Post by TheShowJordanRichards on Dec 24, 2015 14:39:00 GMT -5
The episode opened with a montage of NWA: Show Time stars wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.
Madusa Miceli: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the hottest hour on television, Show Time Femme Fatales! I'm your hostess, Madusa Miceli! With me tonight for this very special Christmas Eve episode is my girl Renee Young (pictured with Ladies Division Referee, Summer Rae)!"
Miceli: "We'll also be joined by guest Ring Announcer 'So Cal' Val
and Ringside Correspondent Barbie Blank!"
Miceli: "Renee, we are just two days away from Clash of the Champions 'Season's Beating,' which will feature the awaited showdown between Kairi Hojo and Io Shirai. If Kairi wins, 'Joshi Mafia' must disband forever! On the heels of that, we have a very special program planned tonight. Tell us about it!"
Renee Young: "First of all, Madusa, I have to say what an honor it is to call tonight's action alongside of you. I have been a fan and an admirer of yours for years!"
Miceli: "Thank ya, sweetheart! For my money, you're the best lady commentator in the game!"
Young: "Aww. Well, now that we gotten the love fest out of the way, let's talk about tonight's episode. We have devoted the entire hour to one single match. It's called 'Santa's Naughty or Nice Rumble.' It's a staggered entry 'Gauntlet' match. However, the concept is much different. In a traditional 'Gauntlet,' two wrestlers begin the match and other entrants join after someone is eliminated. Tonight's 'Gauntlet' will begin with two wrestlers, who will tangle for two minutes. Every two minutes thereafter, another entrant will be added to the bout until all 25 participants have been introduced. Eliminations may come by pinfall, submission, or by tossing an opponent over the top rope and to the floor. This is a one-of-kind event!"
Miceli: "Wow! It's like the 'Royal Rumble' met an 'Elimination' match and had a baby!"
Young: "Exactly! To top it all off, we've added another small stipulation. Every lady will be dressed in holiday gear just for this match!"
Miceli: "Oh my! Fans, we are so excited to bring you this contest, in its entirety. TNT has given us permission to run over our allotted sixty minutes, if necessary. We have Santa Claus himself standing by to award the winner a very special prize. We have to take a commercial break, but we'll be back with the start of 'Santa's Naughty or Nice Rumble' in just a moment!"
Miceli: "We're back and we're ready! Let's do this!"
Match One ~ "Santa's Naughty or Nice Rumble" ~ 25 participants
Risa Sera and Maya Yukihi were the first two participants.
They went at it hard from the opening bell, both attempting pinfalls and over-the-top-rope eliminations unsuccessfully. They were joined by Sarona Snuka as the third entrant.
Sarona took it to both women with "Samoan Drops." She stood tall and awaited the next entrant, Chiharu.
She "Dropkicked" Snuka coming in and nearly sent her over the top. They tussled along with Sera and Yukihi for the remainder of the two minutes. "Dark Angel" Sarah Stock made her way to the ring
and promptly dumped Chiharu and Yukihi over the top, eliminating them. Stock is on a roll right now and looked great. "The Coven's" Winter sauntered to the ring next.
She immediately targeted Sera as Stock and Snuka went at it. Next up was Misaki Ohata.
Ohata attacked Winter to save her stable mate Risa Sera from elimination. Tenille Averil entered the match next
and sent Winter over the top rope. She then went after Ohata. The next entrant was Aoi Kizuki.
Kizuki took out Snuka, or so it seemed. Sarona managed to keep one foot off the floor and remain in the match. It was beginning to stack up in the ring, as there had not been any eliminations in a bit. Next in was Black Widow.
She double "Clotheslined" Sera and Ohata, then nailed a "Yakuza Kick" on Snuka. The crowd went crazy for the veteran as she cleaned house. Mika Iida ran to the ring.
She "Speared" Kizuki and began to pound on her. Paige came to the proceedings wearing a black Santa hat that read, "Humbug."
She hit a "Paige Turner" on Sera for the quick pin. Tenille Averil charged, but was met with a "Super Kick" that got Paige another pin. Black Widow hit "Widow's Peak" on Snuka, but her cover was broken up. Celeste power-walked to the ring next.
She "Gorilla Press Slammed" Iida over the top rope. She then "Clotheslined" Snuka and Widow in succession. Taeler Hendrix came to the ring next.
She tried to hit Celeste, but didn't have any luck. Celeste shrugged it off. Celeste stomped Hendrix in the corner as the ring was full of ladies going at it. Yuna Manase entered the ring
with a "Missile Dropkick" that sent Snuka backward over the top rope. Celeste had "Hendrix" up for a "Gorilla Press Slam," but Taryn Terell made the save for her fellow "Dollhouse" member.
Black Widow dispatched of Ohata after a wicked "Widow's Peak." Makoto entered the match
and promptly nailed Terrell with "Arabesque," but Hendrix broke up the pin attempt. Maria Kanellis was a surprise entrant to the match next.
