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Kat: The following contest is scheduled for one fall to a finish and is a Tag Team match!!!
Zack: Well we’re about to see a first here, fans. A father/daughter tag team is a rarity in this business, and even more rare in FFW for all the obvious reasons. But that’s what’s coming up, and I got fellow Franchise member Angelina Fantastica on hand with me. Welcome to the booth.
Angelina: Thanks for having me! We’re about to have a great match and I’m looking forward to watching Jo and Thomas McFarlane kick some ass.
The opening bass line to AC/DC’s “War Machine” strums out of the speaks and through the system, causing the arena to be doused in green, white and gold lights and dry ice to come up from under the floor. The music gives way to the unmistakable sound of Angus Young’s guitars, then to the drums. With the song building in intensity, more dry ice comes. Eventually, two forms emerge from under the floor. Eventually the ice clears, showing Jo and Tommy McFarlane stood together on the ramp. A shillelagh in hand, Tommy taps it off the palm of his other hand while the jeering of the crowd picks up.
Kat: On their way to the ring, from Derry, Northern Ireland, please welcome the team of “The Rebel Child” Jo McFarlane and “The King of the North” Tommy McFarlane!
Push your foot to the floor, Don’t need no more. You been peekin’ all around While they’re messin’ about. Better catch your name, come on in! Gimme that thing that feed you war!
War machine! War machine!
Jo heads down the ramp without her father at first, only to stop about halfway down and turn to him. Tommy then starts his own way down the ramp and, meeting his daughter halfway, they finish the walk down together. Tommy takes up the stairs, then puts one foot on the bottom rope to allow Jo through, before then stepping through himself. Jo has removed her beanie and thrown it to the floor, and stands on the turnbuckle. She looks around, while Tommy watches her from their corner. Finally, she hos back down and joins him, where they discuss something between themselves as “War Machine” fades.
Zack: We are a few years removed from Tommy McFarlane being active in a ring, but both Andi and Nevaeh have run into issues with him in their meetings with Jo. And that brings us to tonight.
Angelina: Listen, if two Hall of Famers want to blame Jo’s dad for the fact that they can’t get past Jo herself, that’s on them. And maybe next year we’ll induct people who don’t whine so much when they don’t get their way. It’s really touching to see Tommy out there with his daughter and you know, speaking as someone who lost her father at a young age, I’d give just about anything to have my dad out there with me the way Tommy is for Jo. This is a historical night, Zack, because we get to see Thomas McFarlane step into a ring for the first time in over a decade, and Andi and Nevaeh should be conscious of the honor that the McFarlanes are bestowing on them tonight.
"IKU ZOOOOO!"
The familiar call of one Andi Takata cues the start of her music, 'Setsunairo' by TokiwoIkiru , as her rising sun of a video plays on the screens.
# War War War, War War War # War War War, War War War # War War War, War War War # War War War, War War War
As the real lyrics begin, The Lucky Star rises up from under that stage on a lift, hands held high to praise the sun on the video screen. And probably some of her highlights.
#Tobe, tobe, hitome o ki ni shite kakushita te, ōkikuhiroge #Te, to te, ga fureau koto o osorezu ni, habataiteyuke
Takata turns around to the crowd finally, pumping her fist in the air to rally them with her!
# War War War, War War War # War War War, War War War
Takata dances to the next part, fist still going as her feet have her hopping around the stage.
# Deki nai, riyū o naraberu notte mechakucha, kantandakedo # Sō janai akirameru no wa damedamedame kōkaishitakunai
Kat: INtroducing at this time, hailing from The Great Cosmos, she is a magical girl, the Genuine Space Princess and YOUR Sunshine Senpai…
# War War War, War War War # War War War, War War War
Kat: The Lucky Star, Andiiiiiiiiiii Taaaaaaakataaaaaa!
# Susumitaikara! Our Sunshine Senpai starts to dance her way down the ramp, clear of the stage, noticing all her kouhai in the cheaper seats!
# Taninu, dōshi, onaji pēsu ja ,1 ban ni wa narenai # Ushiro, yubi wo, sasarete datte # Hashiridashita mon ga katsu, torubeki michi wa tsu~~~
As the pyro shoots straight up and pops behind her, The Lucky Star takes off for the ring, slapping hands on her way down the ramp and around the ring before coming back around! # Itsu made mo kowagattenna, kowagattenna # Dōse itsuka hateru inochinara # Tobikonde, tobikondeike
Andi hops up on the apron, dancing around more along to her song, as if performing it herself. Which, if you're within earshot, she is.
# Mizukara o utagatte na, utagatte na # Jinsei ichi do kirina dekara! # Sakaratte , sakaratteike! # Onnanara mai chitte, mai chitte sake!
Takata pumps her fist some more, trying to get the ringside crowd involved from her spot on the apron, moving herself back and forth to capture EVERYONE.
