with her. She caught her with a short knee to the ribs that doubled her over before Leucrotta bounced off the near side with a running kneelift. Whimsey stumbled backwards before she was hoisted onto Leucrotta’s shoulders before she fell straight backwards with her to the mat. She got to a knee from there, and began unloading with punches to the head.
Zack: I’m not sure if she’s learned how to do a Samoan drop, or that was just a fluke. But in any event, Lilliana is doing some damage here. And right back to those punches. If she learned a few things, she could rely on more than just brawling tactics, Lyn.
Lyn: It’s what she just... Knows, Zack. In her defense, something you will probably NEVER hear me say again. It’s easier to work with what you know than what you may not.
Leucrotta got to her feet, and headed for the corner. She squatted for a second, watching Mars as she tried to get up. And when she looked like she was about to rise, Lilliana bolted out of the corner looking for her curb stomp. But Mars avoided it, and all her opponent did was stomp the mat. Mars got back to her feet, and scooped her up for a Michinoku driver! The crowd came back to life as she reached for the leg to make a cover!
Lyn: Big time sitout Michinoku driver and that might be all she wrote!
ONE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEE-NOPE!!!
Much to the crowd’s chagrin, Lilliana popped her shoulder off the mat. Mars slowly got back to her feet, She whipped Leucrotta with all her might into the corner before she crashed, and fell to a seat against the turnbuckles. Mars glanced around, and took off towards her and landed a bronco buster, bouncing up and down on Lilliana’s chest!
Zack: Mars has turned the tide, and Lilliana’s been taken for a ride! I’m not sure why Mars was nervous about getting in the ring, she’s been absolutely outstanding!
Mars climbed back to a vertical base with the crowd solidly behind her now. She pulled Lilliana out to the center of the ring before Whimsey took off for the far side. She built up quite a bit of momentum before she left her feet with a cannonball right onto Lilliana’s chest. It landed just as Lilliana was trying to sit up, crushing her back to the mat before Whimsey got back to her feet with a newfound surge of adrenaline.
Zack: Cannonball senton from Mars, and that’ll collapse your lung no matter what size you are! I think she may be close to putting this match away!
Lyn: I’ll bet you even our Ultraviolence champion, a proponent for that maneuver was taking notes from Mars’ usage!
Lilliana was slow to get to her feet before Mars helped her the rest of the way. She scooped her up over her shoulder before Leucrotta started hammering elbows into the side of her head. It caused Mars to lose her balance for a second, and allowed Lilliana to land on her feet behind her. She scooped Mars up, and immediately dropped her into a brainbuster. Leucrotta immediately followed it up with a tight cover, an angry look on her face.
ONE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NOPE!!!
Mars got her shoulder up in time once more, causing Lilliana to hurl some obscenities at the referee before she got back to her feet. Muttering angrily to whoever was listening, she headed for the corner and looked to be measuring her opponent. When Mars started to move, Lilliana bolted towards her and left her feet looking for a curb stomp!
Lyn: Leucrotta looking to finish this with one, final---
Leucrotta bolted towards her, once more looking for her finisher. But Whimsey avoided the contact, and got back to her feet. Lilliana spun around to face her before she got caught with a facebuster to the mat. Whimsey headed for the corner herself this time, but not with a curb stomp in mind. She headed up to the middle turnbuckle, and came off with her second rope senton into a cover!
Zack: She calls that ON A WHIMSEY!! And she may have knocked a lot more than whimsy out of Lilliana!!
ONE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
The crowd came to its feet as Mars sat up, catching her breath and then got up as well. The referee raised her hand, bringing a smile to her face.
Lyn: I’m not sure she ever had any but I’ll take this one all the same!
Gaby: Here’s your winner…...MARS WHIMSEY!!!
Whimsey dusted her hands together, and headed for the corner where she climbed back to the middle rope to rally the crowd.
Zack: What a debut for Mars Whimsey! She weathered Lilliana’s worst, and came away with her hand raised. Color me impressed, Lyn.
Lyn: Color you impressed, color Mars... Well, everything else.
Mars rolled out to the floor, and greeted many of the fans at ringside before she started to head for the back. From there, Future Shock went to a commercial break.Roar of the LionessAs Future Shock heads to the back, there we find the “Lioness” herself along with her manager, Kyle Kilmeade. The bombshell is finishing up a photo shoot with one of the photographers. As she finishes, Kyle hands her a bottled water with a smile.
Kyle: Flawless as always. It’s a pleasure to watch you in action.
Elizabeth: When you look like me, it comes as easy as breathing.
He turns his attention to the camera, still looking quite pleased with his client.
Kyle: In the last few weeks, there’s been some questioning as to why exactly this world class talent has been sullying her hands with someone like Celeste. I mean you all blame her for the Aspire Ring match at Anarchy, and then there was the pool party where Celeste had virtually no coordination… But let’s address the Aspire Ring match against Lacey first.
