"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 59 (Week 117)

Madusa Miceli: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the hottest hour on television, Femme Fatales! I'm your hostess, Madusa Miceli. With me, as always, are Renee Young and Melissa Santos! Girls, we have two huge eight-woman tag team matches here tonight! Plus, Kana will be defending the Television Championship!"

Renee Young: "Yes! We'll see 'The Four Horsewomen' take on 'The Asylum' and a partner of their choosing! Last time they were given that option, Celeste Bonin showed up! Will we see her again?!"

Melissa Santos: "That's been the point of speculation all week long! In our second eight-woman tag, World Champion Kairi Hojo will team with Mayu Iwatani, Summer Rae, and Laura Cruz to take on 'Joshi Mafia!' That one is going to tear the house down!"

Miceli: "In our first match-up here tonight, Kana has finally granted Toni Storm a rematch for the Television Championship! Let's get it on!"

Match One ~ NWA: Femme Fatales Television Championship ~ Kana with "The Boss" Manami Toyota vs. Toni Storm with Tenille Averil

The rematch was just as hard-hitting as their first encounter. Kana laced Storm with her barrage of kicks and hip attacks. She went for arm submissions a couple of times early on, realizing she needed to put the youngster away quickly to have her best chance to retain. Storm weathered the onslaught like a champion, using her own brand of strong style offense to come back. Ultimately, both ladies ended up on the top rope. Kana tried for a "Superplex," but Storm blocked it and sent Kana tumbling to the mat. Toni then launched herself and came crashing down across Kana's throat with a resounding "Leg Drop," which she calls "Eye of the Storm." She grapevined both of Kana's legs for the pin. Kana kicked out milliseconds after the referee struck the third count.

Winner and NEW NWA: Femme Fatales Television Champion = Toni Storm by pinfall in 14:09

Miceli: "We've got a new champion, right off the bat tonight! Toni Storm did it!"

Young: "This is easily Storm's biggest victory to date! She is coming into her own and now represents the most watched female wrestling program in the world!"

Santos: "What a match and a huge victory for Toni Storm against the longest-reigning Television Champion in company history!"

Kana was berating the referee, stating that she had kicked out. The commentators watched a slow-motion replay that showed her shoulder left the mat just after the three.

Miceli: "Fans, Kana is throwing a fit in the ring right now! This makes two championships 'Joshi Mafia' has lost recently! Their reign of dominance might be coming to an end! Fans, let's take a break! We'll be back with the first of our two eight-woman tag team matches in a couple of minutes!"

Miceli: "We're back, folks. Let's take you backstage, where it looks like Summer Rae might have been attacked!"

The scene shifted backstage, where trainers were attending to Summer Rae, who was down in the backstage corridor. Around her were her partners Laura Cruz, Kairi Hojo, and Mayu Iwatani. Cruz was upset and began pressing the trainers for answers.

Laura Cruz: "Is she going to be okay?!"

Trainer: "She's showing signs of a concussion. I'm ruling her out of the match tonight."

Cruz: "What?! They're going to pay for this! Guys, please take care of my friend!"

The trainers assisted Rae into the training room. Cruz, Hojo, and Mayu were instructed not to follow them in. They began to talk outside the training room.

Kairi Hojo: "I guess it will be four-on-three now."

Mayu Iwatani: "We must show our hearts."

Cruz: "We're all heart, ladies! But, I have an idea. One of my best friends is visiting from Japan and she's in the locker room now. She even has her gear with her! Let's go talk to (Commissioner Yuzuki) Aikawa about a new partner!"

The three walk off with a purpose.

Miceli: "What development! Fans, Chiho Nishimori is standing by with Kana after her title loss. Let's go to the locker room now!"

Chiho Nishimori: "I am here with Kana and 'The Boss' Manami Toyota. Kana was just defeated by Toni Storm for the Television Championship. Kana, Watashi wa ima anata no kangae o etai to omoimasu (I'd like to get your thoughts right now)."

Kana began to pace and scream indiscriminately.

Manami Toyota: "Kana wa ima hanasu kibun wanai! Kanojo wa ubawareta! Kanojo wa oidasa re, shinpan wa tonikaku Toni Storm ni beruto o watashita! `Joshi Mafia' ni taisuru inbō ga ari, wareware wa sore o toru tsumori wanai (Kana is in no mood to talk right now! She was robbed! She kicked out and the referee gave the belt to Toni Storm anyway! There is a conspiracy against 'Joshi Mafia' and we're not going to take it)!"

Nishimori: "Inbō? Anata wa nani ni tsuite hanashite imasu ka (Conspiracy? What are you talking about)?"

Toyota: "`Joshi Mafia' wa 1-nichi-me irai kono kaisha o shihai shite ori, Aikawa-san wa sore o kiniiranai! Kanojo wa watashitachi no taitoru o harau tame ni shinpan o haratte iru ('Joshi Mafia' has dominated this company since day one and Aikawa doesn't like it! She's paying off the referees to cost us our titles)!"

Kana: "Toni wa watashi no beruto o kiru koto ni narete inai kata ga īdesu! Watashi wa sore o torimodoshite iru (Toni better not get used to wearing my belt! I'm taking it back)!"

