"Show Time Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number Nine (Week 17)

Madusa Miceli: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the hottest hour on television, Show Time Femme Fatales! I'm your hostess, Madusa Miceli. With me are my wickedly beautiful co-hostesses, Melissa Santos and Noel Harlow. Ladies, we have the single biggest match in Show Time history headlining the program today!"

Melissa Santos: "That's right. Manami Toyota will put her Women's Championship and her career on the line if she cannot defeat Io Shirai here today."

Noel Harlow: "I don't even want to think about that. If Toyota wins, Io and Kairi Hojo will have a '60-minute Ironwoman' match. If Hojo wins that one, 'Joshi Mafia' must disband forever! That's what I want to think about!"

Miceli: "You said it. But, we can't get ahead of ourselves. We are going to devote the entire episode to this match. It's no disqualification, no countout. It's going to get wild and wooly. 'Joshi Mafia,' 'Joshi no Densetsu,' 'Stardom Strong,' and 'WAVE' are all banned from ringside. This should be a true one-on-one match-up! Before we get it going, let's take a look back at the career of Manami Toyota."

A special video package aired chronicling the career of Manami Toyota to date.

"Miceli: "That was awesome! In my mind, she's the greatest who ever lived. After the break, we'll interview both competitors."

Miceli: "We're back! Earlier today, Chanel sat down with both ladies as they prepare to do battle here in a few minutes. Let's take you to those interviews."

The scene cut to Chanel sitting in the office of "Joshi Mafia." Io Shirai was flanked by the rest of the group.

Chanel: "Io, you have one of the biggest matches of your life in a few hours. How do feel heading into it?"

Io Shirai (using Awesome Kong as an interpreter): "I'm confident that I will defeat Manami Toyota with little trouble. She is much older and much slower than I. She could never keep up with me."

Chanel: "Many have said the same thing, yet, she keeps right on winning match after match. In fact, she has beaten you within the past few months on our live event tour. What makes you so confident heading into this match?"

Shirai: "You can say that she has beaten me, but most of those matches had multiple opponents. She can not defeat me one-on-one! I am the 'Top Gun,' after all. Manami Toyota cannot say that. I will beat her because I am better than her!"

Chanel: "How much of a factor is the thought of ending Manami's in-ring career playing into your mind?"

Shirai: "It is the chief reason for making this match. Of course, I will be happy winning the Women's Championship, but I want to be known as the woman who put Manami Toyota's career to rest!"

Chanel: "Do you think that motivation might become a distraction during the match itself? Do you think you will be dwelling on trying to finish her career?"

Shirai: "Nonsense! I refuse to become distracted. I have a mission. I will fulfill that mission. I will bring the Women's Championship to 'Joshi Mafia' and I will end Manmi Toyota's career. End of story!"

Awesome Kong: "We're done here. Manami Toyota will be done with very shortly."

Miceli: "Io Shirai seems lazer focused on tonight's match."

Santos: "She'd better be. Manami Toyota has literally defeated everyone she has faced since coming to NWA: Show Time. She has successfully defended the championship against every member of the roster, including Io Shirai. To take her lightly would be a grave mistake."

Harlow: "Io exuded confidence in the interview. But, I'll bet she has a million butterflies fluttering in her gut right now!"

Miceli: "Let's hear what Manami Toyota had to say."

The scene cut to Chanel sitting in a private dressing room that was set up for Manami Toyota.

Chanel: "Manami, you are preparing for the match of your life. Not only are you defending the NWA: Show Time Women's Championship, which you have done dozens of times, but you are doing something you don't normally do. You are putting your career on the line. If you lose, you will be forced to retire from the sport you have been a part of since August of 1987. This is all you have known for 28 years. Now, I'm certainly not alluding to you losing the match, but it has to be on your mind."

Manami Toyota (through an interpreter): "Of course, I am thinking about the stipulation. I would be a fool not to have it in the back of my mind. However, I believe that I can defeat Io Shirai one-on-one."

