"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 40 (Week 79)

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! Girls, we've got a war zone today for an episode, with two huge 'Steel Cage' matches on tap!"

Renee Young: "It's going to be violent tonight!"

Melissa Santos: "We don't usually have a lot of blood and guts here, but we may this evening!"

Miceli: "You're right about that! before we go any further, we have to talk about an incident that went down on the road this past Saturday. We were in Greenville, SC, for a live event, that featured a Tag Team Title defense by 'New Wave' against 'Seven Star Sisters.' In the middle of the match, Yumi Ohka simply walked away from the ring and never returned. She left Yoko Bito to defend the championships alone. After several minutes of taking a double-team beating, Bito finally went down in defeat. So, 'Seven Star Sisters' are your new champions. The bigger story here is why Yumi Ohka walked out on Yoko Bito. Now, Bito is in the main event tonight against 'The Dollhouse,' and she has not granted any interviews as of yet. We'll keep you posted on this situation as we get information. For now, let's get this 'cage' match themed episode underway!"

Match One ~ NWA: Femme Fatales Television Championship ~ "Steel Cage" match ~ Hikaru Shida with "The Boss" Manami Toyota vs. ACT Yasukawa with Chelsea Diamond

If this ends up as their final war, it was one to behold. They threw everything but the kitchen sink at one another. The cage became a very useful weapon for both ladies, as flesh was torn to shreds by the steely mesh. Both ladies were bleeding within the first six minutes of the match. It was a battle of attrition for most of the contest. Yasukawa took an advantage half-way in, but Shida stormed back at the end. Ultimately, Shida hit a "Falcon Arrow," then scaled all the way to the top of the cage for a "Superfly Leap," giving the "I love you" hand signals before jumping, in homage to the recently deceased Jimmy Snuka. Shida flattened Yasukawa for the finish.

Winner and STILL NWA: Femme Fatales Television Champion = Hikaru Shida by pinfall in 25:10

Shida dragged herself out of the ring with the help of Toyota and raised her championship belt as high as her weary body would let her.

Miceli: "Man, what a match! That was awesome!"

Young: "I'm breathless! The 'Superfly Leap' from the top of the cage?! Are you kidding me?!"

Santos: "Hikaru Shida found another level tonight! Phenomenal finish!"

Miceli: "We'll be back after this commercial break with our big six-woman main event!"

Miceli: "Fans, we're back! Before we go to the ring, Laura Cruz has caught up with Queen Maya backstage. Laura, take it away!"

Laura Cruz: "Hello, everyone! I'm 'Locker Room Lovely' Laura Cruz, here with the newest Heavyweight division competitor, Queen Maya. Maya, you have international experience against a myriad of opponents. But, it looked like, at your debut in Femme Fatales, you singled out the Heavyweight Champion Jessicka Havok. I guess you decided to go right to the top of the food chain."

Queen Maya: "I have conquered women all over the world in order to prove my dominance. Now, I am here in NWA: Femme Fatales to conquer more ladies. But, if I am to call myself a queen, I must therefore sit on a throne. That means that I must win the Heavyweight Champion from Jessicka Havok. Yes, she is big and powerful, but I am bigger and more powerful. She will know humility in a very short while."

Cruz: "It was very clear that Havok did not like you trying to upstage her a couple of weeks ago. I've heard she is looking for you."

Maya: "I did not upstage Jessicka Havok. I simply made my intentions known. If she was upset by it, that means that she is afraid of what will happen to her if we faced off. If she is looking for me, she should not have to look very hard. I am over six feet tall and am built like a Greek goddess. I am not difficult to find."

Cruz: "So, it's safe to say that you are officially challenging Jessicka Havok to a title match?"

Maya: "I need not challenge. I am an international superstar. I have earned the right to fight for that championship. I am calling Jessicka havoc out."

Cruz: "There you have it. Strong words from a strong woman. Back to you, Madusa."

Miceli: "Queen Maya is barking up the right tree if she wants a fight. Jessicka Havok will take on anyone!"

Young: "Havok will not take very kindly to being called afraid. I can tell you that!"

