NFW Trauma #82 - 08/20/2022!

"New Soul" by Yael Naim plays as the fans in attendance roar their approval. Out from the back comes Loree Merope dressed for business and displaying an overwhelming look of pride on her face. She steps aside as the one the fans are really waiting to see, Ibbie, comes out wearing the NFW United States Championship around her waist.

Seth Ernst: There she is with her manager. Ibbie, the new NFW United States Champion.

Miranda Augustino: I always had my doubts with Ibbie, but she's paid her dues and earned her spot as a champion on Trauma.

Ibbie smiles at the fans before looking to Loree and they both walk to the ring together. Once in the ring, Loree requests a mic and returns to Ibbie who is standing center-ring.

Loree Merope: My gosh, Child! You've had your downs in this industry, but this is the biggest of ups you've experienced! Ibbie, it was back in March of this year when we came out here to speak with Stacy Jones who extended a challenge to you. You lost that match, but that was your first match in NFW and first title match. Since that day, you've been in matches for every Trauma title except for the trios.

Seth Ernst: Loree is absolutely right on that claim.

Miranda Agustino: That's what I meant when I said she's been able to pay dues in NFW.

Loree Merope: My Child, given what you've done thus far, I wouldn't have put it past you to grab Stacy and Ayu and form a team of your own just to go after the trios belts, but last week, you made it. No longer are you Small Match Ibbie. You are a champion! The very championship that eluded your grasp when you first came into this company is now yours.

As Ibbie unfastens the belt from behind her and lifts it high into the air with tears in her eyes as the fans cheer adoringly for her. Loree gives Ibbie a few minutes to celebrate with her beloved fanbase before handing the mic to her. Ibbie puts the United States Championship over one shoulder, grabs the mic from Loree, and the crowd goes silent in anticipation.

Miranda Agustino: Big Match Ibbie was born last week as--

Seth Ernst: Mir, sorry to interrupt, but she's about to say the thing!

Ibbie: Hi, I'm Ibbie!

The crowd cheers loudly in response, but Ibbie quickly silences them by holding the mic up over her head and trying her best to impersonate Loree's way of getting the crowd to hush.

Ibbie: Thank you, Loree and fans. This is my first championship and I want to thank the fans, and Loree, and all of my friends in the locker room. I want to thank my opponents for making me better each week. I would like to specifically thank Faye Brown who extended the challenge to me and made sure I earned my win. I believe most of the other specifics I did last week before my match as there were many who got me to the point I needed to be. My trainer, Stacy Jones, especially. I think Loree covered my history and so there's only one thing left to talk about.

The crowd eagerly waits to hear what Ibbie has to say as the camera closes in on the face of the new United States Champion.

Seth Ernst: What could it be that she's going to sa--

Miranda Augustino: Seth, sorry to interrupt, but listen and you'll find out!

Ibbie: The first thing everyone is probably asking is, "what will Ibbie do now that she's champion?" My mentor would do weekly challenges open to anyone wanting to accept while Faye specifically named her challenger, another way of doing things. For me, and Loree agrees this to be the best plan for me, I will do a bit of naming and a bit of letting management decide.

The fans continue to cheer.

Miranda Augustino: I was giving Ibbie credit, but now she's decided to open up challenges. It would be wiser to not challenge and just sit back and enjoy your reign as champion.

Seth Ernst: What kind of champion would that make you, though? Stacy knows, Faye Brown knows, Ibbie also knows and neither wanted to become the type of champion you are talking about.

Ibbie: So, I do have an opponent in mind to put the United States Championship against, and some of you already know who I am talking about. I made a promise that I intended to keep. Ayu Megumi...

The crowd erupts in cheers as Ibbie addresses The Amazing Girl.

Seth Ernst: Listen to this crowd right now, Mir!

Miranda Augustino: This is not the smart way to do things. Not only is Ibbie not being happy having the belt and not wrestling, it sounds like she's about to challenge someone she's never defeated in her career, no, in her life!

