Trauma Episode 19 Chicago, Illinois 6/13/20

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Andrew Payne: Hello everybody and welcome to Trauma episode 19!

Miranda Augustino: Tonight we find out the first two competitors to join Emelie in The Guardians of the Pyramid match at Sudden Death.

Andrew Payne: That match idea sounds sinister, but we love the action and violence!

Miranda Augustino: No, we love Trauma! See what I did there, Andy?

Andrew Payne: I did, Mir. Stick to commentintating.

Miranda Augustino: What’s that supposed to mean, Andy?

Andrew Payne: Nothing, Mir. Let’s take it to the ring!

Singles Match

Tahti Kuu vs Runa Olson

Thea Crawford: The following contest is scheduled for one fall introducing first…

Voice: "Paging Dr. Olsen, you're needed in the O.R."

My Favorite Game by The Cardigans plays as Runa Olsen comes from the back wearing a white lab coat and a stethoscope over her ring gear. She heads down the ramp waiving at fans.

Thea Crawford: "Making her way to the ring, weighing at 119 pounds, from Oslo, Norway, Dr. Runa Olsen!"

Runa enters the ring and checks the refs pulse before removing her lab coat and stethoscope.

Thea Crawford: And her opponent, from Helsinki, Finland! Weighing in at 138 pounds! Finland’s Fallen Star! TAHTI...KUU!!!!!

H.I.M’s “Poison Girl” hits on the speakers as Tahti Kuu comes running out onstage through smoke shooting up in front of the entrance curtain. She throws her hair back and raises both arms, throwing the horns to the audience before making her way down towards the ring. Tahti slaps hands with the audience as she moves down the ramp. She slides into the ring and stands on the ropes, pumping the horns to the song’s guitar riff. As she removes her entrance gear, she backs into her corner.

~DING DING DING~

Tahti and Runa begin by circling the ring and then tying up. Tahti forces Runa into the corner and the ref calls for a break. Tahti comes out of the corner, giving Runa a clean break and as Runa comes out of the corner, she is met with an armdrag by Tahti and another and then a third before Tahti puts Runa’s arm into an armbar. Tahti pushes down on the shoulder of Runa as she pulls back on the arm of the doctor. Runa eventually makes it to her feet and begins to fire elbows to the midsection of Tahti and it forces her to break the hold. Runa hits the ropes, but when she charges at Tahti, she gets dropped with a discus punch. Tahti then hooks the leg and only gets a one count on Runa. Tahti once again picks Runa up and sends her into the corner. Tahti comes charging in, looking for a corner splash, but Runa is able to get out of the way as Tahti hits nothing but the top turnbuckle and she staggers out of the corner right into the arms of Runa who takes her over with a German suplex. Runa continues on, picking Tahti up and hitting a snap suplex on her before hooking the leg and getting a two count.

Runa once again picks Tahti up, then hitting the ropes and delivering a springboard cutter to Tahti. Runa continues to press the advantage as she hits a curb stomp onto Tahti and hooks the leg, getting another nearfall. Runa then waits for Tahti to get up to her feet. Tahti manages to get up and turn around as she ducks an attempt by Runa to deliver The Checkup. Tahti then takes Runa and delivers a snap DDT onto Runa. Tahti then climbs to the top rope and leaps, hitting Runa with The Star Bomb and hooking the leg and getting the three count.

~DING DING DING~

Thea Crawford: Here is your winner, Tahti Kuu!

Andrew Payne: An impressive win by Tahti here tonight.

Miranda Augustino: She needed it after calling out Adrianna for a match on social media.

Result: Pinfall

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Amy Connors is backstage as the cameras are on her.

Amy Connors: Ladies and Gentlemen, joining me right now, the Jukebox Hero, Griffin Hawkins!

Griffin arrives into the shot, dressed in black jeans and a Wu Tang Clan T-Shirt.

Amy Connors: Griffin, last time we saw you, you competed in a Home Run Derby Deathmatch with Angel Kusanagi at Manifest Destiny. That had to be one of the more brutal barbaric matches in recent memory. You were given the week off to heal...now that you're here, what are your thoughts?

