FFW Breaking Point - April 18, 2020

[Adam Grant]

Live from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois
April 18, 2020

The FFW logo is seen on the back of a bench at a bus stop before Nevaeh Summers takes a seat in front of a spa. She checks her cell phone for the time  Almost immediately, Casey Atherton joins her on the bench, causing her to roll her eyes as “The Violence” by Asking Alexandria begins to play and a car speeds by the camera. 

Open up, drink it in, don't ask too many questions
Become the vessel for the shame they feed you through suggestion
There's a rumor on the breeze, secrets that bring you to your knees
We made the problem, we are the poison, whoa

As the car whizzes past, the next thing we see is a roll of clips including: Tara Cortez raising both hands overhead to rate herself 10 stars, Elizabeth Lannister standing at the top of the ramp in a black dress, Dawn Lohan coming off the top rope, Lilly Arthur applying her favorite submission, and Mel Avilo dropping an opponent with a backbreaker. 

All they wanted was violence
To plant their seeds and divide us
If they want the worst that's inside us
We'll bring on the violence, the violence

We’re back to the bus stop bench as Casey is reading Scripture to Nevaeh, and the blonde is clearly getting her fill of hearing Casey’s voice. The would-be prophet continues talking as Nevaeh tries to ignore her and taps her fingers on her leg. Her face is starting to scowl at Casey’s continued ministering. Another car blazes past the camera. 

Back and forth, daily take apart what you've been building (Building)
Everything you have is to be fed into the system
There's a force out pushing fear, a deafening silence drawing near
Sit, absorb it, guess we've been toxic all along, all along

The next set of clips features: Caitlyn and Mila fist bumping on their way to the ring, Sophia Pike cranking on her armbar submission, Savannah Star looking her husband with a smile on her face, and Shaw thrusting the FFW Championship over her head. 

I'm on the edge and I'm not alone
Remember this is what you asked for
I'm on the edge and I'm not alone
Remember this is what you asked for

At the bus stop, Nevaeh’s had about enough of Casey as she starts forcefully trying to get her to listen. The blonde finally snaps, and starts firing away at her with right hands as a gathered crowd started cheering her on. A bus with “Breaking Point” written on the side zooms past the camera before we are taken inside the arena live to a deafening crowd. Spotlights flash through the crowd as Kat Grayson heads for the ring, while “The Violence” continues to play.

Zack: Hello, everyone! And welcome to the Allstate Arena here in Rosemont, Illinois! You're watching Breaking Point on a night where we could crown a new contender for the Evolution Championship!

Dante: COULD? COULD?! You mean that's exactly what we will do! There is NO basis for comparison in the talent levels of the great Valerie McKinley and whatshertush with the Evolution Championship.

Zack: She has a name, it's Scarlett Silver. That won't be the only Gold Standard actiono n the show as Valerie McFlarane meets Jordan Majors. Not to mention Dawn Lohan faces off with Casey Atherton just a few short days before she competes at Future Shock Impact 3.

Dante: Well even a stopped clock is right twice a day. So you got two there, and we'll let the Aussie in the ring take it from here.





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

Mz Hyde by Halestorm echoes from the loud speaker.

Dawn Lohan pushes her way through the curtain. She stands in front of the entrance way, she takes a moment to soak in the reaction from the crowd. As the music is coursing through the arena she knows she can't delay the inevitable.

Kat: On her way to the ring, from San Diego, California, weighing in at one hundred and thirty pounds, DAWN... LOHAN

She slowly makes her down to the ring, all business.

She makes her way to the ring steps. When she reaches the top of the steps, she walks along the apron. Grabbing the top rope she pulls back, using the momentum she propels herself forward over the top rope into the ring. She immediately springs up. She walks to the turnbuckle, stands on the middle turnbuckle soaking in the atmosphere. She hops off the turnbuckle and remains in the corner until the match gets underway.

Zack: This coming Tuesday, this young woman right here will find herself across the ring from Stacey Sky at Future Shock Impact 3.

Dante: Yeah, she’s not all that lucky, is she? She irritates the Gold Standard, has to face Stacey Tuesday and then Casey tonight. Did she lose a bet?

The arena is plunged into darkness, punctuated only by the soft, subtle, plucking of harp strings picking out the tune from the hymn “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands” only just loud enough to be audible by the capacity crowd. As it plays the video wall starts to show a group of people formed up in ranks against a pure black background. The song got louder as the voices of the people on the video wall began to sing the hymn with great enthusiasm and verve, clapping their hands together as they did so. Then, suddenly it was cut off and became a fanfare of trumpets. A sudden blinding white light flooded the whole building before it narrowed down to a single point high above the stage where a single figure is slowly descending from the heavens. The woman almost seems to be glowing in her bright white robes, her hair almost a flame red crown around her head. The eyes of the choir on the video wall all turned towards her, singing out an awed ‘Aaaah aaaaah aaaah’ to accompany the angel’s descent only for her to become more and more recognisable as Casey Atherton the lower that she gets. The crowd dropping down to their knees on the wall and starting to bow towards the angelic figure. As Casey landed she shrugged herself out of her white robes with the aid of a stagehand, leaving herself in brilliant white ring tights and a white smock top. Cradling her hands together, the red haired woman began to slowly walk down the entrance ramp; bathed in the same bright, pure white light. On the video wall, the Choir began to sing, slowly growing to a crescendo!

She's got the whole world in her hands
She's got the whole wide world in her hands
She's got the whole wide world in her hands
She's got the whole world in her hands

As she makes it to the ring, she climbed up the ring steps and onto the apron before slowly and as respectfully and reverentially as possible stepped through the ropes into the ring. Atherton flashed a bright smile to the crowd, circling the ring only to stop on each side of the ring and blessed those in attendance.

Kat: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome at this time…”THE SAVIOUR” CASEY ATHERTON!!!!

Casey finally returns to her corner, eyes turned to the heavens as she seems to be praying while she waits for the match to begin and the choir faded off the video wall.

Zack:  You might have noticed that the Choir is missing. Word has it that Casey let them all go. Either that or their time off for good behavior from the correctional facility came to an end.

Dante: The Choir was NOT from prison, thank you very much, I’ve also been asked to encourage fans to go join Casey’s Facebook and now she has her own TikTok.

Referee Stephen Wilson completes a check of both women for weapons and waits for Kat to be completely clear of the ring before calling for the bell to get the match underway. Dawn makes her way straight out of her corner to the centre of the ring, while Casey takes a moment to resume praying in her corner. Lohan does not seem overly put out by this, but keeps her eyes on Casey the whole time, more with a look of curiosity than anything. Dawn starts to pace backwards and forwards a little as she waits until “The Saviour” finally finishes up her prayer and extends her arms to look to the roof, before leaving her corner and joining Dawn in the centre of the ring. Lohan heads towards a tie up but Casey instead manages to catch her off guard and hits her with a palm strike to the jaw. Dawn raises her hand to rub her jaw as she turns her full attention to Casey.

Zack: I don’t envy Casey in the slightest. At Fury next month, she has to square off with Savannah Star after everything she’s done to her husband.

Dante: Everything that happened to Seth is all Savannah’s fault. Why is it Casey’s problem if he keeps getting mixed up with her?

