Trauma Episode 6, Kyoto, Japan 2/22/20

“Team Isabella Rules!”

“Destroy the Circus!”

“Ringmistress can be my Kitten!”

“Let’s go Arely!”

“Hai GRRRRL!”

“Yuh GRRRRRL!”

Miranda Augustino: Welcome everyone to the final Trauma before Invasion!

Andrew Payne: Tonight we invade Kyoto, Japan and we’re just days away from Invasion!

Miranda Augustino: Tonight we have our Tag Team Champions taking each other on in a match both of them requested.

Andrew Payne: Knowing the two of them, they’re going to put on a hell of a show for the fans.

Miranda Augustino: And we’ll see the rest of Team Angel and Team Isabella in action!

Andrew Payne: But our first match will be seeing two new signees to Trauma taking each other on. Let’s get to the ring and get this show started!

Noah Leota vs Amelia Hogan

Umi Toriyama: Tsugi no kontesuto wa, 1tsu no aki ni yotei sa rete iru taguchīmu no shiaidesu!

The main lights go dark as Red and Blue spotlights swirl around the ringside area. They all come together on the stage as Noah Leota emerges. He raises his right arm high into the sky, then quickly drops it and begins walking down the ramp confidently.

Umi Toriyama: Hajime ni, kara Honolulu, Hawaii, Noah Leota!

Noah scales up the turnbuckle and raises his arm once more. This time dropping it then hopping into the ring from the turnbuckle. Once in the ring he goes down to one knee and stares out into the crowd with a confident smirk etched across his face.

"Amelia's entrance theme starts playing as Amelia rushes through the crowd slapping every hand she can get ahold of.

Umi Toriyama: Soshite kare no taisen aite wa Wales, United Kingdom, Amelia Hogan!

She jumps over the barricade and into the ring. She waves to all the people in the crowd as she gets ready for her impending match.

DING DING DING

Noah and Amelia are in the ring and as the bell sounds, the two of them circle the ring, looking each other over for a moment. Neither one wanting to be too quick and make a mistake in their debut here in NFW. Finally though, the two of them lock up in the center of the ring with Noah having the noticeable advantage and forces Amelia into the ropes. The ref calls for a break and Noah gives a clean break to Amelia as he backs away with his hands up. Amelia nods and comes out of the ropes. As she does, Noah goes behind and lifts her up, slamming her face first into the mat. He then starts to use his speed to keep Amelia off balance. He would bounce off the ropes, delivering moves that would awe the crowd. He’d take Amelia and deliver a bridging Northern Lights Suplex that would result in a two count. Noah would continue to push though, grabbing Amelia and delivering a Migraine Driver and then looking to follow it up with the AC 130, but Amelia somehow had the wherewithal to bring her knees up and drive them into the midsection of Noah to buy herself some much needed time to try and recover from the punishment she had been on the receiving end of.

Amelia gets back up to her feet as the crowd cheers for both individuals. She uses the crowd to get a jolt of adrenaline as she gets to her feet and blocks a right hand by Noah. She delivers a chop of her own and then a few more that can be heard in the arena. She backs Noah up into the ropes. She grabs Noah by the wrist and tries to whip him off, but Noah is able to reverse it. Amelia comes off the ropes and ducks a clothesline attempt and when Noah turns around, he gets nailed with a roundhouse kick that drops him to a knee. Amelia comes off the ropes and as she does, delivers a knee to the temple of Noah. She then takes him and picks him up off the mat. Amelia takes him and delivers Fly Amelia Fly and hooks the leg to only get a two count. Amelia looks shocked, but she continues to use her strikes to lay in the offense on Noah, eventually looking to deliver Candy Overdose, but Noah is able to counter out of the move and delivers Capped Off out of nowhere and picks Amelia up and delivers The Buckshot Kick before hooking the leg and getting the three count.

~DING DING DING~

Umi Toriyama: Kore ga shiai no shōshadesu, Noah Leota!

Andrew Payne: Impressive debut from both of these up and comers here on Trauma. I’m sure Isabella was watching closely.

Miranda Augustino: I’m sure. And I see big things from both of them in the future on here.

Result: Pinfall

River Chance vs Xaphan

Umi Toriyama: Tsugi no kontesuto wa, 1tsu no aki ni yotei sa rete iru taguchīmu no shiaidesu!

“No Easy Way Out” begins to play as River walks out from behind the curtain to cheers from the crowd. She smiles as she looks down at the ring. She takes a few moments to gather herself before starting her way down the ramp.

Umi Toriyama: Hajime ni, kara Ann Arbor, Michigan, River Chance!

River makes her way to the ring and walks up the ring steps. She gets into the ring and smiles out at the crowd before walking over to her corner.

“Remember Me (Fester Remix)” begins to play as Xaphan walks out from behind the curtain to the top of the ramp. He looks around as the crowd boos him with a wicked grin on his face.

Umi Toriyama: Soshite kanojo no taisen aite wa The Pit, Xaphan!

Xaphan makes his way down the ramp and gets into the ring, staring right at River before resting in his corner and waiting for the match to start.

DING DING DING

River and Xaphan circle the ring and the two of them lock up. River shows off her strength right away as she forces Xaphan into the corner from this position. The ref calls for a break and as River breaks the hold, Xaphan uses this to deliver a thumb to the eye that causes River to stagger backwards holding at the eye that was poked. The referee warns Xaphan, but he ignores the warning as he brushes past him and just grabs River, sending her into the ropes. River comes off the ropes and as she does, Xaphan leaps and delivers a hurricanrana that sends River out of the ring and to the floor. Xaphan doesn’t hesitate as he hits the ropes and comes diving through the ropes, hitting a suicide dive that drives River back first into the barricade. He grabs River and picks her up on the outside and delivers a Death Valley Driver right into the ring apron. River writhes in pain on the floor before Xaphan picks her up and rolls her inside.Xaphan climbs up to the top rope and launches himself, delivering a shooting star press and hooking the leg for a two count. Xaphan picks River back up from the mat and sends her into the corner. He charges in and looks for a corner splash, but River is able to catch him and just slam him down to the mat.

River comes out of the corner and picks Xaphan up off the mat. She sends him into the ropes and when he comes off, River delivers a discus clothesline that drops Xaphan hard on the back of his head to the mat. She doesn’t stop there as she picks Xaphan up once again, this time lifting him up and bringing him vertical, holding him there for a few seconds before dropping him with a delayed vertical suplex. River hooks the leg and only gets a two count from that. She doesn’t back down though as she once again picks Xaphan up off the mat. She picks the masked man up onto her shoulder, looking to deliver a running power slam, but Xaphan is able to wiggle out and when River turns around, she is met with a leaping Xaphan who delivers a spikerana and hooks both of her legs for a two count. Xaphan climbs to the top rope once again and this time launches himself and delivers the Coup of Heaven before picking River up and delivering the Fire in Heaven and getting the three count.

~DING DING DING~

Umi Toriyama: Kore ga shiai no shōshadesu, Xaphan!

Andrew Payne: What a match by these two. River has nothing to be ashamed of here.

Miranda Augustino: She can’t let this loss get to her since she has the leader of House Crowley on the Invasion pre-show in just a few days.

Result: Pinfall

We cut backstage to find Johanna Krieger and Mai Blackman, collectively known as Martial Law standing side by side. Johanna shakes her head and lets out a small huff of annoyance.

Johanna Krieger: A few weeks ago, Mai and I signed contacts and from day one we have been a dominant force. We have been seen against members of the Trash pandas, we have had our own matches and each time, win or lose we have been impressive. But there are still some of you who don't get us, who don't believe us or see what is in front of you.