Griffin Hawkins: Well Amy, I can honestly say that my match at Manifest Destiny had to be the most brutal match I've ever had in my entire career. It was violent, it was barbaric, it was everything you'd expect from two people who don't like one another. Yeah, I took a hell of an ass kicking, but I gave one right back. It pains me to say this, but I give credit to Angel, she took me to the limits of my abilities both physically and mentally. She exposed a side of me that you don't see very often. We all know about Angel's reputation as a Deathmatch veteran and it's well deserved..but for me, well..I don't think anyone will ever question my toughness ever again. But right now, my focus is no longer on Angel. My focus is on the Undisputed Title. My name was thrown in the hat for the Guardians Of The Pyramid match at Sudden Death. I don't know who I have to face or who I have to fight, but I will do whatever it takes to get into that match and reclaim my title.

Amy Connors: You also promised that The Bangles will play at the next Pay Per View. Can you really get the band to appear?

Griffin looks awkward.

Griffin Hawkins: Well..about that. You see Amy..I...

Isabella Santiago comes by.

Isabella Santiago: Griffin Hawkins! So nice to see you here tonight!

Griffin Hawkins: Uh..yeah. You look good tonight Miss Santiago.

Isabella Santiago: Why thank you! I just had to look for you..you got the entire locker room talking about The Bangles performing at Sudden Death. You must have some deep connections.

Griffin Hawkins: Oh..yeah I do...

Isabella Santiago: With the star studded main event and the legendary Bangles performing..this has all the makings of Pay Per View of the year.

Griffin Hawkins: Say um...Miss Santiago...let's say for argument's sake I don't get the band to appear at said event, I'm not gonna get fired am I?

Isabella Santiago: What? No of course not Mr.Hawkins..you are one of the most popular athletes on the roster. Your accomplishments and popularity throughout your career has made you a household name. It'd be crazy to let someone of your stature go just because you can't get a big name band for the Pay Per View.

Griffin Hawkins: Oh, that's good then.

Isabella Santiago: Course..there's also the possibility of the entire roster hating you and labeling you a big fat liar, and you'll likely lose a lot of their respect for not living up to your promises. But that's just crazy.

Griffin Hawkins: Haha..yeah...crazy...

Isabella Santiago: Well, I have business to attend to. You have yourself a nice evening Mr.Hawkins.

She walks off as Griffin stands there..the gravity of the situation has hit him like a ton of bricks.

Griffin Hawkins: .....I am so fucked.

We head back to the ring.

Guardians of the Pyramid Qualifying match

Debby Haze vs Angel Kash

Thea Crawford: The following contest is scheduled for one fall introducing first…

The fans begin to boo loudly as "Superficial" by Heidi Montag hits over the public address system

“It aint that easy, it aint that easy

it aint that easy, but it aint so hard

It aint that easy, it aint that easy

it aint that easy, but it aint so hard

Thea Crawford: Making her way to the ring, weighing in at 130 pounds, from Los Angeles, California, ANGEL KASH!!!

As the lights dim and flash gold all over the arena, a lone spotlight forms at the entrance ramp. After a few moments, Steele Matthews walks out from behind the curtain with his Cheshire cat grin plastered across his face. As he applauds, within a few seconds in an arrogant and exaggerated fashion, Angel Kash herself, walks out as the fans boo loudly.

Hoppin' out the maserati

All I see is paparazzi

Snapping pictures for the

Front cover of a magazine

So I pose in everything I wear

Love to make the people stare

Always center of attention

Lookin' so bootylicious

Angel blows an arrogant kiss to the fans before doing a series of arrogant poses at the top of the ramp. She then says something to Steele as he first goes ahead, before the arrogant rich blonde bombshell does an arrogant supermodel like strut down to the ring, taunting the fans as she walks by them, before rudely sticking out her hand, and flipping her hair arrogantly as she brushes past the fans, not letting them even come close to touching her. She makes her way up the ring steps with Steele, holding her hand from the outside. Steele then hops up onto the apron Angel and holds the ropes open for her; she enters and poses in the center of the ring as the fans boo loudly. After that, she lays on the top turnbuckle nonchalantly taunting the fans as Steele hands her a mirror and she admires her beauty.

Thea Crawford: Her opponent from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, weighing in at 135 pounds…”DISCO DIVA” DEBBY HAZE!!!

A disco ball lowers over the ring, as Born to Be Alive starts to play. While the globe shaped object starts to rotate, Debby Haze skates out onto the stage. Before making her way to the ring, Deb starts to roller disco.