Ibbie: Ayu, I know you have your problems with the Queens of Chaos. It started with the final Pyramid qualifier when Jessi took you out before you even got to the ring. I was prepared then to face you putting my spot in the Pyramid on the line, but you told me to go on and fight. That told me two things about you, Ayu. You put others before yourself and you wanted to get back at the Queens of Chaos that badly. Both of these things are admirable in my opinion. While I know you still want to face them in the ring, put that to the side just for next week.

The crowd continues to cheer for both Ibbie and Ayu.

Ibbie: Ayu, you defeated me last time we fought one on one and I need to defeat you to even the score. No, I'm not angry, I'm still Ibbie, and it's a competitive score I want to even up with you. The promise I talked about earlier was one I made with you over and over with each title match. Whenever I got a title, you would get the first title shot. So, Ayu Megumi, next week, it'll be me and you one on one for this.

Ibbie raises the United States Championship up over her head again.

Ibbie: The NFW United States Championship. Ayu, you always say believe today, shine tomorrow. Well, I've believed in you then, I still do today and next week... Will be tomorrow.

Miranda Augustino: Next week is tomorrow? I think the girl is confused.

Ibbie: I mean next week, Ayu, it'll be time to shine.

Ibbie returns the belt to her shoulder and continues.

Ibbie: Ayu Megumi, let's go once more, but for a greater prize, and see who defeats who this time. I'm NFW United States Champion now, I'm going to train hard for next week, I'm hoping you will train hard too, I'm going to try my best to win and keep my title, I'm going to be all of these things...

Ibbie holds the mic out to the crowd.

Crowd: AND ALSO STILL IBBIE!!!

Ibbie smiles and nods bringing the mic back down.

Ibbie: Champion Ibbie, the best Ibbie, Big Match Ibbie, everybody's friend, Ibbie! ALWAYS IBBIE!!!

"New Soul" plays once again as the mic is passed from Ibbie to Loree who returns it to the stage crew. Loree grabs and holds up one of Ibbie's hands while Ibbie holds the United States title in her other hand and the crowd cheers her on. The scene then fades out.
We cut to the backstage dressing rooms where Pyper FrenZ is seen dressed in her ring gear and ready to go out for her match.

Pyper FrenZ: Tonight's the night, friends, fam, fans, fuckers. If you haven't been keeping tabs on PFZ, your favorite hometown wrestler, well, let me get you up to speed. I defeated a Canadian Luchador in my first week and in the second week, I was taken to the limit by the Unbreakable One. I didn't win that second match, but, I mean, come on! It was against Stacy Jones, a former champion and someone who's been in NFW for a long while. NFW saw something in me enough to give me that caliber of a match in the first place and tonight, they've upped the ante. Yes, fuckers, tonight I have a match against Coda for a chance at the Genesis title. Yes, I told this company they could invest in PFZ and it appears they are going to do so. If I am able to win tonight, I'll be facing The Ringmaster and his henchmen, and woman, at some point either next week or whenever it's decided to happen. Regardless of when, it's a contracted title shot, and you know I'm all for challenges even if the deck is stacked against me before I even come out to the ring.

FrenZ goes through a couple of quick stretches then returns.

Pyper FrenZ: Let's not get ahead of tonight, though, everybody. Tonight I face Coda, a multi-time champion and appears to be someone who is looking for a good fight and haha... Coda, you're going to get a fight for sure tonight! I will have my work cut out for me, though, because she's held more titles than me and those aren't just given away, well, mostly not. There are other good things I could say about my opponent tonight, but Coda... hand me your plate because Imma dish out some truth right now. Yes, you're a multi-time champion, but how long ago were those reigns? I would venture a guess of more than a year ago. You've been here almost a year and none of those championships where NFW championships. Then, you have our latest champion as of last week, Ibbie who came in, what... A few months ago? If memory serves me correctly didn't she also defeat you before? Hmmm...

PFZ reaches into her bag and pulls out a piece of paper.

Pyper FrenZ: Yes, fuckers, Pyper with paper, yuck it up, nerds.