Her German accent shines through, her words are calm and slow but with menacing undertones.

Johanna Krieger: But Isabella Santiago does. She knows what she has. That is why we have these opportunities, why we are seen as the future of New Frontier Wrestling and the Trauma brand. Very soon, Mai and I will be in a war games match, and every single person on the other team will be in severe danger. But before that...we are taking a small stop in Kyoto Japan...in an eight person tag team match. Now, Mai and I have each other's backs, and our partners who we don't care for....are probably shaking in their boots knowing that if we wanted to we could destroy them..as well as our opponents...

She pauses again and scoffs looking at Mai with a smirk.

Johanna Krieger: We, are all about winning. And we will work with anyone from bell to bell if it means we will win. And that is what we aim to do.....isn't it Mai?

She smiles and looks over at her partner in crime. Standing beside Johanna, Mai Blackman idly brushes her thumb under her nose with a dismissive snort; dismissing the thought of their opponents.

Mai Blackman: Jo, when I got into this business - when Janet said “hey, you should think about getting into pro wrestling” - I trained my ass off for two years on top of years and years of other disciplines to be ready because I knew I was stepping into unfamiliar territory.

She looks from Johanna to the camera and the expression on her face is anything but thrilled. Mai looks more disgusted than anything. Sheer disappointment in her eyes.

Mai Blackman: Now, I debuted last month. Jo? She’s been around just over a year or so? Yeah?

Mai looks to Johanna for quick confirmation then back to the camera.

Mai Blackman: In her year, she’s taken on endless people with credible backgrounds who gave her competition. Me? Since I’ve laced up a pair of wrestling boots I’ve wrestled…

She starts counting on fingers.

Mai Blackman: A blonde barbie who likes to dress up for Halloween every week and twitch stream online because she’s better at showing her ass on social media than she is at working in a ring.

One finger. The crowd cheers for Cali-Kate.

Mai Blackman: Some gutter trash creep who gets off on putting staples into his nipples like he’s in in a snuff film.

Two fingers. The crowd laughs a little and shows their love for Lash Donohue.

Mai Blackman: A woman who, while she’s got an impressive physique is about as dense as a ball of lead dropped into the ocean.

Three fingers. Her jab at River Chance gains a mixture of cheers in support of the woman but also boos for Mai taking a jab at her. She’s starting to piss the crowd off now.

Mai Blackman: I’ve gone one and one against a luchadore who thinks it’s gonna gain her brownie points with fans to call me a coward for ripping her mask off. Lemme tell ya somethin’ kid; walk a mile in my shoes and then try calling me a coward again. You got a win over me...technically, but you know what? I’m still unpinned and unsubmitted in this entire business. You wanna go again? Come get it, cub. I’ll skin your ass and leave you out to dry. Maybe your little coyote friend wants to get her sh-*bleep* checked next.

Four fingers. Kyoto boos pretty clearly as she takes a jab at Super TIger. Mai drops her hand.

Mai Blackman: Then let’s look at tonight. Who we got, Jo? We’re teaming up with...what are their names?

Mai waves it off, dismissively and continues.

Mai Blackman: We’re in a four on four tag match against let’s see, oh! Blondie Twitch girl’s friends. Another couple of idiots who spend so much time on social media and advertising their own Twitch channel that it’s a wonder when they find time to show up to a match. Then there’s some little bi-*bleep* who thinks she’s David f-*bleep*-in Copperfield. You believe in magic, little girl? You’re about to step into the ring with a submission magician. Don’t blink, Kyoto or you’ll miss it. Now, there’s one…

She lifts an index finger, stressing that number.

Mai Blackman: Just one out of those four that, I won’t say I’m afraid of. Let’s be honest. There ain’t a damn soul on this roster or in this business that I’m afraid of, because I’ll fight every godd-*bleep* one of you. Singles or tag teams. Jo and I’ll run over anyone who thinks they got what it takes, but there’s one of those four tonight that I think I’ll give some credit to. Adrianna Salvatore. Yeah, congratulations, I actually remember your name because in Jo and I’s research for this match, you stood out. Yeah, I get it. We get it. You’re bad. You’ve got a track record for kickin’ ass and takin’ names. I like that about you. It’s why I’m looking forward to meeting you out there tonight and snapping a piece of you off. Arm. Leg. It doesn’t matter. I’m gonna personally take out the one force on our opponent’s team that could do some damage. Then you’re gonna lay there and just watch while Jo and I pick apart what’s left of your team and come next week? Tokyo? I have my doubts that all five members of Team Isabella will even make it to the Dome! Martial Law is in effect and it’s time to take out the degenerate trash!

Mai turns and gives her tag partner a slap in the upper chest, storming off camera. Johanna just lets out a wicked, pumped up laugh, feeling her rookie partner’s fire and energy as she, too, storms out of frame and the camera shot fades out.
Umi Toriyama: Tsugi no kontesuto wa, 1tsu no aki ni yotei sa rete iru taguchīmu no shiaidesu!

The lights in the arena flicker out. The video wall comes to life with an image of Earth in from space as Porcelain And The Tramps "King Of The World" begins to play As it does, the vignette depicts a flaming meteor hurtling towards the planet.

My pain filled drama queen is always creeping at your bed
Getting ready to buy you out

The vignette switches to various shots of Earth's population. People from all different regions as a shadow looms over, blocking out the sun. They all look up, eyes widening in horror.

Cause we all know, what goes around comes around
Should've known what I was all about
Do not test me

From a bird's eye view, the meteor SLAMS into the Earth's surface, just as the chorus hits, causing a fiery flash on the screen and the vignette switches to grainy, black and white images of Adrianna Salvatore's most brutal match highlights, mixed in with closeups of her rather deranged smile and menacing sneer.

'Cause I'm the fucking king of the world
Get on you knees
I'm the fucking king of the world
Do as I please
So get up and get out and I'll show you
What it takes for me to control you
'Cause I'm the fucking king of the world

In the pitch black arena, lights on the stage come on, flashing and flickering. They illuminate a silhouette standing calmly in a hooded vest. Due to the lights positioning, all we see is the solid black outline, obscuring the lights behind it. As the chorus hits, the lights switch, coming on to light up the stage and ramp in a soft white but still leaving the arena dark. We see the figure in detail now as Adrianna Salvatore lifts her head and stares down at the ring from under her hood. She has that same sneer on her face as in her vignette. She steps forward, approaching the ring with a calm sense of purpose in her steps.

Umi Toriyama: Ringu ni mukau tochū! ! Nyūyōku, Burukkurin kara! ! Kanojo wa anākī no joōdesu...ADRIIIAAANNAAAAAAAAA....SALVAAAAAAAATOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

Adrianna reaches ringside and runs up onto the apron, kneeling upon it on one knee. Now, we see that wicked smile of hers as she licks her teeth. She turns around on the apron, skillfully and slides herself in, backwards under the bottom rope. Standing to her feet, Adrianna moves to a turnbuckle and climbs up. She throws back her hood and flips back her hair, letting out a roar before casting her gaze upon the audience with a wicked smile forming. Stepping down from the turnbuckle, she removes her vest, folds it and carefully hands it to the timekeeper before preparing for the match.

"This spell you got on me
It's like magic
Got me feeling like I'm fallin' in love
Got me feeling like I'll never give up on
Got me feeling like I'll never give up on you
It's like magic
I got you feeling like you're fallin' in love
I got you feeling like you'll never give up on
Got you feeling like you'll never give up on–"

Out walks Emelie Sanclemente, with a big smile on her face.