She seemed to work with "The Dollhouse," which made sense based on her affiliation with Eve Torres. The three worked together to dump Paige over the top. Celeste then took out all three and stood tall. Black Widow and Celeste squared off in center ring as their opponents recovered. The crowd went crazy when they locked up. As they tussled in the corner, Sarah Stock hit a running dive that dropped both. Kairi Hojo entered next to the crowd's delight.
She went straight to the top and hit her vaunted "Flying Elbow Drop" on Aoi Kizuki for the pin. She "Dropkicked" Stock, then went after Manase. Sumire Natsu ran to the ring
and pounced on Makoto in a Bantamweight square-off. Mayu Iwatani hit the ring and was a house of fire.
She eliminated Hendrix with a "German Suplex" backward over the top rope before Terrell or Kanellis could make the save. Bantamweight Champion and "Dollhouse" leader Eve Torres was the next entrant.
She dropped Iwatani like a bad habit with a "Roundhouse Kick." Then, she, Terell, and Kanellis worked as a team to throw Celeste over the top rope. They attempted to do the same to Black Widow. Terrell went for her "Taryn Cutter," but Widow hung on and elevated Taryn's body, flinging her over the top rope. Torres and Kanellis were stunned. Io Shirai made her way to ringside,
but sort of observed from the outside for quite a while. She surveyed the action as if to look for her opportunity. Her first elimination came controversially before she ever entered the ring. Manase went to springboard off the top rope, when Shirai grabbed her foot and pulled her down to the floor. She finally made her way in as Natsu and Makoto were grappling along the ropes. She flipped them both over the top. Iwatani ran at her, but Shirai ducked, which bounced Mayu over the top rope and out of the ring. Fellow "Joshi Mafia" member O.D.B. was entrant 24.
She teamed up with Shirai to eliminate Sarah Stock over the top rope. NWA: Show Time Trainer Christy Hemme trotted down to the ring as the last entrant as the crowd exploded with shock and excitement.
Hemme knocked O.D.B. down, then took out Io, but she ran into the "Widow's Peak" after a boot to the gut. Black Widow covered for the pin to a mixed reaction. O.D.B. and Shirai double-teamed Hojo and tried to eliminate her, but she continued to hold on. Torres and Kanellis went after Black Widow. As O.D.B. and Io were trying to dump Kairi over the top rope, Hojo managed to "Head Scissors" O.D.B. over before Shirai could stop it. Meanwhile, Torres flung Kanellis into the corner for a splash on Widow. Widow moved at the last second, sending Kanellis propelling over the top and to the floor. Torres and Shirai double-teamed Widow while Hojo recovered in the opposite corner. As the two were lifting Widow to dump her over the top, Hojo hit a running "Drop Kick" that sent both Widow and Torres over the top rope.
Shirai and Hojo continued to brawl for another three minutes, until Io missed a "Moonsault." Hojo scaled the ropes and nailed the "Flying Elbow Drop" for the pin to win the match.
Winner = Kairi Hojo in a total match time of 56:12
The crowd was ecstatic. Deputy Commissioner Fuka Kakimoto
introduced Santa Claus and his helper.
(the legendary Mick Foley, aka "Foley Claus," and his daughter, NWA: Show Time developmental talent Noelle Foley)
Santa presented Hojo with an envelope that included a check for $5,000. Santa congratulated Hojo and ended his soliloquy with, "Merry Christmas, and have a nice day, Raleigh!"
Miceli: "What a phenomenal match! Kairi Hojo did it! She overcame twenty-four other women and won the 'Naughty or Nice Rumble!'"
Young: "It was a complete roller coaster ride! Let's see if she can carry that momentum into Clash of the Champions!"
Miceli: "Fans, we've gone into overtime on the broadcast! Please tune into TBS this Saturday, live at 8 PM, for Clash of the Champions 'Season's Beatings,' and well as the Show Time Power Hour on TBS every Tuesday. Join us right back here on TNT next Thursday, New Year's Eve, for a special live countdown to 2016 on Show Time Femme Fatales, with a special start time of 11 PM! For Renee Young, I'm Madusa Miceli. Keep on rockin' and rollin'! Merry Christmas!"
Order of Elimination:
1. Maya Yukihi
2. Chiharu
3. Winter
4. Risa Sera
5. Tenille Averil
6. Mika Iida
7. Sarona Snuka
8. Misaki Ohata
9. Paige
10. Aoi Kizuki
11. Taeler Hendrix
12. Celeste
13. Taryn Terell
14. Yuna Manase
15. Sumire Natsu
16. Makoto
17. Mayu Iwatani
18. Sarah Stock
19. Christy Hemme
20. O.D.B.
21. Maria Kanellis
22. Black Widow
23. Eve Torres
24. Io Shirai