Once the dance is over, debby puts on a display of skating prowess. Spinning, and playing to the crowd, as she inches her way to the ring.

Once Debby reaches ringside, she removes her strap on skates, and pushes them under the ring. After a few more seconds with the fans, Deb rolls under the bottom rope, and into the ring.

~DING DING DING~

Both women squared up as the referee called for the match to start. Debby lunged but Kash sidestepped it and waved her off like a bad smell in a farmers market. Debby ruefully smiled and made the mistake to turn her back as Kash pulled her hair back hard and slammed her head against her knee. As Debby held her back Kash rakerd her face with her boot as the referee admonished her. She rested against the ropes as Debby staggered to her feet and was met with a vicious running knee lift by Kash who used that time to showboat about being the trillion dollar princess. Kash then grabbed Debby who was holding her face and pulled her hair again and into a backbreaker. She was smirking the whole time like this was so easy for her. Kash whipped her to the ropes and went for a bulldog as she rebounded behind Debby but the disco lover hit a back mule kick followed by a devastating cutter, then nailed a double stomp to Kash’s back and rolled her up for a two count.

Kash tried to roll out of the ring but stumbled as she did so and Debby then pulled her hair and dragged her back into the middle of the ring and then whipped her hard into the corner and followed up with a running senton cannonball. Kash was in deep trouble now as Debby took over control of the match and hit a tilt-to-whirl back elbow/backbreaker combination. Kash’s eyes rolled but she quickly decided to hide behind the referee as Haze ran at her. Cowardly move from Kash but it took Debby’s attention away so she could hit a stiff boot to the nether regions of her opponent and she hit THE BUYOUT implant DDT Brainbuster and hooked her leg but only got a 2.5 count!

She quickly noticed her opponent in trouble so tried to apply the princess clutch but Debby got to the ropes quickly. Kash was furious laying in boots to her abdomen and the back back of her head. She was admonished again by the referee but she just flicked her hair back, ignoring him. Kash grabs her and whips her to the corner but Debby rebounds and ducks under a clothes line attempt and nails a dropkick to Kash who falls hard into the corner. Debby starts dancing as if she was Donna Summer, then slammed her boot into her surgically enhanced face and Kash’s eyes rolled in the back of her head as DO THE HUSTLE connected. She wasted little time and tied her up and hit SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and stacked Kash up for the three count.

~DING DING DING~

Thea Crawford: Here is your winner,”DISCO DIVA” DEBBY HAZE!!!

Andrew Payne: And Debby with the biggest win of her young career, moving on to Sudden Death for a chance at the Undisputed Championship!

Miranda Augustino: That girl is funky and that girl is going on to one of the most dangerous matches I’ve ever heard of.

Result: Pinfall

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Singles Match

Mike Spazz vs Noah Leota

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Our ever-lovable Swede, the NFW Undisputed Champion Emelie Sanclemente walks down a corridor, with purpose. She holds the title steady on her right shoulder as her eyes dart towards something off to our left, her right. Emelie stops at a door, labelled for the NFW United States Champion Adrianna Salvatore. Sanclemente gives the door a couple of knocks. A moment passes before the door opens and Adrianna Salvatore stands in the doorway, practically looming over Emelie by almost a full foot in height. She looks apprehensive at first until she realizes it’s just her and steps aside.

Adrianna Salvatore: Hey Emmie. Come on in.

Indeed, Emelie is dwarfed by Adrianna, but Em doesn't mind as she gives Adrianna that million-dollar smile of hers.

Emelie Sanclemente: So, deja vu, right? We've faced these gals before.

Sanclemente finds a place to sit as she speaks, wrapping her Undisputed Title around her waist in the process.

Adrianna Salvatore: Yeah, right?

Adrianna bounces her eyebrows in a ‘go figure’ kind of way as she closes the door behind the camera man. She’s already in her gear with a cutoff “United States Of Anarchy” t-shirt in place of her vest. Her own title, the U.S Championship is sitting on a table where Emmie sat. Adrianna comes back to sit in her empty chair and goes right back to polishing the plates up as she was doing before the Undisputed Champ arrived.

Adrianna Salvatore: ‘Cept this time, maybe we won’t have anybody decided to stick their goddamn noses into it and have an honest match.

She dips the cloth into more of the polish and starts working on one of the side plates. The center plate is already gleaming. After a brief silence, she looks up at Emmie then to her title.