Umi Toriyama: Kanojo no pātonā wa, Kariforunia-shū santamonika kara suu~ēden no ron'nebī keiyu de, taijū wa sarani 100-pondodesu...EMELIIIIIE SANCLEMENTEEEEEE!"

With that, down skip-walks Emelie, slapping high fives with everyone she can. It's very clear everyone loves her. Emelie slides headfirst into the ring before hopping onto the top of the nearest turnbuckle. She forms her hands in the shape of a heart and puts that over her own before turning around via jump and sitting on the turnbuckle as "Magic" fades out.

As the opening riff of The Used's "Pretty Handsome Awkward" comes on through the arena speakers, the arena lights dim out ad the video wall comes to life with a countdown followed by flashing words on the screen.

8...
7...
6...
5...
4...
3...
2...
1...
GAME START!

"KICKIN' IT OUT!!"

As the opening lyrics rip throughout the arena, a shot of DragonBall Z's Goku throws a Kamehameha at the viwers and the entryway lights up with multicolored lights and the video wall switches to a highlight reel that goes back and forth between clips of various video gameplay and anime footage. Everything from Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty, Battlefield, Skyrim, Mario, Golden Axe, Grand Theft Auto, Battletoads gameplay to action clips of DBZ, Elfen Lied, Ninja Scroll, Hellsing etc -- and then footage of Kat Cage and Sammi Belmont in previous matches hitting their big spots from their arsenals.

As this goes on, The Skillz Vendorz come running and jumping out from the curtain. More specifically, Katrina Cage runs out first, followed by Sammi Belmont. Katrina does a silly, playful bow to the audience and as she does, Sammi Belmont runs and leapfrogs over her. She lands and spins, full of energy, yelling to the crowd. Her and Kat come to stand side by side. They nod to each other with big smiles and mimic the DragonBall Fusion Dance pose. Multicolored pyro goes off on the stage and the two start down the ramp.

Umi Toriyama: Soshite karera no pātonā, Sammi Belmont, Katrina Cage, The Skillz Vendorz!

Your dream vacation
Small hostage refuge
A work in progress
You bleed just like you puke while running a mile
I beg to differ
Make me an offer
Warm summer rain
You bleed just like you puke while running a mile

Kat Cage and Sammi Belmont come down the aisle, each taking a side where they happily high five and slap hands of fans in the front row. At the end of the ramp, they come together where Kat climbs up to the apron and gets into the ring. She climbs the turnbuckle as Sammi gets a running start along the side of the ring and athletically jumps up onto the apron to the parallel turnbuckle. Sammi grabs the ropes and hops over, skillfully landing on the middle turnbuckle where her and Kat repeat the Fusion Dance pose. As they do, spotlights shine down on them both.

Hey, are you okay?
You look pretty low
Very handsome awkward
Do you feel okay?
You look pretty low
Very handsome awkward

Both girls then climb down from the turnbuckles and meet in their corner, high fiving, fist bumping, dapping one another before removing their entrance gear and waiting for the match to start.

The lights to the arena slowly fade out as the opening notes of Lacuna Coil's "Swamped" sounds throughout. As the guitar and vocals kick in, red lights flash in sync with the rhythm, then once the first verse kicks in, the stage lights up with more red lights. The words RED QUEEN fill the video wall. As the swell in music continues to play, the cameras capture a silhouette stepping out onto the stage in front of the crimson background. A figure in a long, flowing coat that reaches the floor. The music reaches the chorus and the light on the stage changes to reveal, in full visibility, Erin Mercer, standing with her head down. She slowly lifts her attention, though, to the booing audience. Her eyes are filled with sheer coldness as they sweep across the masses around her. Finally, she lifts her hands up and gives a single turn of her body, before beginning her approach to the ring.

Umi Toriyama: "Soshite karera no taisen aite wa, Kariforunia-shū Rosanzerusu kara saisho ni ringu ni mukau...the Red Queen...ERIN...MERCER!"

Erin reaches ringside, making her way around to one side of the apron. She reaches up, climbing onto it, pausing on one knee and casts her eyes over the audience again before standing and turning to lean back against the ropes. She steps over the middle rope, entering the ring and walks across to the other side, dipping under the top rope, spreading her arms out to soak in the jeers from the crowd. Erin straightens up back in the ring then, moving to her corner as she opens her coat and removes it, handing it off to the ringside attendant - actually dropping it and making them pick it up - before leaning back in her corner, awaiting the start of the match.

The arena lights go out and “Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-all)” by Type-O Negative starts playing. A white spotlight outlines “Salem’s Forgotten Daughter” Bronwyn Good. She is standing with her back facing the ring and her entrance attire hood up. She holds that pose as the lyrics start.

“She's in love with herself
She likes the dark
On her milk white neck
The Devil's mark
It's all Hallows Eve
The moon is full
Will she trick or treat
I bet she will”

She turns on the spot and starts towards the ring, the spotlight following her the entire way. She climbs the steps and then onto the nearest turnbuckle. Once atop it she squats down and looks out over the crowd. She sticks out her split, serpent modded, tongue.

Umi Toriyama: Kanojo no pātonā, kara Salem, Massachusetts, Bronwyn Good!

“She's got date at midnight
With Nosferatu
Oh baby, Lilly Munster
Ain't got nothing on you
Well when I called her evil
She just laughed
And cast that spell on me
Boo Bitch Craft”

She jumps down as the lights slowly rise. She takes off her hood and vest and hands them off as she waits for the match to start.

"Indestructable" hits and as the siren blares red strobe lights spin, the guitar riff kicks in and Janet Jacobs steps out with Johanna and Mai on either side, she smiles and points to the ring sending Mai and Johanna down ahead of her.

Umi Toriyama: Soshite karera no pātonā, Mai Blackman, Johananna Krieger, Marshal Law!

They both jump onto the apron and help- Janet up before sitting on the middle rope lowering it for Janet before getting in themselves

DING DING DING

All eight women are here and inside, Sammi and Erin look to be starting for their teams. Sammi is able to get the early advantage in this match when Erin hits the ropes, but gets caught with a drop toe hold by Sammi. Sammi then starts to use her speed a little bit eventually being able to hit a standing shooting star press. Sammi drags Erin over to her corner where she tags in Kat. Kat comes into the ring and the two members of The Skillz Vendorz put their tag team work on display as they take Erin and deliver a leg sweep and clothesline combination before Sammi slides out of the ring. Kat picks Erin up off the mat and goes to send her into the ropes. Erin comes off the ropes and slides between the legs of Kat and scrambles to her corner where she tags Mai into the match. Mai comes in immediately the mood seems to change. Mai has nothing but focus in her eyes as Kat turns around and faces the woman. Mai approaches and just grabs Kat by the back of the head and starts to lay in forearms to the side of the head that daze her.

Mai quickly grabs Kat and delivers a Saito suplex before reaching out and tagging Johanna into the match. Johanna comes in and now it’s their turn to show off their tag team prowess as they deliver a double roundhouse kick that drops Kat to the mat. Mai slides out of the ring as Johanna hooks the leg and only gets a two count. Johanna picks Kat up and taunts her corner a little bit as she takes Kat and delivers a snap DDT. She then reaches out and Bronwyn tags herself into the match. Bronwyn climbs to the top rope and as she does, Erin tags herself in. Bronwyn launches herself, delivering a 450 splash and Erin follows right after by diving from the top rope with a frog splash. She hooks the leg and before the three count, Adrianna is in to break it up. Johanna comes in and her and Adrianna face off in the middle of the ring, delivering forearms to each other. As this is going on, Mai comes in and looks to go right after Adrianna, but Sammi is there to cut her off with a dropkick that sends her out of the ring. Bronwyn comes in next, but Emilie is in now and delivers a superkick to Bronwyn that causes her to drop to the floor. Adrianna and Johanna continue to brawl as Sammi and Emelie look at each other and hit the ropes. They go diving through the ropes and deliver stereo suicide dives onto Mai and Bronwyn.

