Post by LAW-JET Alliance on Apr 21, 2021 5:45:04 GMT
”You seem to think that me wanting to prove myself has to do with me caring what others think. I don’t darling, I just take great pleasure in making all of you women feel lesser compared to me, and I do an incredible job at it, judging by how defensive you’ve gotten”
- Brody Sparks, 2017
(The camera opens to the backstage hallway in the Staples Center. As the camera slowly pans forward, the voice of Deftones’ frontman Chino Moreno begins to speak. The opening riff to “Rx Queen” begins to play.)
Chino Moreno: When you’re younger, you have a lot more aggression. You want the rage against the world and express yourself, express your craft.
(The camera passes by the dressing room revealing several outfits worn by several LAW roster members.)
Chino Moreno: Music and wrestling go hand-in-hand in so many ways. Both the artist and the fighter compete against the world to maintain their livelihood, to stand out. The young want the world to notice them, to witness their perseverance, their rise to glory.
(The camera turns a hallway where the four current LAW Championships are hanging next to each other along the wall: the Lethal American Championship, Lethal Specialist Championship, Lethal Tag Team Championships, and the Lethal Angel Championship.)
Chino Moreno: To be iconic is to be revered and idolized. A champion is an icon for the belt they represent. Be it a national hero, a specialist, a team, or the chosen.
(The camera slows down as it reaches the entrance to the stage, known in LAW/JET/OWA/SSW circles as “The Brody Position”, formerly known as the “Gorilla Position”. Along the wall are various pictures from the short but iconic career of the late Brody Sparks.)
Chino Moreno: A true icon affects the lives they touch as well as those who choose to embrace their legacy. Their story will continue to endure long after they’re gone…
(The camera turns to the other side of the wall where there are pictures of the current LAW Champions.)
Chino Moreno: There’s only one way to define your legacy...
(The camera moves outward as there’s a flash of light from the arena as “Ohms” begins to play.)
Chino Moreno: With a Lethal Heart.
(We transition to a live feed of Staples Center interior as a sold out crowd is on their feet cheering at the camera. It’s soon followed by an explosion of pyro on the stage.)
Monica Vaughan: Welcome to the biggest event of LAW season three! It’s been a long journey, but here we are at our third annual Lethal Hearts show! I’m Monica Vaughan and here is my partner Kat Ricci!
Kat Ricci: I’m having goosebumps right now, Monica! I’ve been here since the beginning and let me tell you every year Lethal Hearts gets bigger and better!
Monica Vaughan: Speaking of which, we have a packed two-day show including a concert by the one and only Deftones!
Kat Ricci: All of this was inspired by the life of the one and only Brody Sparks, a late wrestler who affected the lives of many of our roster members and staff including Madam Vega, April Song, Revy, Stephanie Matsuda, and of course you Monica!
Monica Vaughan: As her sister I have to say I’m touched by this tribute! This was spearheaded by Vega and my wife Stephanie who wanted her memory to be immortalized in LAW’s biggest show of the year. Speaking of which, we’re starting things off with the inaugural Sparks Cup Battle Royal! 17 women will have a shot at glory, many of them are new to the LAW brand! Let’s take a look at a couple of tonight’s participants.
(Brenda is outside of the Staples Center, has she started to speak about the Sparks Cup Battle Royal and what it means going forward to the next season.)
Brenda: ....Sparks Cup Battle Royal....A Over the top battle royal where the bunch of upcoming talents like myself fight for survival for a special prize. Hahaha, this is what I needed, because I didn't come to LAW for a hand out, I didn't come to LAW just to take shortcuts, no...I came to Lethal Angels of Wrestling to earn my way for the opportunity, EARN!
(Brenda spit on the ground and drinking water)
Brenda: Look at me. Look! At! Me! Ever since I came to this company, I made my very first impression to all of you, the LAW fans! I've been in PPV matches, win some and lose some. Hell, people would say that I'm becoming the fastest rising star in Lethal Angels of Wrestling. I know it! You know it! The LAW Management knows it! Even the gods above know it! So, at the Sparks Cup Battle Royal, you'll be looking at the person that's gonna take the future *pointing up the sky* and i'll take it to the moon! So to Liz Karlson, Rebecca Brookes, Kylie Monroe, Selena Firehouse, and everyone in the battle royal. Be prepared because the Sparks are gonna fly!!!
(Screen fades black)
(Damian Evan McArthur, Devi's newest manager and the 2nd Generation businessman is with Devi Krysis in the McArthur Enterprises in New York. Has they about to get ready to leave to go to LA for Lethal Hearts 3, but they got some few words to say.)
Damian: Hello, Hello, Hello LAW Faithful. For those who don't know me, my name's Damian Evan McArthur, 2nd Generation businessman and owner of the McArthur Enterprises in New York City!
(Damian fixing his jacket and his tie, all smiles has usual.)
Damian: Well I presume that you guys wandering how me and my new client came to be? How did this partnership happen? *smirk* is simple really, I saw Devi and his talents, I'll be honest her talent could have gone to new heights, she'll be main event OWA Final Destination fighting for the Women's World Championship but instead she participated in the B.O.B Games and my god woman you got some hops in basketball, i'm curious did you play basketball in your high school?
Devi: Well....if I could remember that it was 4 years ago before I got into wrestling.
Damian: Fair enough, and also you tore down the wall of the OWA Headquarters, and i'm like "Damn Devi, when did you get all that strength?"
Devi: Hahaha it was accidental, hell even Azumi said I Deku'd that wall haha!
Damian: Well it seems Stark, had put something in your drink or something.
Devi: Well he did say it was crack, and it gave me good performance.
Damian: Really?
Devi: Yep!
Damian: Well anyway, have we going to Lethal Hearts 3, Devi, this gonna be the start of your LAW Career, because you're going to the Sparks Cup Battle Royal! And this will be your clean slate so losing doesn't matter in this match, you just had to eliminate all the competitors and win!
Devi: Exactly Damian, it may be the season finale of LAW, and I know that I'll be making my first impression, I had to compete with the greats like Dulce Torres, Stephanie Matsuda, Diantha Rosso, and Aria Jaxon! Even my friend over at OWA Azurine Vebbins beat one of them, and let's be honest...it infuriates me. And what's worse is that my dream match against Niki Khan was in shambles because of Revy and her slut friends, Viola DeMarco is no longer the GM in OWA Odyssey, which was the last draw for me. So while OWA is taking a Break, I decided to come to LAW and I see new competition, I see new opportunities! So LAW be noticed, I've been training with Stark for months, you'll see a new side of me, i'm focused, resilient, hungry individual and once I win the battle royal, i'll be focused on becoming a champion here at LAW, and remember that the wolf is always at your door! Always!
(Devi and Damian head to the private jet, and the screen fades black)
{The feed cuts in and we see none other than the “Lady Gojira” herself in Celes Dumont, already dressed for war and pacing back and forth like a caged animal somewhere in the depths of the arena}
Celes: It should be Io and I defending our tag team titles here tonight at Cinderella Story, *US* and not those twin brainless, talentless little Starbuckers!! Io and I were the most dominant tag team in this company’s history and neither one of the two Cruellas can ever top what the Queens of Chaos did while we were at the top of the tag teams here in LAW!!
{Celes abruptly stops pacing and then quickly snaps both of her hands to the sides of her head before slowly, roughly pushing them backwards-smoothing out her hair as she goes before she turns to regard the camera again, this time with a cooler and more composed tone to her voice}
Celes: But that’s not in the here and now because tonight, I have so many people to hurt and such a short amount of time...you see I honestly don’t give two flying fucks about who I’m in the ring with here tonight at CS...I don’t care because I am Celes Dumont.
*NOT* “Celeste”...Celes...Celes...Celes…
And you fucking commentators had better get it right this time because I have been calm, I have been quiet, and most importantly I have been nice about it..till now because tonight, after I go through...what, sixteen other joshi, I’m going to step up to whomever wins that specialist title match and I’m going to call my shot because I want that title and that title, it wants me.
It doesn’t want some cheery cherry flavored goof like Savannah Sunshine...nor does need a vanilla plain-jane like Sydney Saint Clair...no, the Lethal Angels of Wrestling Specialist championship title, it needs someone not with a “delicate touch” like those two, hehehehe...no it needs a woman with a very uniquely *VIOLENT* touch and no one has more qualified touch of that caliber, than me.
But you all must forgive me, I’ve been waiting for a chance like this for quite a while and while I enjoyed each and every single moment of my time ruling the tag team division with Io...sometimes, just sometimes you’ve gotta be true to yourself and I’ve been hungry for a chance against some of these part timers who come into my promotion thinking that they are just going to steamroll over me and my girls.
People like those who are in the very same rumble match as I am tonight.
{Celes then lowers her hands and looks hard into the camera, her war-painted face making her look a little bit more maniacal than normal as she does so}
Celes: People like Liz Karlson, Rebecca Brooks, Amanda Belnades, Bodhi, and others come here and you think that the usual intimidation factor of strutting up to a camera with your chest all puffed out and shit, bragging about what you've done in the recent past makes you better than the rest of us is going to work with me?
You see the only thing that will impress me is what you can do in that ring, if you can go the distance and prove if you’re really as tough as you claim to be and titles are like marks on a bedpost, they really don’t fucking matter in the end.
{Celes then holds up her arms and the camera shows us the scars that mark them, interjected with past matches across Celes’ career that show the origin of each and every scar that adorns her very body before it cuts back to her proper}
Celes: This is no game and tonight, I’m going to walk into the Sparks Cup Battle Royal and I’m going to enjoy myself like no other and then, I’m coming for that specialist championship.
This is my year, time to take what’s mine.
{The feed then cuts out}
{The feed comes in and we see Amanda Belnades, already in her own ring gear with her bright blue hair pulled back into a proper bun at the back of her head and her signature glasses on her face}
Amanda: I’m going to be honest, I’m a little bit nervous about being in the Sparks Cup tonight here on pay per view and why wouldn’t I be? I mean look at the level of talent that’s already in that ring and tell me that you wouldn’t be just a little bit intimidated yourself deep down.
But I have faith in myself because I represent the wonderfully weird Shinigami Foundation and while I might not have the insanely genetic technical skills of Alex Slayer, the cool and calm zen like backbreaker wizardry of Thomas Bane, or even be remotely capable of the heavy metal hijinx of David Belmont, I’m not exactly the wallflower that I appear to be and I’m always ready for a fight.
{Amanda then calmly reaches up and removes her glasses and fixes the camera with a solid gaze}
Amanda: And while I might be the youngest gun in this gunfight tonight, you can bet your bottom dollar that I’m not going to let the Foundation down because I’m here to kick butt and take names, no matter what, and who knows..maybe one of you won’t watch your step and then the next thing you know, that critical victory that you were betting on...becomes the biggest failure of your evening.
{Amanda’s look then turns a bit coy as she nibbles on one of the earpieces of her glasses for a moment}
Amanda: Maybe I might have some fun tonight after all..see you ladies in the ring.
{The feed cuts out}
(Our scene starts at the home of Dove Dynamite. She steps into the frame with a smile.)
Dove Dynamite: I'm just gonna get to the point here. I hope people say what I had to say last week. It wasn't much. But it was something. But it appears that I haven't exactly joined the company at a great time! No time for a big debut, no time to let the people know what I'm capable of, just thrust into a battle royal at the biggest event of the year. But at least I'm on the card, right? I'm extremely grateful to be off the sidelines at all. So let's look on the bright side of things. Focusing on the negative is pointless. I'm debuting on the biggest event of the year alongside some of the most underrated talent in this company. And it's a lot of talent. A lot of women. Which means I'll have to work twice as hard to get myself noticed.
Dove shrugs as she talks about what she'll have to do.
Dove Dynamite: Maybe it's fitting for me. My entire life has been one big obstacle. Whether it was taking care of my brothers or working three jobs, there was always some obstacle to overcome. It would be too easy for me to debut in a simple one on one match. Not that I'd beat anyone easily, but because being basic isn't in my nature. A battle royal is an easy way to be shoved under the bed and ignored, but also a great way to be noticed. To set yourself apart from the crowd. Some people might groan at being in a match like this, but I take it as a challenge to work twice as hard. A win here would be big for everyone, but for me, it would mean even more. It would mean my name being known from the start of my in-ring debut. I would be noticed right away instead of having to work my way up. I don't know how to feel about that, but I'll do my best to win. I never go into a match expecting a loss, after all.
This isn't me guaranteeing a win. I'm not dumb enough to do that. But I can assure you that I'll make the best of an unexpected debut. I assure you that I'll show the LAW roster exactly who I am, someone not to be overlooked. If there was ever a name you needed to remember for the future, it's Dove Dynamite. Without a doubt in my mind. I know the competition will be stiff. I don't think anyone expects me to do anything if they even know who I am, but I'm here to prove them all wrong.
See you this weekend, ladies.
(We fade to black.)
(The camera opens to London Morris standing ringside as all the competitors of the Sparks Cup Battle Royal are in the ring.)
London Morris: The following is a 17-Woman Sparks Cup Battle Royal Match! To eliminate your opponent they must be thrown over the ropes and the last woman standing will be the inaugural Sparks Cup Champion!)
Kat Ricci: Time to set it off!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Monica Vaughan: The ref calls for the bell and they’re off! All sixteen competitors are going at it without hesitation! All for a shot at the first annual Sparks Cup and a special surprise to go with the win! Most of these women are new this season to LAW or have been in the business for several years or less minus a few entries.
Kat Ricci: That’s what Madam Vega had in mind when she booked this match. She considers this as a springboard to superstardom. She sees LAW as being the perfect platform for aspiring female superstars and those who identify as such.
Monica Vaughan: Well they’re certainly fired up! There’s no telling what’s going to happen in this match! Every woman for herself! There are no allegiances right now! And if some are made, it’ll definitely be temporary! While everyone else is brawling, Bodhi has slid underneath the ropes to take a breather! Anna Clark looks like she’s doing the same, though the refs are telling them both they need to get back inside!
Kat Ricci: We have all three refs out here to monitor the pandemonium of this match! Anna Clark slides into the ring to help out Olga who’s working over LAW newcomer Devi Krysis with a series of overhead forearms! Anna goes for a kick- DEVI PUSHES OLGA IN THE WAY WHO GETS KNOCKED IN THE FACE! Olga is livid right now! Anna’s trying to apologize, but Petrov doesn’t want to hear it as she takes a swing at Clark who slides to the outside!
Monica Vaughan: There seems to be some sort of dissolution between the two former tag partners. Celes Dumont takes advantage and is on the attack! Anna is back in the ring and is now fighting alongside Celes!? Olga’s fighting off both of them! Everyone is going from one opponent to the next!
Kat Ricci: Brenda Martin has Amanda Belnades isolated in a corner from everyone else! She’s lighting her up with fists and elbows! Ouch! A headbutt for good measure!
Monica Vaughan: Bodhi sneaks her way back into the ring, but Rebecca Brookes sees her coming a mile away! She’s knocking Bodhi silly all over this ring!
Kat Ricci: Kylie Monroe is overtaking Krysis! INVERTED FALCON ARROW DEAD CENTER IN THE RING! As impressive as that was, an over the rope elimination would prove more effective.
Monica Vaughan: It sounds like Anna Clark is taking that advice because she’s laying into Olga, who’s pressed against the ropes! Celes was assisting, but she moved on to other opponents.
Kat Ricci: Rebecca Brookes is trying to get Bodhi over the edge, but she fights off the OWA Goddesses Champion! Meanwhile Yamato is all over the place, taking it to everyone she lays in eye on! Her aggression is reminiscent of her father, Kai D. Oh!
Monica Vaughan: The OWA/SSW/Wrestleworld standout?
Kat Ricci: Yeah, I’ve seen him work and boy he’s tough as nails in the ring! I don’t expect any less from Yamato! She’s still green, but she’ll adapt quickly!
Monica Vaughan: Meanwhile, Ruby Auriel has Amanda Belnades against the ropes! She’s trying to push her over the top, but Amanda’s not budging! Celes Dumont is getting some shots in on Kylie Monroe with some wicked forearm strikes and shoot kicks- **DEVIL TRIGGER!** The high impact roundhouse knocked Monroe against the ropes! Bianca Page and Llorona are going blow for blow in their own corner! Llorna is trying to fight her way out, but Paige nails her with several punches to the gut and presses her foot on the former OWA Women’s World Champion’s throat!
Kat Ricci: Llorona having some tough times of late as she not only failed to win the Lethal Angel Championship against Roxy, but she failed to defend her title at OWA’s Final Destination event a few weeks ago-
Monica Vaughan: WAIT! RUBY AURIEL IS TRYING TO GET BODHI OVER THE ROPES! SHE’S ALMOST GOT HER! BODHI’S HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE! SHE’S KICKING HER LEGS IN RUBY’S FACE, FORCING HER TO TAKE A STEP BACK- SINGLE-HANDED PENDULUM BACKBREAKER BY DEVI KRYSIS! RUBY WAS KNOCKED RIGHT INTO THE ARMS OF THE UNTAMED BLOODWOLF!
Kat Ricci: Devi’s trying to capitalize but Rebecca Brookes pulls her away and is trying to whip her into the corner! Devi is fighting back and knocks her into the turnbuckles instead! Krysis has her in a clinch!
Monica Vaughan: Bodhi senses opportunity! She grabs Ruby- Auriel’s fighting her off! She knocks Bodhi into the ropes! Ruby races to the opposite side for momentum, bounces off the ropes...and- AY DIOS MIO! BODHI COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP AND RUBY GOES FLYING OVER THE ROPES TO THE OUTSIDE!
London Morris: Ruby Auriel has been eliminated!
(Bodhi leans over the ropes to mock a frustrated Ruby who's clutching her body in pain.)
Bodhi: (yells) Tell your Onlyfans simps I said hi!
Monica Vaughan: Bodhi is having the time of her life mocking Auriel! Who’s going to be next to be eliminated in this match? Dove Dynamite, the North Carolina native got her hands on Celes and is holding her hostage as Llorona climbs to the top...DIVING HURRICANRANA! Great teamwork by both women!