Adrianna Salvatore: How’re your plates looking? Keeping them clean?

Just as quickly as the mini-Zatanna look-alike wrapped it around her waist, Em takes off her Undisputed Title and shows it to her tag partner.

Emelie Sanclemente: Yep! Nice... shiny... smells of polish... hard to ask for it to be much cleaner, honestly.

Still holding up the title, Sanclemente looks into the center plate of the United States title, her dolled-up face practically reflecting in it as if the title's a mirror.

Emelie Sanclemente: Yours is just as clean, from the looks of it.

Adrianna practically inspects the Undisputed Title with scrutiny on her hardened face. She soon smiles genuinely and gives Emelie a hearty slap on the back.

Adrianna Salvatore: Looks good. Remember, you’re the face of this brand. You gotta represent the rest of the roster with pride. Me included.

She smirks at the last part, teasing Emmie a bit before going genuine again.

Adrianna Salvatore: You’re doing great, Em. Don’t let anyone ever tell you different. If they do, remind them what happened to the last person that doubted you.

Sanclemente nods to Salvatore with a slight smile.

Emelie Sanclemente: I still wonder if the title of Underground Queen is transferable.

Em chuckles before pursing her lips.

Emelie Sanclemente: But seriously, though. That's exactly what I'll do. It's part and parcel in fighting like heck, really.

She looks at Adrianna's shirt for a split-second.

Emelie Sanclemente: Uhh... do-- you have one of those in my size?

Adrianna pauses in her polishing and looks down at her shirt then up at Emmie with an intrigued look on her face.

Adrianna Salvatore: I got a few left over from my table after the signing event earlier. Undisputed Champ wants one of my shirts, huh?

She grins, standing up looking Emelie over a bit before motioning with her hand.

Adrianna Salvatore: Small.

She teases before going into her bag and hands Emelie a shirt that hasn’t been cropped and chopped. Adrianna sits back down and inspects her belt again before looking satisfied, so she puts the kit away.

Adrianna Salvatore: You wanna wear it like that or you wanna chop it?

Sanclemente puts her title on her lap as she finagles the shirt over her head and onto her petite frame.

Emelie Sanclemente: I don't think I have the...

The champion looks down at her frame.

Emelie Sanclemente: features... to pull off the cropped look. I'll wear it as-is. Thank you. I was thinking if we wanted to come out as a team this week, we may as well wear the same shirt too.

Sanclemente shrugs before placing the title back onto her shoulder, getting up from her seat along the way. Adrianna gets up, grabbing her belt and fastens it around her waist before sliding it around for the plates to face in front. She sticks a fist out for Emmie.

Adrianna Salvatore: Ready to burn it all down?

Emelie Sanclemente: To the ground.

Em gives Adrianna a wink and a fist bump in reciprocation as they head off to the ring.

Tag Team Champions vs Champions match

The Skillz Vendorz vs Emelie Sanclemente and Adrianna Salvatore

Thea Crawford: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!

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.


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.


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.


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.

Thea Craword: "On her way to the ring!! From Brooklyn, New York!! She is the Queen of Anarchy...and the NFW United States Champion...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.

Thea Crawford: And, her tag team partner….


Purple smoke fills the arena from all directions, with a petite figure standing within it, seemingly propped up by a cane. There's a shine of gold coming from the center of the figure.


Thea Crawford: "...from Santa Monica, California by way of Ronneby, Sweden, weighing in at 100 pounds, she is the NFW UNDISPUTED CHAMPION... EMELIIIIIIIIIIIE... SAAAAANCLEMENTEEEEE!"

The crowd's cheers nearly blow the roof off the arena as the smoke clears and the champion raises her skull-masked, top-hatted head. As soon as she opens her eyes, Sanclemente kicks her cane up and starts to walk down with purpose. She's slapping high-fives and bumping fists with everyone she can before getting to the ringside steps and looking out to the cheering crowd. The champion enters the ring and unstraps the title from her waist, holding it up for all to see with that confident, million-dollar smile of hers. Emelie places the title on her shoulder before entering a neutral corner, as "Magic" fades out.


Thea Crawford: Their opponents….

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.


As the opening lyrics rip throughout the arena, a shot of DragonBall Z's Goku throws a Kamehameha at the viewers 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.