# War War War, War War War # War War War, War War War # War War War, War War War # War War War, War War War
Andi finally turns and hops over the top rope, running straight across, off the ropes and back again, putting both hands up into the air.
#Doki, doki, kanjiru kodō wa atsui mama, nagareteyuku #Hon, kide, afureru koe wa “ madamadamada, konna monjanaize~~ ” # War War War, War War War # War War War, War War War
Takata takes off for a far side turnbuckle, singing along to the crowd while posing on the top turnbuckle.
#Tsukamitaikara! # Namida, korae, fuanna yoru o, ikutsu koetekita ndarō # Ten to, ten ga, sen ni tsunagaru # Shunkan shōmei shitai, mayō hima hanai~~
After a moment, Andi darts across to a turnbuckle nearer to the hard cam, and repeats her actions for the tv side before standing on the top turnbuckle itself to dance!
# Mizukara o utagatte na, utagatte na # Jinsei ichi do kirina dekara! # Sakaratte , sakaratteike! # Onnanara mai chitte, mai chitte, sake!
Zack: It’s hard to find someone who gets a louder reaction from the fans than Andi Takata, and it looks like---IT’S STARTING ALREADY!
Angelina: After all that Andi has said about Tommy and Jo leading into this match, are you really surprised?
Andi flips down from her perch up top, landing on her feet and throwing her arms up into her classic pose. As the song fades down on more of the 'war' chant, Tommy caught her with a kendo stick to the gut, following it up with a second and a third shot to her midsection; Jo joining in the attack with a pair of kendo stick shots herself across Andi’s back before Tommy stood Takata upright with a knee lift to her face, sending her stumbling back towards the ring ropes and gave a look to his daughter that saw the two of them skip forward and delivered a double superkick to the Space Princess that saw her fall through the ropes to the outside.
Zack: The bell hasn’t rung yet, but Andi’s certainly in a fight! Tommy McFarlane certainly isn’t shy about getting his hands dirty! Nevaeh still hasn’t come out!
Angelina: Already proving herself to be as selfish and self-serving as she was before her suspension, Zack! Even without Silas Mason, Nevaeh is proof that a leopard can’t change its spots.
“Rise” by Sixx A.M. began to play throughout the arena; the lights blinking in sync with the lyrics of the music as Nevaeh stormed out onto the stage, the crowd cheered her on and the blonde immediately took off down the entrance ramp and stopped by Andi, helping her up to her feet as the pair looked towards the pair of McFarlane’s in the ring. Jo handed off her kendo stick to her father as she turned and set off towards the ring ropes, bouncing off them to build momentum and on her return she launched herself over the top rope with a somersault plancha that took both Andi and Nevaeh down to the floor on the outside.
Zack: We still don’t have a bell, and the McFarlanes are working together like they team up all the time. Andi and Nevaeh need to regroup here.
Angelina: Of course they look like a well-oiled machine, Zack! They’re father and daughter, they’ve trained together for years! Tommy and Jo know each other inside and out and they trust each other in that ring no matter what happens. Andi and Nevaeh couldn’t hope to have this kind of chemistry.
Jo came back to her feet first on the outside and pulled Andi up to her feet where she introduced her face first into the ring apron before she rolled her back into the ring underneath the bottom rope where Tommy was waiting. The trainer from the Los Angeles Future Shock Center had put the pair of Kendo sticks in the McFarlane corner as the Space Princess re-entered the ring and he began to stomp away at her body as Malcolm Parks called for the bell with two competitors in the ring. On the outside, McFarlane targeted the rising Summers, catching her with stiff kicks to the body and head as Nevaeh came back to her feet only for Jo to quickly hoist her up off her feet and dropped her face first into the floor with a flapjack. Summers quickly looked to come to her feet but as she did so, Jo locked in a side headlock which she used to pull the World’s Finest forward and bulldogged her face first into the steel ring steps.
Zack: You’d think this was a tag team street fight with the way it started off, but we’re underway now. And Nevaeh just got her features introduced a hundred pounds of steel steps.
Angelina: It’s not like it’s gonna do much damage.
In the ring, Tommy had dropped to his knees to wrap his hand around Andi’s throat, choking out the Space Princess as Parks demanded the break, using the five count to see the man release on four. Quickly he pulled Andi up to her feet, hooking her head and snapped off a suplex to take her down to the mat. Andi sat up and started to come to her feet as Jo headed around the outside of the ring to the McFarlane corner and Tommy delivered an elbow smash to the side of Andi’s jaw. Takata took a step backwards which allowed the patriarch of the McFarlane family to catch her once more with as he turned and delivered a back elbow to the side of her face, spinning around her as he did so and spun her around in order to whip her into the McFarlane corner. As the FFW Hall of Famer struck the turnbuckles he chased in behind her and delivered a running clothesline, only to back up a couple of steps and come charging forward once more with a running facewash boot.
Zack: I guess I should have expected this kind of chemistry between them, but I’m still impressed at how well this team is working together. Well played to them, I didn’t expect this level of cohesion from either team.