Kat Ricci: This is Dynamite’s first match in LAW so I’m sure she’s playing it smart by allying herself with a dominant competitor like Llorna. Teamwork does make these matches go by quicker.
Monica Vaughan: Meanwhile Etune Manager has Kylie Monroe against the ropes, trying to get her out! Meanwhile, Liz Karlson and Princess Yamato are exchanging strikes! The more experienced Karlson is getting the better of her! She pulls Yamato in...and lifts her in the air for a vertical suplex! Wait! She’s keeping Yamato suspended in the air! What strength from The Last Renegade- DENTAL DEATH STRIKE! THE IMPACT OF THAT GOURDBUSTER GTS SENT YAMATO OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Yamato has been eliminated!
Kat Ricci: The Staples Center is going nuts from that elimination! Liz is wasting no time getting back into the fray!
Monica Vaughan: Anna Clark’s trying her luck again with Olga who chases her out of the ring once more! Anna’s trying to play it smartly against the mixed martial artist! Rumor has it that Anna blames Olga for their failures as a tag team!
Kat Ricci: They were given chances to compete for the tag titles or given the opportunity to qualify for a title match, and with each chance they got, they failed! Now Anna’s letting her selfishness get the better of her!
Monica Vaughan: Well Olga’s in a good place right now because she, Kylie Monroe, and Selena Firehouse are triple-teaming Etune Manager in the corner! She’s trying to fight her way out of it, but she’s too outnumbered! Celes has the upper hand against Dove Dynamite! Llorona almost has Bianca Page over the ropes, but Page fights her way back inside and punishes Llorona with a wicked chop across the chest! Amanda Belnades is getting the best of Brenda Martin!
Kat Ricci: Meanwhile, Celes and Etune pushing Olga against the ropes! We’ve seen Etune try her luck all over the place! It makes sense to change dance partners in matches like these! Devi Krysis finds herself outmatched against Kylie Monroe and Amanda Belnades, but she’s doing everything in her power to stand tall! Dove Dynamite is finding herself in the mix by taking it to Monroe and Belnades! She turns to Devi and it looks like she wants to be the one to eliminate her! Devi’s fighting back!
Monica Vaughan: Look at the way Rebecca Brookes has Bodhi halfway over the top turnbuckle! We might see an elimination- wait! Bodhi counters with a sunsetflip and she’s back in the ring! She rolls out of it...PENALTY KICK TO THE FACE OF BROOKES!
Kat Ricci: Look at Kylie Monroe! She has Brenda Martin in her grasp! **SCOT’S DROP!** X-PLEX OVER THE ROPES!!
London Morris: Brenda Martin has been eliminated!
Kat Ricci: And another one bites the dust! The numbers are starting to thin a bit as we only have 14 women left in this match!
Monica Vaughan: The action hasn’t slowed down a bit as Llorona is repeatedly slamming Devi’s face into a turnbuckle! Wait- **KNEE TO THE HEAD!** OLGA PETROV JUST KNOCKED ETUNE MANAGER OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Etune Manager has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: And just like that it’s 13! The action looks to be slowing down a bit- wait! REBECCA BROOKES IS ALMOST OVER THE ROPES! She’s kicking Bodhi away! Bodhi leaves her alone but Celes is trying to stay on her! Brookes is returning the favor with shots of her own and is succeeding at keeping Dumont at bay! Celes kicks her in the gut…**ROYAL KILL!** The Hammerlock DDT plants Rebecca on the mat head-first!
Kat Ricci: Celes is trying to follow up, but Llorona is attacking her from behind! Celes whips her into the nearest corner! She’s about to charge, but sees Rebecca on a knee! She grabs her by the hair...AND TOSSES BROOKES OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Rebecca Brookes has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: The former Lethal Tag Champion opting for the smart choice by finishing what she started! Now she charges towards Llorona...EUROPEAN UPPERCUT IN THE CORNER!
Kat Ricci: Celes is on fire and is taking that energy over to Olga Petrov with a series of strikes! Bodhi is seen putting on a boxing clinic to Llorona, who’s too stunned from Celes’s uppercut to fight back! Olga ducks the wild swing from Celes- FRONT KICK TO THE CHEST AND CELES GOES OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Celes Dumont has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: Petrov has not time to celebrate as Liz Karlson and Kylie Monroe are on her! There’s Anna Clark! She’s helping them push Olga over the ropes and...PETROV GOES OVER!!!
London Morris: Olga Petrov has been eliminated!
Kat Ricci: Olga is furious! She sees Clark mocking her with her tongue out and she slides back into the ring! Olga’s already eliminated but she’s not letting that stop her! She’s lighting Anna up with punches and kicks! Anna’s trying to get away up she can’t! OLGA THROWS ANNA OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Anna Clark has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: Anna is freaking out but elimination is an elimination! She’s on the run though because it looks like Olga isn’t finished! Anna’s racing to the back as quickly as possible!
Kat Ricci: We are at nine competitors but...WHOA! SELENA FIREHOUSE HAS JUST HOISTED LIZ KARLSON OVER HER SHOULDERS! WHAT POWER FROM FIREHOUSE! SHE TOSSES LIZ OVER ROPES WITH THAT GORILLA PRESS!
London Morris: Liz Karlson has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: The pace is starting to pick up in this match as everyone is in a hurry to eliminate each other! Firehouse doesn’t look like she’s finished! She’s wailing on Bianca Page! She grabs her and throws her over the ropes!
London Morris: Bianca Page has been eliminated!
Kat Ricci: We are down to seven competitors! Kylie Monroe looks like she sees blood in the water! She has Bodhi trapped in the corner with stomps to the gut, forcing her in a seated position! Kylie runs to the opposite end and charges forward! BODHI PULLS HERSELF UP AND KYLIE CRASHES INTO THE CORNER! BODHI LANDS BEHIND AND PUSHES HER OVER THE ROPES! DOVE DYNAMITE IS TRYING TO GET BODHI FROM BEHIND! BODHI PULLS HERSELF ABOVE DOVE AND PULLS HER OVER THE ROPES WITH A ROPE-ASSISTED HURRICANRANA!
London Morris: Kylie Monroe and Dove Dynamite are eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: The stage is set! Five competitors remain in this match! Bodhi and Devi Krysis are on one side of the ring with Llorona and Amanda Belnades on the other! Selena Firehouse is standing in the center of the ring! Firehouse is grinning and rolls out of the ring! She went under the ropes so she’s still legal! She’s urging them on to fight it out!
Kat Ricci: Firehouse is playing it safe by removing herself as a target! At the moment we may have a potential two-on-two situation! Bodhi is whispering in Devi Krysis’ ear! Llorona and Belnades not at each other as if they realize what must be done! Devi explodes from the corner and goes after Llorona! Bodhi’s on Belnades before she could react! She has Amanda in the corner, keeping her on her toes with kicks and strikes! Belnades must be seeing double!
Monica Vaughan: Meanwhile, Llorona has her foot on Devi’s neck in the corner. Before Krysis could counter, she is thrown to the opposing corner! Llorona charges ahead- knee lift by Devi!
Kat Ricci: Uh oh! Selena Firehouse is making her play! She’s getting back into the ring! Everyone else seems too distracted to take notice! She’s making her way over to Bodhi and Belnades! They’re still going at it! Selena’s lifting them over the ropes! Bodhi lands on the apron! Belnades falls out to ringside!
London Morris: Amanda Belnades is eliminated!
Monica Vaughani: Bodhi gets out of Selena’s range who decides to turn her attention to Llorona and Devi! Selena charges full speed ahead! Devi and Lorona take notice- THEY PULL DOWN THE ROPES! FIREHOUSE GOES TUMBLING TO THE OUTSIDE!
London Morris: Selena Firehouse has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: Llorona and Devi breathe a sigh of relief! Selena’s cursing a tantrum at ringside, but is being escorted by ringside security and the refs! Devi and Llorona make their way to the center of the ring with their eyes on each other- BODHI WITH A SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK TO DEVI! LLORONA IS PUSHED TOWARDS THE ROPES! SHE REBOUNDS-
*SLAP*
Kat Ricci: **QUEEN’S CALL!!** LLORONA IS KNOCKED OUT OF THE RING BY THAT BUZZSAW KICK!
London Morris: Llorona has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: And then there were two! Devi and Bodhi! Bodhi turns around-
**SLASH ELBOW!**
**TOMAHAWK ELBOW!**
**LEFT SLASHING ELBOW!!**
**REAR SLASHING ELBOW!!**
**UPPERCUT ELBOW!!**
**SPINNING BACK ELBOW!!!**
**BODHI IS KNOCKED OVER THE ROPES BY UNTAMED RUSH OF DEVI KRYSIS!!!**
(DING! DING! DING!!!)
(“Wolf at Your Door” by Chloe X Halle plays as an exhausted Devi Krysis drops to her knees, panting in exhaustion.)
London Morris: Your winner and inaugural Sparks Cup winner...Devi Krysis!
Monica Vaughan: Dreams do come true! In her debut match, Devi Krysis has made LAW history! This is the kind of moment my sister would be proud of!
Kat Ricci: She certainly has started off her career right, outlasting 17 other women to become the first winner and rumor has it there’s a special surprise to go with the trophy!
Monica Vaughan: Speaking of which…
(Monica takes off her headphones and picks up a black case as she leaves her chair and makes her way to the pedestal that housed the Sparks Cup. Monica takes the trophy and makes her way inside the ring where she approaches a tearful Devi Krysis. Referee Jenny Carson approaches with a mic and places it near Monica’s mouth.)
Monica Vaughan: Today Devi you’ve displayed the skill, courage, and competence of a future star, one worthy of carrying on the legacy of the Iconic Brody Sparks.
(Monica hands Devi the Sparks Cup who graciously receives it and holds it up for everyone to see.)
Monica Vaughan: That’s not all. The winner of the inaugural Sparks Cup was promised an extra bonus so…
(Monica squats down and opens the black case, pulling out an item covered in black velvet cloth.)
Monica Vaughan: General Manager Madam Vega, LAW President Marilyn Bellamy, and myself agreed that we wanted an incentive befitting of the new Lethal Angels that made their presence known. We wanted to create a platform where they would have a chance to showcase their greatness. So Devi Krysis I present to thee...
(Monica stands up and removes the cloth to reveal…)
Monica Vaughan: **THE LETHAL SPARK CHAMPIONSHIP!**
Kat Ricci: Ladies and gentleman! I can’t believe it! Monica has just unveiled a new title for the Lethal Brand!
(Devi is taken aback for a moment as Monica takes the belt and places it around Devi’s waist. Monica takes the mic from Jenny Carson and stands before Devi.)
Monica Vaughan: As we enter our fourth season, The Lethal Spark Championship will be a title defended against those new to LAW, within two years since their first signing. With three previous singles titles and one tag title, LAW has its own Triple Crown and Grand Slam respectively. The advantage for LAW’s new blood is that obtaining the Lethal Spark Championship brings them one step closer to being a Grand Slam Champion! Those who’ve won this belt will not have to worry about obtaining both the Lethal American and Lethal Specialist Championships for their Grand Slam aspirations. This is a fast track to immortality, Devi. As my sister Brody Sparks took the wrestling world by storm in under two years, I imagine you will as well. May you have a fulfilling and prosperous career, my dear. I’ll be watching.
(Monica hugs Devi and leaves the ring as the crowd applauds the newcomer’s accomplishment.)
Crowd: DE-VI KRY-SIS! *clap-clap clap-clap-clap* DE-VI KRY-SIS! *clap-clap clap-clap-clap*
(COMMERCIAL AD FOR LAW VS JET: LETHAL TAKEOVER II! Live at the Walter Pyramid on May 15 & 16th!)
Announcer: The following contest is a **CHAIRS MATCH**, in which the winner will advance to the **Second Chance Ladder Match**. Entering first…
(“What You Waiting For” by Gwen Stafani plays out through the arena speakers as Melissa Flash makes her way to the ring. A determined look on her face, she admires the various chairs positioned around the ringside area, and steps over one to get up onto the apron. She glances over her shoulder at the entrance ramp, where her music’s cut out as Daisy Thrash makes her way down to the ring early.)
Vaughn: It looks like Daisy Thrash isn’t waiting for Melissa-or her-announcement before getting into this contest! She wants this fight!
Ricci: Does that really surprise you?
(Thrash demands Flash come down and face her, but Melissa’s not having it! So, Daisy grabs the nearest chair and slides into the ring, getting a swing off-but Melissa ducks it as the ring announcer rings the bell!)
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
Vaughn: Flash ducks that chair-shot, and as Daisy tries to recover-**ICON KICK!!!**
Ricci: **NO!!!** Daisy ducks it and manages to evade at the last moment, but she drops the chair! She looks for an STO to drive Flash to the canvas, but Flash manages to catch herself and intercept Daisy with a lariat that sends her to the canvas! Flash tries to drag Daisy back to her feet and go for a snap suplex into the chair laying out in the ring-but Daisy blocks the knee!
Vaughn: Daisy shoves Flash off-FOREARM SMASH! SPINNING BACKFIST! And she hits the ropes for a lariat, but Flash TAKES HER DOWN WITH A SUPERKICK OFF THE FUCKING JAW! Daisy goes limp, and Flash stumbles back for a moment. She looks to the top rope, and goes high as Daisy tries to pull herself off of the ground, that superkick clearly having taken a lot out of her! Flash goes for a senton-
Ricci: -and she gets it! She and Daisy crash to the canvas! Flash goes for an early pinfall attempt!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
Vaughn: It’s not nearly enough, though! Thrash kicks out with relative ease, and Flash looks for her next method of attack! She pulls Daisy into position for the Fisherman’s Suplex, trying to nail her into the canvas with it, but Daisy blocks it! Daisy fires off a point-blank knee strike, sending Melissa back into the corner! Melissa gets her oats, however, and comes forth for a lariat out of the corner!
Ricci: **NO!!!** Daisy NAILS her with an unprotected headshot with the chair she brought into the ring at the start of the match! Flash isn’t busted open yet, but she’s definitely rattled from that shot! Daisy slides to the outside of the ring and begins collecting chairs from ringside, throwing them into the ring in all conditions of set-upedness. She slides back into the ring as Melissa tries to collect herself, and shoves her to the ground with a boot to the side of the head. Melissa scrambles to get some leverage as Thrash sets a chair up in a sitting position, and drags Melissa’s head over to it! She NAILS her down into the seat of the chair with a wicked hair-pull slam. Melissa goes limp, and Daisy grabs another chair. She whirls it back with all of her force!
Vaughn: **BUT MELISSA FLASH ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST MINUTE, AND DAISY HITS THE HARD METAL OF THE CHAIR, BOUNCING THE CHAIR BACK INTO HER FACE!** Daisy stumbles, and Flash is quick to capitalize on her injury with a spin kick that sends the chair back into her face! Thrash stumbles into the ropes, and Flash dumps her out onto the apron with a lariat! She traps Daisy in the ropes, placing a chair next to her head before going to the top rope! She looks for another Senton!
Ricci: **BUT THRASH PULLS HERSELF OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST SECOND!!!** Flash manages to catch herself before going down for the Senton, and instead leaps back down into the ring, going into a strike exchange with Daisy Thrash! Both women are giving it their all, trying to beat the hell out of one another and stay in this contest! Flash eventually catches Daisy with a high knee to the face that sends her stumbling, before she grabs a chair off of the canvas! She gets a running start-**AND HITS A CHAIR-ASSISTED SHINING WIZARD TO DAISY THRASH!!!** Thrash goes down hard, and Flash covers!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Vaughn: But Thrash is still not down for the count! She kicks out at two! Flash tries to get her into position for the Legacy Maker, but Thrash isn’t having it! She fires off a nasty back elbow that catches Melissa off guard, sending her down to her knees! Daisy grabs hold of one of the chairs as she breaks away from Melissa, and swings it backward HARD into the back of Melissa Flash! Flash looks to be in agony as Daisy sets the now-bent chair facing another, and lays Melissa on top of both chairs. She grabs a third steel chair, and holds it in place with a roar as-
Ricci: -holy shit!-
Vaughn: **DAISY THRASH GOES THROUGH MELISSA FLASH AND BOTH CHAIRS THAT FLASH WAS LAYING ON WHILE HOLDING THE THIRD CHAIR ON HER BACK!!!** Flash might’ve gotten crushed between all of that metal, and we can see two of those chairs have simply imploded! Thrash isn’t without injury, either-but who *would* be after a nasty landing like that! Daisy rolls off of Melissa, and drags her off of the chairs before going for a cover!
Referee: **ONE!!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Ricci: **BUT FLASH KICKS OUT!!!** Daisy looks furious, and immediately puts her mind to her next use of violent weaponry in this match. She grabs a hold of one of the shattered chairs, and rips out a pole from one of the cross-bars on the bottom of it. She weighs the pole in her hands as Melissa tries to pull herself back to her feet, and in a single motion brings it down HARD on the back of Melissa’s neck! Flash cries out in pain, and Daisy traps her in a modified Ankle Lock with the bar from the chair putting more pressure on Flash’s ankle and leg!
Vaughn: What devious use of weaponry from Daisy Thrash! Melissa may have to consider if she’s willing to risk permanent injury to that ankle and continue the match! Flash is going for some form of leverage, but Daisy keeps the ankle lock on! Flash eventually manages to grab hold of the back of one of the imploded chairs, and begins swinging it back AGAIN, and AGAIN, each shot catching Daisy in her neck, chest, and face! One more, and Daisy relents on the hold-but the damage has already been done! Flash is struggling on her feet! She knows her time is running out!
Ricci: Melissa Flash is used to being under pressure though, and she gets a running start-LARIAT! Daisy goes down in the pile of chairs, and Melissa takes some of the remaining in the ring and throws them onto her-but Daisy tries to roll out at the last minute and catches a chair shot to the back from Flash! Daisy still goes for the ropes, gritting her teeth as Melissa goes for a Shining Wizard to the back of the head-but Daisy tosses her out onto the apron! Daisy grabs a chair from beneath her, and goes for a swing on Melissa, but Melissa blocks it with a spin kick to send the chair into her head! Daisy leaps up onto the middle rope, and goes for a snap DDT into the ring!