Meanwhile, in the ring, Erin has Kat up to her feet. Erin takes Kat and tries to deliver Red Death, but Kat is somehow able to get out of it and stumble over to her corner where Emilie is waiting. The crowd goes nuts as Emilie comes into the match and charges right at Erin and takes her down with a double leg takedown and just lays in a few forearm shots to the head. She stands up, smiling as the crowd cheers for her. She picks Erin up from the mat and sends her into the ropes. Erin comes off the ropes and Emilie delivers a dropkick. She then grabs Erin and it looks like she’s going for a rollup, but instead, she rolls through and delivers a kick to the side of the head. She then reaches out to her corner where she tags in Adrianna. Adrianna comes in and takes Erin, picking her up and delivering a pop up European uppercut. She follows that up with a spinning facebuster and goes for a cover. Before the three count, Bronwyn is in with a kick to the back of Adrianna to break up the pin.

Adrianna gets up and stares at Bronwyn who just backs up and gets out of the ring before Adrianna turns her attention back to Erin. She grabs Erin and reaches out, tagging Sammi back into the match. Sammi comes in and looks to deliver a shooting star press from the top rope, but Erin is able to get her knees up and drive them into Sammi. Erin crawls to her corner where she tags Mai into the match. Mai comes in and takes each member of the other team off the ring apron before grabbing Sammi and tagging Johanna into the match. The two of them look and nod as the two of them deliver The German Brainbreaker and Johanna hooks the leg for the three count.

~DING DING DING~

Umi Toriyama: Shiai no shōsha wa tsugi no tōridesu, Marshal Law, Bronwyn Good, and Erin Mercer!

Andrew Payne: What a match by these eight women! If this is a preview of Wargames, we’re in for a hell of a fight on Tuesday.

Miranda Augustino: Damn right! I can’t wait to see all these women plus Angel Kash and Cali-Kate tear each other to shreds inside of that unforgiving structure!

Result: Pinfall

The SBS vs Dennis Stowand and Marcello Vitale

Umi Toriyama: Tsugi no kontesuto wa, 1tsu no aki ni yotei sa rete iru taguchīmu no shiaidesu!

The arena darkens with the music starting at the same instant. At the 0:18 mark, the multicolored light effect seen in each girl's solo entrance kicks in and lights up the stage. Here, Kaede Tanabe comes strutting out onto the stage in her finest designer wear, most likely made by herself. The audience boos relentlessly but she just fans herself with a Japanese fan and sticks her nose up with an arrogant smile, rolling her eyes. Shortly after, at 0:24, Kayako Kazama comes running through the curtain, all smiles, pumping her fist in the air.

Next comes Masami Nishikiyama, through the curtain before going into the spin she does on the balls of her feet with her arms out.

While she's still in the process of twirling, Yuka Hirata emerges coolly, rolling her neck before coming to the center of stage, kneeling and performing a quick Wai Kru before slamming her fists on the stage and popping up and giving a yell.

Together, the three turn and stick their hands in a circle and perform their team chant. At 0:49 into the song, the three girls turn, Yuka leading the way and Masami following behind while Kayako brings up the rear, 'skipping' along with her hands behind her back.

One by one, as they reach the ring, they enter it as seen in each of their solo entrances. Kaede ascends the steps and dips under the middle rope, daintily entering the ring. Yuka picks up into a jog and slides in sideways under the bottom rope.

Umi Toriyama: Saisho ni shōkai suru no wa, Tanabe Kaede to Hirata Yuka no bansōdesu. Gōkei 235-pondo no omo-sadesu. Super Bitch Squad o daihyō shimasu! NISHIKIYAMAAAAAA MASAAAAAAMIIIIIIII!!!!

Masami rushes up the steps and enters over the middle rope. She spins once, arms to the side and snatches her towel off of her head, yelling ferociously to the audience. She looks directly into the camera, bearing her mouth guard covered teeth and draws a thumb across her throat before pointing a gun hand to the camera.

Umi Toriyama: Soshite kanojo no taguchīmupātonā...KAZAMAAAAAAA KAYAKOOOOOO!!!!!

Kayako skips along to the right side of the ring, 'slipping' as she climbs up on the apron. She gives an adorable 'oops' look at the crowd before daintily entering under the middle rope. Once all four of SBS are in the ring, they meet in the middle for a pose. Masami stands tall, flexing up her arms. After performing another brief Wai Kru, Yuka scowls ahead of her with her fists raised under her chin. Kayako, meanwhile, leans back against Masami like a human wall and brings up one hand in a 'peace sign' with an adorable yet devious little smile. Kaede stands close to the side, motioning with a hand ‘presenting’ the girls to the crowd.


"Hungry Like The Wolf" starts up as Dennis strolls out in his usual track jacket. He makes his way down with a snarky smile, ready to kill. He gets to the ring and hops in. Taking off his jacket.

Umi Toriyama: Soshite karera no teki.... Saisho ni shōkai suru no wa, Igirisu no Buraiton shusshin de, taijū wa 210-pondodesu. Premiere Bad Boy! DENNIIIIIIIIIIS STOOOOWAAAAAAAAND!!!!!


The strangely nostalgic tune of “Song of Storms” (Zelda Theme Remix) begins to resonate throughout the arena. It charms the audience to pay attention as Marcello Vitale makes his presence known, casually dancing to the light-hearted intro. He sways back and forth almost as if he’s floating along the stage, but suddenly the lights go out.

Navi’s cheerful “Hello!” and the beat of the music drops instantaneously! Pyros go off from the stage, multi-colored lights shine on Marcello, and theatrical fog trails down the ramp while he makes his way towards the ring. He tags a few hands along the way before he leaps onto the apron and ascends the nearest corner, staring out towards the fans as he receives a mostly-positive response of cheers.

With a confident smirk, he embraces the remix of his music for a moment before he runs across the top rope and perches onto the other corner. This gets a wild response while he encourages flash photography with a stylish pose. Finally, he jumps down onto the mat and readies himself for the match.

Umi Toriyama: Soshite kare no taguchīmupātonā. Itaria no Firentsu~E kara! Jūryō wa 217-pondodesu. Ōku no kao no otoko! MARCELLOOOOOOOO VITAAAALEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

~DING DING DING~

When the bell rings, both teams are ready to go. Dennis Stowand starts off for his team of himself and Marcello Vitale while Kayako Kazama starts off for SBS. Kayako tries her usual ruse of sticking out her hand for a shake to Dennis with a deceitful smile on her face and a tilt of her head. As with any opponent, Dennis is wary of whether or not to shake her hand. Kayako tilts her head to the other side and keeps the arm extended. Dennis looks back to Marcello who just shrugs and shakes his head. Doesn’t know if they can trust her or not. Dennis finally shrugs his shoulders and accepts the handshake. Kayako suddenly springs her trap and throws a forearm Stowand’s way but Stowand evades it!! He ends up behind Kayako and as she turns, he hits her with a backhand chop, knocking her violently to the mat. Kayako immediately sits up on reflex, holding her chest with a pained look on her face. An audible whine escapes her but Dennis isn’t falling for the pity trick and comes off the ropes for a penalty kick. Kayako brings up her arms and lays back. Stowand misses. Kayako sits up with a proud, obnoxious laugh to the crowd. She sure showed him! That is until Stowand shrugs and hits a stiff shoot kick across her spine. Stowand goes for a cover but only gets a two count before Kayako rolls all the way from the center of the ring to the outside. One hand on her chest, the other on her back. All of SBS: Kaede, Yuka and even Masami from the apron come to Kayako as the girl complains of the physical punishment she’s already taken in the match. She plays the sad, innocent role and points to Dennis Stowand accusing him, in Japanese, of being a bully. She gives the pout eyes to Masami who rolls hers and shakes her head before motioning to the ring again.