Angelina: How could you not expect this from Jo and Tommy, Zack? Honestly.
Tommy made the tag to his daughter before he pulled Andi out of the corner, scooping her upwards and dropping her over his knee with a backbreaker. He held her on his knee as Jo quickly climbed to the top rope and came off with a leg drop from the top rope across her chest. Tommy released the former Unity Champion, letting her drop to the mat before Jo made the cover, hooking her leg.
Zack: The McFarlanes are pitching a shutout tonight in Houston, much to our fans’ chagrin!
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Angelina: No one ever said Andi Takata was smart - if she was, she would’ve stayed down for that three count and let the match end here!
Andi kicked out of the pinfall and was brought up to her feet by the former FFW Champion who delivered a headbutt to Takata. The Space Princess staggered backwards only for Jo to tag her with a spinning back fist to the jaw before she grabbed hold of the back of her head and pulled her downwards into a single knee facebreaker. The former Burning Star Express member popped back up off her opponents knee but the Franchise member barely let her get more than a step before she left her knee and used a monkey flip that sent Andi flying backwards into the corner, hitting the turnbuckles spine first before she slumped down to land on the canvas on her shoulders. Quickly Jo came to her feet as Takata was slumped upside in the corner with her feet in the air and McFarlane quickly charged towards her and delivered a baseball slide, catching her in the face that saw her tumble to the mat as Nevaeh pulled herself up onto the apron and into her corner.
Zack: A vicious baseball slide while Andi was in that tree of woe, and her head snapped backwards like a Pez dispenser.
Angelina: The Cosmic Princess is seeing stars now, that’s for sure!
Quickly Jo pulled her opponent back to her feet and took her down to the canvas with a snapmare takedown. As Andi sat upright, Jo delivered a stiff kick to her spine, followed by a second in quick succession. Takata rolled over onto all fours and began to push upwards, getting as far as one knee before the former FFW Champion hooked her head and dropped her into the canvas with a snap DDT. Andi immediately began to push herself up to her feet, Jo pulling her the rest of the way to a vertical base and whipped her back into the McFarlane corner. As Andi hit the turnbuckle pads once again, Jo left her feet to deliver a dropsault to her. The former Unity Champion slumped in the corner, as Jo tagged in her father and applied a stomach claw as Tommy stepped through the ropes and began to tag the Space Princess with stiff right hand jabs to the side of her jaw. Parks ordered Jo out of the ring, using the count and getting to four before she released the submission hold and stepped through the ropes to the outside.
Zack: This teamwork is something else. If Tommy fit the requirements, I’d be ready to say they deserve to be in Unity contention at this point.
Angelina: If there was ever a competitor who deserved to have the rules bent for him, it’s Tommy! Just look at that seamless teamwork!
Tommy pulled Andi out of the corner once more only to scoop her up from her feet and send her rolling away over his head with a fallaway slam. Andi rolled through and started to rise back to her feet only for the male McFarlane to once more pull her upright, burying a couple of knees into her midriff before he used her hair to stand her up straight and went low, lifting her up around the waist over his shoulder before snapping her forward and driving her down into the canvas with an Alabama Slam. Takata’s back arched up off the canvas as she landed hard and Tommy dropped down on top of her, forcing his forearm across her throat as he hooked her leg for the cover.
Angelina: Thanks for coming out, Andi!
One…
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...TH--
Zack: Andi survived the fall, but she could use a tag in the worst way. And I’m sure Nevaeh would be more than happy to oblige.
Andi kicked out of the pinfall and Tommy headed back towards the corner ignoring the referee’s confirmation of the count. Quickly he pushed up the inside of the corner to stand on the middle rope, waiting for Andi to rise to her feet before he leapt off with a double axe handle smash to the Space Princess only for Andi to sidestep it and catch him with a closed fist punch straight into his gut. He cradled his middle for a moment as he landed on his feet and took a step forward only for Andi to launch herself forward, grabbing hold of his head and drove him face first into the canvas as she landed on her knees facing him. Tommy quickly came back to his feet, Andi forcing herself to get back to a vertical base ahead of him and spun around, catching him with a palm strike to his jaw that put him on the back foot before she immediately hooked his head and jerked him down into an inside cradle for the pinfall.
Zack: Andi caught Tommy flush, and she’s looking to put a period on the match and give Nevaeh the rest of the night off!
One…
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...THR-
Angelina: Unfortunately for Nevaeh Summers, it looks like she may have to actually work after all!
Tommy kicked out ahead of the three count and started to come back to his feet. He made it back to a vertical base at the same time as Andi managed to get her feet underneath her and she measured him for a moment before she sent him across the ring with a Japanese armdrag. McFarlane instantly rolled through and came back to his feet which saw Jo charge forward and catch him with a flying hip check - the butt butt. Tommy was sent a couple of steps backwards into the corner, Andi circling around in the middle of the ring and charged forwards towards the trainer, delivering a running yakuza kick to him in the corner. Takata stepped backwards for a moment, shaking her head at the man in disdain for just a second before she exploded into action, throwing a whole bunch of standing strikes in rapid fire combination that saw the trainer desperately try to cover up and protect himself.