Vaughn: But Flash counters it, hauling Daisy up and SLAMMING HER INTO THE CHAIRS with a big snapped suplex! Daisy tries to rally, but Flash nails her with another high knee strike, before following up with a big Spinning Backfist! Flash throws Daisy onto the pile of chairs, before going to the top rope and grabbing a chair on their way up! They look to ape the same motion that Daisy did previously, but Flash’s ankle is starting to bug her!
Ricci: And Daisy manages to recover, forcing Flash to jump down from the top rope, and go for the **Icon Kick!!!**
Vaughn: **NO!!! DAISY THRASH INTERCEPTS THE KICK WITH A CHAIR SHOT TO THE ANKLE AS FLASH GOES FOR THE KICK!!!** She may have damn well broken Melissa Flash’s ankle! Flash falls down, seemingly in agony, but Daisy Thrash isn’t done yet! She sets up two chairs facing inward, and pulls Melissa upward-**EARLY GRAVE!!!** She spikes Flash onto her head through both chairs, and covers!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!**
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
(“I’m a Wanted Man” by Royal Deluxe plays as Daisy sits up to her knees, laughing maniacally.)
Announcer: Your winner via pinfall and advancing to the Second Chance Match...Daisy Thrash!
Vaughan: What a hellacious match! Daisy and Melissa put each other through hell and back in this match, but it’s Thrash with the last laugh!
Ricci: I know Melissa wanted her revenge, but it looked like Daisy went in there with a solid battle plan, and now she’s one step closer to getting back the Lethal Angel Championship.
(Daisy stands over Melissa with a smile on her face before exiting the ring.)
(The lights flicker and reflect off two shiny pieces of metal. We see glimpses of the IJWF Tag Team Titles move as the younger Rina can be seen stepping up towards the camera. The older Yuki is squatting towards the bottom of the screen, now with the belt over her shoulder. Her eyes twitch for a moment as her mouth contorts and unleashes a flurry of heinous words.)
Yuki: “(Look at us, with gold yet again.)”
Rina: “(The last time we held tag team titles was two years ago when we went on to defeat two of the most dominant women in not only LAW History, but wrestling as a whole.)”
Yuki: “(We defeated Roxy and Kayla Winters to get our first taste of gold so long ago, and years later we are back again stating our claim as the greatest tag team in pro wrestling today. Not in LAW, not in the IJWF, but the entirety of professional wrestling.)”
Rina: “(Because to gain these here belts we had to go through hell and claw our way back up. We defeated three of the best the IJWF had to offer. IED, an unmatched and explosive tag team.)”
Yuki: “(Talia and Megan, one of which i know all too well and a team who’s no slouch.)”
Rina: “(Finally the former champions themselves, Dodo-A-Gogo, who at that time had only lost one other tag team match in a whole year. We stood against titans and came out as champions.)”
Yuki: “(As **GODS**.)”
Rina: “(We defeated the best to gain these titles, yet when we go to defend them we have to face the regular job squad in Smile Protection Agency.)”
Yuki: “(They couldn’t even last 5 minutes in our ring.)”
Rina: “(And now? Now we take on two more young up and coming women. Two who were trained here in the states.)”
Yuki: “(I heard these kids look up to Stephanie Matsuda and Aria Jaxon. Two impressive women to inspire to be, but lets get this straight right now honey. The two of you can copy or pay tribute to them all you want. You can try as hard as you want. But you will never reach our level. You will never be as talented as The Sakaraba Sisters.)”
Rina: “(The Princesses of Wrestling can grow ten, one hundred even a million times stronger. They can become queens if they very well please.)”
Yuki stands up now, raising her half of the IJWF Tag Team Championships up above her head.
Yuki: “(But like the old saying goes, why be a queen when you can be a god? Just like my sister said, you can try as hard as you damn well please, but neither of you will stand a chance against the greatest god damned team in the multiverse. So bring it the fuck on and lets see if you two can make us feel something, eh?)”
Yuki walks off out of camera view.
Yuki: “(Come on, we got some little punks to beat.)”
(Rina follows her shortly after as they both walk off and we fade into the next segment of the show.)
Announcer: The following contest is set for **One Fall**...and it is for the **IJWF Tag Team Championships!!!** Entering first…
(The lights in the arena go down as “Comic Sans” by Audrey Nuna plays out through the speakers. There’s a momentary hesitation on this massive stage, before Arisa Jojima and Sayuri Masuda burst forward! The Princesses of Wrestling play to the fans as they make their way to the ringside area, before sliding into the ring. They posture on the two opposing turnbuckles and play to the fans heavily.)
Announcer: Fighting tonight at a combined weight of two-hundred and fifty pounds...they are...ARISA JOJIMA...SAYURA “THUNDER” MASUDA…**THE PRINCESSES...OF...WRESTLING!!!**
Ricci: These two have looked to challenge for the IJWF Tag Team Championships and make their mark on this industry! While relatively new as a team, the Princesses of Wrestling have an opportunity here to make a huge mark. Will they take it?
Vaughn: I’m not sure, but I think they’ll give it their best shot! It’s gonna be hard to see a team that idolizes such legends as Cloud Matsuda and Aria Jaxon go down without a fight!
(The lights begin to go down again as the Princesses settle into their corner, before “Plastic Love” by Mariya Takeuchi plays out through the arena speakers. Another momentary hesitation, before the Sakaraba Sisters emerge from backstage to a massive pop, the IJWF Championships portrayed prominently and proudly on their shoulders. They walk toward the ring, slapping hands with the fans, before hopping up onto the apron and posing with their championships!)
Announcer: Fighting tonight at a combined weight of two-hundred and forty pounds...they are RINA SAKARABA...YUKI SAKARABA...AND YOUR REIGNING, DEFENDING IJW TAG...TEAM...CHAMPIONS…**THE SAKARABA...SISTERS!!!**
(There’s another pop as the champions are announced, The Princesses giving a determined glance at them.)
Ricci: The Sakaraba Sisters are acknowledged by some as the greatest IJWF Tag Team Champions, but will this legendary reign survive the Princesses of Wrestling here, tonight?
Vaughn: If they want to keep that reputation up, they’re gonna have to!
(All four competitors enter the ring to be checked down by the referee, before Yuki tells Rina that she’ll be starting for their team. Not one to turn down a challenge, Thunder Masuda tells Arisa the same. Both auxiliary partners exit the ring while the legal competitors enter their opposing corners.)
(**DING! DING! DING!!!**)
Ricci: And we’re off as Yuki and Thunder begin to scout one another, each feeling the other out. Masuda throws light kicks toward Yuki, but Yuki keeps her distance before returning with a few kick attempts of her own! Thunder is trying her hardest to test the champion, seeking any weakness she can find early in this match! Finally, she invites Yuki in for a lockup!
Vaughn: And Yuki accepts! Both women immediately lunge in and go at it, but Thunder’s able to use her decent size advantage to hurl Yuki into the corner with some ease! Yuki gets back to her feet and looks for another lockup, but Thunder manages to keep her at bay by immediately ramming her into the corner once again! Thunder keeps herself locked up, forcing the referee to make her way over and break the grapple up, but Thunder NAILS Yuki across the chest with a vicious chops as they’re pulled apart!
Referee (off-mic): HEY! None of that, HEY!
Ricci: Thunder’s beckoning Yuki on, but Yuki’s not having it, instead looking to take a moment to recover from the shock of the chop! Yuki invites Thunder in for a third lockup, and Thunder accepts, before Yuki immediately turns the grapple around into a standing shoulder-lock! Yuki begins driving her elbow into Thunder’s shoulder joint, trying to weaken Thunder’s shoulder!
Vaughn: Yuki’s well-scouted when it comes to her opponent here, she knows that Thunder needs as much arm strength as she can to execute both of her finishers-an early injury to the arm could spell doom for the challengers! Yuki relents on the shoulder-lock as Thunder almost fights out of it, before whipping Thunder into the ropes! She looks for a 540 Kick on the rebound!
Ricci: But no one’s home-Thunder ducks low! Yuki hits the canvas! Yuki tries to scramble to recover, but Thunder’s on her once again with a neck-lock into a devastating neck-lock suplex! Yuki’s rattled from the impact with the canvas, and Thunder rolls to float over behind her, grabbing her in position for a Backdrop Suplex! Yuki tries to fight against it, keeping her weight low, but Thunder’s able to deadlift her high AND DROP HER HARD ONTO HER NECK! Yuki crumples as she hits the canvas! She tries to pull back to her knees as Thunder stalks her, prowling-before getting a running start and NAILING Yuki in the jaw with a wicked knee strike! Yuki goes down hard, and Thunder goes for the first cover of this contest!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
Vaughn: YUKI’S OUT JUST AFTER ONE! That knee strike and suplex combination doesn’t seem to have done as much damage as Thunder would’ve liked! Nonetheless, she pulls Yuki back to her feet, and looks like she might be going for that Blue Thunder Bomb! She pulls Yuki up to her feet, and begins the spin-out!
Ricci: **BUT YUKI OVER-ROTATES AND DRIVES A KNEE INTO THUNDER’S SHOULDER IN THE PROCESS!!!** Yuki rolls through and manages to trap one half of the Princesses in a grounded Fujiwara Armbar! Thunder’s trying desperately to escape, but it doesn’t seem to be working! She pushes to her knees to try and evade the hold, but Yuki rolls to apply it just as hard once again! Yuki tries to adjust her hold as Thunder manages to once again rise off the ground, but it’s not really much use as Thunder simply hauls her into the air, forcing Yuki to release the hold in an attempt to escape-but it really just gets her in position for a POWERBOMB! Thunder nearly spikes Yuki as she PLANTS her, but the early damage to her arm and shoulder is evident! She looks to Arisa, and goes for a tag!
Vaughn: But Yuki’s doing the same-looking for a tag to Rina Sakaraba! She gets close-BUT ARISA COMES IN HOT AND DOUBLE STOMPS HER OFF THE TAG! Arisa drags Yuki up to her feet, and whips her into the corner, getting a running start for a nasty double axe handle into the corner that bounces Yuki’s skull off of the turnbuckle pad! Arisa pulls her in with a wristlock and drops her back HARD with a belly-to-belly suplex back into the canvas! Arisa follows up with an attempt to go high and leap back onto Yuki as she springs back to her feet with a Tornado DDT, but Yuki manages to somehow catch Arisa out of the air! She holds her in place with impressive strength for a moment-**SPIKE DDT!!!** Yuki spikes Arisa into the canvas, before diving into her corner with a tag to her sister!
Ricci: Rina goes to the top rope! She leaps-**ELBOW DROP** onto Arisa Jojima! She covers!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
Vaughn: AND JOJIMA’S OUT AT ONE! Rina wastes little time admiring the early kick-out as she drags Jojima back to her feet, nailing her in the skull with wicked point-blank knees before whipping her back into the champions’ corner! Rina gets a running start, now, and hits a big pump kick to Jojima’s jaw, stunning her! She spins Jojima around, and rolls out of the corner with an O’Connor Roll, breaking it and moving through!
Ricci: **NO!!!** The impressive talent of Arisa Jojima, the awareness, allows her to counter and DRIVE RINA SAKARABA DOWN WITH A DOUBLE STOMP! Sakaraba tries to roll away with her damaged ribs early, but Jojima’s on her with double knees to the midsection, sending Rina back into the ropes! She follows up with a roundhouse kick that rocks Sakaraba, sending her down to a knee to recover, before following up with a rebound into **PINK POWER!!!** The superwoman punch rocks Rina, and sends her back down! Arisa dives for a cover!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Vaughn: **AND RINA’S OUT AT TWO!!!** The champions survive! Jojima drags Rina back to her feet, and hits her with a wicked Overhand Chop across the chest! Rina stumbles back-before firing back a chop of her own! Jojima staggers, and then fires another overhand chop! Rina tanks this one, and fires one of her own right back! Jojima nearly bends in half at this, and Rina pulls her in, looking for a powerbomb! However, as she gets Jojima up in the air, she raises her high-**RIOT DROP!!!**
Ricci: **NO!!!** Jojima’s fighting out of it, blasting Rina in the skull with punches and forcing herself down! She tries to counter into a facebuster on Rina, but Rina manages to catch herself-and Jojima-BEFORE ROLLING INTO A NASTY SIDEWINDER SUPLEX!!! Jojima’s rattled, and Rina follows up with a shove into the ropes, causing Jojima to bounce back into a HIGH ANGLE GERMAN SUPLEX!!! Jojima’s completely rocked at this point, and Rina bounces her up into position for a Fireman’s Carry, before dropping her right back down into a ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!! Rina NAILS a picture perfect **APOLLO 11!!!** Jojima might be completely out! Rina covers!
Referee: **ONE!!!!**
**TWO!!!!***
**THREE!!!!**
Vaughn: **BUT NO!!!** THUNDER MASUDA BREAKS IT UP WITH A DIVING SENTON FROM THE TOP ROPE! SHE CRUSHES RINA SAKARABA-AND HER PARTNER! Masuda drags Rina off of Jojima, and throws her into the ropes, looking for a rebound Blue Thunder Bomb before Yuki Sakaraba comes in hot and NAILS Masuda with a Yakuza Kick, allowing Rina to catch herself on the ropes! Rina takes a moment to catch a breather before leaping up onto the middle rope, looking for a modified Maximum Splash, leaping back onto Jojima!
Ricci: **BUT NO ONE’S HOME!!!** Jojima’s rolled out of the way! Rina tries to get back to her feet quickly after missing the frog splash, but it might be too late! **PINK POWER!!!**
Vaughn: **NO!!!** RINA’S CAUGHT JOJIMA RIGHT BACK INTO THAT FIREMAN’S CARRY! SHE DROPS HER AGAIN!
Ricci: **AND BOTH WOMEN HIT WICKED ROUNDHOUSE KICKS AT THE SAME EXACT FUCKING TIME!!!** Both women hit the canvas with resounding thuds! They might be out cold!
Vaughn: The situation’s looking desperate here for both teams! I thought the Sakaraba Sisters would be able to maintain control, but this contest is showing that the Princesses of Wrestling came not just to *fight*, but to win! Masuda’s dragging herself back into her corner as Yuki’s pulled herself back into hers, while Jojima and Rina are both barely showing signs of life! Jojima looks to the woozy Masuda, and the two seem to have a brief disagreement as if Jojima can continue! Jojima pulls to a knee, before swinging around to the crawling Rina! She grabs Rina by the ankle and pulls her in for an Ankle Lock!
Ricci: But Rina caught it, and she swings around for an Enziguri!
Vaughn: **NO!!!** It was a feint! Jojima catches her foot, throwing it down and immediately grabbing both of Rina’s arms in a double underhook! She hauls her high-**CANADIAN BACKBREAKER!!!** But she keeps Rina in place as she tosses her up-CANADIAN BACKBREAKER POWERBOMB INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! She tags to Masuda, and DRILLS Rina with another roundhouse kick for good measure while Masuda hits a running cannonball senton from the apron into the ring, CRUSHING Rina’s whole frame into the corner! Masuda drags Rina out of the corner once more, pulling her in-BLUE! THUNDER! BOMB! Masuda plants Rina! The referee counts-we might have new champions here!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!!!!**
Ricci: **BUT YUKI HITS MASUDA WITH AN ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS PENALTY KICK RIGHT ACROSS THE JAW!!!!** Masuda goes down hard! Jojima tries to interfere, but Yuki NAILS her with a thrust kick that sends her off of the apron and to the ringside area! Yuki manages to get Rina cognizant enough to get her off of the canvas, and she makes a tag! Yuki comes in hot for another PK to Masuda!
Vaughn: **BUT MASUDA CATCHES HER LEG AND FLIPS HER ONTO HER BACK-AND A STANDING CANNONBALL SENON ONTO YUKI!!!** Masuda rolls off of Sakaraba, unable to make a pin! She drags herself to her feet, and draws a line across her throat as she grabs Yuki’s wrist! She pulls her to her feet, looking for the **THUNDERCLAP LARIAT!!!**
Ricci: Masuda turns Yuki around, and **SWINGS FOR THE FENCES!!!**
Vaughn: **BUT YUKI COUNTERS!!!** YUKI GETS A HANGING ARMBAR ON THAT DAMAGED SHOULDER OF THUNDER MASUDA! Thunder struggles against the submission, trying desperately to escape! She goes for another powerbomb, but Yuki adjusts the hold to not allow Masuda to get enough leverage! She forces Masuda back down to her knees! Masuda desperately tries to get her arm at enough length-and she does! She begins battering Yuki with heavy punches to the head!
Ricci: **And Yuki releases-but at what cost?!** Masuda’s arm is hanging loosely at her side. She falls back into the ropes, and we see her try to ram her shoulder back into place, but it’s not working! Yuki comes in hot for a follow-up, eager to capitalize!
Vaughn: **BUT SHE EATS A LARIAT FROM MASUDA’S WORKING ARM!!!** Yuki goes ass over head, and Masuda, desperately, NAILS Rina with a Yakuza Kick that sends her off the apron! Jojima’s back up on the apron, but without time or distance for a tag, Masuda simply pulls Yuki up onto her shoulders with difficulty as a set up for the **Super Kanto Krush!!!** Jojima tries to get in position, and she leaps!
Ricci: **BUT YUKI COUNTERS INTO A POISONED ‘RANA, SENDING MASUDA DOWN AND JOJIMA CRASHING AND BURNING!!!** And Rina’s up on the top rope-**MAXIMUM SPLASH!!!!** Masuda’s crushed by the force of the Frog Splash, and it’s only compounded by the **Double Rotation Moonsault** from Yuki!
Vaughn: **PLASTIC LOVE!!!** Yuki hooks the legs as Rina NAILS Jojima with a sliding forearm!
Referee: **ONE!!!!**
**TWO!!!!!**
**THREE!!!!**
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
(“Plastic Love” hits the speakers as Yuki rolls off of Masuda, clearly satisfied, but exhausted, from that close contest. Rina joins her in the ring as Masuda rolls to the outside)
Announcer: Your winners, and **STILL** IJWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS...YUKI SAKARABA...RINA SAKARABA…**THE SAKARABA SISTERS!!!**
Ricci: The Princesses of Wrestling gave almost all they had, but the veteran talent and instinct of the Sakaraba Sisters was just too much for the new team to overcome!