Masami climbs back on the apron and Kayako rolls back in, quickly tagging her partner’s hand. She rolls back out and Masami gets in. Stowand grins cockily, asking what’s wrong with her friend. Masami answers only by shoving the man back and cursing him in Japanese. Dennis laughs a little and shoves her right back. Given the weight difference, Masami falls to the mat but she rolls backwards, smoothly to her feet, garnering a bit of an impressed sound from the crowd. Even Stowand seems a little intrigued as he steps forward and offers a handshake. Masami answers by first, spitting in his face. Stowand fumes and wipes his face with a hand. Before he can get a word out, Masami SLAPS him across the cheek and clearly yells, in broken English, “LIT-TLE BITCH!” This sets Stowand off and he goes for a backhand chop which Masami ducks under and as Stowand turns around, he eats a Strong Style forearm to the jaw followed by a palm strike to the side of the face, beginning a palm strike, kick combo from Masami but Stowand swats her hands down and hits another backhand chop to her chest. Masami staggers back into the ropes, repels off and hits a bicycle kick to the chest, sending Dennis back into the other side of the ropes. As he repels back at her, she catches him around the waist and shocks the crowd by jerking the 210 pound man into the air for an overhead Belly to Belly Suplex, throwing him into his corner. Masami pops up onto one knee, flexing her arms down and roaring with a fire in her soul. She stands and turns to her and Kayako’s opponents. Stowand’s a little taken aback by the strength and ferocity of such a slender built woman. Marcello Vitale tells him to shake it off and offers his hand. Stowand tags his partner in.

Marcello Vitale’s theme for this night is RIKU from King of Hearts. As always, he looks spot on in his character portrayal and he moves around the ring in RIKU’s characteristic cool headed yet agile manner. He circles the ring with Masami and the two lock up. Masami gets the arm wringer on and whips Marcello into the ropes. She goes for a low spinning heel kick to the midsection but Marcello jumps and rolls over it, comes up onto the ropes and springboards off with a crossbody. He takes Masami down for a two count but she powers out. Masami kips up and spins, going for a shoot kick but Marcello lays back to evade it. He then kips up and grabs Masami from behind by the arms. Tiger Suplex with a bridge!! He only gets a two count as Masami kicks out. Marcello picks Masami up but she explodes upwards, knocking his hands away and hits him with a forearm. She goes to Irish whip him but he counters and whips her violently into her corner. As he sets up for a charge, Kayako blind tags herself in and hops onto the turnbuckle, coming off for a surprise hurricanrana to Vitale. This opens up for Masami to come out of the corner with a running neck twist. Vitale recoils back up into a sitting position as Masami is ordered out by the ref and Kayako runs in with a hesitating dropkick to the back. She goes for the cover but only gets a two count but she wows the audience who still think her to be on the green side of things and runs to the ropes. LIONSAULT onto Vitale! Cover! Two count but Kyoto applauds their hometown girl. Kayako soaks it in, smiling adorably and throws up the peace fingers beside her head, thanking the crowd. Vitale tries to capitalize on her distraction with a schoolboy rollup but Masami runs in and kicks him in the head to break up the pin.

Stowand tries to get into the ring to help his partner of the night but the referee stops him, insisting Stowand let him handle it. Kayako and Masami pick Vitale up as Yuka - not competing in this match, mind you - slides into the ring and as Vitale’s on his knees, nails him with a Superkick to the jaw!!!! At ringside, Kaede enthusiastically cheers her girls on, calling for Kyoto to applaud them. She gets only boos. They might respect the increase in ringwork for their hometown resident, Kazama, but they still think SBS are down and dirty trash. Yuka’s out of the ring before the ref turns around and so is Masami. Kayako goes for another pinfall but Vitale kicks out, sending Kayako into an angry, childish fit. She gets him to his feet and starts hammering him with Strong Style knees and forearms. Kayako thinks she has him dazed and runs off the ropes but when she comes back, Vitale fires back with a European Uppercut, staggering her. He follows up with a Facebreaker Kneesmash and then, as Kayako stumbles around with her back to him, he grabs her into a Full Nelson Slam! Goes for the cover but Kayako gets a foot on the ropes for a two count. Vitale shrugs it off and tags Stowand back in.

Stowand comes in and measures up, waiting for Kayako to at least sit up before he comes in and hits a basement dropkick, flooring her again. He goes for another cover but Kayako grabs the rope. Stowand drags her away to the center of the ring. Grabbing hold of her arm, he hits a few stomps to the head. Vitale grimaces a little at his partner’s outright brutality but they know the pitiful response from Kayako is probably just a ruse. Stowand picks her up and runs her into the ropes, hitting a Tilt-A-Whirl Gutbuster on Kayako’s way back. He goes for the cover but this time, Yuka immediately climbs up onto the apron, blowing a whistle, impersonating a soccer referee. She reaches into her track jacket and pulls out...YELLOW CARD! She holds it out to Stowand and blows her whistle. Stowand gets up out of the cover, looking a mix of confused and annoyed. He walks up to Yuka on the apron and snatches the card out of her hand, holds it up to her and rips it in half. Yuka’s eyes go wide and she digs into her jacket again. RED CARD!! She blows her whistle again and flicks it in his face. Stowand shakes his head on simple instinct and Kayako rolls him up into a schoolboy for a 2.9 before he kicks out! The referee immediately turns to Yuka and demands she get down from the apron. Yuka argues with the man, keeping his back turned as Stowand goes to pick Kayako up but in comes Masami with a big boot to the side of the head! She starts to stomp away at him before Marcello Vitale enters the ring and nails her with a spinning roundhouse kick. Masami hits the mat and rolls outside of the ring. Kayako gets up and tries to go for Vitale’s eyes but he blocks with his forearms before spinning her around and locks her into a Cobra Clutch, comboing it with a Bulldog!!

He taps Stowand to make sure the man’s okay, getting a nod and a thumbs up before he gets back on the apron. Yuka continues to argue with the referee and as Stowand reaches for Kayako, Kaede’s in the ring with her pepper spray but Stowand quickly swats it out of her hand. She’s cornered now. Marcello starts to re-enter the ring as the crowd roars in disapproval at Kaede’s antics. Before Vitale even gets his first foot in, though, someone at ringside grabs his foot out of nowhere and yanks him down to the floor. LADY DEATH!! Vitale scowls, pointing a finger at her as he starts advancing on her but from behind, out of nowhere, Havok NAILS him with a double axe handle across the upper back. Vitale falls against the apron and Havok grabs him; the monster of Chaos Circus manhandling him into the steel steps. Inside the ring, Stowand starts to rush to help his partner but TYSON LAW slides in behind him, hooded and masked. He spins Dennis around and hits him with the green mist! Right on the money, it hits and Tyson quickly drop rolls out of the ring, grouping up with Lady Death and Havok as they jump the barricade and disappear into the crowd. As Stowand wipes furiously at his eyes, Kayako gets to her feet and sees her chance! She grabs him under his arms aaaand...WHOOPSY DAISY DDT!!!! She rolls him over and goes for the cover as Yuka finally rolls her eyes and jumps down from the apron. The ref returns to the match and sees the cover. At his angle, he doesn’t see the mist on Stowand’s face as Kayako presses her midsection down over his head. The referee counts the 1...2...3 and the match is over!

