"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 31 (Week 62)

Madusa Miceli: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the hottest hour on television, Femme Fatales! I'm your hostess, Madusa Miceli. With me are Renee Young and Melissa Santos! Ladies, we did it!"

Renee Young: "Yes! We have won the war! The NWA reigns supreme and the McMahon family is gone for good!"

Melissa Santos: "Michael Hayes said it best on Tuesday! Ding dong, the witch is dead!"

Miceli: "That's right, and it's especially true for us at NWA: Femme Fatales, because the 'Billion Dollar Princess' is gone and 'The Bullet Club' is no more here! It's going to be interesting to see where all the former female members go from here. Mio Shirai was dumped from the group before the main event of 'Fall Brawl' even took place! But, she was saved, surprisingly by 'Joshi Mafia,' the group she left, which includes her sister Io. We'll see if they truly have made up or if it was a one-time thing."

Young: "It's a good question, and I would be very interested to see if everyone goes their separate ways or if we see some alliances created."

Santos: "We've seen in this organization that there is power in numbers. My guess is that we'll see some new groups spring up."

Miceli: "Time certainly will tell. For now, we've got another situation brewing involving the Bantamweight Championship, where we had two title changes in one episode last week. Sumire Natsu stands as our current champion, but Maki Narumiya is looking to get revenge and Natsu stole that championship from her after she won a hard-fought victory over longtime champion Makoto, who is out now with a separated shoulder. This situation could get volatile very quickly!"

Just then, "Joshi Mafia's" music hit to bring them out. Awesome Kong had the microphone as the English-speaking spokeswoman for the group.

Awesome Kong: "So, it looks like the true gang of Femme Fatales is still standing. 'The Bullet Club' is no more here and we remain, just like we said we would. There is no stronger group in this sport! Now, we have two orders of business here today. Number is one to watch Hikaru Shida beat the crap out of her opponent and retain the Television Championship. The other is to address the elephant in the room. 'The Bullet Club' jumped Io's sister Mio on Sunday and we ran them off. So, what does that mean for Mio Shirai? What does that mean for 'Joshi Mafia?' We're going to address that right now. Mio, get out here!"

Mio Shirai came out somberly to the ring.

Kong: Get in here, Mio! We're not going to jump you like 'The Bullet Club' did! We beat 'The Bullet Club,' so we have no fight with you. But, you did turn your backs on us, your sister especially, to join them. What do you have to say for yourself?!"

Mio Shirai: "Nothing to say. It was a mistake."

Kong: "You're dang right it was a mistake! You betrayed your family?! How could you do that?!"

Shirai: "Stephanie made many promises of fame and glory. Too much to refuse."

Io Shirai grabbed the microphone.

Io Shirai: "Mio wa, anata wa watashi no imōtodesu! Sore wa kesshite kawarimasen! Shikashi, anata wa watashi ni senaka o mukemashita! Watashi ga ima made no koto o wasureru koto ga dekiru ka dō ka wa wakarimasen (Mio, you are my sister! That will never change! But, you turned your back on me! I do not know if I can ever forget that)!"

Mio Shirai: "Hai, watashi wa anata ni watashi no senaka o mawashimashita. Sonotame ni, watashi wa eien ni mōshiwake arimasen. Watashi wa watashi ga anata ni naniwoshita ka nimokakawarazu, watashi o hozon suru tame no `joshi Mafia' o onegai itashimasu. Watashi wa anata no yurushi o motomeru koto ga dekimasu (Yes, I did turn my back on you. For that, I am eternally sorry. I thank 'Joshi Mafia' for saving me, despite what I did to you. I can only ask your forgiveness)."

Io Shirai: "Watashi wa anata o yurusutaidesu. Watashitachiha kazokudesu. Shikashi, watashi wa anata o shinrai suru koto ga dekimasu ka? Watashitachi wa anata o shinrai suru koto wa dekimasu (I want to forgive you. We are family. But, can I trust you? Can we trust you)?"

Mio Shirai: "Watashi o shinjite. Watashi wa 'Buretto Kurabu' wa hontōni watashi o ki ni shinai koto ni narimashi sanshō shite kudasai. Sore wa Sutefanī to kanojo no kazoku no tame dakedeshita. Shikashi, anata wa subete ni sotte watashinokazokudeshita. Watashi wa ima sore o shitte imasu. Watashi wa futatabi atarimae no koto ni narimasendeshita (You can trust me. I see now that 'Bullet Club' never really cared about me. It was only for Stephanie and her family. But, you were my family all along. I know that now. I never will take that for granted again)."

Io Shirai: "Watashi wa shirimasen (I just do not know)."

General Manager AJ Lee's music hit to bring her out along with Commissioner Yuzuki Aikawa.