Vaughn: There’s nothing to be ashamed of in this loss, either! They tried their hardest!
(London Morris is standing in the center of the ring.)
London Morris: Ladies and gentlemen presenting Grammy Award winning artists...Deftones!
Announcer: The following contest and tonight's Main Event is a **Career vs. Career Match**, and is set for one fall! Entering first…
(“Ooh La La” by Run The Jewels plays out through the arena speakers as Cloud Matsuda makes her way out of the backstage area. She’s got a determined look on her face, and ignores the fans as she approaches the ring.)
Announcer: Entering first...fighting tonight out of Brooklyn, New York...weighing in tonight at one-hundred and thirty-two pounds...she is the Queen of Fighters…**STEPHANIE...CLOUD...MATSUDA!!!**
(Cloud makes her way to the ring, stepping up onto the apron and wiping her feet off. She throws herself over the top rope and postures in the ring.)
Ricci: It’s a hell of a main event fight here at Lethal Hearts III, as Cloud Matsuda puts her LAW Career on the line against the most *prolific* champion in Joshi Extreme Takeover history. She’s going to have her work cut out for her against Nina Sanada here tonight!
Vaughn: ...I just hope she knows what she’s getting into.
(Cloud backs into a corner and prepares for the upcoming contest as “Lydia” by Highly Suspect plays out through the arena speakers. Nina Sanada steps out through the curtain and heads to the ring, a fierceness in her eyes as she steps up onto the apron and watches Matsuda from over the top rope.)
Announcer: Entering second...fighting tonight out of Mexico City, Mexico...weighing in at one-hundred and forty three pounds...she is the Queen of Lucharesu…**NINA...SANADA!!!**
(Sanada steps through the ropes and immediately, Cloud comes to meet her. Both women are nose to nose, the weight and gravity of the match weighing on both of them immensely. Cloud and Nina both take a few steps back to opposing corners as the urging of the referee.)
Ricci: And Nina Sanada looks to defend her career in LAW here tonight, with both of these women looking to give it their all to keep themselves going in this organization! Sanada’s had a hell of a legacy and has a great many students keeping that legacy going-but will she be able to keep her own story going? Or will this be her swan song?
(Sanada and Cloud take one final glance at one another as Miss Manami checks both women down...and then the bell rings!)
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
Ricci: **AND CLOUD MATSUDA’S OUT FIRST-BUT SANADA CUTS HER DOWN WITH A WICKED HEADBUTT!!!** Sanada keeps her offensive up on Cloud, beating the utter hell out of her! Cloud looks surprised at the speed and fury of the older woman, but to imagine the end of her career...I’m sure there’s not much she *won’t* do to keep herself going! Cloud’s trying to grab hold of the ropes as Sanada keeps an offensive up on Cloud’s right arm, shoulder, and wrist! She keeps the stomps coming, and yanks Cloud up to her feet, hauling her into position for the **Sanada Driver!!!**
Vaughn: One this early might be the end!!-
Ricci: **BUT CLOUD ESCAPES!!!** Cloud shoves Sanada into the ropes, and NAILS her with an absolutely nasty chop across the face! Sanada’s spun out, and Cloud takes a step back-**YAHTZEE!!!** Cloud’s boot collides with the back of Sanada’s neck, and Cloud dumps her out onto the apron! Cloud gets a running start, rebounding off the ropes before she leaps up to the middle rope-**BROOKLYN SUNSET TO THE OUTSIDE!!!**
Vaughn: **NO!!!!** CLOUD GETS CAUGHT IN THE ROPES!!! Sanada takes advantage of the positioning and bucks Cloud up onto her shoulders and into position for a Belly-to-Back Piledriver! Cloud’s trying to escape to the best of her ability, but Sanada might have her hooks in too deep! Cloud’s tucking her neck-**AND SANADA LEAPS OFF OF THE APRON AND DRIVES CLOUD NECK-FIRST INTO THE RINGSIDE AREA!** Sanada rolls away from Cloud as Cloud holds her neck, clearly in pain! Sanada goes for the barricades, trying to pull herself back to her feet! She looks at Cloud, who’s pulled to her knees, head next to the apron-**SUPERKICK** from Nina Sanada! And Sanada buffs Cloud up and back into the ring!
Ricci: Matsuda’s hurting early here as Sanada rolls her into place, considering a cover, but instead she pulls her back up to her knees! She gets Cloud in position, and lines up for another **Superkick**-NO!!! Cloud catches her boot and throws it down! She rises up with a forearm to the skull of Nina Sanada, clearly shaking off some of the cobwebs by giving some of her own, before following up with an attempt at a Snapmare!
Vaughn: **BUT SANADA BLOCKS IT!!!** She shoves Cloud off, and NAILS her with an Enziguri to the side of the head from behind! Cloud stumbles into the ropes, and Sanada gets her in position for a Belly-to-Back suplex, bucking Cloud into the ropes first-but Cloud grabs a hold of the ropes, trying to evade the high angle drop onto her neck! Sanada looks frustrated, and begins drilling Cloud in the back of the head with wicked elbow shots! Cloud keeps her grip! **Come on, Stephanie!!!**
Ricci: Sanada looks frustrated, and releases the hold, giving Cloud a momentary reprieve! Sanada hits the ropes, looking for a Yakuza Kick-but Cloud dumps her onto the apron! Sanada quickly gets her bearings, and Cloud follows up with an attempt at **Yahtzee**, but Sanada blocks it! Sanada fires off a forearm of her own, and follows up by using the ropes as leverage for a JUMPING DDT TO SPIKE CLOUD INTO THE CANVAS! Cloud’s rattled, and Sanada looks to the top rope! She pulls back out to the apron, and leaps up to the top rope, before leaping without hesitation for a **Moonsault!!!** She crashes down onto Cloud, and immediately hooks both legs!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Vaughn: **THANK GOD!!!**
Ricci:...and Cloud kicks out at two! Cloud looks rattled from that burst of offense, and I’m sure that Sanada’s going to take advantage of it to the best of her ability! She grabs Cloud’s already-focused wrist, and begins drilling Cloud with point-blank wristlock knees, each one doing damage to Cloud’s head as well as her arm! Cloud’s trying to pull to her feet, but the deluge of strikes to her head seems to be wearing her down! Sanada relents after the fifth strike, seemingly having worn Cloud down enough, before she stomps her boot into place and hits the ropes, looking for another Superkick!
Vaughn: **BUT CLOUD MATSUDA CUTS HER OFF WITH A RISING KNIFE EDGE CHOP!!!** The chop catches Sanada off guard, and Cloud follows it with a backfist, and then a discus forearm shot! Sanada drops to a knee, and Cloud takes the opportunity to grab both wrists-KNEE STRIKE TO THE JAW! Sanada’s knocked loopy, but Cloud’s not finished! She pulls Sanada in close, and hooks both arms, pulling her up in a Tiger Bomb!
Ricci: But she’s not done, getting a running start-**AND THROWING SANADA TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A RUNNING TIGER BOMB!!!** Sanada crashes to the ringside area, landing hard on her neck and back! She’s clearly taken a hell of a fall there!
Vaughn: **BUT MATSUDA’S RIGHT OVER THE TOP ROPE AFTER HER WITH AN ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS CANNONBALL SENTON!!!** Matsuda crashes into the barricade as she rolls forward! Cloud grabs Sanada in a waistlock, and slowly pulls her back to her feet, allowing the hard camera to get a glimpse of the pained look on her face! Cloud tightens the hooks in-
Ricci: **GERMAN SUPLEX INTO THE APRON!!!** Nina Sanada’s neck just impacted directly with the hard steel of the ring! Cloud goes down from it, too, but not nearly as hard! Cloud drags herself back to her feet, and rolls Sanada back into the ring, before pulling herself up on the apron! She boots Sanada into the center with a kick, before pulling herself up onto the middle rope with a boot, leaping-
Vaughn: **AND COMING DOWN WITH THE SPIN DASH ONTO NINA SANADA!!!** Now, it’s Sanada’s turn to have all of the air knocked out of her lungs! Cloud hooks both legs and looks dead at the hard camera as she covers!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Ricci: **SANADA’S OUT JUST BEFORE TWO!!!**
Vaughn: Matsuda looks frustrated, and I can imagine *why!* She goes down to her knees to meet Sanada as Sanada pulls up all the same, and slaps her across the face! Sanada returns a slap in tow! Both women begin trading rougher and rougher shots across the face, before Sanada fires off a headbutt into Matsuda’s skull! Matsuda returns one in kind, but it’s not nearly as hard or loud as Sanada’s!
Ricci: Sanada’s made that headbutt a signature of hers, and she fires off another into the skull of Cloud Matsuda! Cloud’s stumbling, but she’s still up on her feet-and she fires off one more! Sanada’s staggered from this, and neither woman is bleeding yet, but we can see that bruising forming just below the skin! They’re both going head to head for the moment, staring into one another’s eyes!
Vaughn: **AND SANADA WHIRLS BACK AND LEVELS MATSUDA WITH A THIRD, MOST WICKED HEADBUTT!!!** There’s a spurt of blood through the air, and Sanada staggers back while Matsuda goes down-**BUT NOT WITHOUT FIRING OFF A YAHTZEE AS SHE FALLS!!!** Both women hit the canvas, and Miss Manami looks concerned! She checks on both women, and begins the process of counting them out!
Miss Manami: **ONE!**
**TWO!**
**THREE!**
Ricci: Cloud is testing her arm to make sure she’s still got feeling, while Nina’s blood is pooling behind her head, but she’s grimacing! Both these women still have fight in their spirits-but can their bodies keep going?
Miss Manami: **FOUR!**
**FIVE!**
Vaughn: If this contest ends in a draw...I’m not sure what happens. Maybe both women are out?!
**SIX!**
Ricci: I don’t think we’ll have to worry, Matsuda’s already getting back to her feet-and Sanada is, as well! Miss Manami stalls the count, and both women rush forward into a strike exchange-sloppy, but effective! Matsuda goes for a forearm, and she hits it, but as she follows up with a backfist-Sanada catches her into an armbar! Sanada begins firing knees into the shoulder-and-arm joint, before catching Cloud with a wrist-pull into an Enziguri! Cloud goes down, and Nina rolls her through into a Mexican Surfboard! Cloud’s crying out in pain and gritting her teeth as Nina does more and more damage to that already-focused arm! Nina grits her teeth and puts more pressure back on the arms and legs-before she falls back onto her back! She’s keeping the hold locked in-but Cloud forces a bit of her weight back to force Nina’s shoulders to the mat!
Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Vaughn: **SANADA KICKS OUT AT THE LAST MOMENT-BUT BREAKS THE HOLD!!!** Cloud tries to buy herself a moment to recover with a point blank knee to the head of Sanada, but Nina ducks it! Nina rolls Cloud through and into the ropes, firing off a superkick to the head of Matsuda, and once again going for the arms! She tries for an armbar on Cloud again, but Cloud tries to go for the ropes before Nina can do much more damage! Nina adjusts the hold, and presses her weight down onto Cloud’s damaged shoulder, driving her knee into it repeatedly and softening up the joint continuously!
Ricci: Cloud is in dangerous territory here as Nina tries to push down for the La Ninkita, but Matsuda refuses to let her get it locked in! Nina’s showing clear frustration on her face, and she shoves Cloud off, leaving Cloud on the ground with her damaged shoulder! She taunts Cloud, yelling at her!
Vaughn: I’ve rarely seen Cloud this hurt early into a match, but she’s pulling herself back to her feet-she’s not willing to give up! Cloud and Sanada go head to head once again, but as Sanada looks for another headbutt, Cloud counters with a DISCUS FOREARM FROM HER BETTER ARM! Sanada drops to a knee, rocked, and Cloud follows up with a step back-**YAHTZEE!!!** Sanada goes down hard, and Cloud wastes little time getting behind her, trying to get the hooks in for her Sleeper Hold! She begins choking the life out of Nina Sanada, preparing her for the Blasian Suplex!
Ricci: Sanada is unwilling to give in, though! She goes for the ropes, but Cloud pulls her back, so she instead begins driving her shoulder into Cloud’s damaged arm! Cloud eventually releases the hold, but as Sanada comes in for an elbow strike, Cloud swings around and locks in **another** Sleeper Hold! This time, though, she grabs hold of her own hair to keep the hold locked in! Sanada loses the leverage she had with Cloud’s injured arm being in the equation, and begins struggling, but Cloud uses her damaged arm to grab lower, interlocking with her other arm for a Half and Half Suplex! She spikes Nina on her head!
Vaughn: And she’s rolling through, looking for a waistlock and dumping Nina on her head again! Nina might be out, but Cloud’s not finished! She locks in her arms fully, getting that Sleeper Hold one more time as she hauls Nina up and over with the **BLASIAN SUPLEX!!!** Nina crashes to the canvas, and Cloud goes for a pin!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!**
Ricci: **UNBELIEVABLE!!!** Nina got her shoulder up! Cloud wastes little time turning her attention back to Nina, dragging her up to her knees and taking a step back as she hits the ropes and goes for an elbow to the back of Nina’s head-but Nina ducks the shot! Nina once again goes for Cloud’s arms, but Cloud forces Nina’s shoulders down to the mat, only for Nina to kick out immediately and force Cloud’s shoulders back to the mat! Cloud kicks out, now, and both women trade grapples as they try to gain leverage on one another!
Vaughn: Impressively enough, the chain wrestling shown here has been all but absent from this early contest! Nina’s able to take advantage of Cloud’s damaged shoulder joint and force her weight to get closer and closer to a meaningful pin, but at the last attempt-it was a feint! Cloud manages to get Nina onto her back, and NAILS her with a point blank knee strike! Nina’s rocked, and Cloud pulls her back to her feet for another Yahtzee to the knee, dropping her down, before following up with the **Last Surprise!!!**
Ricci: But that’s not all, as Cloud rolls through, and, with some struggle due to her arm damage, gets Nina into position for the Special Delivery! Cloud struggles to lift Sanada, and Sanada breaks away, following up with another headbutt-and then a Jumping DDT! She spikes Cloud onto the crown of her head, before rolling through and getting Cloud up on her shoulders! She signals to the hard camera for the ending-**NIPPON DRIVER!!!**
Vaughn: **CHRIST!!!**
Ricci: Cloud just got spiked off that Samoan Driver, and it’s hard to see movement from this position! Sanada looks weary, too, but she forces all of her weight down on Cloud’s damaged shoulder as she hooks both legs and looks for the pin!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!**
Vaughn: **NO!!!** Cloud manages to kick out at the last possible second! This contest has done a number on both women involved, but neither is willing to give in! Sanada grabs Cloud and pulls her into place for the Sanada Driver, but Cloud fights away from it! Cloud fires off a trio of thrust kicks to the midsection of Nina after landing, before getting a running start-**FLIP PILEDRIVER!!!** Matsuda spikes Nina onto her head, before following up by rolling through and popping her up with one arm, showing some immense strength!
Ricci: Cloud settles Nina on one shoulder, keeping the weight off of her shoulders-**SIT OUT POWERBOMB TO NINA SANADA!!!** But she doesn’t go for the pin! Cloud drags Nina into position, and goes to the top rope! She crosses herself, and leaps-
Vaughn: **CLOUD NINE!!!!**
Ricci: **AND CLOUD CRASHES ONTO NINA SANADA!!!** This one might be over as she hooks the legs and presses her body into Nina’s shoulders! She goes for one final cover with a roar!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!!!**
Vaughn: **AND SANADA KICKS OUT AT ONE!!!**
Ricci: The crowd explodes! Cloud Matsuda has no clue what to do! Nina Sanada is powering to her feet with determination in her eyes! Both women go head to head and begin slugging it out, heavy fists back and forth before Nina catches the advantage with one more signature headbutt-and a **ZANTETSUKEN!!!!** Nina drives Cloud into the canvas, but she doesn’t bother going for a cover! She grabs Cloud and whips her into one of the corners, following up with a running Enziguri that stuns Cloud! Nina drags Cloud to the top rope, but Cloud’s still in this! Both women begin trading blows back and forth!
Vaughn: Sanada must be desperate-but I just hope Cloud can survive it!
Ricci: Sanada tries for the Sanada Driver from the top rope, but Cloud evades it! Cloud fires an elbow into Sanada’s head, and another, and another! Sanada goes limp on the top rope, and Cloud, with all of the strength and energy she can muster, pulls herself into position! She lets out a roar-
Vaughn: **STAR DRIVER!!!** CLOUD SPIKES NINA SANADA ONTO HER HEAD!!! SHE COVERS!!!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!!!!**
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
(“Oh La La” by Run the Jewels plays as Stephanie sits up, her hair covered in sweat. She stares at the unconscious body of Nina Sanada with zero emotion in her eyes.)
Announcer: Your winner...by pinfall! Stephanie! Cloud! Matsuda!!!
Ricci: Cloud really did it! She ended the career of Nina Sanada for good!
Vaughan: …
Ricci: You okay Monica?
Vaughan: I-uh I’m fine…
(As Stephanie stands on her feet, Kayla Winters walks out with her sister Christy and bodyguard Grace. The trio applaud in unison as Stephanie climbs out of the ring. Monica stands up from her seat and stares at her wife, who returns her gaze. Nothing is said between the married couple as Stephanie walks up the ramp. There is a mixed reception from the crowd for the first time in a long time for The Queen of Fighters.)
Ricci: Nina Sanada’s career. It’s actually over this time. There’s no return for her…
Vaughan: The fans are beginning to applaud Nina. Stephanie...she’s not even looking back at what she’s just done…
(As Miss Manami helps up Sanada, there’s a round of applause for the joshi legend. Emerging from the audience are other legends such as Lady AKIRA, Bison Yokohama, and LAW President Marilyn Bellamy herself from backstage. The trio help Miss Manami bring down a half-conscious Nina as the fans chant “Thank you Nina!” Meanwhile, Kayla and her entourage walk to the back. Stephanie walks up to the stage, but refuses to look back. A middle-aged Latina woman dressed in business attire walks on stage, nodding at Stephanie.)