Zack: Andi’s found her second wind apparently, and Jo’s dad is finding strikes that remind me of E. Honda from the Street Fighter series with his Thousand Hand slaps!
Angelina: Oh please, like Tommy can’t withstand this? This is a warmup drill for him in the Future Shock Center!
Andi stepped back, catching her breath for just a second after the furious combination of strikes before she launched herself towards him once again to drive a single raised knee into his midsection. As he looked to cover up, Andi once more changed up her target to deliver her UV Chops - a double over handed chop to his chest. He covered up and Parks ordered the former Unity Champion to let her opponent out of the corner. Andi obliged the referee as she pulled Tommy out of the corner, spun him around and used a reverse STO to send him into the turnbuckles face first with Sunstroke. Rolling away to the middle of the ring, Andi pounded the mat with her fists, establishing a rhythm before she called out “SOLAR BEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!” before she darted forward and delivered a double knee strike into Tommy’s shoulders, driving him chest first into the middle turnbuckle pads once more. Quickly Andi pulled Tommy upwards and rolled him up backwards into an O’Connor roll.
Angelina: ...does Andi think she’s a Pokemon now? C’mon Tommy, you got this!
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...THRE------
Zack: I think she thought she had the win more than anything, but Jo saw fit to stop that.
Before the three count could be continued, Jo entered the ring and sent Takata sprawling forward with a forearm shot to the back of her head. As Andi landed on her knees, Jo, pulled her straight back upwards with a handful of her hair and jerked her upwards before dropping her down to the canvas with a reverse DDT. Parks got in the face of the Franchise member and backed her up across the ring to the corner, threatening her with disqualification as he started the count. Jo stepped out of the ring at the referee’s instruction while the two legal wrestlers came back to their feet and Tommy managed to strike first, jabbing a thumb into Takata’s eye, following that up with a palm strike to her throat which caused her to gasp for air. Andi stumbled backwards and Tommy went straight for her, going low and wrapping his arms around her legs before he drove her down into the canvas with a spinebuster.
Zack: I’m starting to wonder why Tommy ever retired. I know he’s a trainer at the Center in LA, but training and competing are totally different animals. But look at him!
Angelina: Sometimes you need to walk away and come back to remind yourself how much you love it. But you’d never guess Tommy’s been out of competition as long as he has, would you? It’s like he never left!
Tommy rolled away to the ring ropes, using them to pull himself up to his feet and against the ring ropes and measured Andi up. He waited for Takata to get to all fours before he charged towards her, looking to deliver a punt kick to her head. Andi though saw it coming and countered the move by catching his foot and rolling through to snap off a dragon screw leg whip, sending him towards the McFarlane corner. As Tommy started to rise Andi pulled him into a Katamari roll - a rolling death cradle that saw her roll him around the ring a couple of times before finally coming to a halt in a pinning combination with Tommy’s shoulders on the canvas.
Zack: Tommy must feel like he got locked in the dryer on a spin cycle after all that rolling.
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...THRE-
Angelina: Round and round and round they go, but will that stop McFarlane? Hell no!
Tommy kicked out, shoving his opponent away from him and sending her to the mat. Andi landed on her knees and looked around her before locking eyes on her partner in the corner. Andi began crawling towards Nevaeh who was stomping her foot in the corner and slapping the top turnbuckle pads, getting the crowd solidly behind her partner. As the crowd were getting loud behind Andi, she started to crawl towards Nevaeh...and was pulled up short by the older McFarlane as he grabbed hold of her leg and jerked her upwards and backwards causing her to crash face first into the mat. Andi began to push her way upwards once more, getting pulled back to her feet again by Tommy as he wrapped his arms around her waist as he spun around looking to use a belly to belly suplex to send her back towards the McFarlane corner only for Takata to slam her arms into the side of his head as she bell clapped him around the ears. Another bell clap followed and as he released her, she grabbed hold of his head and dropped to her knees to connect with a jaw breaker.
Zack: Do you think Andi and Nevaeh expected this much offense from Tommy? Because he’s done more than his own daughter, to this point, Angelina.
Angelina: I don’t think they did, Zack. I think they got complacent and I think they wrote off the old man and they’re paying for it now! And it’s nice of Jo to let her dad get all this action in - it’s his return to the ring, so I’m not surprised that Jo is being a gracious daughter and giving her dad this opportunity to show just what he can do.