Thea Crawford: At a combined weight of 250 pounds! They are the NFW Tag Team Champions! The 8-Bit Princess, Katrina Cage...Adorable Sammi Belmont! THE SKIIIIIIILLZ VENDOOOOOORZ!!!


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.



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.

~DING DING DING~

Adriana and Kat start things off for their teams as they circle the ring. Kat seems hesitant to make the first move against the United States Champion, but when Adrianna comes at Kat, she ducks under the woman and begins to kick at the thighs of Adrianna, trying to knot them up. Adrianna though, takes Kat and just shoves her back. Kat comes charging in once more and this time, she just gets dropped with a clothesline by Adrianna who then picks up Kat and sends her into the ropes. Kat comes off the ropes and when she does, Adrianna drops her with a popup European uppercut. She then picks Kat up and sends her into her corner where she tags Emelie into the match. Emelie climbs to the top rope as Adrianna pulls Kat out of the corner and wrings the arm before Emelie comes down, delivering a double axe handle across the shoulder joint. Emelie takes Kat and delivers a swinging neckbreaker to her before hooking the leg and only getting a two count. Sammi meanwhile is on the apron, yelling words of encouragement to her partner and reaching out, yelling for Kat to make it over to her. Emelie picks Kat up from the mat and hits a tilt-a-whirl DDT onto her before tagging Adrianna back into the match. Adrianna comes in and grabs Emelie and she delivers a scoop slam of Emelie right onto Kat before picking Kat up and sending her into the ropes. Kat comes off the ropes and Adrianna delivers a popup powerbomb and hooks the leg and Kat manages to kick out at two.

Adrianna stands in the corner and waits for Kat to make it up to her feet. Once Kat does and turns around, Adrianna goes for a MOAB Launcher, but Kat is able to leap frog over her and roll through and make the leap, tagging Sammi into the match. Adrianna turns around and as she does, Sammi launches and delivers a springboard hurricanrana before following it up by hitting the ropes and this time hitting a springboard moonsault on Adrianna. Sammi goes to hook the leg, but Adrianna gets up before the ref can even count one. Sammi though picks Adrianna up and sends her into the corner. Sammi charges in and delivers a back handspring elbow to Adrianna before grabbing her by the head and delivering a tornado DDT out of the corner. She then hooks the leg again and this time, Adrianna kicks out at two. Sammi reaches out and tags Kat back into the match. Kat comes in and the two of them deliver Zerg Rush. Sammi gets out of the ring and Kat hooks the leg and once again gets a two count.

Kat picks Adrianna up and goes for the Rage Quit, but Adrianna is able to counter out of it and deliver a rolling forearm before leaping and tagging Emelie back into the match. Emelie comes in and takes Kat down with a swinging neckbreaker before climbing to the top rope and hitting a senton bomb. Emelie then goes out onto the ring apron and as Kat gets up, Emelie launches and delivers Clint Eastwood before positioning Kat and hitting her with the split legged moonsault. As she goes for the cover, Adrianna comes in and delivers a MOAB Launcher on Sammi who was coming in to try and make the save and the ref counts the three.

~DING DING DING~

Thea Crawford: Here are your winners, The United States Champion, Adrianna Salvatore and The Undisputed Champion, Emelie Sanclemente

Andrew Payne: Man, if these two decided to team up full time, they would be force in the tag team division.

Miranda Augustino: There’s a reason these two hold the top two singles titles here on Trauma Andy and we just saw it tonight.

Result: Pinfall

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The scene comes up on the ringside area where the audience buzzes with anticipation. The opening chords of "I Like It Heavy" start on the speakers and is accompanied by a chorus of boos from the audience. The lights fade until only the stage is lit and 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.

“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 shaking her head and calling for a mic.

Sela: Cut the music. Cut it!

The audience takes the opportunity to jeer Sela even louder. Sela blatantly ignores them.

Sela: Perhaps you didn't notice, but tonight, I get to play the hero. Hehe, that's right, the house of darkness falls over NFW after snuffing out one of its lights and tonight I am standing against it.

Sela giggles as the audience tries to reconcile her words. Most still boo, but some aren't so sure.

Sela: You see eventually I am going to qualify for the Guardians of the Pyramid, but tonight I deal with a demon from that dark place. Tonight, I bleed out one of House Crowley who made life a living hell for your hero didn't they?

Sela takes a moment with her trademark sadistic smirk as the audience piles on Sela again.