Ricci: That’s Stephanie’s new manager, Samantha Garza! What is she doing here?
(As Stephanie and Samantha walk to the back, the camera lingers on Miss Manami who stares after Cloud with a mix of anger and hurt in her eyes just as the camera fades.)
End of Night 1
- Brody Sparks, 2017
(The camera opens to the backstage hallway in the Staples Center. As the camera slowly pans forward, the voice of Deftones’ frontman Chino Moreno begins to speak. The opening riff to “Rx Queen” begins to play.)
Chino Moreno: When you’re younger, you have a lot more aggression. You want the rage against the world and express yourself, express your craft.
(The camera passes by the dressing room revealing several outfits worn by several LAW roster members.)
Chino Moreno: Music and wrestling go hand-in-hand in so many ways. Both the artist and the fighter compete against the world to maintain their livelihood, to stand out. The young want the world to notice them, to witness their perseverance, their rise to glory.
(The camera turns a hallway where the four current LAW Championships are hanging next to each other along the wall: the Lethal American Championship, Lethal Specialist Championship, Lethal Tag Team Championships, and the Lethal Angel Championship.)
Chino Moreno: To be iconic is to be revered and idolized. A champion is an icon for the belt they represent. Be it a national hero, a specialist, a team, or the chosen.
(The camera slows down as it reaches the entrance to the stage, known in LAW/JET/OWA/SSW circles as “The Brody Position”, formerly known as the “Gorilla Position”. Along the wall are various pictures from the short but iconic career of the late Brody Sparks.)
Chino Moreno: A true icon affects the lives they touch as well as those who choose to embrace their legacy. Their story will continue to endure long after they’re gone…
(The camera turns to the other side of the wall where there are pictures of the current LAW Champions.)
Chino Moreno: There’s only one way to define your legacy...
(The camera moves outward as there’s a flash of light from the arena as “Ohms” begins to play.)
Chino Moreno: With a Lethal Heart.
(We transition to a live feed of Staples Center interior as a sold out crowd is on their feet cheering at the camera. It’s soon followed by an explosion of pyro on the stage.)
Monica Vaughan: Welcome to the biggest event of LAW season three! It’s been a long journey, but here we are at our third annual Lethal Hearts show! I’m Monica Vaughan and here is my partner Kat Ricci!
Kat Ricci: I’m having goosebumps right now, Monica! I’ve been here since the beginning and let me tell you every year Lethal Hearts gets bigger and better!
Monica Vaughan: Speaking of which, we have a packed two-day show including a concert by the one and only Deftones!
Kat Ricci: All of this was inspired by the life of the one and only Brody Sparks, a late wrestler who affected the lives of many of our roster members and staff including Madam Vega, April Song, Revy, Stephanie Matsuda, and of course you Monica!
Monica Vaughan: As her sister I have to say I’m touched by this tribute! This was spearheaded by Vega and my wife Stephanie who wanted her memory to be immortalized in LAW’s biggest show of the year. Speaking of which, we’re starting things off with the inaugural Sparks Cup Battle Royal! 17 women will have a shot at glory, many of them are new to the LAW brand! Let’s take a look at a couple of tonight’s participants.
BRENDA MARTIN
(Brenda is outside of the Staples Center, has she started to speak about the Sparks Cup Battle Royal and what it means going forward to the next season.)
Brenda: ....Sparks Cup Battle Royal....A Over the top battle royal where the bunch of upcoming talents like myself fight for survival for a special prize. Hahaha, this is what I needed, because I didn't come to LAW for a hand out, I didn't come to LAW just to take shortcuts, no...I came to Lethal Angels of Wrestling to earn my way for the opportunity, EARN!
(Brenda spit on the ground and drinking water)
Brenda: Look at me. Look! At! Me! Ever since I came to this company, I made my very first impression to all of you, the LAW fans! I've been in PPV matches, win some and lose some. Hell, people would say that I'm becoming the fastest rising star in Lethal Angels of Wrestling. I know it! You know it! The LAW Management knows it! Even the gods above know it! So, at the Sparks Cup Battle Royal, you'll be looking at the person that's gonna take the future *pointing up the sky* and i'll take it to the moon! So to Liz Karlson, Rebecca Brookes, Kylie Monroe, Selena Firehouse, and everyone in the battle royal. Be prepared because the Sparks are gonna fly!!!
(Screen fades black)
DEVI KRYSIS
(Damian Evan McArthur, Devi's newest manager and the 2nd Generation businessman is with Devi Krysis in the McArthur Enterprises in New York. Has they about to get ready to leave to go to LA for Lethal Hearts 3, but they got some few words to say.)
Damian: Hello, Hello, Hello LAW Faithful. For those who don't know me, my name's Damian Evan McArthur, 2nd Generation businessman and owner of the McArthur Enterprises in New York City!
(Damian fixing his jacket and his tie, all smiles has usual.)
Damian: Well I presume that you guys wandering how me and my new client came to be? How did this partnership happen? *smirk* is simple really, I saw Devi and his talents, I'll be honest her talent could have gone to new heights, she'll be main event OWA Final Destination fighting for the Women's World Championship but instead she participated in the B.O.B Games and my god woman you got some hops in basketball, i'm curious did you play basketball in your high school?
Devi: Well....if I could remember that it was 4 years ago before I got into wrestling.
Damian: Fair enough, and also you tore down the wall of the OWA Headquarters, and i'm like "Damn Devi, when did you get all that strength?"
Devi: Hahaha it was accidental, hell even Azumi said I Deku'd that wall haha!
Damian: Well it seems Stark, had put something in your drink or something.
Devi: Well he did say it was crack, and it gave me good performance.
Damian: Really?
Devi: Yep!
Damian: Well anyway, have we going to Lethal Hearts 3, Devi, this gonna be the start of your LAW Career, because you're going to the Sparks Cup Battle Royal! And this will be your clean slate so losing doesn't matter in this match, you just had to eliminate all the competitors and win!
Devi: Exactly Damian, it may be the season finale of LAW, and I know that I'll be making my first impression, I had to compete with the greats like Dulce Torres, Stephanie Matsuda, Diantha Rosso, and Aria Jaxon! Even my friend over at OWA Azurine Vebbins beat one of them, and let's be honest...it infuriates me. And what's worse is that my dream match against Niki Khan was in shambles because of Revy and her slut friends, Viola DeMarco is no longer the GM in OWA Odyssey, which was the last draw for me. So while OWA is taking a Break, I decided to come to LAW and I see new competition, I see new opportunities! So LAW be noticed, I've been training with Stark for months, you'll see a new side of me, i'm focused, resilient, hungry individual and once I win the battle royal, i'll be focused on becoming a champion here at LAW, and remember that the wolf is always at your door! Always!
(Devi and Damian head to the private jet, and the screen fades black)
CELES DUMONT
{The feed cuts in and we see none other than the “Lady Gojira” herself in Celes Dumont, already dressed for war and pacing back and forth like a caged animal somewhere in the depths of the arena}
Celes: It should be Io and I defending our tag team titles here tonight at Cinderella Story, *US* and not those twin brainless, talentless little Starbuckers!! Io and I were the most dominant tag team in this company’s history and neither one of the two Cruellas can ever top what the Queens of Chaos did while we were at the top of the tag teams here in LAW!!
{Celes abruptly stops pacing and then quickly snaps both of her hands to the sides of her head before slowly, roughly pushing them backwards-smoothing out her hair as she goes before she turns to regard the camera again, this time with a cooler and more composed tone to her voice}
Celes: But that’s not in the here and now because tonight, I have so many people to hurt and such a short amount of time...you see I honestly don’t give two flying fucks about who I’m in the ring with here tonight at CS...I don’t care because I am Celes Dumont.
*NOT* “Celeste”...Celes...Celes...Celes…
And you fucking commentators had better get it right this time because I have been calm, I have been quiet, and most importantly I have been nice about it..till now because tonight, after I go through...what, sixteen other joshi, I’m going to step up to whomever wins that specialist title match and I’m going to call my shot because I want that title and that title, it wants me.
It doesn’t want some cheery cherry flavored goof like Savannah Sunshine...nor does need a vanilla plain-jane like Sydney Saint Clair...no, the Lethal Angels of Wrestling Specialist championship title, it needs someone not with a “delicate touch” like those two, hehehehe...no it needs a woman with a very uniquely *VIOLENT* touch and no one has more qualified touch of that caliber, than me.
But you all must forgive me, I’ve been waiting for a chance like this for quite a while and while I enjoyed each and every single moment of my time ruling the tag team division with Io...sometimes, just sometimes you’ve gotta be true to yourself and I’ve been hungry for a chance against some of these part timers who come into my promotion thinking that they are just going to steamroll over me and my girls.
People like those who are in the very same rumble match as I am tonight.
{Celes then lowers her hands and looks hard into the camera, her war-painted face making her look a little bit more maniacal than normal as she does so}
Celes: People like Liz Karlson, Rebecca Brooks, Amanda Belnades, Bodhi, and others come here and you think that the usual intimidation factor of strutting up to a camera with your chest all puffed out and shit, bragging about what you've done in the recent past makes you better than the rest of us is going to work with me?
You see the only thing that will impress me is what you can do in that ring, if you can go the distance and prove if you’re really as tough as you claim to be and titles are like marks on a bedpost, they really don’t fucking matter in the end.
{Celes then holds up her arms and the camera shows us the scars that mark them, interjected with past matches across Celes’ career that show the origin of each and every scar that adorns her very body before it cuts back to her proper}
Celes: This is no game and tonight, I’m going to walk into the Sparks Cup Battle Royal and I’m going to enjoy myself like no other and then, I’m coming for that specialist championship.
This is my year, time to take what’s mine.
{The feed then cuts out}
AMANDA BELNADES
{The feed comes in and we see Amanda Belnades, already in her own ring gear with her bright blue hair pulled back into a proper bun at the back of her head and her signature glasses on her face}
Amanda: I’m going to be honest, I’m a little bit nervous about being in the Sparks Cup tonight here on pay per view and why wouldn’t I be? I mean look at the level of talent that’s already in that ring and tell me that you wouldn’t be just a little bit intimidated yourself deep down.
But I have faith in myself because I represent the wonderfully weird Shinigami Foundation and while I might not have the insanely genetic technical skills of Alex Slayer, the cool and calm zen like backbreaker wizardry of Thomas Bane, or even be remotely capable of the heavy metal hijinx of David Belmont, I’m not exactly the wallflower that I appear to be and I’m always ready for a fight.
{Amanda then calmly reaches up and removes her glasses and fixes the camera with a solid gaze}
Amanda: And while I might be the youngest gun in this gunfight tonight, you can bet your bottom dollar that I’m not going to let the Foundation down because I’m here to kick butt and take names, no matter what, and who knows..maybe one of you won’t watch your step and then the next thing you know, that critical victory that you were betting on...becomes the biggest failure of your evening.
{Amanda’s look then turns a bit coy as she nibbles on one of the earpieces of her glasses for a moment}
Amanda: Maybe I might have some fun tonight after all..see you ladies in the ring.
{The feed cuts out}
DOVE DYNAMITE
(Our scene starts at the home of Dove Dynamite. She steps into the frame with a smile.)
Dove Dynamite: I'm just gonna get to the point here. I hope people say what I had to say last week. It wasn't much. But it was something. But it appears that I haven't exactly joined the company at a great time! No time for a big debut, no time to let the people know what I'm capable of, just thrust into a battle royal at the biggest event of the year. But at least I'm on the card, right? I'm extremely grateful to be off the sidelines at all. So let's look on the bright side of things. Focusing on the negative is pointless. I'm debuting on the biggest event of the year alongside some of the most underrated talent in this company. And it's a lot of talent. A lot of women. Which means I'll have to work twice as hard to get myself noticed.
Dove shrugs as she talks about what she'll have to do.
Dove Dynamite: Maybe it's fitting for me. My entire life has been one big obstacle. Whether it was taking care of my brothers or working three jobs, there was always some obstacle to overcome. It would be too easy for me to debut in a simple one on one match. Not that I'd beat anyone easily, but because being basic isn't in my nature. A battle royal is an easy way to be shoved under the bed and ignored, but also a great way to be noticed. To set yourself apart from the crowd. Some people might groan at being in a match like this, but I take it as a challenge to work twice as hard. A win here would be big for everyone, but for me, it would mean even more. It would mean my name being known from the start of my in-ring debut. I would be noticed right away instead of having to work my way up. I don't know how to feel about that, but I'll do my best to win. I never go into a match expecting a loss, after all.
This isn't me guaranteeing a win. I'm not dumb enough to do that. But I can assure you that I'll make the best of an unexpected debut. I assure you that I'll show the LAW roster exactly who I am, someone not to be overlooked. If there was ever a name you needed to remember for the future, it's Dove Dynamite. Without a doubt in my mind. I know the competition will be stiff. I don't think anyone expects me to do anything if they even know who I am, but I'm here to prove them all wrong.
See you this weekend, ladies.
(We fade to black.)
(The camera opens to London Morris standing ringside as all the competitors of the Sparks Cup Battle Royal are in the ring.)
London Morris: The following is a 17-Woman Sparks Cup Battle Royal Match! To eliminate your opponent they must be thrown over the ropes and the last woman standing will be the inaugural Sparks Cup Champion!)
Kat Ricci: Time to set it off!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Monica Vaughan: The ref calls for the bell and they’re off! All sixteen competitors are going at it without hesitation! All for a shot at the first annual Sparks Cup and a special surprise to go with the win! Most of these women are new this season to LAW or have been in the business for several years or less minus a few entries.
Kat Ricci: That’s what Madam Vega had in mind when she booked this match. She considers this as a springboard to superstardom. She sees LAW as being the perfect platform for aspiring female superstars and those who identify as such.
Monica Vaughan: Well they’re certainly fired up! There’s no telling what’s going to happen in this match! Every woman for herself! There are no allegiances right now! And if some are made, it’ll definitely be temporary! While everyone else is brawling, Bodhi has slid underneath the ropes to take a breather! Anna Clark looks like she’s doing the same, though the refs are telling them both they need to get back inside!
Kat Ricci: We have all three refs out here to monitor the pandemonium of this match! Anna Clark slides into the ring to help out Olga who’s working over LAW newcomer Devi Krysis with a series of overhead forearms! Anna goes for a kick- DEVI PUSHES OLGA IN THE WAY WHO GETS KNOCKED IN THE FACE! Olga is livid right now! Anna’s trying to apologize, but Petrov doesn’t want to hear it as she takes a swing at Clark who slides to the outside!
Monica Vaughan: There seems to be some sort of dissolution between the two former tag partners. Celes Dumont takes advantage and is on the attack! Anna is back in the ring and is now fighting alongside Celes!? Olga’s fighting off both of them! Everyone is going from one opponent to the next!
Kat Ricci: Brenda Martin has Amanda Belnades isolated in a corner from everyone else! She’s lighting her up with fists and elbows! Ouch! A headbutt for good measure!
Monica Vaughan: Bodhi sneaks her way back into the ring, but Rebecca Brookes sees her coming a mile away! She’s knocking Bodhi silly all over this ring!
Kat Ricci: Kylie Monroe is overtaking Krysis! INVERTED FALCON ARROW DEAD CENTER IN THE RING! As impressive as that was, an over the rope elimination would prove more effective.
Monica Vaughan: It sounds like Anna Clark is taking that advice because she’s laying into Olga, who’s pressed against the ropes! Celes was assisting, but she moved on to other opponents.
Kat Ricci: Rebecca Brookes is trying to get Bodhi over the edge, but she fights off the OWA Goddesses Champion! Meanwhile Yamato is all over the place, taking it to everyone she lays in eye on! Her aggression is reminiscent of her father, Kai D. Oh!
Monica Vaughan: The OWA/SSW/Wrestleworld standout?
Kat Ricci: Yeah, I’ve seen him work and boy he’s tough as nails in the ring! I don’t expect any less from Yamato! She’s still green, but she’ll adapt quickly!
Monica Vaughan: Meanwhile, Ruby Auriel has Amanda Belnades against the ropes! She’s trying to push her over the top, but Amanda’s not budging! Celes Dumont is getting some shots in on Kylie Monroe with some wicked forearm strikes and shoot kicks- **DEVIL TRIGGER!** The high impact roundhouse knocked Monroe against the ropes! Bianca Page and Llorona are going blow for blow in their own corner! Llorna is trying to fight her way out, but Paige nails her with several punches to the gut and presses her foot on the former OWA Women’s World Champion’s throat!
Kat Ricci: Llorona having some tough times of late as she not only failed to win the Lethal Angel Championship against Roxy, but she failed to defend her title at OWA’s Final Destination event a few weeks ago-
Monica Vaughan: WAIT! RUBY AURIEL IS TRYING TO GET BODHI OVER THE ROPES! SHE’S ALMOST GOT HER! BODHI’S HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE! SHE’S KICKING HER LEGS IN RUBY’S FACE, FORCING HER TO TAKE A STEP BACK- SINGLE-HANDED PENDULUM BACKBREAKER BY DEVI KRYSIS! RUBY WAS KNOCKED RIGHT INTO THE ARMS OF THE UNTAMED BLOODWOLF!
Kat Ricci: Devi’s trying to capitalize but Rebecca Brookes pulls her away and is trying to whip her into the corner! Devi is fighting back and knocks her into the turnbuckles instead! Krysis has her in a clinch!
Monica Vaughan: Bodhi senses opportunity! She grabs Ruby- Auriel’s fighting her off! She knocks Bodhi into the ropes! Ruby races to the opposite side for momentum, bounces off the ropes...and- AY DIOS MIO! BODHI COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP AND RUBY GOES FLYING OVER THE ROPES TO THE OUTSIDE!
London Morris: Ruby Auriel has been eliminated!
(Bodhi leans over the ropes to mock a frustrated Ruby who's clutching her body in pain.)
Bodhi: (yells) Tell your Onlyfans simps I said hi!
Monica Vaughan: Bodhi is having the time of her life mocking Auriel! Who’s going to be next to be eliminated in this match? Dove Dynamite, the North Carolina native got her hands on Celes and is holding her hostage as Llorona climbs to the top...DIVING HURRICANRANA! Great teamwork by both women!