~DING DING DING~

Umi Toriyama: Anata ga shōshadesu! SUPAAAAAAA BITCH SQUUUUAAAAAD!!!!

Andrew Payne: A victory for SBS all thanks to the Chaos Circus! For fuck’s sake!

Miranda Augustino: That was some pretty badass calculated teamwork there! Ya gotta give them that!

Andrew Payne: Oh I’m sure you’re gonna be giving your Kitten kudos later, Mir.

Miranda Augustino: Si mon carnal!

Result: Pinfall

We go to the back where Griffin is sitting against the wall, the World Heavyweight Championship in his lap as he begins to speak.

Griffin: We all want life's pleasures. We all want glory...victory at any costs. We all want to drink from ecstacy's cup...we want everything, we ant to become greatness. Some are desperate and is willing to do anything and everything to get it....The Ringmaster is a man who wants to become Champion, and at this point he is desperate, at the end of his rope. He and the circus had the chance to kill the metal last week...and they failed.

He slowly gets up.

Griffin: And now...he wants a shot at redemption. Myself and Angel Kusanagi, a warrior and a slaughterer of so many souls, God, The Devil, and the Grim Reaper are having a hard time keeping score, oppose the team of The Ringmaster...and Sela Rica Lark....

He adjusts the title on his shoulder.

Griffin: Oh sweet Sela....we meet at last. I honestly got no beef with you, I respect you for your success here in NFW. You didn't get that United States Championship handed to you, you worked for it. But just because I respect you...doesn't mean I don't fear you. Now I realize you don't want to be roped in with that roving band of Clowns...but you just happen to be standing smack dab in my way of destroying the Circus. You are unhinged..and you are dangerous...but you're also human. And if we cross paths, I guarantee you will know why I am the champion...and if I don't get you, my newfound friend Angel will. Time to knuckle up Sara...because playtime is over..

he runs a hand through his hair before continuing on.

Griffin: And then...we have The Ringmaster. I said from the beginning that he can be hurt. Me and my tag partners proved that last week when we defeated them in the six person tag...course they couldn't take it and like the cowards they are, they ambushed us, thinking they are making a statement. The only statement you made Ringmaster is that you're afraid. You know deep down in your heart of hearts that face to face..i'd beat your ass. You use that cane as a crutch..a weapon..instead of your bare hands. You use it, hoping that nobody notices your frailties and your cowardice. But know this..despite what happens tonight..at Invasion, you're mine. Oh..and I got a little something interesting in store for you at the event. At Invasion..darkness will fall on the Tokyo Dome as you enter a world of evil that you have never seen or experienced before...but until then....somebody's gonna get rocked tonight.

He walks off camera as we head back to the ring.

Griffin Hawkins and Angel Kusinagi vs The Ringmaster and Sela Rica-Lark

The opening chords of Halestorm’s “I Like It Heavy” play on the speakers. The lights fade out until only the stage is lit. Sela steps out from behind the curtains.

“Some like beautiful, perfect and pretty
I see the good in the bad and the ugly
I need the volume one louder than ten
I put the pedal to the metal, needle into the red
If the windows ain't shaking making my heart race
If I can't feel it in my chest I'm in the wrong damn place!”

Sela poses at the top of the ramp to the crowd’s reaction. When the tempo picks up she slams her fist to the ground as the lights come back up alternating in light blues and reds.

Umi Toriyama: Hajime ni, kara Tuson, Arizona, Sela Rica-Lark!

“I got a demon in my soul and a voice in my head
It's saying go, go, go! I can sleep when I'm dead
There's a sonic revelation bringing me to my knees
And there's a man down below who needs my sympathy
I got a ringing in my ears getting ready to burst
Screaming ‘hallelujah, motherfucker, take me to church’”

Sela walks down the ramp, a sadistic smile on her face as she looks towards the ring. She takes her time at ringside, teasing a ringpost with her fingers as she walks to one side of the ring and climbs on the apron near the corner. When the chorus kicks in she climbs up the turnbuckle and poses again.

I like it louder than the boom of a big bass drum
I need it harder than the sound of a guitar grunge
I love to crank it up, make it thump and evil to the core
Headbanging in the pit and throwing my horns
And just like old school Sabbath, Zeppelin and Lemmy
I need to drop it down low and make it heavy
I like it heavy, oh ohh
I like it heavy, oh ohh

Sela hops down inside the ring and poses once more inside the ring. She slaps at her chest several times screaming out to the audience before going to her corner. Her music fades as she warms up for her match.

The eerie, creeper words that start “The Netherworld Circus” are heard echoing through the dark arena. As they finish, spotlights come up on the ramp and some dark, evil looking clowns are seen dancing around and then two of them hold up a dark curtain at the entrance and stand there, waiting as the rest continue dancing around on the ramp.

Ringmistress: Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, prepare yourself for a night of dark and violence. The Dark Circus proudly brings to you, the greatest show of violence on earth, the dark one himself, your favorite performer and mine, the one, the only, The Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiingmasterrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

As she finshes up the introduction, Ringmaster bursts through the curtain, tipping his tophat towards the ring to his girl before giving kicking the cane off the ground and twirling it around and placing it back down and making his way to the ring followed by his clowns who are skipping and dancing behind him. He makes it to the ring and tosses his tophat to Ringmistress followed by his cane and steps into the ring. He removes his jacket and hands it off to her as she steps out of the ring and the lights go off once more. When the lights come on, the music ends and the clowns have disappeared from around ringside, leaving only the Ringmaster and Ringmistress there.

As the opening riff to SiM's "DiAMOND" the lights around the stage take on a flashing strobe effect. Smoke fills the entryway as the word KUSANAGI appears up on the video wall in the form of purple broken glass.

I see diamonds in the sky
Diamonds in the sky

The things in my eyes just slowly fade away
This pain never does me wrong so I will not stray
Should I stay here and pray to a stature in a shade?
I worry about today, not the next decade

From the curtain, Angel Kusanagi bursts out, throwing it aside as she jogs out onto the stage in her hooded haori over her gear. Angel slows to a steady stroll as she paces on the stage, looking around at the crowd from under her hood and gas mask. Only the wildness in her eyes is visible as she takes in the sight of the audience before focusing her attention down at the ring.

Let me up off my knees
I still believe there’s something I need see
Fly through the trees, over the seas
Searching everywhere to be free again

Umi Toriyama: Soshite, karera no taisen aite wa, mazu Dōtonbori, Ōsaka, Angel Kusanagi!

After a moment, Angel's eyes narrow over her mask and under hood in a clear hint of a demented yet gleeful smile. Without any excessive theatrics, Angel steps forward, making her way down the ramp with her wicked gaze locked on the ring ahead of her.

Tell me, what do you see (when you see me)?
Tell me, what do you see (when you see me)?
Don’t call me a monster
I’ve just got my wings

Yeah, I got the wings
Yeah, I got the wings on my back now
Yeah, I got the wings, got the wings on my back

Angel reaches the ring, running and sliding in under the bottom rope where she pops up onto one knee in the center. In this position, she lifts her head and watches the audience (or her opponent if she enters second) with cold calculation and focus. One hand comes up and removes her mask from her face, revealing a cold smile before she rises and backs into her corner, removing the rest of her entrance gear.

The lights tun colors from Red to Green to various other colors as "Painkiller" by Judas Priest to fill the air. Fog fills the stage, and emerging from it is none other than Griffin Hawkins!

