"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 27 (Week 54)

Madusa Miceli: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the hottest hour on television, Femme Fatales! I'm your hostess, Madusa Miceli. With me are my broadcast partners in crime, Renee Young and Melissa Santos! Ladies, we have a huge main event this week, with Io Shirai going one-on-one with The Pirate Princess, and the mask is on the line!"

Renee Young: "This is going to be an explosion and you'd better believe that The Pirate Princess will pull out all the stops to protect her identity!"

Melissa Santos: "There is so much riding on this main event, especially if Io wins and The Pirate Princess is revealed to be Kairi Hojo, as Io suspects. Kairi will be gone for good!"

Miceli: "We'll see how that one goes. I'm sure General Manager AJ Lee has something in store for 'The Bullet Club' as well, especially after the bombshell decision laid down by CEO Jordan Richards concerning referee Summer Rae! This changes quite a bit! Fans, let's go to the ring, where Amanda Rodriguez is standing by with Commissioner Yuzuki Aikawa."

Amanda Rodriguez: "I'm here with our Commissioner, Yuzuki Aikawa. Ms. Aikawa, what's on your mind?"

Yuzuki Aikawa: "Weight."

Rodriguez: "Wait for what, exactly?"

Aikawa: "No, weight. As in, 'how much do you weigh?' General Manager AJ Lee and I have been talking. We wish to open up a new weight class in NWA: Femme Fatales."

Rodriguez: "Oh, I see. Now, we have the Bantamweight division, and we know that the Women's Championship is defended as an openweight title. So, what are we talking here? Flyweight? Strawweight?"

Aikawa: "We're going in the other direction. Femme fatales is officially introducing a Heavyweight division, which will be for any woman 145 lbs. or larger. We do have quite a few on our roster who will fit into that category, so why not highlight them?"

Rodriguez: "That's an exciting announcement! I would imagine the Heavyweight division will have it's own championship?"

Aikawa: "Yes, it will. This brings me to our next announcement. There will be a one-night tournament at our next NWA: Femme Fatales 'Ladies Night.' This event will be held at WRAL studios in Raleigh, NC, on Friday, August 26. Typically, the main event of 'Ladies Night' features the Ladies Night Ultra Championship, but we are changing the format for this one event, which will be seen exclusively on nwafemmefatales.com, for the low price of only $5.99!" 

Rodriguez: "Fans, you heard it here first! The next 'Ladies Night' will see a brand new Heavyweight Champion crowned!"

Miceli: "That's awesome! Hey, I weigh 150. Maybe I'll throw the tights back on for that!"

Young: "I'd pay to see that!"

Santos: "I'd pay to be at ringside for that!"

Miceli: "Ha ha! We shall see! Never say never! Fans, we're going to take a commercial break. We'll be back with more in just a moment!"

Miceli: "We're back! Let's go to the ring!"

Match One ~ Six-Woman Tag Team match ~ "Mala Chicas Culo"--"Dark Angel" Sarah Stock, Thea Trinidad, & Ivelisse Velez vs. "Kunoichi Blade"--"Chimei-tekina Hana (Deadly Flower)" Black Lotus and "Kirā Kabuki (Kabuki Killer)" Sakura, & Mystique

This was a fun match from a fan's perspective. The lucha and puro styles were in full display, as all six ladies had their moments to shine. The end came when Sakura and Mystique had a miscommunication, which caused Sakura to nail Mystique with a "Roundhouse Kick," leading to Velez getting the win with her "Sunset Bomb."

Winners = "Mala Chicas Culo" by pinfall in 8:42

After the match, Sakura went ballistic on Mystique. Black lotus followed suit thereafter, until Starfire made the save to a loud cheer from the crowd. Mystique and Starfire goaded "Kunoichi Blade" into the ring, but they remained on the floor. In fact, Lotus had to contain a deranged Sakura.

Miceli: Wow! That was an unexpected finish there! We have ourselves a little turf war going on now!"

Young: "I smell a tag team match brewing out of this one!"

Santos: "That would be a phenomenal encounter!"

Miceli: "We'll be back shortly with the main event!"

Miceli: "Fans, we're back from the break! We want to devote television time remaining to this match, just in case we need it."

Match Two ~ If The Pirate Princess Loses, She Must Unmask ~ Io Shirai with "The Boss" Manami Toyota vs. The Pirate Princess with Chelsea Diamond

Both ladies made their entrances and were announced. Before Senior Official Carly Rae could ring the bell, General Manager AJ Lee's music hit. She came out with a microphone.