Casey aims another palm strike towards Dawn’s jaw but Dawn catches her by the wrist. The Californian transitions into a wrist lock and holds it while she starts to deliver kicks into the side of Casey’s body. Several hit before Casey manages to dodge slightly to the side to avoid them. Atherton ducks her head and spins underneath Dawn’s arm to reverse the wrist lock into a hammerlock on the Californian. She drives her elbow into Dawn’s back several times before she keeps the hammerlock in place and goes for a front facelock, then falls backwards to drive Dawn’s head into the canvas. Lohan gets straight back up to her feet but as soon as she does Casey leaves her feet for a standing dropkick that knocks Dawn back several steps towards the ropes. Another palm strike follows from Atherton, this time to the Californian’s chest that knocks her back another couple of steps and a second to the same spot pushes her all the way back to the ropes.

Dante: You know why Savannah is really upset, don’t you? I heard Seth had a thing for Casey, and Savannah found out about it.

Zack: Are you serious? Of course, you’re not! You’re full of shit, by the way!

Pulling her straight back off the ropes, Casey whips her across to the opposite side. Dawn hits the ropes and rebounds off straight into a running crossbody from Casey which flattens her back to the canvas again. Dawn quickly gets back up to her knees, shaking herself off a little as she does. Casey however wastes no time at all in using an Enziguri to put her straight back down again. Casey takes off towards the ropes and quickly scales to the top as Dawn rolls onto her front. Just as Lohan pulls herself up to her hands and knees, “The Saviour” launches herself off the top rope to land a leg drop across Dawn’s back, once again flattening her to the canvas. Atherton rolls off to her knees and then rolls Dawn onto her back to go for a cover prompting Wilson to slide into place beside them for the count.

Zack: Casey’s looked good so far here tonight, and she may have things well in hand for a three count.

ONE!!!

TWOOOOO-NOPE!!!

Dawn gets her shoulder up before the two and  rolls out of the way and back up to her feet,  as Casey sits back on her knees. The Californian takes a fraction of a second to gather her bearings until she sees that Atherton is getting back to her feet.

Dante: Clearly the Lord wasn’t ready for this match to be over yet. Dawn would have gotten pinned otherwise.

As the two meet in the centre of the ring again, Dawn attempts to go for a collar and elbow tie up but Casey is having none of that. Another palm strike to the chest from Casey hits Dawn at full impact before Casey leaves her feet to deliver another standing dropkick… only Dawn sees this one coming and dodges to the side quickly to avoid it. Casey lands awkwardly on her feet and Dawn immediately spins her around and grabs her by the shoulders. Pulling her forward, she buries her knee into Atherton’s ribs. Another knee strike hits the same spot. And another, before Dawn fires her across into the nearest corner. The “Saviour” hits back first at speed, and Dawn starts to follow her in, but stops herself quickly just a fraction of a second away from colliding face first with the turnbuckle, as Casey ducks out onto the apron to avoid her.

Dante: I think Stacey is gonna wipe the floor with this broad at Impact 3. Say why is Casey not on that show?

Zack: I think Adam had enough of Casey when she was there, and knows better than to ask her back.

Casey ducks back into the ring behind Dawn before the Californian has a chance to turn around. The “Saviour” attempts to grab her but Lohan spins on a dime and immediately connects a jumping side kick to the side of Casey’s head that sends her reeling backwards. A stiff kick to Casey’s hip follows which knocks her back a step and Dawn follows up with another kick to the same spot before grabbing her by the head. Dawn pulls Casey forward again and drives her knee into the “Saviour’s” ribs half a dozen times, rapid fire style. She follows the series up with a knee shot to the underside of Casey’s chin to stand her upright, before she whips her across into the corner again. Dawn follows her in with a high knee and then sweeps Casey’s legs to take her feet out from under her.

Zack: Dawn’s getting into her wheelhouse now, and she’s really picking up the speed and causing Casey problems in the process.

Dante: Doing this kind of thing won’t help her against Stacey, because she can go as fast as Dawn.

Casey grabs the top rope to stop herself from landing on her face but before she can fully get her balance back, Dawn follows up with a kick to the “Saviour’s” gut which bends her in the middle. Casey stands up and starts to tell Dawn that wasn’t very nice, but Dawn doesn’t seem to be listening as she connects a jumping kick to the side of Casey’s head and then uses a hip toss to bring her out of the corner and down to the canvas. Atherton gets back up to her feet and is just about to give Dawn another telling off, but the Californian strikes quickly with another kick to Casey’s gut before she uses a double underhook mat slam to plant the “Saviour” face first on the canvas. Dawn rolls Casey onto her back and throws her arm over for the cover as Wilson slides into position beside them for the count.

Dante:  There’s no way she’s going to surprise Casey with a win like this!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

NOPE!!

Casey kicks out just after the two and pushes Dawn away from her telling her that it isn’t too late for her to see the error of her ways.

Zack: I don’t think Dawn is looking for spiritual guidance… or whatever it is Casey really is offering outside of ways to get your money taken.

Casey makes it back to her feet, but almost the exact second she does Dawn is on her with a single leg dropkick that knocks her into the ropes.  Casey rebounds and Dawn hits her with a running clothesline that drops the “Saviour” like a rock.  Atherton staggers back up to her feet, a little slower this time and Dawn comes off the ropes with a springboard forearm smash that again drops the “Saviour” like a rock. Dawn immediately gets back to her feet and heads to the top rope. She steadies herself before she launches herself off with her 450 splash… but gets nothing but canvas as Casey rolls out of the way at the very last second.

Zack: Dawn was looking for that 450, but Casey barely got out of the way in time. I’m not sure Casey’s with it enough to capitalize yet though.

Dante: Of course, she is. She’s just trying to encourage the fans to download her app so they too can experience the joy of being closer to Casey.

Casey gets back to her feet and extends her arms as she looks to the roof, loudly giving thanks to the Higher Power, as Dawn writhes in pain on the canvas. The Californian slowly starts to pull herself back to her feet prompting Casey to drop her arms as she watches her opponent closely. The second that Dawn is fully vertical again, Casey takes off towards her with a running dropkick that knocks her backwards into the ropes. Casey hits the Californian with an elbow to the side of the head before she fires her across into the opposite ropes. Dawn rebounds off and Casey grabs hold of her and applies a front facelock. She takes hold of Dawn with her free hand then lifts her until she is almost vertical. Falling forward, Casey bounces Dawn’s body off the top rope behind her and uses the momentum to quickly lift her overhead before falling backwards, driving Dawn into the canvas. The “Saviour” moves quickly to come off the top rope with an elbow drop to the downed Lohan before she throws her arm across her body for the cover, as Wilson again slides into place beside them.

Dante: What an elbow drop for Casey! It was divinely inspired!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THR-NO!!!

Dawn kicks out before the three is fully complete and as Casey pushes back to her knees, Dawn rolls out of the way of her towards the ropes and back up to her feet.

Zack: I guess the Lord didn’t want it bad enough for her to get the win, huh?

Casey looks to Wilson and tells him the Higher Power is telling her that it was a three, but the referee just holds up two fingers towards the “Saviour” which gets a roll of her eyes in return before she gets back to her feet. Casey looks around to see that Dawn is no longer on the canvas and spins around to see the Californian on the top rope just a moment before she launches herself off. As she dives, Dawn wraps her arm around Casey’s head in a front facelock and swings herself backwards to land on her back and drive Casey’s head into the canvas. Lohan gets straight back to her feet and waits for a moment for Casey to start moving back to hers. As soon as she gets to her knees, Dawn pulls her the rest of the way up and fires her across into the ropes.

Zack: Look how quickly Dawn rebounded from missing the 450, and she’s right back to taking the fight to Casey.