Elizabeth: People have apparently been quite upset because of my actions. They have even gone so far as to say I had no business being out there. That is where they are wrong. I went out there and made sure that Aspire Ring stayed where it was made to stay. Is it my fault that Celeste made one huge mistake when she ruined my manager’s very expensive suit? No. What I did was simply a warning.
Kyle: How about the pool party? It looks like you had a lot of fun. I know I did.
Elizabeth: That was a great party. The weather was perfect. I was simply minding my own business, enjoying a drink on my swan float when I saw Celeste have trouble standing. All I did like any good Samaritan was go over and make sure that she didn't fall. It's not my fault she has two left feet and fell in anyway.
The memories of both seem to bring a smile to his face.
Kyle: So if you want to know so badly and haven’t figured it out yet….maybe you’re slow. Maybe you have some kind of head trauma. I wanted to take this chance to let this world class talent and beauty as well explain it herself.
Elizabeth folds her arms across her chest as she takes a slight breath.
Elizabeth: In case you haven't heard or you have been living under a rock, I have the world's best manager in my corner. Having a great mind like Kyle means you are several levels above everyone. What Celeste did to Kyle was inexcusable. It was reprehensible. It was downright wrong. So naturally, he wants revenge. But since he is nothing short of a gentleman, he would never lay a finger on her. That is where I come in. And Celeste….you have no idea what you've done.
He nods in agreement as he listens to her, and folds his arms across his chest with a widening smile on his face.
Kyle: For whatever reason, Celeste seems to think she needs to get some payback. I don’t know why, because she’s trying to punch way out of her league here. But you know what? With it being set for Wipeout, Future Shock’s biggest event of the year, I don’t mind as much. I don’t mind at all actually, because a woman like this deserves to be spotlighted and featured on as big of a stage as possible. So if she has to wipe the mat with Celeste, I can live with that.
Elizabeth: A star and talent like me deserves to be showcased on nothing less than the biggest stage possible.
Kyle: You get your wish at Wipeout, Celeste. But like the saying goes, be careful what you wish for because you are definitely going to get it.
Elizabeth: Celeste, I hope you know what you are getting into at Wipeout. I was nice before. But now? You're getting every single claw.
He escorts her away from the photographers as the show cuts to a commercial for Wipeout.
The music starts playing with a series of hazy looking technicolor clips that slowly meld into black and white clips of professional wrestling, both women and men of days long past...
Gillie: Welcome to Future Shock’s “This Week In Wrestling” With FFW Future Shock champion Gillie Barnes... Brought to you by Plunder Pack. Plunder Pack comes filled with all sorts of shirts, toys, and memorabilia from your favorite brands. We’re in the middle of January, but that won’t stop you from getting your Plunder Pack! The month of July the theme is... I bet Mal’s gonna flip for this one... KINGDOM HEARTS! With some awesome trailers at E3 coming out for Kingdom Hearts, Plunder Pack is loading this month’s package to the gills! Funko pops, posters, keychains, shirts, hoodies, and if you put in the promo code TWIWKEYBLADE your Plunder Pack will include...
The Future Shock champion disappears off the screen and returns with a boxed version of a Play Arts action figure. As she steps away from the left, a hand reaches in from the other side to grab the Future Shock title off the back table. The champ comes back on screen, completely unaware and too excited to do her usual plugging.
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The champion clears her throat and puts the boxed action figure down before she looks at the camera, turning to glance back at her now... Missing championship.
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Gillie gets cut off when a figure rushes onto the scene, knocking her out of her boots. The red hair is a dead giveaway as Valerie McKinley stands over a fallen Gillie, clutching her missing Future Shock championship in her hand. Gillie is dazed as she clutches her head. Valerie drops down and blasts Gillie across the head with the title belt, throwing in a couple of fists to the skull and upper body for good measure. “Old School” tries to protect herself but she’s quite obviously dazed from the initial headshot with the title and the blows do little to help. Valerie stands up slowly and raises the Future Shock championship above her head.
Valerie: Your days are numbered, champ. This championship is coming with me, and there is nothing that you or anyone else will be able to do about it.
“Old School” tries to reach up, grabbing for McKinley but the One Percenter takes a step back before dropping the title in front of Gillie. Barnes looks down in confusion as she gets on all fours... Before Valerie forces her up and drops her with a Divine Providence right on the title for good measure. With the Future Shock champion spread eagled on the ground, The One Percenter kicks up dust and walks away.
We cut away from there.
Shades of MacbethThe show cuts to a video of a candle flame flickering in a dimly lit room. Then three voices begin to speak.
Voice 1: Come what may and come what might
Voice 2: Our arrival will be far from slight
Voice 3: No cauldron bubbling or pointy hat
All 3 Voices: Oh Future Shock, we are so much more than that.
At the snap of a finger, the candle is extinguished and the room goes black. Then we head to commercial.