Kat Ricci: This is Dynamite’s first match in LAW so I’m sure she’s playing it smart by allying herself with a dominant competitor like Llorna. Teamwork does make these matches go by quicker.
Monica Vaughan: Meanwhile Etune Manager has Kylie Monroe against the ropes, trying to get her out! Meanwhile, Liz Karlson and Princess Yamato are exchanging strikes! The more experienced Karlson is getting the better of her! She pulls Yamato in...and lifts her in the air for a vertical suplex! Wait! She’s keeping Yamato suspended in the air! What strength from The Last Renegade- DENTAL DEATH STRIKE! THE IMPACT OF THAT GOURDBUSTER GTS SENT YAMATO OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Yamato has been eliminated!
Kat Ricci: The Staples Center is going nuts from that elimination! Liz is wasting no time getting back into the fray!
Monica Vaughan: Anna Clark’s trying her luck again with Olga who chases her out of the ring once more! Anna’s trying to play it smartly against the mixed martial artist! Rumor has it that Anna blames Olga for their failures as a tag team!
Kat Ricci: They were given chances to compete for the tag titles or given the opportunity to qualify for a title match, and with each chance they got, they failed! Now Anna’s letting her selfishness get the better of her!
Monica Vaughan: Well Olga’s in a good place right now because she, Kylie Monroe, and Selena Firehouse are triple-teaming Etune Manager in the corner! She’s trying to fight her way out of it, but she’s too outnumbered! Celes has the upper hand against Dove Dynamite! Llorona almost has Bianca Page over the ropes, but Page fights her way back inside and punishes Llorona with a wicked chop across the chest! Amanda Belnades is getting the best of Brenda Martin!
Kat Ricci: Meanwhile, Celes and Etune pushing Olga against the ropes! We’ve seen Etune try her luck all over the place! It makes sense to change dance partners in matches like these! Devi Krysis finds herself outmatched against Kylie Monroe and Amanda Belnades, but she’s doing everything in her power to stand tall! Dove Dynamite is finding herself in the mix by taking it to Monroe and Belnades! She turns to Devi and it looks like she wants to be the one to eliminate her! Devi’s fighting back!
Monica Vaughan: Look at the way Rebecca Brookes has Bodhi halfway over the top turnbuckle! We might see an elimination- wait! Bodhi counters with a sunsetflip and she’s back in the ring! She rolls out of it...PENALTY KICK TO THE FACE OF BROOKES!
Kat Ricci: Look at Kylie Monroe! She has Brenda Martin in her grasp! **SCOT’S DROP!** X-PLEX OVER THE ROPES!!
London Morris: Brenda Martin has been eliminated!
Kat Ricci: And another one bites the dust! The numbers are starting to thin a bit as we only have 14 women left in this match!
Monica Vaughan: The action hasn’t slowed down a bit as Llorona is repeatedly slamming Devi’s face into a turnbuckle! Wait- **KNEE TO THE HEAD!** OLGA PETROV JUST KNOCKED ETUNE MANAGER OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Etune Manager has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: And just like that it’s 13! The action looks to be slowing down a bit- wait! REBECCA BROOKES IS ALMOST OVER THE ROPES! She’s kicking Bodhi away! Bodhi leaves her alone but Celes is trying to stay on her! Brookes is returning the favor with shots of her own and is succeeding at keeping Dumont at bay! Celes kicks her in the gut…**ROYAL KILL!** The Hammerlock DDT plants Rebecca on the mat head-first!
Kat Ricci: Celes is trying to follow up, but Llorona is attacking her from behind! Celes whips her into the nearest corner! She’s about to charge, but sees Rebecca on a knee! She grabs her by the hair...AND TOSSES BROOKES OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Rebecca Brookes has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: The former Lethal Tag Champion opting for the smart choice by finishing what she started! Now she charges towards Llorona...EUROPEAN UPPERCUT IN THE CORNER!
Kat Ricci: Celes is on fire and is taking that energy over to Olga Petrov with a series of strikes! Bodhi is seen putting on a boxing clinic to Llorona, who’s too stunned from Celes’s uppercut to fight back! Olga ducks the wild swing from Celes- FRONT KICK TO THE CHEST AND CELES GOES OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Celes Dumont has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: Petrov has not time to celebrate as Liz Karlson and Kylie Monroe are on her! There’s Anna Clark! She’s helping them push Olga over the ropes and...PETROV GOES OVER!!!
London Morris: Olga Petrov has been eliminated!
Kat Ricci: Olga is furious! She sees Clark mocking her with her tongue out and she slides back into the ring! Olga’s already eliminated but she’s not letting that stop her! She’s lighting Anna up with punches and kicks! Anna’s trying to get away up she can’t! OLGA THROWS ANNA OVER THE ROPES!
London Morris: Anna Clark has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: Anna is freaking out but elimination is an elimination! She’s on the run though because it looks like Olga isn’t finished! Anna’s racing to the back as quickly as possible!
Kat Ricci: We are at nine competitors but...WHOA! SELENA FIREHOUSE HAS JUST HOISTED LIZ KARLSON OVER HER SHOULDERS! WHAT POWER FROM FIREHOUSE! SHE TOSSES LIZ OVER ROPES WITH THAT GORILLA PRESS!
London Morris: Liz Karlson has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: The pace is starting to pick up in this match as everyone is in a hurry to eliminate each other! Firehouse doesn’t look like she’s finished! She’s wailing on Bianca Page! She grabs her and throws her over the ropes!
London Morris: Bianca Page has been eliminated!
Kat Ricci: We are down to seven competitors! Kylie Monroe looks like she sees blood in the water! She has Bodhi trapped in the corner with stomps to the gut, forcing her in a seated position! Kylie runs to the opposite end and charges forward! BODHI PULLS HERSELF UP AND KYLIE CRASHES INTO THE CORNER! BODHI LANDS BEHIND AND PUSHES HER OVER THE ROPES! DOVE DYNAMITE IS TRYING TO GET BODHI FROM BEHIND! BODHI PULLS HERSELF ABOVE DOVE AND PULLS HER OVER THE ROPES WITH A ROPE-ASSISTED HURRICANRANA!
London Morris: Kylie Monroe and Dove Dynamite are eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: The stage is set! Five competitors remain in this match! Bodhi and Devi Krysis are on one side of the ring with Llorona and Amanda Belnades on the other! Selena Firehouse is standing in the center of the ring! Firehouse is grinning and rolls out of the ring! She went under the ropes so she’s still legal! She’s urging them on to fight it out!
Kat Ricci: Firehouse is playing it safe by removing herself as a target! At the moment we may have a potential two-on-two situation! Bodhi is whispering in Devi Krysis’ ear! Llorona and Belnades not at each other as if they realize what must be done! Devi explodes from the corner and goes after Llorona! Bodhi’s on Belnades before she could react! She has Amanda in the corner, keeping her on her toes with kicks and strikes! Belnades must be seeing double!
Monica Vaughan: Meanwhile, Llorona has her foot on Devi’s neck in the corner. Before Krysis could counter, she is thrown to the opposing corner! Llorona charges ahead- knee lift by Devi!
Kat Ricci: Uh oh! Selena Firehouse is making her play! She’s getting back into the ring! Everyone else seems too distracted to take notice! She’s making her way over to Bodhi and Belnades! They’re still going at it! Selena’s lifting them over the ropes! Bodhi lands on the apron! Belnades falls out to ringside!
London Morris: Amanda Belnades is eliminated!
Monica Vaughani: Bodhi gets out of Selena’s range who decides to turn her attention to Llorona and Devi! Selena charges full speed ahead! Devi and Lorona take notice- THEY PULL DOWN THE ROPES! FIREHOUSE GOES TUMBLING TO THE OUTSIDE!
London Morris: Selena Firehouse has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: Llorona and Devi breathe a sigh of relief! Selena’s cursing a tantrum at ringside, but is being escorted by ringside security and the refs! Devi and Llorona make their way to the center of the ring with their eyes on each other- BODHI WITH A SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK TO DEVI! LLORONA IS PUSHED TOWARDS THE ROPES! SHE REBOUNDS-
*SLAP*
Kat Ricci: **QUEEN’S CALL!!** LLORONA IS KNOCKED OUT OF THE RING BY THAT BUZZSAW KICK!
London Morris: Llorona has been eliminated!
Monica Vaughan: And then there were two! Devi and Bodhi! Bodhi turns around-
**SLASH ELBOW!**
**TOMAHAWK ELBOW!**
**LEFT SLASHING ELBOW!!**
**REAR SLASHING ELBOW!!**
**UPPERCUT ELBOW!!**
**SPINNING BACK ELBOW!!!**
**BODHI IS KNOCKED OVER THE ROPES BY UNTAMED RUSH OF DEVI KRYSIS!!!**
(DING! DING! DING!!!)
(“Wolf at Your Door” by Chloe X Halle plays as an exhausted Devi Krysis drops to her knees, panting in exhaustion.)
London Morris: Your winner and inaugural Sparks Cup winner...Devi Krysis!
Monica Vaughan: Dreams do come true! In her debut match, Devi Krysis has made LAW history! This is the kind of moment my sister would be proud of!
Kat Ricci: She certainly has started off her career right, outlasting 17 other women to become the first winner and rumor has it there’s a special surprise to go with the trophy!
Monica Vaughan: Speaking of which…
(Monica takes off her headphones and picks up a black case as she leaves her chair and makes her way to the pedestal that housed the Sparks Cup. Monica takes the trophy and makes her way inside the ring where she approaches a tearful Devi Krysis. Referee Jenny Carson approaches with a mic and places it near Monica’s mouth.)
Monica Vaughan: Today Devi you’ve displayed the skill, courage, and competence of a future star, one worthy of carrying on the legacy of the Iconic Brody Sparks.
(Monica hands Devi the Sparks Cup who graciously receives it and holds it up for everyone to see.)
Monica Vaughan: That’s not all. The winner of the inaugural Sparks Cup was promised an extra bonus so…
(Monica squats down and opens the black case, pulling out an item covered in black velvet cloth.)
Monica Vaughan: General Manager Madam Vega, LAW President Marilyn Bellamy, and myself agreed that we wanted an incentive befitting of the new Lethal Angels that made their presence known. We wanted to create a platform where they would have a chance to showcase their greatness. So Devi Krysis I present to thee...
(Monica stands up and removes the cloth to reveal…)
Monica Vaughan: **THE LETHAL SPARK CHAMPIONSHIP!**
Kat Ricci: Ladies and gentleman! I can’t believe it! Monica has just unveiled a new title for the Lethal Brand!
(Devi is taken aback for a moment as Monica takes the belt and places it around Devi’s waist. Monica takes the mic from Jenny Carson and stands before Devi.)
Monica Vaughan: As we enter our fourth season, The Lethal Spark Championship will be a title defended against those new to LAW, within two years since their first signing. With three previous singles titles and one tag title, LAW has its own Triple Crown and Grand Slam respectively. The advantage for LAW’s new blood is that obtaining the Lethal Spark Championship brings them one step closer to being a Grand Slam Champion! Those who’ve won this belt will not have to worry about obtaining both the Lethal American and Lethal Specialist Championships for their Grand Slam aspirations. This is a fast track to immortality, Devi. As my sister Brody Sparks took the wrestling world by storm in under two years, I imagine you will as well. May you have a fulfilling and prosperous career, my dear. I’ll be watching.
(Monica hugs Devi and leaves the ring as the crowd applauds the newcomer’s accomplishment.)
Crowd: DE-VI KRY-SIS! *clap-clap clap-clap-clap* DE-VI KRY-SIS! *clap-clap clap-clap-clap*
(COMMERCIAL AD FOR LAW VS JET: LETHAL TAKEOVER II! Live at the Walter Pyramid on May 15 & 16th!)
Announcer: The following contest is a **CHAIRS MATCH**, in which the winner will advance to the **Second Chance Ladder Match**. Entering first…
(“What You Waiting For” by Gwen Stafani plays out through the arena speakers as Melissa Flash makes her way to the ring. A determined look on her face, she admires the various chairs positioned around the ringside area, and steps over one to get up onto the apron. She glances over her shoulder at the entrance ramp, where her music’s cut out as Daisy Thrash makes her way down to the ring early.)
Vaughn: It looks like Daisy Thrash isn’t waiting for Melissa-or her-announcement before getting into this contest! She wants this fight!
Ricci: Does that really surprise you?
(Thrash demands Flash come down and face her, but Melissa’s not having it! So, Daisy grabs the nearest chair and slides into the ring, getting a swing off-but Melissa ducks it as the ring announcer rings the bell!)
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
Vaughn: Flash ducks that chair-shot, and as Daisy tries to recover-**ICON KICK!!!**
Ricci: **NO!!!** Daisy ducks it and manages to evade at the last moment, but she drops the chair! She looks for an STO to drive Flash to the canvas, but Flash manages to catch herself and intercept Daisy with a lariat that sends her to the canvas! Flash tries to drag Daisy back to her feet and go for a snap suplex into the chair laying out in the ring-but Daisy blocks the knee!
Vaughn: Daisy shoves Flash off-FOREARM SMASH! SPINNING BACKFIST! And she hits the ropes for a lariat, but Flash TAKES HER DOWN WITH A SUPERKICK OFF THE FUCKING JAW! Daisy goes limp, and Flash stumbles back for a moment. She looks to the top rope, and goes high as Daisy tries to pull herself off of the ground, that superkick clearly having taken a lot out of her! Flash goes for a senton-
Ricci: -and she gets it! She and Daisy crash to the canvas! Flash goes for an early pinfall attempt!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
Vaughn: It’s not nearly enough, though! Thrash kicks out with relative ease, and Flash looks for her next method of attack! She pulls Daisy into position for the Fisherman’s Suplex, trying to nail her into the canvas with it, but Daisy blocks it! Daisy fires off a point-blank knee strike, sending Melissa back into the corner! Melissa gets her oats, however, and comes forth for a lariat out of the corner!
Ricci: **NO!!!** Daisy NAILS her with an unprotected headshot with the chair she brought into the ring at the start of the match! Flash isn’t busted open yet, but she’s definitely rattled from that shot! Daisy slides to the outside of the ring and begins collecting chairs from ringside, throwing them into the ring in all conditions of set-upedness. She slides back into the ring as Melissa tries to collect herself, and shoves her to the ground with a boot to the side of the head. Melissa scrambles to get some leverage as Thrash sets a chair up in a sitting position, and drags Melissa’s head over to it! She NAILS her down into the seat of the chair with a wicked hair-pull slam. Melissa goes limp, and Daisy grabs another chair. She whirls it back with all of her force!
Vaughn: **BUT MELISSA FLASH ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST MINUTE, AND DAISY HITS THE HARD METAL OF THE CHAIR, BOUNCING THE CHAIR BACK INTO HER FACE!** Daisy stumbles, and Flash is quick to capitalize on her injury with a spin kick that sends the chair back into her face! Thrash stumbles into the ropes, and Flash dumps her out onto the apron with a lariat! She traps Daisy in the ropes, placing a chair next to her head before going to the top rope! She looks for another Senton!
Ricci: **BUT THRASH PULLS HERSELF OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST SECOND!!!** Flash manages to catch herself before going down for the Senton, and instead leaps back down into the ring, going into a strike exchange with Daisy Thrash! Both women are giving it their all, trying to beat the hell out of one another and stay in this contest! Flash eventually catches Daisy with a high knee to the face that sends her stumbling, before she grabs a chair off of the canvas! She gets a running start-**AND HITS A CHAIR-ASSISTED SHINING WIZARD TO DAISY THRASH!!!** Thrash goes down hard, and Flash covers!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Vaughn: But Thrash is still not down for the count! She kicks out at two! Flash tries to get her into position for the Legacy Maker, but Thrash isn’t having it! She fires off a nasty back elbow that catches Melissa off guard, sending her down to her knees! Daisy grabs hold of one of the chairs as she breaks away from Melissa, and swings it backward HARD into the back of Melissa Flash! Flash looks to be in agony as Daisy sets the now-bent chair facing another, and lays Melissa on top of both chairs. She grabs a third steel chair, and holds it in place with a roar as-
Ricci: -holy shit!-
Vaughn: **DAISY THRASH GOES THROUGH MELISSA FLASH AND BOTH CHAIRS THAT FLASH WAS LAYING ON WHILE HOLDING THE THIRD CHAIR ON HER BACK!!!** Flash might’ve gotten crushed between all of that metal, and we can see two of those chairs have simply imploded! Thrash isn’t without injury, either-but who *would* be after a nasty landing like that! Daisy rolls off of Melissa, and drags her off of the chairs before going for a cover!
Referee: **ONE!!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Ricci: **BUT FLASH KICKS OUT!!!** Daisy looks furious, and immediately puts her mind to her next use of violent weaponry in this match. She grabs a hold of one of the shattered chairs, and rips out a pole from one of the cross-bars on the bottom of it. She weighs the pole in her hands as Melissa tries to pull herself back to her feet, and in a single motion brings it down HARD on the back of Melissa’s neck! Flash cries out in pain, and Daisy traps her in a modified Ankle Lock with the bar from the chair putting more pressure on Flash’s ankle and leg!
Vaughn: What devious use of weaponry from Daisy Thrash! Melissa may have to consider if she’s willing to risk permanent injury to that ankle and continue the match! Flash is going for some form of leverage, but Daisy keeps the ankle lock on! Flash eventually manages to grab hold of the back of one of the imploded chairs, and begins swinging it back AGAIN, and AGAIN, each shot catching Daisy in her neck, chest, and face! One more, and Daisy relents on the hold-but the damage has already been done! Flash is struggling on her feet! She knows her time is running out!
Ricci: Melissa Flash is used to being under pressure though, and she gets a running start-LARIAT! Daisy goes down in the pile of chairs, and Melissa takes some of the remaining in the ring and throws them onto her-but Daisy tries to roll out at the last minute and catches a chair shot to the back from Flash! Daisy still goes for the ropes, gritting her teeth as Melissa goes for a Shining Wizard to the back of the head-but Daisy tosses her out onto the apron! Daisy grabs a chair from beneath her, and goes for a swing on Melissa, but Melissa blocks it with a spin kick to send the chair into her head! Daisy leaps up onto the middle rope, and goes for a snap DDT into the ring!