Chanel: "Now, Commissioner Aikawa attempted to block that stipulation, but you approved it. Why?"

Toyota: "Enough is enough. 'Joshi Mafia' has run over this entire roster for months. I feel like a mother hen protecting her young against the foxes. I knew that I had to allow this stipulation so that I could put in one of my own. 'Joshi Mafia's' time must come to an end."

Chanel: "That's an interesting point. You have suggested that, if you defeat Io, then she must face Kairi Hojo in a '60-minute Ironwoman' match. If Kairi wins, then 'Joshi Mafia' must disband forever. My question is this: assuming you do win tonight, why not take on Shirai yourself to try and disband the 'Mafia?' Why leave it in the hands of Kairi Hojo?"

Toyota: "I have wrestled for 28 years, as you said. My time in the sun is drawing near. Even if I win tonight, my career is winding down. Kairi Hojo, like Io Shirai and many others, represents the future of women's wrestling. I believe she should have won the 'Top Gun' tournament. I also believe that she can prove her abilities, if given the chance. Besides that, she was in 'Joshi Mafia' and was turned on by them. She has more motivation than anyone to break them up."

Chanel: "Manami, I don't think anyone outside of 'Joshi Mafia' wants you to lose tonight. The world will be pulling for you. NWA: Show Time specifically, and women's wrestling in general, could not have a better ambassador than you. Young women could not have a better role model. I think I speak for my broadcast colleagues when I say, good luck Manami! We are all cheering for you!"

Toyota: "Thank you very much! I am humbled."

Miceli: "It almost brings a tear to my eye. I've been in the ring with Manami as an opponent and as a partner. I'm telling you, there's none better. She's gonna get it done tonight! We're almost set to get this thing on. After the break, we'll have our huge main event!"

As the broadcast went to commercial, a special vignette aired hyping the Bantamweight Championship tournament iPPV event that will take place this Saturday, November 21.

Miceli: "We're back, fans! Joining us on commentary tonight is arguably the greatest announcer ever to call a match. 'Good Ole JR' Jim Ross is in the house! Jim, it's a pleasure to call this match alongside you!"

Jim Ross: "Madusa, the pleasure is all mine. I'm honored to sit amongst the most beautiful and talented announce crew in the world! I'm ready to witness this match unfold. The stakes could not be any higher. This has a big match, big money feel! With no DQ and no countout, it's gonna be a slobberknocker!"

Match One ~ NWA: Show Time Women's Championship ~ No disqualification, No countout ~ If Manami Toyota loses, she must retire ~ Manami Toyota vs. Io Shirai

WRAL studios went ballistic. The announce team went ballistic. The entire locker room flooded the ring in celebration. Madusa and William Regal hoisted the bloodied Toyota up on their shoulders. Jim Ross was losing his mind on commentary.

Ross: "You will not see a better match than that anywhere in the world! Manami Toyota just defied age! She defied time! She defied the odds! And, now, she's standing tall as the world watches her triumph! We salute the best there is, Manami Toyota!"

NWA: Show Time owner and CEO Jordan Richards even came to the ring to congratulate Toyota, who was his first signee after launching the promotion. The two shared an embrace in mid-ring as confetti fell from the rafters.

Ross: "There's gonna be a party in Raleigh tonight and Manami Toyota is the guest of honor! I don't know what else to say! Please join us this Saturday for the Bantamweight tournament on iPPV, with the blockbuster ten-man 'Steel Cage' match main event. Don't forget the Show Time Power Hour on TBS every Tuesday and right back here on TNT next Thursday for more Show Time Femme Fatales! Fans, we've got to let this moment stand on its own. For Madusa Miceli, Melissa Santos, and Noel Harlow, I'm Jim Ross, signing off, but we're going to keep the cameras rolling. Good night, everybody!"

Jim Ross joined the celebration in the ring, as cameras rolled for sixty more seconds until the end of the broadcast.