Tommy reeled backwards, managing to stay on his feet and Andi measured up the Future Shock trainer for a superkick which he telegraphed before she threw it, getting his hands in front of his face to block it. Which allowed Andi to change her target as she delivered the superkick instead to his gut, followed by another to his knee, taking his leg out from under him and causing him to drop to one knee as his arms went to his body. Which allowed the Space Princess to connect with a third superkick - this one delivered to his face, dropping him to the mat. Quickly Andi turned towards her corner, staggered a couple of steps towards it as Tommy rolled and began to push up to his knees as the former Unity Champion dove full length and made the tag to the outstretched hand of Nevaeh Summers.
Zack: And now the former Baby Peach has been tagged in! Andi could use the breather, and Nevaeh should be raring to go!
Angelina: ...is it bad that I kinda forgot she was in this match?
The World’s Finest stepped through the ring ropes and darted towards the rising Tommy, catching him on the point of his jaw with a running knee lift. It brought him back up to his feet, causing him to stumble backwards a step which allowed Nevaeh to grab hold of his hand and whip McFarlane into the ring ropes, catching him on the return with a big time Spinebuster. Immediately the Georgia native bounced right back up onto her feet and once again headed for the ring ropes, coming off them and came back towards the downed man to deliver a double knee drop into his chest just as he was about to sit up. Tommy rolled away and onto all fours before he started to push upwards. Summers was prepared to wait as she pulled him the rest of the way to his feet and then dropped him to the canvas with a back suplex.
Zack: Tommy hasn’t had an answer for Nevaeh since she tagged into this match. Turns out getting your face driven into the steps tends to fire you up.
Angelina: Or rattles your brain enough to make you not realize how hurt you are! Tommy will figure it out, trust me on that.
Tommy grimaced a little bit and found himself once again pulled up to his feet but the World’s Finest; the blonde beginning to lay into him with a series of knife edge chops that started to light up his chest, turning it a bright red colour as she forced him to stagger backwards into the corner. As his back hit the turnbuckles, Nevaeh lowered her shoulder and drove forwards with three shoulder charges into his midsection. Once more Tommy held his stomach for a second, leaning backwards against the pads once more which allowed Nevaeh to step up onto the middle rope and deliver an enzugiri to the side of his head. Tommy stumbled forward out of the corner, Summers letting him step beyond her before she left her feet to slam the Future Shock LA head trainer into the canvas with the Walk of Shame. Nevaeh quickly floated over to make the cover, hooking the leg as she did so.
Zack: Shades of my Future Shock broadcast partner, Steph Stefano, right there, and it may be the end of the night for the McFarlanes!
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...THR-
Angelina: Oh please, like Tommy’s gonna let that happen? It’s gonna take more than that to put away Daddy Mac, let me tell you.
Tommy kicked out once more, rolling away from his opponent as the referee showed Nevaeh the two count. McFarlane made it to his hands and knees and crawled towards the ropes, grabbing hold of the middle rope and leaned over it, holding his head as Nevaeh grinned and took off across the ring. Jo just missed connecting with a kick to Summers back as she bounced off the ring rope and came back towards Tommy, launching herself into a crossbody block to his back, driving the air out of him as she connected, causing him to gasp for air. As Neveah Summers rolled and came back to her feet she was immediately sent down to the canvas as Jo spun her around and caught her with a roundhouse kick to her face. Quickly Nevaeh started to come back to her feet but as she did so, Jo came off the ropes once more and took Summers down to the canvas with a headscissor takedown. As Jo came to her feet, Parks got in front of her, stopping her from continuing her offence and ordered her to head back to her corner.
Zack: Jo’s giving her father a little recuperation time, legal partner or not. She’s about as fresh as a daisy too there on the apron, while her dad has done most of the work.
Angelina: It’s her dad’s night! And like any good daughter, she’s got her father’s back even if the ref is being a dick about it for no good reason.
As the daughter of the McFarlane duo argued the call, Parks started the five count which saw Jo retreat - albeit slowly and still arguing with the referee. Nevaeh gave Jo a cold look as the red haired woman was still backing up towards the corner arguing with the official who was slow counting her. The World’s Finest headed towards Tommy who had managed to pull himself up to his feet and as Nevaeh neared him, he fired off a mule kick that caught the blonde right between the legs, momentarily dropping her down to one knee. As Nevaeh began to rise to her feet, she was bowled back down to the canvas by Tommy bouncing off the ring ropes as he delivered a battering ram headbutt to her chest. As Neveah began to rise, Tommy picked at his wrist tape and pointed the referee towards Andi, telling him to make sure she was holding the tag rope, giving the wily veteran time to unwind his wrist tape and wrap it around Nevaeh's neck, hiding it from the referees view a moment before Parks turned back to the action by applying a standing headlock.
Angelina: Veteran move from Daddy Mac there! Gotta do whatever it takes to get the win, and Tommy’s showing just how savage he can be when he sees his opportunity.
Zack: If there’s a sneaky way to do a little extra damage, Tommy knows it and may have come up with it at some point.