AJ Lee: "Now, we're going to have this match. I think everyone in the world wants to see it. But, I have one problem with it. The Pirate Princess is the only participant who stands to lose anything. If she gets pinned or submits, she has to take off her mask, which is a cardinal betrayal of ones self to any masked wrestler. If Io loses, there's nothing. She just loses. I don't think that's fair or reasonable. In the interest of fair play, I am giving The Pirate Princess one option to choose a stipulation for Io Shirai, would she lose the match. Talk it over quickly with Chelsea and let me know what Io stands to lose if she comes out on the short end of this match."

After a few moments of conference, Chelsea took a microphone."

Chelsea Diamond: "The Pirate Princess does not want Io to lose anything. However, she does request that, if she wins, Kairi Hojo's suspension be lifted immediately."

Miceli: "Now, that's an interesting proposition. Kairi still has two full weeks left on her ninety-day suspension."

Io and Toyota were vehemently trying to deny that request.

Lee: "If that's what you want, book it! If The Pirate Princess wins, Kairi Hojo's suspension will be lifted as of the final bell of the match! Now, let's get it on!"

Young: "This just got even more interesting!"

Santos: "Now you're talking, AJ!"

The match was an athletic clinic. Princess' offense was a bit different than normal. She utilized many more kick combinations than she usually does. She also added a few more theatrics to her arsenal, which took Io off her game, especially in the early going. The match ebbed  and flowed, back and forth, with both women possessing the advantage. Io became frustrated at her attempts to defeat Princess, who would not falter. Io began ripping at her mask, tearing it nearly in two. It looked that The Pirate Princess was not Kairi Hojo, as Io had often complained, based on what could be seen of her face. Toward the end of the bout, a surprise face walked out to the announce booth wearing a pirate costume:

The arena exploded with raucous applause, as Kairi Hojo came out to commentary. Io was taking the offense to The Pirate Princess at the time, but noticed Hojo come out. She went ballistic and ripped Princess' mask completely off, revealing Bantamweight competitor Miyako Matsumoto.

Io was even more shocked at that point. Hojo and Chelsea began laughing as Io was shouting at them incoherently. Io turned around into a "Small Package" from Matsumoto that got the quick pin.

Winner = The Pirate Princess by pinfall in 19:31

Hojo and Chelsea joined Matsumoto in the ring in celebration. Commissioner Aikawa came out with Hojo's suspension paperwork and ripped it up in front of Shirai and Toyota, who still were complaining that Matsumoto was an impostor and that Hojo was, indeed, The Pirate Princess.

Miceli: "Kairi's back! She's back from suspension!"

Young: "Who would have thought that The Pirate Princess was Miyako Matsumoto?!"

Santos: "She sure did mimic Kairi Hojo's style perfectly, at least until today! Hmm..."

Miceli: "Well, it's not our business to speculate. All we know is that she won back the freedom of a young lady who never should have been gone in the first place!"

In the midst of the celebration, GM AJ Lee came back out, but was no longer dressed in her typical business suit:

Lee: "Kairi, now that you are back with us, how about you stay out here with your friends and help me for a few minutes?"

Kairi, Chelsea, and Miyako all agreed.

Lee: "'Bullet Club,' you ladies get your raggedy backsides out here right now!"

"The Bullet Club" appeared in full force, with Stephanie McMahon leading the way.

Stephanie McMahon: "What do you want, AJ?! We're busy people and we don't have all day!"

Lee: "I want a piece of your a--!"

McMahon: "How dare you talk to me like that! Girls, get 'em!"

Immediately, "The Bullet Club" stormed the ring. Lee, Hojo, and Diamond fought them off valiantly, but were soon overwhelmed. Then, Yumi Ohka and Yuki Miyazaki hit the ring. They were followed by Makoto and Sumire Natsu. Finally, "The Apocalypse" surprisingly joined the fight to turn the tide for the heroes.

Miceli: "This is off the chain! I can't believe what we're seeing!"

Young: "The roster is banding together against 'The Bullet Club!'"

Santos: "This is how we win the war!"

Miceli: "Fans, we're going to stay with this car crash as long as we can, but we're rapidly running out of time! Please join us again next Thursday on TNT for more Femme Fatales! For Renee Young and Melissa Santos, I'm Madusa Miceli! Keep on rockin' and rollin'!"