Dante: So what? Doesn’t she know that she’s in there with God’s chosen wrestler here in FFW?!

As Casey rebounds, Dawn uses the opposite ropes for her springboard forearm smash again that flattens Casey to the canvas. Dawn immediately gets into position to go for the cover and hooks both legs for good measure, as Wilson starts the count.

Zack: Oof! There’s a shot that rattle Casey’s brains, what’s left! And we got a cover!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NOPE!!!

Dante: KICK OUT KICK OUT!! I knew that would happen. Whew.

Atherton gets her shoulder up before the three and Dawn looks to Wilson asking for the three count. The referee shakes his head and confirms the two which gets a nod in response from Dawn. The Californian gets back to her feet and watches as Casey slowly starts to rise. The “Saviour” doesn’t have a chance to make it back to a vertical base before Dawn comes off the ropes with her springboard flip over leg drop to flatten her again. Lohan immediately gets straight back into position for a cover as Wilson does the same for the count.

Dante: Wait, this isn’t supposed to happen!! He shouldn’t be counting that!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-WAIT!!!

Dawn looks at the referee confused at the count stopping, until Wilson points out that Casey’s foot is across the bottom rope.

Zack: Oh man, Dawn had her dead to rights!! Casey’s lucked into having her foot on the ropes. There’s no question about it!

As Dawn asks the referee for the three, Casey starts to pull herself together behind her. She rolls to the ropes and uses them to pull herself up to her feet as Lohan notices and turns round to face her. She takes off at a run towards the “Saviour” looking for a clothesline, but Casey narrowly manages to duck under her arm. Dawn manages to stop her momentum but before she can turn Casey catches her around the waist and dumps her on the canvas with a German suplex. She gets back to her feet and ducks quickly to avoid an elbow strike from the “Saviour” and then as she straightens up she barely manages to avoid a second attempt. As she starts to straighten again, Casey moves as if going for a third strike, but as Dawn moves to the opposite side to avoid it, Casey switches track and meets her with a forearm to the jaw and then fires her across into the nearest corner.

Zack: Fans, if you haven’t signed up for All Access yet, you’re going to be missing out on a real treat Tuesday when the stars of FFW and Future Shock meet for the third time!

Dante: Yeah, you can watch Stacey pick up where Casey left off as she batters this broad around the ring.

Casey closes the distance between herself and Dawn before the Californian can pull herself out of the corner. Taking her by the back of the head, Casey pushes her face first into the top turnbuckle, before wrapping her arms around Lohan’s waist. Using another German suplex, she sends Dawn crashing to the canvas. Rolling through, Casey pulls Dawn back up only to use a second German Suplex to send her crashing again. Dawn tries to get back to her feet, but before she can Casey pulls her up again and fires her across into the ropes. Dawn rebounds and Casey applies a front facelock and drapes Dawn’s arm over her shoulder before she executes her Falcon Arrow. She hooks both of Dawn’s legs as Wilson gets into position beside them for the count.

Dante: THE PASSION!! BABY JESUS IS SMILING!!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Wilson gets back to his feet and calls for the bell as Dawn manages to kick out, although it is already too late.

Kat: Your winner via pinfall…………………………”THE SAVIOUR” CASEY ATHERTON!

Zack: I don’t want to pay tribute to any god that accepts Casey Atherton, but she still picked up the win unfortunately.

Dante: Unfortunately? That was a brilliant performance, and I’m sure fans around the world are downloading her app to pay tithes to her right this minute.

Casey gets to her feet to have her hand raised by Wilson. Once her hand is lowered, she leaves the ring and starts to make her way back up the ramp and on this image the camera cuts elsewhere.





Still On Top

After a short clip showing highlights from the FFW Championship match from Relentless including the wounds left by both women on the other, we go back to the live show and find the FFW Champion with her manager backstage. 

Kyle: After standing ringside to see one of the most physically taxing FFW Championship matches I’ve ever seen between Jo McFarlane and the still reigning FFW Champion, I hope it’s more clear than ever to all of you just what you are going to have to bring when you come trying to collect the FFW Championship. And you can leave your confidence at the door, much like Jo learned when she sent her dad to the back. She was so sure she could get the job done without him, and well… where’s the FFW Championship right now? 

He gave the title a little pat as he looked down to it over Shaw’s shoulder. 

Kyle: And that rematch she kept bringing up that she never got after losing it so long ago, well you can stop bringing that up now. Jo had her shot, she had it just how she wanted it. And she still left with nothing shiny….except the bruises and marks all over her face. Was it good for you? 

Shaw: I walked out the winner. I walked out STILL the FFW Champion...so yeah that was certainly pretty good for me - definitely makes everything I want through hurt a little bit less waking up and knowing that; being able to stand her and say that. That’s not to take anything away from Jo because I still woke feeling like I got hit by a truck, but it could’ve been worse because I’m sure Jo woke up with nothing but the aches and the pains in the morning and felt like she’d been hit by a truck and thrown straight into the path of a speeding train. But hey, she could always have begged for that rematch to come a little later on, hung out for a little while longer, hoping that someone figured out how to beat a Quebecois and taken the title from a natural born winner.

Kyle: You could’ve knocked me over with a feather when we found out Jo would have to earn another crack at the title. I honestly had assumed being part of the Franchise, she’d get one without so much as even batting an eye. But at Fury, she has to earn her shot just like her two opponents in the triple threat for the #1 contender spot for the FFW Championship. She’ll probably bring Daddy along for that one, given how this went. It’ll be her, Sophia Pike who also couldn’t win her match with Shaw at Global Wars, and a new challenger in Missy. I’m personally no fan of any of them, but I’d at least prefer Missy to win this because then at least it’d be a different opponent. Jo should be at the back of the line one step behind Pike, in my opinion. 

Shaw: And maybe Missy might have taken the opportunity to sit back and study some tape and have some new ideas about what can be done to take me down. Fresh eyes and all that jazz. Rather than someone who thinks she only needs to turn up and spout off her million and one nicknames...or Jo who seems to think that because they say patience is a virtue that the universe owes her something or other.

Kyle: All I can tell you ladies is that no matter who wins, you will have the toughest challenge you know ahead of you when you actually stand across the ring from the most dominant FFW Champion in this company’s history. Sure, all three of you have done some impressive things in your career, but none of you have done what is now the most impressive thing you could do: pin Shaw or make her submit. It just ain’t happening. And there’s a queue of women who all thought they had what it took too. Some of them are gone, some of them aren’t even in this match. The only constant is the FFW Champion, and all Fury will accomplish is setting up the next domino to get knocked over. 

The champion and her manager exchange glances before heading off camera, and Breaking Point takes a commercial break. 

[Adam Grant]

 

Kat steps through the ropes for the second time this evening, and takes her microphone with her before she begins. 

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

Zack: Ever since Valerie and Luci knocked off the Unity Tag Champions, you know they’ve been a target of the Gold Standard from that point forward. Now our Hall of Famer has the wildcard of the bunch to deal with. 

Dante: That match was a travesty of justice. I personally choose not to count it as a win for those two, and have decided I’m awarding it to Valerie and Lacey instead. 

The arena darkens, and a familiar purple light bathes the arena with flashes of green and black for effect. The colours alone bring a cheer from the crowd, even though the music is yet to hit. It’s then that the opening keyboard strokes of “Beyond the Burning Skies” play over the speakers. Giving way to much heavier riffs, the song kicks in fully and from the back steps Vincent Belmont.

Power. Power and glory,
Things my empty soul has craved since dawn.
Fury, eternal, painful longing.
It grows inside me like a raging storm.