Sela: Let me be very clear. The Underground Queen is doing you a huge favor here after all. I make the demon scream, I make him bleed and I make him kiss the boot of his true Queen, not the pretend monarch that he serves now.

Sela starts to sway in the ring whimsically.

Sela: Does that hurt everyone? To know that you'll owe the weakening of House Crowley to me. And after I have finished tonight, my sights will move on to that Pyramid where I finally stop the pink magician and claim my rightful throne. Long live the Underground Queen!

Sela chuckles once more as her music hits one more time. She tosses the mic out and moves to her corner as the match gets set to begin.

Singles Match

Sela Rica-Lark vs Xaphan

Thea Crawford: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Already in the ring, from Tucson, Arizona! Weighing in at 147 pounds. The Underground Queen...SELA...RICA...LARK!!! And her opponent….

The electronic organ intro to “Remember Me (FESTER Remix)” by Code: Pandorum starts up. Three red spotlights appear illuminating Tia Santos in the center with Xaphan behind her.

“I’m going to do it again and again
Until you make them remember!”

Thea Crawford: Being accompanied to the ring by El Muneco Muerto, Tia Santos...weighing in at 207 pounds. Representing House Crowley, Xaphan!!

As the bass drops on the music, Tia Santos inches forward at a slow, smooth pace. The Calavera themed woman almost seems to glide across the floor as Xaphan follows behind her. The two members of House Crowley continue down the ramp until they reach ringside. Tia Santos stops right there where she is while Xaphan passes her up and heads into the ring where he immediately stares down Sela Rica-Lark

~DING DING DING~

Sela and Xaphan go right after each other as soon as the bell rings and the two of them start to exchange lefts and rights with one another. Xaphan slowly starts to get the better of the exchange as he begins to lay in some hard chops to the chest of Sela. The chops back Sela into the corner and as the ref calls Xaphan to back it up, he delivers one final chop before pulling Sela out of the corner and hits a snap suplex on her before hitting the ropes and delivering a somersault senton splash to her. He hooks the leg, but Sela kicks out at one. Xaphan picks Sela up and sends her into the ropes. Sela comes off the ropes and Xaphan this time takes her down with a slingblade. He then immediately climbs to the top rope and this time, he delivers Coup of Heaven and he hooks the leg again, but only gets a two count. Xaphan picks Sela up and goes for Fall from Heaven, but Sela is able to push him off and send him toppling over the top rope and crashing down to the floor. Sela drops to a knee for just a moment before getting up and getting out of the ring to meet Xaphan.

Sela grabs Xaphan and sends him head first into the ring post before taking him and delivering a snap DDT onto the floor. Sela gets up, laughing and smiling as she prances around the floor a little bit. She then picks Xaphan up and rolls him back into the ring. Sela slides in and grabs him by the arms and then hits Xaphan with Hurts so Good. She flips Xaphan onto his back and hooks the leg for a nearfall. Sela just laughs as she picks Xaphan up and from behind him, delivers Pain for Pleasure before just seamlessly locking in Playtime Over. Xaphan struggles for a bit before he has no choice but to finally tap out and Sela tosses him down to the mat.

~DING DING DING~

Thea Crawford: Here is your winner by submission, Sela Rica-Lark!

Andrew Payne: Sela bouncing back in a big way after coming up just short at Manifest Destiny.

Miranda Augustino: But I think if she manages to qualify for the Guardians of the Pyramid match, that’s going to be right in her wheelhouse and she’d have to be looked at as a favorite.

Result: Submission

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===MAIN EVENT===

Guardians of the Pyramid Qualifying Match

Super Tiger vs Mai Blackman

Thea Crawford: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is your main event of the evening!!

With the sudden riff and opening shriek of Killswitch Engage’s “The Signal Fire” ripping through the PA system of the arena, the lights on the stage flicker violently, matching the tempo of the guitar and drums. The curtain parts and out steps Mai Blackman onto the stage with a look around at the audience. She has that cold, calculated demeanor on her face as she walks to the center and takes a moment to do a fighter’s bounce on her toes, loosening up. She throws a few air punches before yanking the towel off from around her neck and lets out a battle cry that exposes the black mouth guard over her upper teeth as she starts down the ramp, towards the ring.