Tommy wrenched the hold in tighter as The World's Finest gasped for air, starting to turn red in the face and marched the blonde over to the McFarlane corner where he made the tag. He kept the hold applied as Jo entered the ring and immediately started to fire closed fist right hands into Nevaeh's ribcage. The official ordered Tommy out of the ring and began to count him down only to see the man deliver a short punch straight to Summers nose as he released the hold and stepped out to the apron, pulling the rest of the tape from his wrist, rolling it into a ball and throwing it into the crowd. In the ring Jo delivered a spinning back kick to Summers midriff. It saw the blonde step backwards from the blow which allowed Jo to follow up by hooking her head and jerking her towards the ropes, pushing off against them to deliver a Tornado DDT. Quickly the Franchise member rolled her opponent onto her back and made the cover, hooking the leg as she did so.
Zack: Jo’s finally in this match legally, and she’s ready to finish what her father started.
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Angelina: That should have been it right there! Are we sure this guy was counting at the right speed?
Nevaeh kicked out ahead of the three count and found herself brought back to her feet by her fellow Hall of Famer who sent the World’s Finest into the McFarlane corner once more with an Irish whip. Summers hit the turnbuckle pads as Jo backed up and gave Andi a verbal volley of insults before she turned back towards the Atlanta native and took off towards her. As Jo neared, she left her feet for a splash...and ate a mouthful of boot leather as Nevaeh managed to get her feet up in the nick of time to meet Jo in midair. It caused Jo to back up a couple of steps which saw Nevaeh came out of the corner and take the red haired wrestler to the mat with a clothesline. Jo quickly started to rise again and as she did so Neveah jerked her forwards into a short arm clothesline. Jo began to rise once more only to get three raised knees driven into her body by the World’s Finest as she helped her the rest of the way to her feet and sent her across the ring into the ropes. McFarlane bounced off them and came back towards the blonde who left her feet and delivered a standing dropkick that sent the red haired woman down to the canvas. Neveah rolled to her knees and held her arms outstretched.
Crowd: HOW GOOD WAS THAT?!?!?
Zack: Well this Houston crowd is clearly behind Nevaeh, and letting her know about it. I might soak up the adulation after the match though.
Angelina: ...They’re also Texans fans, Zack. It’s not like this crowd knows quality when they see it. And as for Nevaeh, of course she’ll take the moment to bask in the spotlight these people are giving her. She can’t resist!
Neveah grinned and got back to her feet only for Tommy to step up on the bottom rope and reach over the top to grab hold of her blonde hair in two hands, pulling her back towards the corner. Summers turned her body towards the corner, twisting as he kept hold of her hair and looked to catch him with a shot to his body only for Tommy to sidestep it to avoid it, she threw another only for the man to step off the apron, snapping her throat first over the top rope as he released his hold on her hair. Nevaeh reeled backwards, coughing and gasping for air and as she spun around, Jo was already back on her feet and came quickly forward to deliver a shotgun dropkick to the chest of the American wrestler, sending her falling backwards into the corner.
Zack: Being the legal partner in the match hasn’t been a concern for either of the McFarlanes! You almost have to have eyes in the back of your head with them.
Angelina: For all the mess they talked about Jo and Tommy, you’d think Andi and Nevaeh would have remembered that they are up against two wildly talented and creative individuals who aren’t afraid to push boundaries to get the job done.
Tommy returned to the apron as Jo was firing off rapid fire kicks into Nevaeh’s midsection while holding onto the top rope and gave his daughter some instructions; the red haired girl not appearing to listen as she continued to fire kicks into her body while the referee counted her down to get the break. Jo stepped away on four, only to step forward immediately and raised her boot to press it against her throat. Parks again stepped in and ordered the break, not getting it from the Franchise member and started to use the count instead. He got to four before McFarlane stepped away. While the official reprimanded Jo for her actions, Tommy took full advantage of his eyes not being on Nevaeh to deliver three stiff jabs into the Atlanta native’s kidneys. The blows saw Nevaeh freeze up which allowed Jo to jerk her out of the corner and straight into a codebreaker. As Summers bounced off her knees to the canvas, Jo kipped to her feet and headed for the ring ropes, coming off them with a springboard into a moonsault, landing it perfectly and allowing Jo to pin her fellow Hall of Famer, hooking the leg as she did so.
Angelina: Have you ever seen anything so beautiful in your entire life, Zack?
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Zack: Well Nevaeh hit that same move a little earlier. She’s still got some gas left in the tank, and we’re not done yet.
Neveah kicked out at the last moment and Jo shook her head as she was shown the two count by the referee, telling him that it should’ve been a three but not arguing the point too ferociously as she brought Nevaeh up to her feet and lifted her into the BANG! Wheelbarrow facebuster. Quickly Jo rolled her foe to her back and made the cover again.
Zack: There goes the BANG!! And that could be Nevaeh’s chances of winning as a result of it!
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Angelina: Clearly that shot with the stairs hasn’t done Nevaeh any favors! She doesn’t even realize she should’ve stayed down for the count!