Burning ablaze in my heart
My will, my wish to see it all!

Turning to face the curtain again, he waits expectantly for someone. That someone comes a moment later; Valerie McFarlane. Valerie grins widely, dancing around on the stage to the music, making sure she covers both far ends of it before returning to the centre, where she grins up at her friend and manager.

Close your eyes and reach beyond the heavens,
Touch the moonlit sky,
An awe-inspiring view of the world!
Feel the beast, go on and grasp your future
On your way beyond...beyond the burning skies!

Valerie then takes off down the ramp, purple and green pyro exploding with every step she takes on her way down. Once at the bottom, she keeps going and throws herself into the ring, under the bottom rope. Rolling to her feet, she spins around three times, stopping herself by putting one leg out, digging it into the mat. Her hand then shoots upwards in a fist and she throws her head back, to a loud roar from the crowd. She then takes to the turnbuckle, putting her hands on the top rope and leaping to the middle one, where she throws both hands out to the crowd.

Kat: On her way to the ring, from Edinburgh, Scotland! Weighing 150 pounds, please welcome VALERIEEEEEEE MCFARLAAAAAAAAAAAAAANE!

On Kat finishing her introduction, Valerie hops back down and heads to her corner, where she meets Vincent. Removing her leather jacket, she hands it to a ringside attendant and discusses something with Vincent while awaiting what comes next.

Zack: I think Jordan is going to have her work cut out for her with Valerie here. There’s not much she hasn’t seen in the years she’s competed, and Jordan is gonna have to combat that. 

Dante: You’re talking about this like Jordan comes into a match with a big plan. She’s more of a “do what feels right” kinda girl, very hard to predict. And that’ll be her biggest advantage.

The lights go down and light purple lights twirl near the entry way as "Nightmare" by Halsey starts.

Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord, my soul to keep
If I shall die before I 'wake
I pray the Lord, my soul to take

Jordan Majors runs in and jumps and lands right as the beat hits and the lights come on to show her standing on the stage and staring out at the crowd with her manager Kyle Kilmeade standing beside her. She smiles and starts skipping slowly toward the ring as Kyle follows.

Kat: From Chicago, Illinois! Weighing in at 130 pounds... JORDAN MAJORS!

Jordan slaps the apron as she reaches the ring and slides under the ropes. She runs from one side back to the other and jumps on the ropes and leans over the top with a big smile. Kyle walks up the steps and stands on the apron admiring the show. Jordan shakes her head around in a crazy manner before hoping back to the mat and pacing the ring.

Dante: Look how excited Jordan is for this match! She can’t even stand still, she’s ready to go and wants that bell to ring.

Zack: She’s always like that before a match, what else is new! She’s not wrapped too tightly, and Kilmeade might not have a good idea of what he has with her. 

Referee Ashley Pruitt barely has time to call for the bell before Jordan darts towards her opponent, trying to take her legs out from under her. But Valerie doesn’t go down, and starts driving elbows into her back till she shakes her off. McFarlane pulls her back to her feet, and nails her with a forearm to the head before she pulls her down into a standing side headlock. The hold doesn’t last long though before Jordan turns her head, and bites into her abdomen. The redhead shoves her off and looks down to the bite marks on her side before Jordan sweeps her legs out from under her, causing her to faceplant on the mat. The volatile blonde mounts her back, and starts bouncing her face into the canvas with a gleeful look on her face.

Zack: I don’t remember ever seeing someone get out of a side headlock like that, and look at Jordan go with reckless abandon. 

Dante: That’s because she’s having fun, Zack. Don’t begrudge a young woman for having a good time, especially at McFarlane’s expense!

Majors finally gets back to her feet, pulling Valerie by the hair up with her. But the veteran surprises her by driving her back into the corner with a shoulder tackle. She quickly starts thrusting that same shoulder into her body, attempting to knock the wind out of her. She finally slows Jordan down for a moment, and then begins firing knees into her abdomen next. Majors stumbles forward holding her stomach before Valerie grabs her into a side Russian leg sweep. 

Zack: You get the sense that Valerie’s trying to have a wrestling match, and Jordan’s more interested in a brawl. 

Dante: Not really. I don’t think you appreciate Jordan enough. She’s been very impressive, and is clearly only getting better under Kyle’s guidance. 

Jordan rolls away from her towards the ropes, which gives Valerie an opening to catch her with a running knee to the ribs. She pulls her back to her feet, and scoops her up into a back suplex. The redhead quickly gets up again, and measures a diving elbow into her back. Jordan starts to get up again, only to get pulled to her feet into a rear waistlock followed by a belly to back suplex. McFarlane quickly floats across with a hook of the leg before Pruitt drops to make the count. 

Dante: Seriously? When’s the last time someone won a match with a belly to back suplex? Valerie’s been reading her own hype!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Jordan quickly kicked out as the two came down, and Valerie rolled over on top of her into a front facelock followed by a gator roll. She rolled Jordan all around the ring, sapping her energy before she finally pulled her to her feet into a slingshot suplex. 

Zack: Jordan always seems like she’s hyped up on caffeine when she comes out here, and Valerie just switched her to decaf with that gator roll. 

The Hall of Famer pulled her back to her feet, and fired her with velocity into the far corner. Jordan struck back first before McFarlane darted in after her with a high knee to the jaw that snapped her head back. She pulled her out of the corner into a belly to belly suplex, followed by repeated elbows to the side of her head before she got back to her feet. The response of the crowd brought a smile to her face as she headed for the corner to make her way up top. She wasn’t there long before falling forward into a diving headbutt….that Jordan avoided by rolling out of the way.

Dante: Ahahahaha! Valerie knocked herself goofy… or goofier, and she might have fixed that nose and gotten it a little less prominent too.

Zack: Jordan had a great presence of mind there, and no reason to stay around and take that diving headbutt if you can avoid it. 

Kyle shouted encouragement and instruction to Jordan as she was starting to get to her feet. She was moving a little slower after what she had taken, but immediately zeroed in on Valerie with a leg drop across the back of her head when she tried to get to all fours. Majors pulled her into a front facelock to drop her with a swinging neckbreaker. The wild smile started to come back as she flashed her yellow tongue to the fans, and then dragged Valerie into position for a piledriver. After that, she quickly went for the cover as Pruitt moved into position. 

Dante: It doesn’t take much to scramble those brains, because Valerie’s have been mush for years! What a win for Jordan!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

T-NO.

Valerie popped her shoulder up before the three came down, and Jordan sat up on her knees for a moment as if in thought. She finally shrugged her shoulders, and leaned down to bite into her face, causing Valerie to shout in pain. The referee made her let go, and she headed for the nearest corner. 

Zack: Valerie’s body is gonna have bite marks all over it at this rate, because Jordan apparently enjoys it as much as anything else she does. 

Majors headed up to the middle turnbuckle before glancing between her legs to see Valerie starting to get up. As soon as she was in position, Jordan stepped up onto the top rope for a springboard moonsault that floored the veteran. Quite happy with herself, she dropped a knee into Valerie’s head and then took off towards the ropes. She rebounded with a rolling senton, and then followed that up with a headscissors. 

Dante: Jordan’s treating Valerie’s head like a pimple on prom night here, Zack. We could get the first win by head implosion!

Zack: Oh yeah, sure we will. As Valerie gets her dome squeezed, this gives Jordan time to think about her next move. Or her favorite episode of DuckTales. Or whatever goes through her mind.