Kana and Toyota stomp away. The scene cut to Commissioner Aikawa's office, where Kairi Hojo, Mayu Iwatani, and Laura Cruz came walking out with smiles on their faces. They stepped over to the locker room and opened the door to reveal their replacement partner:

Saki Akai, former member of NWA: Femme Fatales and legendary figure in Japan's DDT promotion, had come to visit Cruz and just so happened to bring her gear with her, as all good wrestlers do. Cruz told her to get ready quickly.

Miceli: "Well, it looks like we'll see and eight-woman main event after all! Saki Akai, who we didn't even know was here, has been inserted in Summer Rae's! If 'Joshi Mafia' was looking to get an advantage in this match, their little plan backfired! Let's go to the ring to see who AJ Lee and company have come up with as their mystery partner!"

Match Two ~ "The Four Horsewomen"--Charlotte Flair, "Money in the Bank" Mercedes KV, "Lass Kicker" Becky Lynch, & Davina Rose vs. "The Asylum"--AJ Lee, "Crazy" Mary Dobson, & Ruby Riot with a mystery partner

"The Asylum" came to the ring with no partner, at first. Charlotte Flair grabbed a microphone.

Charlotte Flair: "So, it looks like you couldn't find anyone with guts enough to face us!"

AJ Lee: "You are sadly mistaken, Charlotte! In fact, we found someone who has a little history with you."

Suddenly, this entrance video aired on the tron:

Natalya Neidhart came strutting out to a roar.

The look on Charlotte's face was priceless. These two had a feud several years ago and the two families have never really gotten along. Neidhart came right in and went after Flair, who powdered quickly. The match was frenetic and chaotic, as you might expect. "The Asylum" and Neidhart enjoyed the advantage throughout. Midway in, NWA: Show Time Commissioner and father of Charlotte, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, came to ringside to cheer on "The Four Horsewomen." In the closing moments of the match, the elder Flair's involvement changed the trajectory. Lee had Charlotte in her crosshairs and went to the top rope for a dive. The referee was admonishing Lee's teammates to stay in their corner and out of the ring. Ric took the opportunity to grab AJ's leg. She began to yell at him and stumbled, having to jump off the top rope and into the ring to keep from falling. Charlotte took advantage of the distraction to uncork a huge running "Yakuza Kick." She quickly covered AJ and got the three-count before Riot, Dobson, or Neidhart could break it up.

Winners = "The Four Horsewomen" by pinfall in 15:54

Miceli: "Ric Flair just won the match for his daughter! What a cheat!"

Young: "He calls himself 'the dirtiest player in the game,' and we just saw one reason why!"

Santos: "I can't believe he's able to get away with that kind of stuff in NWA: Show Time!"

Miceli: "Well, when you're personal friends with the owner of the company, you pretty much can do whatever you want. Fans, we have to take another commercial break. We'll be back with our main event! Stay with us!"

Miceli: "We're back! During the commercial, we went on Laura Cruz's social media accounts to check an alert we got. She posted these pictures."

The following pictures flashed as a graphic on screen:

Miceli: "Needless to say, they're ready to go! Jessica Rose, take it away, honey!"

Match Three ~ "Joshi Mafia"--Io Shirai, Mio Shirai, Hikaru Shida, & Syuri with "The Boss" Manami Toyota vs. Kairi Hojo, Mayu Iwatani, Saki Akai, & "Locker Room Lovely" Laura Cruz

This was the fight we all knew it would be. Akai was impressive every time she got into the ring, reminding the crowd how good she is. Everyone else in the match was as good as advertised, including Cruz, who continues to astound with her raw power and skill level. It was very difficult to maintain this match for the referee involved (La Maestra). The ending sequence saw Io hit her "Moonsault" on Cruz, only to see Hojo break up the pin with her "Flying Elbow Drop." After that, "Queen Kongs" came to the ring to cause the disqualification and an unholy beat down on the heroes.

Winners = Kairi Hojo, Mayu Iwatani, Saki Akai, & Laura Cruz by disqualification in 20:04

During the beating, the lights went out and this video aired on the tron:

Bray Wyatt, NWA World Heavyweight Champion and recent signee to NWA: Show Time, came to ringside with his trademark lantern:

He began to laugh maniacally as this graphic flashed on the tron:

Suddenly, the lights came up and Priscilla Kelly, former member of "The Wyatt Family" and disciple of Bray, dragged Io Shirai out of the ring and quickly snapped her off with "Sister Abigail." As the other members of "Joshi Mafia" ran to the outside of the ring, Kelly fled through the crowd, but not before grabbing the NWA: Femme Fatales Women's Championship belt off the timekeeper's table. She and Wyatt walked through the crowd, arm in arm, as "Joshi Mafia" attended to Io.

Miceli: "What the heck did we just see?!"

Young: "Bray Wyatt basically introduced Priscilla Kelly, who still works for NWA: HAWK. She took out Io Shirai and left with her title belt! I'm in shock!"

Santos: "What business do they have here? Bray works for our brother company Show Time, but Priscilla Kelly works for another company altogether!"

Miceli: "Whatever their angle, Priscilla Kelly is now in possession of the Femme Fatales Women's Championship! This cannot stand!"

Another image flashed on the tron:

Then, the wyatt video blurb aired again:

Miceli: "What a chaotic ending to our program this week, folks! We've got to get that belt back! Stay tuned to our website, www.nwafemmefatales.com, for any updates we get on this situation with Priscilla Kelly! Please join us again next Thursday on TNT for more Femme Fatales! For Renee Young and Melissa Santos, I'm medusa Miceli! Keep on rockin' and rollin'!"