Before the three count could be completed, the cover was broken up; Summers rolling her shoulder at the same time as Andi came into the ring and caught Jo with a dropkick to the side of her head. Jo rolled and came to her feet quickly enough as Parks looked to get Andi out of the ring, only for the Space Princess to evade him with a spin that turned into a spinning palm strike that caught Jo perfectly on the point of the jaw, dropping her to the canvas. This time Parks managed to get in her face only for Takata to shove him out of the way and duck underneath an attempted lariat clothesline from Tommy. As the male McFarlane stopped and spun around, Andi left her feet and caught the veteran with a pele kick to the top of his head, dropping him to one knee. The Space Princess quickly came back to her feet and headed for the ring ropes, bouncing off them and as Tommy came back to a vertical base, Andi left her feet and wrapped her legs around his head, using her momentum to spin around and around and around and around him before she snapped off an orbiting headscissors, which sent him through the ring ropes and to the outside. As Tommy brought himself back to his feet on the outside, just in time to catch a suicide dive from Andi.
Zack: Andi damn near went into orbit, and Tommy definitely did! I wonder how many of his students at the Center are cheering for him...or against him right now!
Angelina: If they don’t want to do burpees until they die, they’ll be rooting for him - just like I am, Zack!
In the ring, Jo had pulled Neveah from all fours to her feet and looked to send her into the ring ropes only for Summers to reverse the Irish whip. As Jo went running Neveaeh followed in behind her, Jo stopped as she bounced off the ropes and turned around only to receive a forearm smash from the World’s Finest right to her jaw. Jo hit the canvas and instantly pulled herself back up to her feet only to get another forearm smash as the Georgia native came off the ropes towards her once again. Again Jo came to her feet quickly and took a wild swing at her opponent who ducked beneath it and ghosted behind the red haired combatant and delivered a jumping neckbreaker. After landing the move, both women were laid out on the canvas, Malcolm Parks checked on both competitors and began a ten count.
Zack: After all we’ve seen, no one in the Toyota Center or watching on FFW All Access wants to see a double knockout here. Who’s gonna get up first?
Angelina: Jo, obviously. Are you even watching the same match as me right now?
Jo started to rise, coming slowly to all fours, then to her knees and finally to her feet as the referee’s count reached seven. McFarlane started to get her balance as the referee’s count on Neveah reached eight and a half and suddenly the blonde kipped up to her feet. Jo stared at her for a moment and swung a punch towards her face only for Neveah to block it and deliver a shot of her own. Jo staggered a step only to come back with another haymaker right that Summers once more blocked and this time she took Jo down to the canvas with a hiptoss that she followed up with a knee drop to her prone opponent. Quickly Nevaeh came back to her feet as Jo scrambled to get to her feet and Summers delivered a kick into her midsection before she hooked Jo’s head, lifted her upwards and dropped her to the canvas with a brainbuster. Neveah forced herself back to her feet quickly and as she did so, leapt into the air and delivered a perfect standing moonsault to McFarlane’s body. The World’s Finest hooked the leg as she went for the pinfall and Parks slid into position to count.
Zack: A flawless moonsault from the heavens, and Jo may be done!
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Angelina: McFarlanes never say die, Zack! Jo’s not done yet, not by a long shot!
The Franchise member rolled her shoulder at the last moment to break up the pinfall and found herself dragged back to her feet and towards Andi in the corner. Summers made the tag to bring her partner back into the action and the two wrestlers worked together, both hooking the arms of the Franchise member and snapped off a double side Russian legsweep that took her down to the canvas. Parks told Summers to leave the ring and immediately got his wish granted as the blonde stepped out and Andi pulled Jo up to her feet and straight into the Caramellplexin’. As she pulled McFarlane to her feet, she forced her to sway from side to side, performing the dance before finally snapping off a dragon suplex. McFarlane hit the canvas hard and rolled backwards, coming up to her knees. Andi called out “SHINING STAR!!!!” before she came forward looking to deliver a shining wizard to the red haired woman. At the last moment Jo ducked her head beneath the intended strike, causing Andi to miss. The Space Princess landed on her fee, her momentum spinning her around to face away from Jo who popped up to her feet behind Andi and landed a reverse sit out facebuster. Quickly McFarlane leaned forwards to hook her foes legs to make the pinfall. Before Neveah could make the save Tommy jerked her ankles out from underneath her to pull her from the apron to the floor.
Angelina: That’s my girl! Never turn your back on Jo, Andi! You should know this!
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Zack: That’s gotta be instinct on Andi’s part there. I’m not sure she was cognizant enough otherwise.
Andi rolled the shoulder a moment before the count was completed. Jo rolled away to the ropes and started to pull herself upright, waving Takata up to her feet. On the outside Tommy looked to throw a right hand towards the World’s Finest but Nevaeh managed to get her hands to block it and answered with a kick to the gut. As he bent over, Summers hooked both his arms and dropped him to the floor with the Grand Finale DDT before Nevaeh rose to her feet and came back to the apron. In the ring the Space Princess was coming back upright, getting her feet underneath her and as she did so Jo raised her left hand in a fist, signalling for the Hand Grenade - which came next as the Franchise member darted forward and left her feet looking for the spinning headscissors...only for Andi to duck down underneath the attempt.