Majors rolled onto her stomach, and then started using her hips to pound the top of her opponent’s head into the mat repeatedly. She rolled back to a seat, and leaned forward to drive an elbow into her back. Pruitt moved around to see if Valerie wanted to stop, which she didn’t as she got her feet under her with her head still stuck. The Hall of Famer popped her head free, and when Jordan looked up to her in surprise, she caught a shining wizard that put her down on the mat. The fans gave Valerie plenty of appreciation for that as she got her bearings. 

Zack: That shot might have knocked some sanity into Jordan’s head, but I won’t hold my breath. Either way, Valerie needs to follow up quickly. 

Dante: There’s nothing wrong with Jordan’s mind, and how dare you demean her good name by saying such a thing!

It didn’t take long for Jordan to start getting back to her feet, and Valerie didn’t take much time either as she bounced off the near side with a running forearm to her head. It wobbled her into the corner before Valerie followed after her, and climbed up onto the middle rope. She raised her elbow to elbow to deliver ten shots to the top of her head before grabbing her head for a bulldog to the canvas. She quickly hooked the outside leg to make the cover before Pruitt fell into position to make the count. 

Zack: Ten straight elbows right to the dome, and Majors doesn’t know if she’s in Rosemont or Riyadh right now!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THRE-NOOO.

Dante: Isn’t the referee supposed to make wrestlers let their opponents out of the corner? I’d have already disqualified her for that. I knew she wouldn’t get the pin anyway.

Jordan was slow to make it back to her feet, but Valerie wasn’t as she yanked her up and sent her across for the ride. The blonde came back into a big boot to the jaw that sent her staggering as Valerie darted past her to the ropes. She came up behind her on the rebound with a reverse hurricanrana. Majors landed in a heap on the canvas before McFarlane got to her feet. She watched Jordan starting to rise again before kicking her in the gut and then the temple before putting her head between her legs. The fans knew what that meant, but so did Kyle as he started shouting at Jordan. 

Zack: It’s about to be all over but the excuses for Jordan! I’d know that setup anywhere! Jordan’s about to have a--

Majors turned her head though, and chomped into Valerie’s thigh. It made the redhead shout in pain, and shove her away. 

Dante: Bite your tongue…. Just like Jordan just bit into Valerie’s thigh! AHAHAHAHA!!! That was the best counter to that move I’ve ever seen!

As Valerie glanced down to the bite on her leg, Jordan tried to go for her codebreaker. But McFarlane grabbed the top rope, and let her land on the back of her head instead. She launched herself into a moonsault off the ropes into a double footstomp to Jordan’s body before dropping down to make the cover. 

Zack: I think Valerie’s had about all she’s going to take from Jordan, and she just sent her to RAGNAROK!!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Dante: It’s better to be lucky than good, and that was all that was right there, Zack. Pure dumb luck!

Kat: Your winner by pinfall……………. VALERIE MCFARLANE!!!

Zack: The wins over the Gold Standard are starting to pile up for Valerie McFarlane, and she and Luci still have a Unity Tag Title shot coming their way in the future too.

The redhead got to her feet, and had her hand raised. The response from the crowd brought a smile to her face till she looked down at all the bite marks Jordan left on her body before rolling out of the ring.

Zack: You can bet Valerie’s gonna remember this match for a while, and feel it too. She may want to see about a tetanus shot sometime soon!

Dante: Listen to you now! I’m sure Jordan has had all her shots and vaccinations.

Vincent followed his client as she headed up the ramp towards the back, and the show headed to the back as well. 



Sacrifice & Reward

A clip from the remaining moments of the Flaming Tables match between Isis Morales and the Ultraviolence Champion Ruby Tyler, which sees the FFW’s resident “Red-Haired Juggernaut” brave the dangers of the match to win both the match and the then.

The scene dissolves to the appearance of the back of a red leather spiked jacket, partly covered by long red hair and a familiar voice breaking into the silence.

Voice: There is a saying. “For every sacrifice, there’s a reward.”

Just as the camera pulls back further as Isis Morales turns around to allow the camera to capture her as she focuses upon it, holding the Ultraviolence Championship belt over her shoulder and standing in a room of darkness, with only small hit of light beaming down on her.

Isis: At Relentless, Ruby Tyler sacrificed. She used every fiber in her being to go to war to keep her reputation intact. To continue to be the toughest woman in FFW. And for that she was rewarded. The reward….her extinction. I can still feel the soreness and the wounds from the heat, but this is what I have worked myself into. And I could not be any more justified. Especially now that I got what I wanted.

She looks over her shoulder to admire the belt over her shoulder for a moment before caressing it with her hand before glaring at the camera.

Isis: What was done was exactly what was done, Charlotte. And in the platform that you have chosen. Now you relish in the fact that you are now one step closer to complete your quest when you challenge for the Ultraviolence title at Fury. Only now your quest for the promise land has crashed headstrong onto the point of no return; a point Charlotte that you are going to regret choosing to put yourself into…with me being your guide; Judge, Jury, Executioner…the woman who now takes her place as the new standard in the division.

A pause fills the air as she continues to look at the camera with an ice-cold demeanor.

Isis: I am going to take this Ultraviolence title to new heights and awareness. And it will be built on the blood, sweat, and carcasses of those who will try to take this from me. And someone who is as accomplished as you are, who is as devious and manipulative that you have built yourself to be, and, as of late, someone who is very well protected as you are would be fool to think that all of that will be what it takes to get THIS job done.

I have unleashed carnage to get this Ultraviolence title. However, it does not come close to what I plan on doing to keep it. Let those words sink in Charlotte Harker….let it sink in.

Isis continues to stare at the camera with an imposing and malicious tone, combining with the light to provide an overall terrifying outlook before the camera slowly fades to black.

[Adam Grant]

 

Kat: The following match is scheduled for one fall to a finish, and is your main event of the evening!

Zack: The Evolution Champion is on a roll of late, and she’ll either turn away a potential challenger in a matter of moments or add one to the list behind Mel Avilo.

Dante: You can’t tell me a match with just Mel and Valerie for the Evolution Championship wouldn’t be a wonderful thing. Scarlett would just be an albatross.

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 Wildfire.

"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. Her championship is slung over her right shoulder as 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."

Kat: Ladies and gentlemen, making her way down to the ring, being accompanied by Kyle Kilmeade…..from Providence, Rhode Island...she is one half of the reigning FFW Unity Tag Team Champions…….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 left arm extended outward,her right hand hoisting her title aloft, 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: One thing the One Percenter is never short of is confidence, and she may be the most technically sound opponent the champion has met since winning the title. 

Dante: May be? You mean to say there’s no question that she is. She’s a One Percenter for more reasons than just because she’s got money, Zack. 

“Body Say” by Demi Lovato starts to play through the speakers around the arena and the lights dim to almost full darkness.

If I had it my way, I would take you down
If I had it my way, I would turn you out
And if my body had a say, I would come again
Scared of what I might say, 'cause I'm at the edge

As the opening lyrics end Christian Kincaid steps out and holds the curtain back to allow Scarlett Silver to make her way out onto the stage. As she steps forward a red spotlight lights up the stage where she walks, making the effect almost like a red carpet for her to walk on. When she stops center stage the spotlight raises to shine down on her, as she stands with one hand on her hip and the other holding her title belt over her shoulder.

And our eyes are crossing paths across the room
There's only one thing left for us to do

Kat: Introducing at this time… Hailing from Los Angeles, California and accompanied to the ring by her manager….Your FFW Evolution Champion…….”The Star Distraction” Scarlett Silver!