Santos: "After that interview, it's on! Jessicka Havok will be stalking Queen Maya!"

Miceli: "Well, it's time for our main event! Six ladies. One cage. Plenty of bad feelings. This will be a good one!"

Match Two ~ "Steel Cage" match ~ "Threedom"--Kairi Hojo, Yoko Bito, & Mayu Iwatani vs. "The Dollhouse"--Brooke Adams, Santana Garrett, & "Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon

"The Dollhouse" entered the cage first, a little apprehensive of their surroundings. The scene shifted to backstage, where Mayu Iwatani left the "Joshi Mafia" dressing room and went down the hall to Kairi Hojo's dressing room. Hojo emerged and the two walked toward Yoko Bito's dressing room. When they knocked on the door, no one answered. they knocked again. Still no answer. Then they swung the door open and found Bito face-down on the floor. As they walked in, Yumi Ohka darted from behind a partition and out the door. Iwatani gave chase for a second, but lost Ohka in the hallway. Hojo attempted to revive Bito, who was out cold. Hojo screamed, "Watashi wa isha o hitsuyō to suru (I need a doctor)!" Iwatani summoned a nearby trainer, who ran in and began to attend to Bito, who still lay motionless. The trainer sent Hojo and Iwatani out of the room, and they walked into the hallway. They ran into General Manager AJ Lee there.

AJ Lee: "Don't you think you should be heading to the ring right about now? You are my main event tonight!"

Kairi: "Yoko is hurt. Yumi Ohka attacked her!"

Lee: "That's a real shame. I'll tell you what! You two go to the ring and start the match. I'll find you a suitable partner. Let's get this show on the road!"

Hojo and Iwatani trepidatiously entered ringside and approached the ring. They knew that, once they were inside the cage and the door shut, it would be three-on-two until their partner arrived. They jumped in and went right to work on their opponents, overwhelming them with speed and technique. Eventually, "The Dollhouse" took over based on the sheer numbers of the situation. Approximately ten minutes into the battle, Hojo and Iwatani had been hammered on. They desperately needed the odds to be evened. Just then, Io Shirai came sprinting to the ring. She was followed by AJ Lee and Commissioner Yuzuki Aikawa, who looked slightly annoyed. Io did not even wait until the cage door had been unlocked. She bounded the side of the steel fencing and began scaling the cage. When she got to the top, she hit a huge "Flying Body Press" onto Leon, taking her out. She began to clean house, taking down each member of "The Dollhouse" one by one. Hojo and Iwatani seemed to be energized by this. After a brief six-woman melee, the referee regained control and this settled into a brilliant match. The action went back and forth. Iwatani and Garrett both were lacerated on the steel and were bleeding from the foreheads. Hojo was fighting on instinct, as she took the brunt of the offense while the match was handicapped. Io looked fantastic, even though she was a last-minute replacement. Adams was particularly vicious and has been so since rejoining her original group. She tried to rip the flesh off of Shirai's arm, opening up a jagged cut. Io fended her off, but the damage was done. The climax of the match saw all six women back in the ring together. Hojo and Leon were fighting on the top rope. Leon got knocked off. Hojo then hit her vaunted "Flying Elbow Drop." Io ran up the ropes and hit her "Moonsault" on a helpless Leon.

Winners = Kairi Hojo, Mayu Iwatani, & Io Shirai by pinfall in 31:19

Miceli: "Epic match! Just epic!"

Young: "How tantalizingly violent! That was a war!"

Santos: "Io Shirai saved the day in that one! What a fight!"

Miceli: "Wow! All I can say is, wow! Wait a minute. We're hearing that something is going on in the back!"

The scene cut to backstage, where Queen Maya and Jessicka Havok were brawling. Officials came in and broke them up. Havok was shouting, "You want a piece of me?! Next week! Next week! I'll put the belt up!"

Queen Maya shouted in return, "You're on!"

Miceli: "Whoa! It looks like we might have a Heavyweight Championship match next week! For now, we're out of time. Please join us next Thursday on TNT for more Femme Fatales! For Renee Young and Melissa Santo, I'm Madusa Miceli! Keep on rockin' and rollin'!"