No more following this endless maze
Separation will define the new way
What's broken is what leads us all astray
The chosen are renewed in amnesty
Broken, hopeless, the state of all our fates
Revolted, woken, lead us from this place

Thea Crawford: Introducing first! Weighing in at 135 pounds, from Chicago, Illinois! MAI...BLACKMAN!!!

Mai approaches the ring with a sense of purpose and urgency. Her body language says she’s amped up but relaxed. Eager but focused. As she reaches the ring, she turns and makes her way right up the steps and gets in between the top and middle ropes.

Nowhere to hide, strength realigned
The signal fire's alight
Given to fight, there's hope just in sight
The signal fire's alight

Once she’s in the ring, Mai comes to the center, spreading her arms out as an open invitation to whatever the fans might have for her. Praise. Hate. Props. Insults. Whatever. Without so much as a hint of a change in her expression, she throws her towel into her designated corner and moves to it, turning back to the center of the ring as she hops on her toes, rolling her shoulders and getting ready.

Thea Crawford: And her opponent….

The lights in the arena dim to near darkness as "Eye of the Tiger (Nightcore Version)" begins to pump through the speakers, the upbeat music getting the crowd to their feet with a huge pop.

Thea Crawford: "Making her way to the ring..."

☆SUPER TIGER☆ steps through the curtain and into the spotlight on the stage, wearing one of her Super Tiger masks and a long black PVC trench coat, a determined look on her face broken only by the grin she wears due to the audience's reaction.

Thea Crawford: "From Lake Fenton, Michigan..."

☆SUPER TIGER☆ makes her way down the ramp now, stopping in front of a small boy or girl before taking the mask off her face, to reveal a second one underneath and placing the first one on the child's head and taking a picture with them.

Thea Crawford: "She is one half of Kawaii Trash Pandas GO!..."

☆SUPER TIGER☆ dives into the ring under the bottom rope, spinning in a circle as fans lob orange and black streamers up into the ring from the first row. The young girl is laughing as she twirls, hopping up and down with the music.

Thea Crawford: "She is...☆SUPER TIGER☆!!!!"

The girl leaps up onto the second turnbuckle, a grin still on her face as she looks out across the audience, nodding her head with the music. She turns and drops down, making her way to the center of the ring and facing the hard cam, holding up both fists toward the camera and shouting "HAI GRRRRL!" along with the fans in attendance.


~DING DING DING~

As soon as the bell rings, Super Tiger and Mai Blackman come out of their corners for a standoff. Tiger, of course, has to tilt her head up to Blackman but doesn’t seem intimidated one bit. Blackman sizes Tiger up and they appear to be exchanging words for a moment before they back off and start circling. Tiger looks calm yet focused. Blackman wears a predatory grin, bearing her black mouthpiece which makes her smile a little more intimidating than he already is. Like a shark looking for blood in the water. The Chicago crowd is so amped up for another go-around with these rivals a split chant begins between “SUPER TIGER” and “LET’S GO BLACKMAN”. Both ladies get their fists up and they start testing the waters with feint kicks to the lower body of each other. Neither of them wanna stand there and try to eat a kick from the other. This is evident once Super Tiger gets through Blackman’s guard and nails her in the thigh with a kick so hard, fans hear the SMACK and Mai steps back. The former Bounty Hunter can’t help but grimace. They circle up again and this time, Mai gets through with a kick, right into Tiger’s bare thigh, causing the little Joshi to hop back, hissing through her teeth. They circle more, faking out with more kicks until Super Tiger goes for a real one but Blackman catches it under her arm and traps it. The match explodes into action as Mai throws herself forward and takes her and Tiger to the mat, controlling the leg. Tiger gets it free but Blackman comes down on her for a full ground mount. They fumble a bit with Tiger frantically working to prevent Blackman from administering any kind of hold. She gets free and rolls back, hopping to her feet. At the exact same instance, Blackman gets to her feet, hunched forward like she’s ready to pounce again but both women stop and the crowd applauds.