You can touch me with slow hands
Speed it up, baby, make me sweat
Dreamland, take me there 'cause I want your sex
If my body had a say, I wouldn't turn away
Touch, make love, taste you
If my body told the truth, baby I would do
Just what I want to

Scarlett struts down the ramp running her hands slowly down her sides to her hips, with a smirk on her face, while Christian follows a few steps behind. Pausing halfway down she sways her hips in rhythm with the music and slowly blows a kiss out to the crowd. She gives her hair a fluff and gives her title a pat before she continues on her way.

If I had it my way, I would take the lead
And if I had it my way, I would take you deep
If my body had a say, I'd get it off my chest
Show you all the red lace underneath this dress

Silver reaches the ring and slides under the bottom rope before taking her time to push up to her knees. After a few seconds she jumps to her feet and then climbs onto the turnbuckle facing the stage. She raises her title up high above her head and then jumps down to join Christian in her corner, for a last minute, pre-match discussion.

Zack: You can sing Valerie’s praises all you want, but Scarlett here has been nothing short of impressive since late last year. She’s turned away opponent after opponent, title match or not. 

Dante: Yeah yeah yeah. She didn’t use to be able to defend her title hardly, now she can. Well good for her. I’m still supporting Valerie for this match.

Christian dropped down off the apron as Kevin Fisk checked both competitors were ready to start the match, getting the okay from Valerie while Scarlett asked for a couple of moments while she checked her appearance, using the Evolution Championship as a mirror. Fisk looked to be prepared to give her those moments but the Gold Standard member had different ideas as she charged towards Scarlett...who sidestepped at the last second. McKinley stopped herself before she hit the turnbuckles and spun around to face Scarlett as the Californian dropped the title and delivered a series of right and left hands into Valerie’s body before she took her down to the mat with a hip toss.

Zack: One thing we haven’t seen much of that used to plague Scarlett’s matches is a lack of focus. I think winning the title has been a real boon for her. 

Dante: It should be. The Evolution title is one of the most prestigious titles in FFW. If that doesn’t focus you, I’m not sure anything can. 

McKinley started to get back to her feet quickly only for Silver to launch herself forwards and caught the red head with a knee to the side of her head. Valerie stumbled for a moment and found her hand caught by the Evolution champion who whipped her across the ring. As the Rhode Island came back towards Scarlett, the brunette took her off her feet with a clothesline. Again McKinley scrambled quickly to get back to her feet where Silver took her back down to the canvas with a dropkick. Again McKinley started to rise quickly to her feet and found herself sent across the ring into the corner, the Chaotic Temptation member following in close behind her and caught her with a clothesline against the turnbuckle pads.

Dante: The great thing about this match is that it could turn into a case of both Valerie and Lacey each having two titles at the same time. 

Zack: I’m sure that’s the goal for both Valerie and Kyle, but that’s a lot easier said than done. And Jordan may be too tired to come out and help them steal another title anyway.

Silver immediately stepped away and took hold of the top rope as she started to lay into the Unity Champion with a series of stiff sidekicks to the body. Fisk called for the break and began to use the count as Silver continued to pepper her opponent’s body with kicks. The referee reached four before Scarlett stepped backwards with her arms raised only to dart into the corner and send McKinley back towards the middle of the ring with a monkey flip. As the Providence native began to rise quickly to her feet as Silver hopped up the ropes in the corner, making it to the top where she flipped backwards and caught the rising redhead with a picture perfect moonsault that took Val down to the mat. Quickly Scarlett made the cover and reached to hook the leg.

Dante: Too early for this, it isn’t going to work. 

One…

Tw-

Zack: Well you were right about going for it too soon, but there’s no harm in trying to win at any time. They don’t punch time clocks on the FFW roster after all.

Valerie kicked out of the pinfall and found herself pulled up to her feet by Silver who began to fire off knees into her body and chest before jerking her upright and taking her straight back down to the mat with a side Russian leg sweep. Scarlett rolled over and checked her hair for a moment in the video screen before she came back to her feet and took off towards the ring ropes. As Scarlett came back she caught the rising McKinley with a running neckbreaker. Again McKinley rolled over and started to push upwards but as she got to all fours the Evolution Champion caught her with a low dropkick to the side of her head sending her down to the canvas. The Chaotic Temptation came back to her feet pulling her opponent upright and again whipped her across the ring into the canvas. The Gold Standard member once more looked to rise and as she did so, Scarlett hooked her head and drove her down into the mat with a reverse DDT. Scarlett quickly making the cover as they landed and hooked the leg.

Dante: Look at her going for another pin! Does she not know who she’s in the ring with?

One…

Two…

...THR-

Zack: I’m pretty sure Scarlett is aware of her opponent. She saw her when she came to the ring earlier, I’m positive.

Valerie kicked out and rolled out of the bottom ring where she staggered towards her corner as Kyle came to meet her. The referee stopped Scarlett from going after her, telling her to back up across the ring. The Chaotic Temptation member complied with the referee’s demand, checking her appearance quickly in the video screen before she took off across the ring and launched herself into a plancha, flipping clear over the top rope and connecting perfectly with Valerie and catching Kyle as he was stood next to her, taking them both down to the floor. Scarlett took a moment before she came to her feet and admired herself in the replay that was shown to the crowd as she pulled McKinley to her feet and rolled her underneath the bottom rope into the ring. 

Dante: What was that you were saying about her not showing a lack of focus anymore? 

The Chaotic Temptation member pulled herself up onto the ring apron, measuring Valerie up for a second before she used the top rope to bring herself back into the ring with a slingshot into a leg drop. And only caught mat as Valerie rolled away at the final moment. 

Zack: I might’ve spoken too soon. But that isn’t the end of the match, so we’ll wait and see.

Scarlett’s eyes went wide as she hit the mat and started to try and come back to her feet only for a risen Valerie to charge towards her, catching her with a big boot to her face that caused Silver to fall and sprawl into the ropes. As the Evolution Champion bounced away from the ring ropes, Valerie caught her with a roundhouse kick to the side of her head that dropped the Chaotic Temptation member to her knees in front of the ropes and allowed the Unity Champion to force her throat against the middle rope, choking her out. The referee began the count, reaching four before Valerie stood upright, pulling Scarlett up as she did so before she scooped her off her feet and dropped her with a stun gun over the top rope. Silver landed on her feet, gasping for breath as she did and was quickly spun around by McKinley who wrapped her hand around her foe’s throat and with a roar of effort hauled her up off her feet and drove her down into the canvas with a chokeslam, dropping to her knees as she delivered the slam and kept the choke hold applied.

Zack: Valerie’s gonna take every second of the five count she can get. It turns out wealth and morals don’t always go hand in hand.

Dante: Oh yeah, and Scarlett’s some angel who has never done anything illegal in a match. 

Fisk again demanded the break and used the five count on Valerie, getting the break from the Gold Standard member on four. The red haired wrestler quickly came to her feet only to deliver a fist drop that caught Silver square in the chest before Valerie made the cover and hooked the leg.

Dante: Claim your title shot, Valerie! 

One…

Two…

Zack: She hasn’t done it yet, despite your cheerleading for it to be so.