Vaughn: But Flash counters it, hauling Daisy up and SLAMMING HER INTO THE CHAIRS with a big snapped suplex! Daisy tries to rally, but Flash nails her with another high knee strike, before following up with a big Spinning Backfist! Flash throws Daisy onto the pile of chairs, before going to the top rope and grabbing a chair on their way up! They look to ape the same motion that Daisy did previously, but Flash’s ankle is starting to bug her!
Ricci: And Daisy manages to recover, forcing Flash to jump down from the top rope, and go for the **Icon Kick!!!**
Vaughn: **NO!!! DAISY THRASH INTERCEPTS THE KICK WITH A CHAIR SHOT TO THE ANKLE AS FLASH GOES FOR THE KICK!!!** She may have damn well broken Melissa Flash’s ankle! Flash falls down, seemingly in agony, but Daisy Thrash isn’t done yet! She sets up two chairs facing inward, and pulls Melissa upward-**EARLY GRAVE!!!** She spikes Flash onto her head through both chairs, and covers!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!**
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
(“I’m a Wanted Man” by Royal Deluxe plays as Daisy sits up to her knees, laughing maniacally.)
Announcer: Your winner via pinfall and advancing to the Second Chance Match...Daisy Thrash!
Vaughan: What a hellacious match! Daisy and Melissa put each other through hell and back in this match, but it’s Thrash with the last laugh!
Ricci: I know Melissa wanted her revenge, but it looked like Daisy went in there with a solid battle plan, and now she’s one step closer to getting back the Lethal Angel Championship.
(Daisy stands over Melissa with a smile on her face before exiting the ring.)
THE SAKARABA SISTERS
(The lights flicker and reflect off two shiny pieces of metal. We see glimpses of the IJWF Tag Team Titles move as the younger Rina can be seen stepping up towards the camera. The older Yuki is squatting towards the bottom of the screen, now with the belt over her shoulder. Her eyes twitch for a moment as her mouth contorts and unleashes a flurry of heinous words.)
Yuki: “(Look at us, with gold yet again.)”
Rina: “(The last time we held tag team titles was two years ago when we went on to defeat two of the most dominant women in not only LAW History, but wrestling as a whole.)”
Yuki: “(We defeated Roxy and Kayla Winters to get our first taste of gold so long ago, and years later we are back again stating our claim as the greatest tag team in pro wrestling today. Not in LAW, not in the IJWF, but the entirety of professional wrestling.)”
Rina: “(Because to gain these here belts we had to go through hell and claw our way back up. We defeated three of the best the IJWF had to offer. IED, an unmatched and explosive tag team.)”
Yuki: “(Talia and Megan, one of which i know all too well and a team who’s no slouch.)”
Rina: “(Finally the former champions themselves, Dodo-A-Gogo, who at that time had only lost one other tag team match in a whole year. We stood against titans and came out as champions.)”
Yuki: “(As **GODS**.)”
Rina: “(We defeated the best to gain these titles, yet when we go to defend them we have to face the regular job squad in Smile Protection Agency.)”
Yuki: “(They couldn’t even last 5 minutes in our ring.)”
Rina: “(And now? Now we take on two more young up and coming women. Two who were trained here in the states.)”
Yuki: “(I heard these kids look up to Stephanie Matsuda and Aria Jaxon. Two impressive women to inspire to be, but lets get this straight right now honey. The two of you can copy or pay tribute to them all you want. You can try as hard as you want. But you will never reach our level. You will never be as talented as The Sakaraba Sisters.)”
Rina: “(The Princesses of Wrestling can grow ten, one hundred even a million times stronger. They can become queens if they very well please.)”
Yuki stands up now, raising her half of the IJWF Tag Team Championships up above her head.
Yuki: “(But like the old saying goes, why be a queen when you can be a god? Just like my sister said, you can try as hard as you damn well please, but neither of you will stand a chance against the greatest god damned team in the multiverse. So bring it the fuck on and lets see if you two can make us feel something, eh?)”
Yuki walks off out of camera view.
Yuki: “(Come on, we got some little punks to beat.)”
(Rina follows her shortly after as they both walk off and we fade into the next segment of the show.)
Announcer: The following contest is set for **One Fall**...and it is for the **IJWF Tag Team Championships!!!** Entering first…
Announcer: Fighting tonight at a combined weight of two-hundred and fifty pounds...they are...ARISA JOJIMA...SAYURA “THUNDER” MASUDA…**THE PRINCESSES...OF...WRESTLING!!!**
Ricci: These two have looked to challenge for the IJWF Tag Team Championships and make their mark on this industry! While relatively new as a team, the Princesses of Wrestling have an opportunity here to make a huge mark. Will they take it?
Vaughn: I’m not sure, but I think they’ll give it their best shot! It’s gonna be hard to see a team that idolizes such legends as Cloud Matsuda and Aria Jaxon go down without a fight!
Announcer: Fighting tonight at a combined weight of two-hundred and forty pounds...they are RINA SAKARABA...YUKI SAKARABA...AND YOUR REIGNING, DEFENDING IJW TAG...TEAM...CHAMPIONS…**THE SAKARABA...SISTERS!!!**
(There’s another pop as the champions are announced, The Princesses giving a determined glance at them.)
Ricci: The Sakaraba Sisters are acknowledged by some as the greatest IJWF Tag Team Champions, but will this legendary reign survive the Princesses of Wrestling here, tonight?
Vaughn: If they want to keep that reputation up, they’re gonna have to!
(All four competitors enter the ring to be checked down by the referee, before Yuki tells Rina that she’ll be starting for their team. Not one to turn down a challenge, Thunder Masuda tells Arisa the same. Both auxiliary partners exit the ring while the legal competitors enter their opposing corners.)
(**DING! DING! DING!!!**)
Ricci: And we’re off as Yuki and Thunder begin to scout one another, each feeling the other out. Masuda throws light kicks toward Yuki, but Yuki keeps her distance before returning with a few kick attempts of her own! Thunder is trying her hardest to test the champion, seeking any weakness she can find early in this match! Finally, she invites Yuki in for a lockup!
Vaughn: And Yuki accepts! Both women immediately lunge in and go at it, but Thunder’s able to use her decent size advantage to hurl Yuki into the corner with some ease! Yuki gets back to her feet and looks for another lockup, but Thunder manages to keep her at bay by immediately ramming her into the corner once again! Thunder keeps herself locked up, forcing the referee to make her way over and break the grapple up, but Thunder NAILS Yuki across the chest with a vicious chops as they’re pulled apart!
Referee (off-mic): HEY! None of that, HEY!
Ricci: Thunder’s beckoning Yuki on, but Yuki’s not having it, instead looking to take a moment to recover from the shock of the chop! Yuki invites Thunder in for a third lockup, and Thunder accepts, before Yuki immediately turns the grapple around into a standing shoulder-lock! Yuki begins driving her elbow into Thunder’s shoulder joint, trying to weaken Thunder’s shoulder!
Vaughn: Yuki’s well-scouted when it comes to her opponent here, she knows that Thunder needs as much arm strength as she can to execute both of her finishers-an early injury to the arm could spell doom for the challengers! Yuki relents on the shoulder-lock as Thunder almost fights out of it, before whipping Thunder into the ropes! She looks for a 540 Kick on the rebound!
Ricci: But no one’s home-Thunder ducks low! Yuki hits the canvas! Yuki tries to scramble to recover, but Thunder’s on her once again with a neck-lock into a devastating neck-lock suplex! Yuki’s rattled from the impact with the canvas, and Thunder rolls to float over behind her, grabbing her in position for a Backdrop Suplex! Yuki tries to fight against it, keeping her weight low, but Thunder’s able to deadlift her high AND DROP HER HARD ONTO HER NECK! Yuki crumples as she hits the canvas! She tries to pull back to her knees as Thunder stalks her, prowling-before getting a running start and NAILING Yuki in the jaw with a wicked knee strike! Yuki goes down hard, and Thunder goes for the first cover of this contest!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
Vaughn: YUKI’S OUT JUST AFTER ONE! That knee strike and suplex combination doesn’t seem to have done as much damage as Thunder would’ve liked! Nonetheless, she pulls Yuki back to her feet, and looks like she might be going for that Blue Thunder Bomb! She pulls Yuki up to her feet, and begins the spin-out!
Ricci: **BUT YUKI OVER-ROTATES AND DRIVES A KNEE INTO THUNDER’S SHOULDER IN THE PROCESS!!!** Yuki rolls through and manages to trap one half of the Princesses in a grounded Fujiwara Armbar! Thunder’s trying desperately to escape, but it doesn’t seem to be working! She pushes to her knees to try and evade the hold, but Yuki rolls to apply it just as hard once again! Yuki tries to adjust her hold as Thunder manages to once again rise off the ground, but it’s not really much use as Thunder simply hauls her into the air, forcing Yuki to release the hold in an attempt to escape-but it really just gets her in position for a POWERBOMB! Thunder nearly spikes Yuki as she PLANTS her, but the early damage to her arm and shoulder is evident! She looks to Arisa, and goes for a tag!
Vaughn: But Yuki’s doing the same-looking for a tag to Rina Sakaraba! She gets close-BUT ARISA COMES IN HOT AND DOUBLE STOMPS HER OFF THE TAG! Arisa drags Yuki up to her feet, and whips her into the corner, getting a running start for a nasty double axe handle into the corner that bounces Yuki’s skull off of the turnbuckle pad! Arisa pulls her in with a wristlock and drops her back HARD with a belly-to-belly suplex back into the canvas! Arisa follows up with an attempt to go high and leap back onto Yuki as she springs back to her feet with a Tornado DDT, but Yuki manages to somehow catch Arisa out of the air! She holds her in place with impressive strength for a moment-**SPIKE DDT!!!** Yuki spikes Arisa into the canvas, before diving into her corner with a tag to her sister!
Ricci: Rina goes to the top rope! She leaps-**ELBOW DROP** onto Arisa Jojima! She covers!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
Vaughn: AND JOJIMA’S OUT AT ONE! Rina wastes little time admiring the early kick-out as she drags Jojima back to her feet, nailing her in the skull with wicked point-blank knees before whipping her back into the champions’ corner! Rina gets a running start, now, and hits a big pump kick to Jojima’s jaw, stunning her! She spins Jojima around, and rolls out of the corner with an O’Connor Roll, breaking it and moving through!
Ricci: **NO!!!** The impressive talent of Arisa Jojima, the awareness, allows her to counter and DRIVE RINA SAKARABA DOWN WITH A DOUBLE STOMP! Sakaraba tries to roll away with her damaged ribs early, but Jojima’s on her with double knees to the midsection, sending Rina back into the ropes! She follows up with a roundhouse kick that rocks Sakaraba, sending her down to a knee to recover, before following up with a rebound into **PINK POWER!!!** The superwoman punch rocks Rina, and sends her back down! Arisa dives for a cover!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Vaughn: **AND RINA’S OUT AT TWO!!!** The champions survive! Jojima drags Rina back to her feet, and hits her with a wicked Overhand Chop across the chest! Rina stumbles back-before firing back a chop of her own! Jojima staggers, and then fires another overhand chop! Rina tanks this one, and fires one of her own right back! Jojima nearly bends in half at this, and Rina pulls her in, looking for a powerbomb! However, as she gets Jojima up in the air, she raises her high-**RIOT DROP!!!**
Ricci: **NO!!!** Jojima’s fighting out of it, blasting Rina in the skull with punches and forcing herself down! She tries to counter into a facebuster on Rina, but Rina manages to catch herself-and Jojima-BEFORE ROLLING INTO A NASTY SIDEWINDER SUPLEX!!! Jojima’s rattled, and Rina follows up with a shove into the ropes, causing Jojima to bounce back into a HIGH ANGLE GERMAN SUPLEX!!! Jojima’s completely rocked at this point, and Rina bounces her up into position for a Fireman’s Carry, before dropping her right back down into a ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!! Rina NAILS a picture perfect **APOLLO 11!!!** Jojima might be completely out! Rina covers!
Referee: **ONE!!!!**
**TWO!!!!***
**THREE!!!!**
Vaughn: **BUT NO!!!** THUNDER MASUDA BREAKS IT UP WITH A DIVING SENTON FROM THE TOP ROPE! SHE CRUSHES RINA SAKARABA-AND HER PARTNER! Masuda drags Rina off of Jojima, and throws her into the ropes, looking for a rebound Blue Thunder Bomb before Yuki Sakaraba comes in hot and NAILS Masuda with a Yakuza Kick, allowing Rina to catch herself on the ropes! Rina takes a moment to catch a breather before leaping up onto the middle rope, looking for a modified Maximum Splash, leaping back onto Jojima!
Ricci: **BUT NO ONE’S HOME!!!** Jojima’s rolled out of the way! Rina tries to get back to her feet quickly after missing the frog splash, but it might be too late! **PINK POWER!!!**
Vaughn: **NO!!!** RINA’S CAUGHT JOJIMA RIGHT BACK INTO THAT FIREMAN’S CARRY! SHE DROPS HER AGAIN!
Ricci: **AND BOTH WOMEN HIT WICKED ROUNDHOUSE KICKS AT THE SAME EXACT FUCKING TIME!!!** Both women hit the canvas with resounding thuds! They might be out cold!
Vaughn: The situation’s looking desperate here for both teams! I thought the Sakaraba Sisters would be able to maintain control, but this contest is showing that the Princesses of Wrestling came not just to *fight*, but to win! Masuda’s dragging herself back into her corner as Yuki’s pulled herself back into hers, while Jojima and Rina are both barely showing signs of life! Jojima looks to the woozy Masuda, and the two seem to have a brief disagreement as if Jojima can continue! Jojima pulls to a knee, before swinging around to the crawling Rina! She grabs Rina by the ankle and pulls her in for an Ankle Lock!
Ricci: But Rina caught it, and she swings around for an Enziguri!
Vaughn: **NO!!!** It was a feint! Jojima catches her foot, throwing it down and immediately grabbing both of Rina’s arms in a double underhook! She hauls her high-**CANADIAN BACKBREAKER!!!** But she keeps Rina in place as she tosses her up-CANADIAN BACKBREAKER POWERBOMB INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! She tags to Masuda, and DRILLS Rina with another roundhouse kick for good measure while Masuda hits a running cannonball senton from the apron into the ring, CRUSHING Rina’s whole frame into the corner! Masuda drags Rina out of the corner once more, pulling her in-BLUE! THUNDER! BOMB! Masuda plants Rina! The referee counts-we might have new champions here!
Referee: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!!!!**
Ricci: **BUT YUKI HITS MASUDA WITH AN ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS PENALTY KICK RIGHT ACROSS THE JAW!!!!** Masuda goes down hard! Jojima tries to interfere, but Yuki NAILS her with a thrust kick that sends her off of the apron and to the ringside area! Yuki manages to get Rina cognizant enough to get her off of the canvas, and she makes a tag! Yuki comes in hot for another PK to Masuda!
Vaughn: **BUT MASUDA CATCHES HER LEG AND FLIPS HER ONTO HER BACK-AND A STANDING CANNONBALL SENON ONTO YUKI!!!** Masuda rolls off of Sakaraba, unable to make a pin! She drags herself to her feet, and draws a line across her throat as she grabs Yuki’s wrist! She pulls her to her feet, looking for the **THUNDERCLAP LARIAT!!!**
Ricci: Masuda turns Yuki around, and **SWINGS FOR THE FENCES!!!**
Vaughn: **BUT YUKI COUNTERS!!!** YUKI GETS A HANGING ARMBAR ON THAT DAMAGED SHOULDER OF THUNDER MASUDA! Thunder struggles against the submission, trying desperately to escape! She goes for another powerbomb, but Yuki adjusts the hold to not allow Masuda to get enough leverage! She forces Masuda back down to her knees! Masuda desperately tries to get her arm at enough length-and she does! She begins battering Yuki with heavy punches to the head!
Ricci: **And Yuki releases-but at what cost?!** Masuda’s arm is hanging loosely at her side. She falls back into the ropes, and we see her try to ram her shoulder back into place, but it’s not working! Yuki comes in hot for a follow-up, eager to capitalize!
Vaughn: **BUT SHE EATS A LARIAT FROM MASUDA’S WORKING ARM!!!** Yuki goes ass over head, and Masuda, desperately, NAILS Rina with a Yakuza Kick that sends her off the apron! Jojima’s back up on the apron, but without time or distance for a tag, Masuda simply pulls Yuki up onto her shoulders with difficulty as a set up for the **Super Kanto Krush!!!** Jojima tries to get in position, and she leaps!
Ricci: **BUT YUKI COUNTERS INTO A POISONED ‘RANA, SENDING MASUDA DOWN AND JOJIMA CRASHING AND BURNING!!!** And Rina’s up on the top rope-**MAXIMUM SPLASH!!!!** Masuda’s crushed by the force of the Frog Splash, and it’s only compounded by the **Double Rotation Moonsault** from Yuki!
Vaughn: **PLASTIC LOVE!!!** Yuki hooks the legs as Rina NAILS Jojima with a sliding forearm!
Referee: **ONE!!!!**
**TWO!!!!!**
**THREE!!!!**
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
(“Plastic Love” hits the speakers as Yuki rolls off of Masuda, clearly satisfied, but exhausted, from that close contest. Rina joins her in the ring as Masuda rolls to the outside)
Announcer: Your winners, and **STILL** IJWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS...YUKI SAKARABA...RINA SAKARABA…**THE SAKARABA SISTERS!!!**
Ricci: The Princesses of Wrestling gave almost all they had, but the veteran talent and instinct of the Sakaraba Sisters was just too much for the new team to overcome!
Vaughn: There’s nothing to be ashamed of in this loss, either! They tried their hardest!
[5-MINUTE INTERMISSION]
(London Morris is standing in the center of the ring.)
London Morris: Ladies and gentlemen presenting Grammy Award winning artists...Deftones!