Umi Toriyama: Kanada no Ontario-shū u~inzā kara... Ringu ni mukatte susumu... 227-Pondo de keiryō... Gurifin Hawkins no tame ni te o awasero!!'

The crowd is cheering as he makes his way down to the ring, slapping hands with the fans as signs that read "Griffin Rox" and "Rock Soldier" are present. He soaks in the positive reaction as he walks up the steps and steps between the ropes. He gets on the turnbuckles and raises the Devil Horns in the air with both hands, pumping the crowd up.

He gets down, taking off his leather jacket before getting out of the ring. He sees a young little boy in the front row as he takes off his silver aviator shades. He places his sunglasses on the young fan who looks excited to be here, smiling as he pats him on the head. He rolls back into the ring, and kicks his feet up ropes in the corner of the ring and leans across the turnbuckle like it's a hammock, waiting for the match to begin.

Griffin and Sela start the match for their respective teams as they circle the ring and the two champions of Trauma really start off with showing everyone why their the two top competitors on this brand. Griffin though is able to get the early advantage, using his speed to get Sela off balance a little bit. Griffin is able to take Sela and send her into his corner and come charging in with a corner splash where Angel tags herself into the match. Angel comes in and a switch suddenly turned on for Sela when her Invasion opponent came into the ring. Angel goes for a wild right hand, but Sela is able to duck under it and she turns Angel around and just delivers a series of chops to the chest of Angel with the final one hitting her challenger in the throat causing Angel to cough and gasp for air. Sela laughs as she taunts Angel a little bit before taking her and sending her into the ropes. Angel comes off the ropes and Sela delivers a clothesline that drops Angel to the mat. Sela though, doesn’t go for a cover. Instead, she hits the ropes and as she does, Ringmaster reaches out and tags himself into the match. Sela stops dead in her tracks as Ringmaster sits on the middle rope and motions for Sela to get out of the ring. Sela glares at her partner as she reluctantly gets out of the ring and Ringmaster comes into the match.

Ringmaster picks Angel up and points right at Griffin, mouthing something to him before he picks Angel up and delivers a Tiger Driver to Angel and goes for a cover only to get a two count. Ringmaster continues his assault, using his striking ability to punish Angel. Griffin is on the outside, getting the crowd to rally behind Angel and Ringmaster picks her up, looking for a brainbuster, but Angel is able to slip out behind Ringmaster and stumble backwards into her corner where Griffin makes the tag! Ringmaster turns around and Griffin springboards into the match, hitting his challenger with a springboard forearm shot that staggers Ringmaster and Griffin is able to immediately follow it up with Slingblade. He continues the offense, able to hit Ringmaster with a Glam Slam and go for a cover. Sela was able to come in and break up the pin, but Angel was right there after, delivering a spinning heel kick before grabbing Sela and delivering a brainbuster. Sela is able to get out of the ring, but Angel doesn’t stop there. Angel hits the ropes and goes flying over the top rope with a Fosbury Flop and the two of them continue to brawl on the outside. Angel picks Sela up and sends her into the barricade before following it up with a clothesline that sends Sela into the crowd.

Angel dives over the barricade, taking the fight to Angel more as the two brawl through the crowd, leaving just Griffin and Ringmaster in the ring. Griffin was watching this display and as he was distracted, Ringmaster got up to his feet. He turned Griffin around and delivered Come one, come all and hooked the leg to get the three count.

Umi Toriyama: Shiai no shōsha wa tsugi no tōridesu. The Ringmaster and Sela Rica-Lark!

Andrew Payne: Ringmaster getting some momentum heading into Tuesday with that.

Miranda Augustino: He doesn’t need it. Kitten is going to make sure he’s our new Undisputed Champion come Tuesday night.

Result: Pinfall

After the match, the scene switches to backstage where Sela and Angel can be heard continuing to fight as a camera rushes to their location. When the camera finally gets there, Angel has tossed Sela into a stack of equipment crates. Sela rolls off them, groaning a bit in pain. Angel grabs Sela again from behind, but Sela throws her head back and catches Angel's mouth hard. Angel reels from the hit and Sela takes a moment to compose herself. Both turn and face each other and have the same idea by throwing rights at each other, Sela gaining only a minor advantage. Angel pushes Sela and both pause a moment. Both women have bleeding lips and breathe heavily. Sela lets out a very primal scream and Angel retaliates, but before they can connect again a swarm of referees, trainers and security grab both women and hold them back. Sela manages to squirm out quickly and elbows Angel, who frees a leg well enough to kick Sela's knee from under her. Sela goes down on her knees and the swarm is on her and pulls both women apart as they continue to kick and thrash and scream at each other.

Sela: I’ll see you, Angel!

Angel: WATASHI WA ANATA NO SEIKO O HIKISAKU TSUMORIDESU, ITSU DEMO! ! ! !

Hard cut back to ringside.

Luchacore Championship match

Super Tiger vs Arley Kirk

*DING-DING-DING!*

Umi Toriyama: Satadēnaitotoraumamein'ibento no jikandesu!

There is a very mixed, albeit loud reaction from the Kyoto fans when they realize which match they are about to witness.

Umi Toriyama:Taki wa kono shiai no doko demo kaunto sa re, nani demo ikimasu, soreha 1tsu no aki ni yotei sa rete ori, soreha Luchacore chanpionshippu no tamedesu!

Kyoto erupted into a chorus of heckling as "The world is mine" hit the speakers, and it only grew louder as a highly confused Super Tiger comes out to rainbow colored pyro, holding her arms out and spinning in place as the pyro shoots across the stage, before running down the ramp.

Umi Toriyama: Kono ringu ni kite, kanojo wa Nihon no Kyōtofu kara kimashita! Kanojo no taijū wa kon'ya wa 150-pondo, kanojo wa Kawaii Trash Pandas GO no hanbundesu! Go resseki no minasama,SUPER TIGER!

Tiger suddenly seemed to understand what was going on as the unusual BOOing grew louder as she slid into the ring and spun around in circles again, her theme fading as pyro shoots from the ring posts.

Strangely, Kyoto goes absolutely crazy when "Milkshake" hits the system and there is a loud pop as Arley Kirk appears atop the Tron, black fuzzy LED angel wings on her back and the Luchacore belt around her waist. Arley rips open a juice box and skolls it before slamming the empty carton on her forehead several times and getting another POP as she slides down to the ramp and makes her way down it, stopping for quick hugs and high fives and photos.

Umi Toriyama: Mishigan-shū fenton mizūmi kara. Taijū wa 150-pondo de, kanojo wa kawaiitorasshupanda GO no hanbundesu. Kanojo wa genson no difendingurūchakoachanpiondesu. Koreha `jisatsu burondo', Arley Kirk

Arley opens a juice box at ringside and gets a good laugh as a small child opens his mouth and she pours Apple juice into it and also gets a warm reaction from giving her angel wings to a girl around the same age. Arley finally jumps up onto the apron and launches over the top rope before she gets one final POP by running and leaping to the top rope, showing off her superb balance as she stands dead center and motions for the fans to get louder. Arley Kirk backflips down to the ring, turning around to face Tiger and striking a determined fighting pose as her music fades. Tiger grinned broadly under her mask and as usual, she stuck out her fist.

Super Tiger: HAI GRRRL!!

Both Arley and Tiger seem dejected as Kyoto nearly drowned Tiger out with their jeers. Arley slammed hers against Tiger's enthusiastically as the referee unclipped the title from around her waist and gave it to the timekeeper.

Arley Kirk: YUH GRRRL!!