Scarlett kicked out and rolled to the side, where she took deep breaths. McKinley floated over and locked in a front facelock on her opponent. Scarlett clawed at her foe’s arm, trying to get free of the hold only for Valerie to apply the hold tighter before she began to gator roll her foe back and forth across the ring in an effort to wear her down a little. Again the Gold Standard rolled Silver across the canvas then started to come to her feet, keeping the front facelock applied as she did so, hauling Scarlett upright before snapping off a suplex. Valerie kept the hold applied as she popped her hips, again bringing the Californian upright and this time used the ring ropes to connect with a slingshot suplex. For a third time Valerie brought her opponent back to her feet and this time lifted her vertically upright, holding her there for a moment before she dropped the Chaotic Temptation member on the top of her head with a brain buster. Silver crumpled to the mat and Valerie made the cover again.

Dante: When an airhead lands on her head if it’s really quiet, you can hear the wind blow out!

One…

Two…

...T-

Zack: You call her an airhead, but look at the names she’s defeated. So what are you saying about them?

Scarlett kicked out again and rolled over onto her front as Valerie checked with the referee, getting the two count confirmed to her before she took the mount position on the back of the Chaotic Temptation member. The Unity Tag Team Champion didn’t waste any time as she took hold of her head by the hair and began to bounce her face off the canvas, causing Fisk to call for the break and began to use the count, threatening the red haired wrestler with disqualification. He got to four before McKinley released her grip on her opponent’s hair. It only lasted for a moment though before she once more grabbed hold of her foe by the hair and began to pull her upright, driving knees into her gut. McKinley landed five knees before she dropped down to one knee and exploded upwards to deliver a European uppercut to Silver that caused her to spin around and drop to one knee. Scarlett held her jaw as she rose back to her feet and turned to face Valerie who caught her with an open handed slap to her face. 

Dante: Don’t bother trying to slap sense into her, Valerie. You’d be here all day, and not even get a glimmer of hope.

Zack: That’s pretty much how I feel about you, in all honesty.

Silver stepped backwards, holding her cheek for a second as Valerie dropped back to the ring ropes and launched herself forward into a flying forearm smash to her opponent’s jaw. Scarlett hit the mat and looked to rise once again only for Valerie to jerk her upwards and drove her face first into the canvas once more with a sit out facebuster. Silver bounced up onto all fours and quickly found herself pulled straight back up to her feet and straight into a DDT. Again McKinley rolled her foe onto her back and made the cover, hooking the leg as she did so this time. 

Dante: I’m already envisioning Valerie as a future Evolution Champion!

One…

Two…

...THR-

Zack: Well good for you. Hold that image there, because she hasn’t even earned the shot so far.

Scarlett once more kicked out and Valerie glared at the referee who showed her the two count even as she raised three fingers to him. She shook her head as she once more pulled her opponent to her feet and into position for a piledriver. The movie never came however as Silver straightened up and sent McKinley down to the mat with a back body drop, staggering forwards as she delivered the move. Silver saw herself in the video screen with her hair ruffled from the attacks on her and started to smooth it back into position as Valerie started to rise behind her and as McKinley looked to advance on the seemingly distracted Silver, Scarlett suddenly skipped towards and fired off a superkick aimed at the jaw. McKinley just got her hands up in the nick of time to take the brunt of the blow but fell to the canvas regardless and Scarlett quickly began to stomp away viciously at her opponent’s body. Fisk called for separation, telling the Californian to let her opponent up to her feet and started the count, getting to four before he physically stepped between them to back Scarlett up.

Dante: There you go, ref. That’s good. If you have to strike her a couple times, that’d be fine too. 

Zack: Don’t hold your breath waiting for that to happen.

Silver pouted at him for a moment as he told her off momentarily for not listening to him, allowing McKinley to begin to rise to her feet. The Gold Standard member only made it as far as one knee before Scarlett caught her with a running knee to the jaw. McKinley came upright only for the Chaotic Temptation member to jerk her head downwards as she delivered a codebreaker. McKinley bounced off her opponent’s knees and rolled onto her back on the canvas as Scarlett kipped back up to her feet and drove an elbow drop into her opponent’s chest. Quickly the Evolution Champion pulled her opponent back up right and into a short arm clothesline that sent McKinley down to the mat. Valerie tried to rise quickly back upright only for Scarlett to dart towards the ropes, jumping onto the middle one and springboarded into a hurricanrana. Silver landed it perfectly and made the cover, hooking her foe’s leg instantly.

Zack: Look at the snap off that rana, and Scarlett could be three seconds from the bell!

One…

Two…

...THR-

Dante: She could be, but she isn’t. Now she’s just stomping her foot, what good is that doing for her?

Silver rolled away and came back to her feet where she stomped her foot against the canvas, waving her opponent upwards. McKinley made it to her hands and knees and it looked as though Scarlett was about to move forward and take a page out of Missy’s playbook with a curb stomp only to stumble forward as Kyle caught her ankle at just the right moment, walking away innocently as he did so. Silver caught herself and looked back at him with a shake of her head before she turned back towards Valerie who was now back to her knees and rising. As the Gold Standard member forced herself up to one knee, Scarlett sprinted towards her and left her feet, looking for a shining wizard but only got air as Valerie ducked her head out of the way. Scarlett managed to adjust in midair to land unsteadily upon her feet which allowed McKinley to scoop her up from behind and drove her down into the mat with a wheelbarrow facebuster.

Zack: Shades of Jo McFarlane with that shot, and Valerie has effectively turned the tide back in her favor.

Dante: She has, and all she needs to do is capitalize and drop Scarlett a few more times to get herself an Evolution title match.

McKinley rolled away, taking a couple of moments to get her bearings as Silver slowly made it back to her feet and headed towards Valerie as the Gold Standard member started back to her feet. Silver attempted to snap off a stiff kick towards her foe’s midsection only to get her foot caught by McKinley who took the Evolution champion off her feet with a dragon screw leg whip. Scarlett hit the mat and started back to her feet only for Valerie to once more take her down to the canvas with a reverse dragon screw leg whip. This time as the Chaotic Temptation member hit the canvas, McKinley kept hold of her opponent’s right leg, grapevining it as she applied an ankle lock and dropped to a sitting position on the canvas. 

Dante: Scarlett should go ahead and tap, it’s not like it’s something she hasn’t done before. In title matches, no less. 

Zack: I’m impressed you’ve been paying that close of attention before you came here to FFW. 

Fisk dropped down to the canvas to check on Silver, asking her if she wanted to quit as Valerie twisted and jerked on her ankle further. Scarlett refused as Christian moved around the ring to offer his client encouragement and advice even as Valerie continued to increase the pressure in the hold. Again the Chaotic Temptation member shook her head as she refused to submit to the hold, kicking her free foot and clawing against the mat, twisting and turning her body as she did so, before finally managing to reach and stretch out far enough to hook her fingers around the bottom rope. Fisk called for the break and started to count when it didn’t come. Finally the Unity champion released on four, only to hold her opponent’s foot against the canvas as she came to her feet and began to stompy away at the ankle, prompting the referee to again call for the break and use the five count before physically intervening to back McKinley away from her opponent, threatening her with disqualification as she did so.

Dante: How dare he threaten Valerie with anything? Doesn’t he know she could buy and sell him with the snap of her fingers? 

Zack: Unfortunately for her and apparently you, the referee isn’t for sale. 

Pain was written across the face of the Evolution Champion as she started to use the ring ropes to pull herself upwards only for Valerie to push her way past the official and jerk the Californian to her feet and drag her towards the corner - Silver threatening to drop to one knee every time she tried to put weight on her injured leg. McKinley shoved her back against the turnbuckles and lifted the right leg to put it over the middle rope and started to pull up on her ankle once more as she lashed out with kicks to her knee. Again Fisk asked for the break, starting the count again and this time got the break on four as McKinley retreated to the middle of the ring where she measured up Scarlett and charged forward to deliver a yakuza kick to her face, snapping Silver’s head backwards. 