Angelina: Oh stop running away and just accept your fate, Andi!
Jo hit the canvas and quickly popped back up to her feet only for Andi to attempt to catch her with a spinning elbow strike. McFarlane ducked underneath it and immediately went to grab hold of Andi, lifting her up for the BANG! Wheelbarrow facebuster...only for Takata to wiggle free of her foe’s grip, landing on her feet and went to counter with the Space Crusher!!!
Zack: Andi’s looking for a SPACE CRUSSSHHAAAAAAAAAAAA--NOO!!
Angelina: Counters on counters! What did I tell you, Zack? Jo’s got an answer for everything Andi’s throwing at her.
...Which Jo managed to counter, shoving Andi away and causing her to strike heads with Nevaeh Summers. The World’s Finest fell backwards to the floor as Andi reeled backwards towards Jo who kicked her in the gut to double her opponent over, quickly pulling her forwards and lifted her up, taking a page from her father’s playbook as she slammed the Space Princess into the canvas with the Rampant Lions spinning release powerbomb. As it landed Jo quickly made the cover, hooking her opponent’s leg as she did so.
Zack: That’s her Dad’s old finisher, RAMPANT LIONS!!
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Angelina: Like father, like daughter! Pulling out Daddy Mac’s old move and hitting it perfectly!
The referee completed the count and called for the bell as Jo rolled to the side. As the bell sounded Jo rolled out of the ring and headed towards her father, helping him back up to his feet.
Kat: Here are your winners, by way of pinfall...TOMMY and JO MCFARLANE!!!!!
Zack: The fans may not want to admit it, but Tommy McFarlane has still got it! And he may have never lost it! Either way, the McFarlanes have made history tonight!
Angelina: Oh he definitely never lost it. I used to train under him at the Future Shock Center in LA, way back when. Never count anyone out in this business, Zack. I’m proud of Jo and Tommy tonight, Zack, and it makes me genuinely happy that Jo got to share a moment like this with her father.
The crowd booed them as the referee slipped out of the ring and held the McFarlane’s hands in the air while Nevaeh slid into the ring to check on Andi, pulling her upwards as they stared at the victors on the outside of the ring.Good Luck, Harley! -XOXO LaceyA close up of half of the Future Shock Tag Titles can be seen before the shot pulls back to see it resting comfortably on Lacey’s lap. And the redhead is sat on a couch next to her manager as Kyle reaches across and gives the title a pat. Kyle: So how do you feel about the fact that at Global Wars you get to add yet another title to your collection? Did you hear the news earlier? If Harley wins the Fast Track title, you’ll challenge her for it at Global Wars. She wanted a rematch after all. Lacey: I feel great that I potentially get that chance..but less so that I need to actually hope that Harley wins, because.. Ugh. The redhead rolls her eyes, looking a little disgusted at the thought. Lacey: Not that I’d want Rose to win anymore than her anyway. Really, what a let down of a match. Harley and Rose. They should both just forfeit and give the title a chance to find a real home. Kyle nodded in agreement as he looked back to the camera. Kyle: Harley, there’s a big hole in your argument about bad referee calls. I know you hang your hat on the fact that your leg might have been on the rope. Okay, it was. But the important question in your first match with Lacey is… were your shoulders down for a three count? The answer to THAT question is yes. They were down for three. No question. And all that gusto about wanting some payback in your tag match against the greatest tag team in Future Shock today? Well we saw what happened there when Lacey put your partner away too. Was her foot on the rope too? Or did she get pinned just like you? Lacey: I used to find it amusing the way everyone seems to have an excuse when one or more of the Gold Standard beat them, but now, it’s just starting to become tedious. What is so difficult in saying the truth? We’re just that much better. See?! I said it with no problem, because it’s NOT THAT HARD! Kyle: Everyone always thinks they are better, faster, whatever. Harley and Lilly, same goes for the Dragons over in Future Shock. The only problem with it is that none of them have been able to back it up. They all line up, they all fall down. So congratulations, Harley. You got your big rematch at Global Wars. We just need you to make it interesting by winning that title, because honestly that’s the only part of it that intrigues Lacey or I. She’s already defeated you when nothing was on the line. So make sure you get it, otherwise the next time is going to give you even more to be upset over, I promise. Lacey: As much as it pains me to say this… good luck tonight, Harley. I’m rooting for you. So that at Global Wars I can have the personal pleasure of removing the Fast Track Championship from you, while you once again look at the lights, wondering what you have to do to be even half as good as I am on my worst day. Sucks to be you, boo. That brings a grin to Kyle’s face as he hears it, and the show cuts back to ringside for the Fast Track Championship match.
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