Announcer: The following contest and tonight's Main Event is a **Career vs. Career Match**, and is set for one fall! Entering first…
(“Ooh La La” by Run The Jewels plays out through the arena speakers as Cloud Matsuda makes her way out of the backstage area. She’s got a determined look on her face, and ignores the fans as she approaches the ring.)
Announcer: Entering first...fighting tonight out of Brooklyn, New York...weighing in tonight at one-hundred and thirty-two pounds...she is the Queen of Fighters…**STEPHANIE...CLOUD...MATSUDA!!!**
(Cloud makes her way to the ring, stepping up onto the apron and wiping her feet off. She throws herself over the top rope and postures in the ring.)
Ricci: It’s a hell of a main event fight here at Lethal Hearts III, as Cloud Matsuda puts her LAW Career on the line against the most *prolific* champion in Joshi Extreme Takeover history. She’s going to have her work cut out for her against Nina Sanada here tonight!
Vaughn: ...I just hope she knows what she’s getting into.
(Cloud backs into a corner and prepares for the upcoming contest as “Lydia” by Highly Suspect plays out through the arena speakers. Nina Sanada steps out through the curtain and heads to the ring, a fierceness in her eyes as she steps up onto the apron and watches Matsuda from over the top rope.)
Announcer: Entering second...fighting tonight out of Mexico City, Mexico...weighing in at one-hundred and forty three pounds...she is the Queen of Lucharesu…**NINA...SANADA!!!**
(Sanada steps through the ropes and immediately, Cloud comes to meet her. Both women are nose to nose, the weight and gravity of the match weighing on both of them immensely. Cloud and Nina both take a few steps back to opposing corners as the urging of the referee.)
Ricci: And Nina Sanada looks to defend her career in LAW here tonight, with both of these women looking to give it their all to keep themselves going in this organization! Sanada’s had a hell of a legacy and has a great many students keeping that legacy going-but will she be able to keep her own story going? Or will this be her swan song?
(Sanada and Cloud take one final glance at one another as Miss Manami checks both women down...and then the bell rings!)
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
Ricci: **AND CLOUD MATSUDA’S OUT FIRST-BUT SANADA CUTS HER DOWN WITH A WICKED HEADBUTT!!!** Sanada keeps her offensive up on Cloud, beating the utter hell out of her! Cloud looks surprised at the speed and fury of the older woman, but to imagine the end of her career...I’m sure there’s not much she *won’t* do to keep herself going! Cloud’s trying to grab hold of the ropes as Sanada keeps an offensive up on Cloud’s right arm, shoulder, and wrist! She keeps the stomps coming, and yanks Cloud up to her feet, hauling her into position for the **Sanada Driver!!!**
Vaughn: One this early might be the end!!-
Ricci: **BUT CLOUD ESCAPES!!!** Cloud shoves Sanada into the ropes, and NAILS her with an absolutely nasty chop across the face! Sanada’s spun out, and Cloud takes a step back-**YAHTZEE!!!** Cloud’s boot collides with the back of Sanada’s neck, and Cloud dumps her out onto the apron! Cloud gets a running start, rebounding off the ropes before she leaps up to the middle rope-**BROOKLYN SUNSET TO THE OUTSIDE!!!**
Vaughn: **NO!!!!** CLOUD GETS CAUGHT IN THE ROPES!!! Sanada takes advantage of the positioning and bucks Cloud up onto her shoulders and into position for a Belly-to-Back Piledriver! Cloud’s trying to escape to the best of her ability, but Sanada might have her hooks in too deep! Cloud’s tucking her neck-**AND SANADA LEAPS OFF OF THE APRON AND DRIVES CLOUD NECK-FIRST INTO THE RINGSIDE AREA!** Sanada rolls away from Cloud as Cloud holds her neck, clearly in pain! Sanada goes for the barricades, trying to pull herself back to her feet! She looks at Cloud, who’s pulled to her knees, head next to the apron-**SUPERKICK** from Nina Sanada! And Sanada buffs Cloud up and back into the ring!
Ricci: Matsuda’s hurting early here as Sanada rolls her into place, considering a cover, but instead she pulls her back up to her knees! She gets Cloud in position, and lines up for another **Superkick**-NO!!! Cloud catches her boot and throws it down! She rises up with a forearm to the skull of Nina Sanada, clearly shaking off some of the cobwebs by giving some of her own, before following up with an attempt at a Snapmare!
Vaughn: **BUT SANADA BLOCKS IT!!!** She shoves Cloud off, and NAILS her with an Enziguri to the side of the head from behind! Cloud stumbles into the ropes, and Sanada gets her in position for a Belly-to-Back suplex, bucking Cloud into the ropes first-but Cloud grabs a hold of the ropes, trying to evade the high angle drop onto her neck! Sanada looks frustrated, and begins drilling Cloud in the back of the head with wicked elbow shots! Cloud keeps her grip! **Come on, Stephanie!!!**
Ricci: Sanada looks frustrated, and releases the hold, giving Cloud a momentary reprieve! Sanada hits the ropes, looking for a Yakuza Kick-but Cloud dumps her onto the apron! Sanada quickly gets her bearings, and Cloud follows up with an attempt at **Yahtzee**, but Sanada blocks it! Sanada fires off a forearm of her own, and follows up by using the ropes as leverage for a JUMPING DDT TO SPIKE CLOUD INTO THE CANVAS! Cloud’s rattled, and Sanada looks to the top rope! She pulls back out to the apron, and leaps up to the top rope, before leaping without hesitation for a **Moonsault!!!** She crashes down onto Cloud, and immediately hooks both legs!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Vaughn: **THANK GOD!!!**
Ricci:...and Cloud kicks out at two! Cloud looks rattled from that burst of offense, and I’m sure that Sanada’s going to take advantage of it to the best of her ability! She grabs Cloud’s already-focused wrist, and begins drilling Cloud with point-blank wristlock knees, each one doing damage to Cloud’s head as well as her arm! Cloud’s trying to pull to her feet, but the deluge of strikes to her head seems to be wearing her down! Sanada relents after the fifth strike, seemingly having worn Cloud down enough, before she stomps her boot into place and hits the ropes, looking for another Superkick!
Vaughn: **BUT CLOUD MATSUDA CUTS HER OFF WITH A RISING KNIFE EDGE CHOP!!!** The chop catches Sanada off guard, and Cloud follows it with a backfist, and then a discus forearm shot! Sanada drops to a knee, and Cloud takes the opportunity to grab both wrists-KNEE STRIKE TO THE JAW! Sanada’s knocked loopy, but Cloud’s not finished! She pulls Sanada in close, and hooks both arms, pulling her up in a Tiger Bomb!
Ricci: But she’s not done, getting a running start-**AND THROWING SANADA TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A RUNNING TIGER BOMB!!!** Sanada crashes to the ringside area, landing hard on her neck and back! She’s clearly taken a hell of a fall there!
Vaughn: **BUT MATSUDA’S RIGHT OVER THE TOP ROPE AFTER HER WITH AN ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS CANNONBALL SENTON!!!** Matsuda crashes into the barricade as she rolls forward! Cloud grabs Sanada in a waistlock, and slowly pulls her back to her feet, allowing the hard camera to get a glimpse of the pained look on her face! Cloud tightens the hooks in-
Ricci: **GERMAN SUPLEX INTO THE APRON!!!** Nina Sanada’s neck just impacted directly with the hard steel of the ring! Cloud goes down from it, too, but not nearly as hard! Cloud drags herself back to her feet, and rolls Sanada back into the ring, before pulling herself up on the apron! She boots Sanada into the center with a kick, before pulling herself up onto the middle rope with a boot, leaping-
Vaughn: **AND COMING DOWN WITH THE SPIN DASH ONTO NINA SANADA!!!** Now, it’s Sanada’s turn to have all of the air knocked out of her lungs! Cloud hooks both legs and looks dead at the hard camera as she covers!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Ricci: **SANADA’S OUT JUST BEFORE TWO!!!**
Vaughn: Matsuda looks frustrated, and I can imagine *why!* She goes down to her knees to meet Sanada as Sanada pulls up all the same, and slaps her across the face! Sanada returns a slap in tow! Both women begin trading rougher and rougher shots across the face, before Sanada fires off a headbutt into Matsuda’s skull! Matsuda returns one in kind, but it’s not nearly as hard or loud as Sanada’s!
Ricci: Sanada’s made that headbutt a signature of hers, and she fires off another into the skull of Cloud Matsuda! Cloud’s stumbling, but she’s still up on her feet-and she fires off one more! Sanada’s staggered from this, and neither woman is bleeding yet, but we can see that bruising forming just below the skin! They’re both going head to head for the moment, staring into one another’s eyes!
Vaughn: **AND SANADA WHIRLS BACK AND LEVELS MATSUDA WITH A THIRD, MOST WICKED HEADBUTT!!!** There’s a spurt of blood through the air, and Sanada staggers back while Matsuda goes down-**BUT NOT WITHOUT FIRING OFF A YAHTZEE AS SHE FALLS!!!** Both women hit the canvas, and Miss Manami looks concerned! She checks on both women, and begins the process of counting them out!
Miss Manami: **ONE!**
**TWO!**
**THREE!**
Ricci: Cloud is testing her arm to make sure she’s still got feeling, while Nina’s blood is pooling behind her head, but she’s grimacing! Both these women still have fight in their spirits-but can their bodies keep going?
Miss Manami: **FOUR!**
**FIVE!**
Vaughn: If this contest ends in a draw...I’m not sure what happens. Maybe both women are out?!
**SIX!**
Ricci: I don’t think we’ll have to worry, Matsuda’s already getting back to her feet-and Sanada is, as well! Miss Manami stalls the count, and both women rush forward into a strike exchange-sloppy, but effective! Matsuda goes for a forearm, and she hits it, but as she follows up with a backfist-Sanada catches her into an armbar! Sanada begins firing knees into the shoulder-and-arm joint, before catching Cloud with a wrist-pull into an Enziguri! Cloud goes down, and Nina rolls her through into a Mexican Surfboard! Cloud’s crying out in pain and gritting her teeth as Nina does more and more damage to that already-focused arm! Nina grits her teeth and puts more pressure back on the arms and legs-before she falls back onto her back! She’s keeping the hold locked in-but Cloud forces a bit of her weight back to force Nina’s shoulders to the mat!
Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
Vaughn: **SANADA KICKS OUT AT THE LAST MOMENT-BUT BREAKS THE HOLD!!!** Cloud tries to buy herself a moment to recover with a point blank knee to the head of Sanada, but Nina ducks it! Nina rolls Cloud through and into the ropes, firing off a superkick to the head of Matsuda, and once again going for the arms! She tries for an armbar on Cloud again, but Cloud tries to go for the ropes before Nina can do much more damage! Nina adjusts the hold, and presses her weight down onto Cloud’s damaged shoulder, driving her knee into it repeatedly and softening up the joint continuously!
Ricci: Cloud is in dangerous territory here as Nina tries to push down for the La Ninkita, but Matsuda refuses to let her get it locked in! Nina’s showing clear frustration on her face, and she shoves Cloud off, leaving Cloud on the ground with her damaged shoulder! She taunts Cloud, yelling at her!
Vaughn: I’ve rarely seen Cloud this hurt early into a match, but she’s pulling herself back to her feet-she’s not willing to give up! Cloud and Sanada go head to head once again, but as Sanada looks for another headbutt, Cloud counters with a DISCUS FOREARM FROM HER BETTER ARM! Sanada drops to a knee, rocked, and Cloud follows up with a step back-**YAHTZEE!!!** Sanada goes down hard, and Cloud wastes little time getting behind her, trying to get the hooks in for her Sleeper Hold! She begins choking the life out of Nina Sanada, preparing her for the Blasian Suplex!
Ricci: Sanada is unwilling to give in, though! She goes for the ropes, but Cloud pulls her back, so she instead begins driving her shoulder into Cloud’s damaged arm! Cloud eventually releases the hold, but as Sanada comes in for an elbow strike, Cloud swings around and locks in **another** Sleeper Hold! This time, though, she grabs hold of her own hair to keep the hold locked in! Sanada loses the leverage she had with Cloud’s injured arm being in the equation, and begins struggling, but Cloud uses her damaged arm to grab lower, interlocking with her other arm for a Half and Half Suplex! She spikes Nina on her head!
Vaughn: And she’s rolling through, looking for a waistlock and dumping Nina on her head again! Nina might be out, but Cloud’s not finished! She locks in her arms fully, getting that Sleeper Hold one more time as she hauls Nina up and over with the **BLASIAN SUPLEX!!!** Nina crashes to the canvas, and Cloud goes for a pin!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!**
Ricci: **UNBELIEVABLE!!!** Nina got her shoulder up! Cloud wastes little time turning her attention back to Nina, dragging her up to her knees and taking a step back as she hits the ropes and goes for an elbow to the back of Nina’s head-but Nina ducks the shot! Nina once again goes for Cloud’s arms, but Cloud forces Nina’s shoulders down to the mat, only for Nina to kick out immediately and force Cloud’s shoulders back to the mat! Cloud kicks out, now, and both women trade grapples as they try to gain leverage on one another!
Vaughn: Impressively enough, the chain wrestling shown here has been all but absent from this early contest! Nina’s able to take advantage of Cloud’s damaged shoulder joint and force her weight to get closer and closer to a meaningful pin, but at the last attempt-it was a feint! Cloud manages to get Nina onto her back, and NAILS her with a point blank knee strike! Nina’s rocked, and Cloud pulls her back to her feet for another Yahtzee to the knee, dropping her down, before following up with the **Last Surprise!!!**
Ricci: But that’s not all, as Cloud rolls through, and, with some struggle due to her arm damage, gets Nina into position for the Special Delivery! Cloud struggles to lift Sanada, and Sanada breaks away, following up with another headbutt-and then a Jumping DDT! She spikes Cloud onto the crown of her head, before rolling through and getting Cloud up on her shoulders! She signals to the hard camera for the ending-**NIPPON DRIVER!!!**
Vaughn: **CHRIST!!!**
Ricci: Cloud just got spiked off that Samoan Driver, and it’s hard to see movement from this position! Sanada looks weary, too, but she forces all of her weight down on Cloud’s damaged shoulder as she hooks both legs and looks for the pin!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!**
Vaughn: **NO!!!** Cloud manages to kick out at the last possible second! This contest has done a number on both women involved, but neither is willing to give in! Sanada grabs Cloud and pulls her into place for the Sanada Driver, but Cloud fights away from it! Cloud fires off a trio of thrust kicks to the midsection of Nina after landing, before getting a running start-**FLIP PILEDRIVER!!!** Matsuda spikes Nina onto her head, before following up by rolling through and popping her up with one arm, showing some immense strength!
Ricci: Cloud settles Nina on one shoulder, keeping the weight off of her shoulders-**SIT OUT POWERBOMB TO NINA SANADA!!!** But she doesn’t go for the pin! Cloud drags Nina into position, and goes to the top rope! She crosses herself, and leaps-
Vaughn: **CLOUD NINE!!!!**
Ricci: **AND CLOUD CRASHES ONTO NINA SANADA!!!** This one might be over as she hooks the legs and presses her body into Nina’s shoulders! She goes for one final cover with a roar!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!!!**
Vaughn: **AND SANADA KICKS OUT AT ONE!!!**
Ricci: The crowd explodes! Cloud Matsuda has no clue what to do! Nina Sanada is powering to her feet with determination in her eyes! Both women go head to head and begin slugging it out, heavy fists back and forth before Nina catches the advantage with one more signature headbutt-and a **ZANTETSUKEN!!!!** Nina drives Cloud into the canvas, but she doesn’t bother going for a cover! She grabs Cloud and whips her into one of the corners, following up with a running Enziguri that stuns Cloud! Nina drags Cloud to the top rope, but Cloud’s still in this! Both women begin trading blows back and forth!
Vaughn: Sanada must be desperate-but I just hope Cloud can survive it!
Ricci: Sanada tries for the Sanada Driver from the top rope, but Cloud evades it! Cloud fires an elbow into Sanada’s head, and another, and another! Sanada goes limp on the top rope, and Cloud, with all of the strength and energy she can muster, pulls herself into position! She lets out a roar-
Vaughn: **STAR DRIVER!!!** CLOUD SPIKES NINA SANADA ONTO HER HEAD!!! SHE COVERS!!!
Miss Manami: **ONE!!!**
**TWO!!!**
**THREE!!!!!!**
(**DING! DING! DING!**)
(“Oh La La” by Run the Jewels plays as Stephanie sits up, her hair covered in sweat. She stares at the unconscious body of Nina Sanada with zero emotion in her eyes.)
Announcer: Your winner...by pinfall! Stephanie! Cloud! Matsuda!!!
Ricci: Cloud really did it! She ended the career of Nina Sanada for good!
Vaughan: …
Ricci: You okay Monica?
Vaughan: I-uh I’m fine…
(As Stephanie stands on her feet, Kayla Winters walks out with her sister Christy and bodyguard Grace. The trio applaud in unison as Stephanie climbs out of the ring. Monica stands up from her seat and stares at her wife, who returns her gaze. Nothing is said between the married couple as Stephanie walks up the ramp. There is a mixed reception from the crowd for the first time in a long time for The Queen of Fighters.)
Ricci: Nina Sanada’s career. It’s actually over this time. There’s no return for her…
Vaughan: The fans are beginning to applaud Nina. Stephanie...she’s not even looking back at what she’s just done…
(As Miss Manami helps up Sanada, there’s a round of applause for the joshi legend. Emerging from the audience are other legends such as Lady AKIRA, Bison Yokohama, and LAW President Marilyn Bellamy herself from backstage. The trio help Miss Manami bring down a half-conscious Nina as the fans chant “Thank you Nina!” Meanwhile, Kayla and her entourage walk to the back. Stephanie walks up to the stage, but refuses to look back. A middle-aged Latina woman dressed in business attire walks on stage, nodding at Stephanie.)
Ricci: That’s Stephanie’s new manager, Samantha Garza! What is she doing here?
(As Stephanie and Samantha walk to the back, the camera lingers on Miss Manami who stares after Cloud with a mix of anger and hurt in her eyes just as the camera fades.)
End of Night 1