Dante: I can just feel it in my bones, Zack. Valerie’s gonna get herself an Evolution title shot tonight!

Zack: Please keep any feelings of yourself to yourself. This is a family show.

Valerie spun around and followed that up with alternating back elbows to the Evolution champions face, again getting counted down by the referee which saw McKinley strut forward two steps on the four count to satisfy the official before she spun around and left her feet to crack Scarlett in the side of the head with the One Percent gamengiri kick to the side of her head. Silver looked to be about to fall forward, only to catch herself and stumble instead, threatening with every steps to collapse to the canvas. The Providence native didn’t allow that to happen as she grabbed hold of her opponent by the hand, locking in a wristlock that she used to jerk Silver into the Crown Jewel short armed lariat. As Scarlett hit the mat, Valerie dropped down to her knees and made the cover on her foe.

Dante: There’s the CROWN JEWEL!! That’ll be all!

One…

Two…

...THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zack: Are you absolutely positive of that fact, Dante? 

At the last possible moment, Scarlett rolled the shoulder to break up the pinfall attempt and continued till she reached the ring ropes as McKinley stared at the referee in disbelief, demanding the three from the senior official who shook his head and told her that it was only a two count and the shoulder came up in time. Valerie shook her head and looked over to Kyle who offered her encouragement and told her to end the match now. The Rhode Islander nodded her head as she moved towards her opponent who was trying to get to her feet and pulled her the rest of the way to her feet. Valerie dragged her away from the ring ropes and looked to be about to set her up for the Divine Providence only for Scarlett to begin to land short elbow strikes into her opponent’s body, stopping her before she could set it up before the Chaotic Temptation member swept her foes legs out from underneath her as she rolled her up into a pinning combination with a ranhei.

Dante: She’s not gonna catch her off guard like this?! KICK OUT!!

One…

Two…

...THRE--

Zack: Do you have a vested interest in this match or something? Put some money on it?

Valerie kicked out in time and Scarlett rolled backwards to the ropes, using them to pull herself upwards. As soon as Silver was vertical, McKinley charged towards her only for the brunette to lean back against the ropes and bring her feet up to catch her foe with a boot to the face. Silver cried out in pain as her right leg landed but didn’t allow that to stop her as she launched herself forwards and into a sling blade clothesline. Scarlett hopped on one foot as she favoured her right leg, watching as McKinley rose back up to her feet and the Californian launched herself into the air to catch her opponent with an enzuigiri to the side of her head. It dropped McKinley to all fours. The Chaotic Temptation member once more forced herself back to her feet as quickly as possible and gritted her teeth as she launched herself into a shining wizard thanks to McKinley having pushed up to one knee by the time Silver was vertical. 

Dante: If Scarlett had a brain, it’d be rattled right now. And I don’t gamble much, and it’s always in Canadian dollars if I do. I did put $50 on a match once.

Zack: And with the exchange rate, you were probably out about $8 American when you lost the bet.

Scarlett held her right ankle with one hand as she used the other to drag herself to the ring ropes and started to pull herself back to her feet. As soon as she was upright Silver started trying to get the blood flowing through her leg once more, testing out how much weight she could put on her right leg before she turned her attention back towards her foe, grabbing her head from behind as she rose only to use the ring ropes to springboard into a front flip and deliver a diamond dust jawbreaker. Valerie bounced upwards out of the move and fell into the ropes, bouncing off them and was quickly pulled downwards into a small package pinning combination.

Dante: Why does she keep trying these tactics thinking Valerie isn’t going to notice in time? 

One…

Two....

...THRE----

Zack: Because she’s trying to win the match. That should be a concept you’re familiar with.

Valerie kicked out again and Scarlett once more rolled to the ropes, checking the count with the referee as she pulled herself upwards. Fisk confirmed the two and Silver nodded her head as she waited for McKinley to make to her feet. Once more the Evolution Champion used the ropes to her advantage, springboarding off them to catch McKinley around the head as she delivered a Tornado DDT. Silver shook her head as she sat up and began to rise once again, pulling her opponent up with her as she moved her towards the ropes and sent her through them to the apron. Scarlett kept hold of her head as she pulled Valerie back into the ring till her feet was resting upon the middle rope before she drove her face first into the mat with the Star Stopper rope hung DDT. Quickly Scarlett rolled away and headed towards the corner, pulling herself up onto the top rope where she measured up McKinley before she launched herself into the Boom Boom, driving a knee drop into her foes body. Scarlett quickly popped up to her feet and delivered a second knee drop to the body before she made the cover, hooking both legs as she did so.

Zack: A little bit of the BOOM BOOM, and Scarlett may have this all but over!

One…

Two…

...THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dante: What a dumb name for a move, and no one should ever be able to say “Yeah, she got the Boom Boom on me and I was done after that!” 

Valerie rolled the shoulder before the three count could be completed, Scarlett checking with the referee and getting shown the two count. The Chaotic Temptation member shook her head in dismay at the confirmation of the count and looked over to Christian. Kincaid urged her on as Scarlett checked her appearance again in the video wall before she hopped up onto the top rope and stretched out as though bored with the match. McKinley began to rise to her feet, causing Scarlett to drop back down to the mat and measure up Valerie. The Gold Standard member came to her feet and turned towards her foe who struck with the Silver Spike, driving her thumb into her throat before she rolled McKinley up into a small package.

Dante: NONONONONO, not the damn SILVER SPIKE!!

One…

Two…

...THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zack: And it WAS the Silver Spike, much to my broadcast partner’s chagrin! The Evolution Champion just keeps turning them away!

As Fisk called for the bell, McKinley kicked out and Scarlett rolled away and out of the ring where she was quickly met by Christian. A huge grin formed on Scarlett’s face as Fisk joined her on the outside of the ring and raised her hand in victory.

Kat: Here is your winner, by way of pinfall...the “STAR DISTRACTION” SCARLETT SILVER!!!!!

Dante: I assure you Valerie will have that title one day, and any others she wants to go with it. 

Zack: Well it won’t be tonight! Fans, this Tuesday night is Future Shock Impact 3 only on FFW All Access! We’ll see you there, and congratulations to Scarlett on her impressive victory here tonight at Breaking Point.

Scarlett raised the Evolution Championship in the air as Christian raised her hand once more in celebration, the crowd cheering her on as McKinley came to her feet in the ring and looked to go after Silver, only for Kyle to stop her. The Tag Team Champion took her belt from her manager and adjusted it on her shoulder as she scowled at the celebrating Evolution Champion.

Zack: We'll see you Tuesday at---

Suddenly the show cuts to video footage inside a car as it pulls into the parking lot of what looked like a post office. Four women are in the car as we hear them singing loudly.

She's got the whole world in her hands
She's got the whole wide world in her hands

Zack: What the hell is this?!

Dante: Is this where the Choir was? I guess they have some mail to drop off.

The singing continues as the camera swings around to see a parked car before Savannah Star's husband comes out with his mail under his arm. As he gets into the car, that's when the car doors opened before all four of the women take off towards the vehicle. Seth's eyes widen as they descend on him.

Woman's Voice: Turn off the camera! Turn off the camera!!

Zack: That's Seth...what the hell is this?!

The sound of something hitting the side of the car is heard as the video cuts out before Breaking Point fades to black.