The two competitors circle around the mat again before going for a lockup but Blackman shoots in under Tiger’s arms and goes for a double leg takedown. Tiger sprawls and goes for a Guillotine but Mai scouts it and drills her into the mat with an insanely brutal Northern Lights Suplex for a pin attempt. 2 count and Tiger kicks free, rubbing her neck and shaking the cobwebs out. However, Blackman stays on the aggressive and goes for a Back Body Drop on Tiger who flips through it and lands on her feet. She jumps on Mai from behind and goes for a Sleeper Hold but Mai throws an arm up around her head and rolls into a Rolling Kneebar. Super Tiger frantically goes for the ropes and just barely reaches the bottom causing a break. Blackman picks her up and starts laying into her with some of her strikes. Knees, elbows, jabs and kicks are on the menu as Blackman starts cutting Tiger down but when she hits an Irish Whip, that’s when Tiger starts coming back into it, initially countering by ducking under a spinning back elbow and springboarding off the ropes for a dropkick, followed by a running Shooting Star Press for a pinfall attempt. Blackman still throws Tiger off of her easily and gets up, deciding to go for strikes again but Tiger parries the first one with a forearm and re-introduces Mai Blackman to her Strong Style forearm strikes, rocking Blackman in the jaw. Blackman rolls her jaw, blinking away the stars and when Tiger dares her to go shot for shot, Blackman comes back in and nails her with one of her own forearms. Tiger’s rocked and she’s pretty surprised by the display of Strong Style from Mai as well.

Super Tiger and Mai Blackman start trading off with Strong Style strikes, back and forth. Mai Blackman’s starting to feel it but evidently, Super Tiger’s beginning to as well. As Tiger goads Mai on for another shot, Mai cocks back but she suddenly grabs Tiger by part of her top and yanks her in, spinning around with her arm snapping out. THE SYSTE--NO!!! Tiger ducks under it and catches Mai, lifting her up for a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!!! 2.9 and a kick out from Blackman!! Tiger waits for Mai to get up and catches her in a dragon suplex hold! STARLIGHT EXPRE--NO! Mai breaks free and whips right around, catching Tiger with a Waistlock STO Takedown. As Tiger sits up off the mat, Mai just brutally boots her right in the head. She slips right down and in for her modified Sitting Fujiwara Armbar but before she can get a full grip, Super Tiger slips free. She waits to Mai to sit up and turn and when she does, nails her with a Strong Style knee to the head. Mai looks rocked but as Tiger waits for her to get up, she stands on the apron. Super Tiger comes up and off the top rope! Springboard! TIGER SNAR--NO!!! Blackman explodes upward and drops Tiger with CHICAGO KISS, stunning the little Joshi. As Tiger stumbled with her back to Blackman, Mai caught her around the waist for a bridging German Suplex and a nearfall at 2.9!!

Super Tiger looks a little frustrated as she goes over to pull Mai Blackman up but Blackman reaches up and starts grabbing for her, possibly going for Blackman’s Bounty. Tiger holds onto her as she pulls back to get away and the two end up back on their feet with Mai switching to a suplex hold. Tiger blocks the lift with her leg though and pulls off a beautiful Snap Suplex that she holds onto and twists her legs around to get back to her feet. She switches holds to deliver another German Suplex, driving Mai into the mat again. Finally, she gets up a third time, this time hooking her arms under Mai’s and finally nails STARLIGHT EXPRESS!!!!!! 1!!! 2!!! 3!!!

~DING DING DING~

Thea Crawford: Here is your winner and advancing into the Guardian of the Pyramid match! SUPER...TIGER!!!!!!

As Super Tiger has her arm raised in victory from the referee, Mai Blackman makes it to her feet from behind. She creeps up on Super Tiger; it appears an attack is imminent but when Mai spins Tiger around she just steps up and gets down in her face, looking frustrated and unhappy. This passes, however, as she swallows her anger and just holds a hand out. Super Tiger relaxes and smiles genuinely, taking Mai’s hand with both of hers and bows respectfully. Mai nods, shaking Tiger’s hand and gives her a rough pat, like one of those friendly slaps to the side of the head before she backs off and leaves the ring for Super Tiger to celebrate.

Miranda Augustino: Daaaaaaaamn! Talk about a main event, Andy!!

Andrew Payne: You can say that again, Miranda!

Miranda Augustino: I would but we’re out of time for the night! Hope y’all enjoyed the show!

Andrew Payne: I know this crowd did, especially that last match just now! Incredible performance by both women but Super Tiger comes out on top of this one! She just earned a huge opportunity! We’ll see you next week for more Trauma, everyone but don’t forget to check out Reckoning Day this Tuesday from the Collision brand! For Miranda Augustino, I’m Andrew Payne. So long!

Result: Pinfall

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