Tiger and Arley nodded and grinned while they started to circle, getting the Kyoto fans riled up for the match with a rhythmic clap, and when they finally lock up, Kyoto is louder than they have been all night. Instant headlock takedown attempt by ST, Arley blocked and found leverage to launch her for an irish whip. Tiger with a surprise handspring rebound when hitting the ropes, back elbow! Arley managed to shift position, sidestep and dump Tiger in a modified back suplex! Roll through for a pin! Tiger is having none of that and rolled through herself, both women back to their feet and staring each other down once again!

Kyoto got louder as the two teammates locked up in the middle, oblivious to the fact that Bloody Fairytale had decided to join them at the top of the ramp. Both Christina and Lilith were applauding as they looked on, observing as both Tiger and Arley were attempting all kinds of holds and takedowns on one another yet either reversing them, wriggling free or evading entirely! Both Tiger and Arley seemed flustered as they broke away. Arley turned her head to see what all of the fuss was about, showing a look of concern before Tiger surprised her with a hearty *SMACK* slap across the face. Arley's brow furrowed as she turned back around, but Tiger surprised her once more with a deep arm drag! Arley sprung back up and took Tiger over in a Japanese arm drag and tried to follow through with a jumping arm breaker when ST sprung back up, but Tiger caught Arley, drew her into a ripcord and Arley only just managed to Matrix-evade as Tiger roared and launched a devastating lariat. Arley got a pop as she kipped back to her feet, hooked the arm and launched Tiger into the corner. Arley let out a war cry and revved Kyoto up some more as she launched into the air but Super Tiger hit a handstand in the corner and managed to hook her legs around Arley and launch her over the top rope to the floor with a modified hurricanrana!

Andrew Payne: These girls need to be careful with Invasion right around the corner.

Miranda Augustino: I don’t think that in this moment, they aren’t even thinking about Bloody Fairytale and the Tag Team Championship match, just going out and putting on the best match they can for the fans.

Arley hit hard and the cameras quickly panned to watch the looks of cringe grow as they watch that landing, and they quickly pan back to catch Tiger hitting the ropes on the other side of the ring and just as Arley was getting back to her feet, CRASH AND BURN BY SUPER TIGER onto Arley! Both Pandas were sent crashing into the ramp and the barricade wall respectively, yet it was Tiger who got to her feet first. The apron flipped up and the fan volume boosted as Tiger began throwing steel chairs in the vicinity of her partner. Tiger seemed pretty happy as she found a couple of tables and she slid them out too. Tiger picked up one of the steel chairs and as Arley was struggling to get to her feet -

*CRASH*

Arley pretty much barrel rolled into the barricade wall with the velocity which Tiger hit her with the chair, and slammed into the barricade wall. Tiger with the cover! Arley Kirk seems to have one hell of a gusher as Tiger turns her over and Kyoto is on its feet.

ONE

TWO

Kick out! Tiger growled and she delivered some fast forearms before trying for a cover once again

ONE

TWO

Andrew Payne: Tiger looks a little frustrated right now that Arley won’t stay down.

Miranda Augustino: Arley is a fighter and won’t stay down until her last breath.

Arley kicked out, but she seems to be bleeding pretty bad! Tiger dragged her groggy best friend to her feet, delivering a jumping elbow smash in the ramp way which staggered Arley, yet the steadily bleeding suicide blonde didn't fall. Tiger let out a roar as she threw another one and Arley nearly fell, but blood dripped from her hairline as she wavered there on her feet but was still standing. Tiger once more tried to take Arley down with an elbow, but Arley caught it and spun Tiger around and the fans went crazy as Arley responded with a european uppercut which might have been harder than Tiger's elbows all put together! Arley grabbed a chair as Tiger stumbled and fell to a knee, but Tiger drilled Arley in the stomach and turned her inside out with a one inch elbow variation as she raised the chair above her head. Tiger snatched a chair of her own and the fan volume picked up when ST leapt to the top of the barricade wall and launched off with a chair assisted twisting moonsault!

Tiger suddenly sprung up in pain and then flopped back down to the ramp as Arley was able to grab her chair and use it as a shield while she popped up her knees, Tiger eating all of it. Arley gripped the wall as she stood, before she quickly looked to see where ST was and then launched off with a chair assisted leg drop for a cover!

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T..

Tiger got the shoulder up! Both women seemed exhausted, yet Arley hooked an arm and tried to drag Tiger to her feet yet Tiger intersected it with a knee, doubling Arley over before getting a go behind! POISONRANA BY SUPER TIGER! NO! Arley managed to roll through, she has Tiger in the cravate! AK-95 on the ramp, just missing a chair! COVER!

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THR..

Andrew Payne: I swear, these two best friends are going to kill each other for this championship!

Miranda Augustino: These two are always willing to put their bodies on the line for these fans here and I don’t understand why.

CROWD: NOOOOOOOO!

Arley is shocked as she sat up, Tiger getting her shoulder up at the last second! Kyoto is beside itself, yet Arley seems to have a course of action. She nodded as she stood and the cameras panned over to Christina and Lilith who merely looked to one another and then looked over to Arley who was setting up the tables in an X pattern near the top of the ramp, and then quickly moved off to the side of the stage! Tiger was on all fours as Arley completed her table X, yet Tiger seemed too out of it to stand. Arley was pretty easily able to whip her into the tables and roll her on top of them. The Kyoto crowd volume grew deafening as Arley pointed to the top of the Tron.

Arley Kirk: YUH, KYOTO!!!

With that, Arley began her rapid ascension up the supportive rigging and then disappeared for a second before the fans popped HUGE when she reappeared 35 ft in the air atop the Tron. Super Tiger hadn't even moved a muscle as Arley looked down one last time -

CROWD: PLEASE DON'T DIE! PLEASE DON'T DIE! PLEASE DON'T DIE! PLEASE DON'T DIE!

TIGER GRACE!! MODIFIED PHOENIX SPLASH FROM THE TOP OF THE TRON!


Tiger moved just in time, Arley Kirk crashed through those tables! Tiger literally only really has enough energy left to cover her friend among the complete and utter wooden wreckage atop the ramp!

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THREE!

*DING-DING-DING!!*

The reaction is severely mixed as Kyoto becomes aware of what just transpired. An exhausted and shocked Super Tiger also sits up, completely overcome with emotion as "The world is mine" hits the P.A!

Umi Toriyama: Kore ga anata no shōshadeari, atarashī ruchakoa no chanpion, Super Tiger!

The cameras quickly panned over to a wide-eyed Bloody Fairytale team as they backed offscreen, and then back to a tear-filled Tiger. The referee had quickly run down to retrieve the title and she snatched it as he handed it to her, dropping to her knees and clutching it to her chest.

As Tiger completely ignored the jeers of the Kyoto crowd while she celebrated, Arley finally managed to drag herself to her feet. As ST turned back around, she spotted AK standing there and she was applauding. Blood had turned her hair and her face as red as her outfit, and Tiger's mask had several rips across the back with one of the ears torn clean off, but they both fell apart as they embraced, and Kyoto finally showed some appreciation as Arley held up one of Tiger's arms and pointed to her as Super Tiger wept and held her newly won Luchacore championship high.

Andrew Payne: What a match by our Tag Team Champions!

Miranda Augustino: They went to hell and back for this match, but now they need to focus on a great team in Bloody Fairytale at Invasion.

Andrew Payne: Which is just three days away, everybody! It's gonna go down at the Tokyo Dome, this Tuesday! Don't miss that shit. For Miranda Augustino, I'm Andrew Payne. We'll see yinz in a few days!