FrenZ straightens up and clears her throat as if going to give a speech.

Pyper FrenZ: Coda, at Trauma 72, you were pinned by Ayu Megumi. Trauma 73, you were tapped out by Ibbie, see I thought she beat you. Trauma 74, you were once again tapped out when facing Asmodeus. Trauma 75, you lost an opportunity to qualify for the Guardians of the Pyramid. Then the last time we saw you in action on Trauma was almost a month ago when you were in a tag team match and you were the one to eat the pin. Coda, unless you break this losing streak tonight with me, things aren't looking so hot for your career, doll. So tonight, if you are questioning, "We will fight?" I'd like to say yes, but the answer is no. Why? It's simple...

PFZ wads up the paper and throws it at the camera.

Pyper FrenZ: It takes two to become "we," and while I can guarantee I will fight, it looks like you lost your fight several months ago, chick.

Pyper looks over to the side and points as the camera follows the direction she is looking only to find nothing there. When returning to FrenZ, she does an uppercut motion in front of the lens.

Pyper FrenZ: Pow!

With a smirk, PFZ leaves the locker room and down the hall pumped up and ready for her match.
We find Eavan “Krigare” Maloney and Kita backstage, as Eavan holds a black bag in her hands.

Krigare: It didn’t have to come to this, Ash. We could have fought months ago and let all of this get behind us, but you kept running. Hiding behind Santiago and forcing her to pit useless opponent after useless opponent against me.

Eavan holds up the bag and smiles devilishly.

Krigare: SO… I had to get creative. Since I can’t have you, since I have to wait, well…

Eavan looks down into the bag and laughs.

Krigare: I had to resort to rubber and silicone. A shame, really, BUT until you finally start taking me seriously and stop throwing your partners, your own SISTER, under the bus? I’ll have to be satisfied with this.

Eavan puts her hand in the bag and frowns.

Krigare: It’s what I figured, feels just like you. Fake. Kyleigh Rose, your Majesty? I’m going to use this on you and get some sweet… sweet… release.
We cut backstage to find Dakota Winters standing by with a microphone in hand and a smile on her face.

Dakota Winters: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, “Unbreakable” Stacy Jones.

The camera pans out a little to reveal Stacy Jones standing beside the interviewer, dressed ready to compete in tonight’s Main Event.

Dakota Winters: Stacy, tonight you’re going up against the newest member of the Queens of Chaos and the woman who attacked you after your victory over Jessi Ozborne two weeks ago, Zara Ivory. How are you feeling going into this match?

Stacy Jones: Yeah, it’s funny how since I’ve made my return, I’ve had five people attack me from behind to try and put me back on the shelf again! FIVE!

The Unbreakable One shakes her head.

Stacy Jones: First Zoey Madison attacked me ahead of my match with Adrianna Salvatore… who by the way… I hope recovers soon coz I have a lot of respect for her. Then Jessi Ozborne, Kyleigh Rose and Alexandra Calaway attacked me… and now Zara Ivory is the latest bitch to do so!

She begins to seethe a little.

Stacy Jones: I’m fucking sick of it! And Zara?! In case you didn’t notice?! When Zoey, Jessi, Kyleigh and Alexandra found themselves across the ring from me?! Where there was no advantage of a sneak attack or the numbers game?! I came out on top! And with your “Queens” banned from ringside tonight?! I don’t like your fucking chances!

Dakota Winters: Do you think after tonight’s match, win or lose, that you’ll be done with the Queens of Chaos?

Jones shrugs in a frustrated manner.

Stacy Jones: I have no fucking idea, Dakota! Seriously, I don’t! Jessi keeps saying that the Queens are officially done with the likes of me and Ayu, yet their actions say otherwise! But that’s to be expected considering she’s a fucking snake! So I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens! Either way, I won’t stop fighting and neither will Ayu! Whether the “Queens” like it or not?! We’re here to fucking stay!

The Unbreakable One then storms off camera past Winters as we cut elsewhere.