AJ Lee: "Ladies, ladies, ladies. This all has been very heartwarming to see. Yuzuki was keeping informed with a little interpretation backstage. To forgive or not to forgive. Is she back in 'Joshi Mafia' or isn't she? Well, let me make that decision a little easier for you, shall I? Let's just put Mio Shirai's allegiance to the ultimate test. We'll prove once and for all if she is loyal to 'Joshi Mafia' or to herself. Tonight, Io Shirai, Kana, and Mio Shirai will battle 'The Apocalypse' in a six-woman match! That's right girls! 'Triple Tails' is back together again! That will be our main event!"

Miceli: "Whoa, Nelly! That's a bombshell!"

Young: "Yep! AJ Lee just dropped the mic on that one!"

Santos: "This could be a fantastic main event, if Mio Shirai really is with her sister and former best friend Kana."

Miceli: "Fans, we'll be back with Hikaru Shida's Television Title defense next! Stay with us!"

Miceli: "Fans, we're back and it's time to go to the ring!"

Match One ~ Femme Fatales Television Championship ~ Hikaru Shida with "The Boss" Manami Toyota vs. Toni Storm with Apple Miyuki

This was a fast-paced, hard-hitting affair. Shida is known for her strikes, but Storm is quite accomplished. Coincidentally enough, both ladies feature their backsides into their offensive game plans, some there was some jousting between the two to that end. Storm gained the advantage midway through the match and pressed that advantage throughout. She went for an "Air Raid Crash," but Shida reversed it into a "Sunset Flip" that she turned into a "Bridging Cradle" for the surprise pinfall.

Winner and STILL Femme Fatales Television Champion = Hikaru Shida by pinfall in 10:01

Storm was livid that she had dominated the back half of the match and still lost. She went after Shida, who scooted out of the ring, all smiles while clutching her championship belt.

Miceli: "What a match! Hikaru Shida is looking her best ever right now!"

Young: "She has been on a roll for quite some time, but Toni Storm was impressive as well."

Santos: Storm took the fight right to Shida, who likes to dictate the pace. She was thrown off her game a little, but came out on top!"

Miceli: "After the commercial, we're going to have a rematch of that three-way that was broken up by Crazy Star last week. Stick around!"

Miceli: "We're back from commercial and Jessica Rose is standing by for the call on this three-way rematch! Jessica, take it away!"

Match Two ~ Three-Way Dance ~ Saori Anoue vs. Natsumi Maki vs. Tae Honma

The match was interrupted for the second week in a row, but this time, Maki Narumiya came out before the bell rang and challenged the three combatants to add her to the mix and make it a number one contender's four-way. The parties were agreement. Commissioner Aikawa came out to make the match official. This was one of the better TV matches in Femme Fatales history. While it did not hit the mark set by the infamous 60-Minute Ironwoman match between Kairi Hojo, Io Shirai, and Mayu Iwatani, it was an intensely fun match-up with plenty of action and some very nice tandem spots. There was one sequence in particular that featured a triple "Sleeperhold" in center ring. Honma was the star of the match. Her athletic prowess was on full display. However, all four ladies looked crisp. Anoue had the match won, but Maki broke up a pin attempt. Narumiya caught Honma in a "Fujiwara Armbar" at one point, but that was broken up as well. Anoue hit a "Moonsault" on Maki. When she got up to celebrate, Narumiya came from behind her and Planted her with a "Bridging German Suplex" for the win.

Winner = Maki Narumiya by pinfall in 13:20

Miceli: "Another great match won by Maki Narumiya! She's been on fire lately! Fans, when we return, the big six-woman main event! Don't change that channel!"

Miceli: We're back and here we go!"

Match Three ~ Six-Woman Tag Team match ~ "Triple Tails"--Kana, Io Shirai, & Mio Shirai with "The Boss" Manami Toyota vs. "The Apocalypse"--"Your Soul's Tormentor" MsChif, "Death Machine" Jessicka Havok, & "Barbed Wire Beauty" LuFisto

Think of any of the colorful words that describe a war and they may aptly conjure the imagery of this match. It was ferocoious, so ferocious, in fact, that the referee could not handle these four. The match broke down within mere minutes and finally had to be thrown out.

Winners = double disqualification in 18:19

Miceli: "That was a slobberknocker to borrow a phrase from our good friend Jim Ross!"

Young: "Mio was right in there with Kana and Io!"

Santos: "Maybe she has proven herself trustworthy after all."

Miceli: "That remains to be seen! Fans, we're out of time. Please join us next Thursday on TNT for more Femme Fatales! For Renee Young and Melissa Santos, I'm Madusa Miceli! Keep on rockin' and rollin'!"