"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 63 (Week 126)

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! Mamacitas, we are two days away from Winter WonderSlam!"

Renee Young: "We are so excited for the first joint event between NWA: Femme Fatales and NWA: Show Time! It's going to be epic!"

Melissa Santos: "A total of ten huge matches that night are going to bring the house down!"

Miceli: "That's right! What started as an eight-match card has now become ten thanks to the 'Pre-event Kickoff,' which will be a free stream on nwashowtime.com before the paid stream kicks off! As we heard on Tuesday, Commissioner Ric Flair announced an NWA: Show Time Tag Team Championship match. Commissioner Aikawa will announce our match a little later on! But, that's not the only thing we've got tonight! AJ Lee will go one-on-one with Ruby Riot! 'Oedo Tai' and Sumire Natsu will face 'Actwres Girl'Z!' And, in the main event, Kairi Hojo and Mayu Iwatani will take on Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch! Is this a 'go home' episode or what?! Let's get it started!"

Match One ~ "Acwres Girl'Z" (Soari Anou, Mizuki Arai, Tae Honma, Inko Haku, & Maki Kumai) with Mao Kaneshiro vs. "Oedo Tai" (Hana Kimura, Kris Wolf, Tam Nakano, & Yumi Ohka) and Sumire Natsu with "Enfōsutā (Enforcer)" Reika Saiki

This was a chaotic ten-woman match. Bodies were strewn everywhere before it was done. "Actwres Girl'Z" were impressive, particularly the tall and athletic Maki Kumai, who had a chance to shine several times throughout the match. But, "Oedo Tai" is filled with veteran talent and the alliance with Sumire Natsu's "Dynasty" was solidified on this night. Inko Haku appeared to have Kris Wolf defeated, but Natsu's "Enforcer" Reika Saiki blasted Haku in the head and rolled Wolf on top of her before the referee turned around to see what happened.

Winners = "Oedo Tai" & Sumire Natsu by pinfall in 10:24

Miceli: "What a crazy match! Reika Saiki turned the tide in that one for sure! This looks like an unholy alliance between 'Oedo Tai' and 'The Dynasty.'"

Maya Yukihi, Aoi Kizuki, and Moeka Haruhi came to the ring to celebrate, then both of the "super powers" jumped on "Actwres Girl'Z" until Jurina Matsui and Shiroma Miru made the save.

Miceli: "Jurina and Shiroma just had to get some ahead of their title defense against Aoi and Moeka!"

Young: "The newly-named 'Power Stones' look like just that out there!"

Santos: "That's going to be a great match for the Bantamweight Tag team Championship! But, 'Oedo Tai' and 'The Dynasty' forming this alliance does not bode well for the Bantamweight division or NWA: Femme Fatales altogether!"

Miceli: "Yeah, I'd say that this is an unholy alliance for sure! Fans, we've got to take a commercial break. We'll be back with AJ Lee versus Ruby Riot next!"

Miceli: "We're back! Before we go to the ring, Lauira Cruz is standing by in the dressing room with AJ Lee. Laura, take it away, honey!"

Laura Cruz: "I'm 'Locker Room Lovely' Laura Cruz, here with AJ Lee, who is set to face her former ally and now bitter enemy Ruby Riot in moments. AJ, what's your mindset going into a match with someone who was a best friend just weeks ago?"

AJ Lee: "Laura, you've been in this business long enough to know how fickle it can be. There are very few true friendships in professional wrestling. I have one or two girls I've remained friends with over the years. I thought Ruby and Mary would be in that group as well. I never expected them to turn on me. Then, to say that I held them down?! What a load of crap! I brought them into this company! I won championships with them! We took on the establishment and won! Well, they say the inmates are running 'The Asylum' now! I guess I'm going to have to put down this little riot and take back control of the crazies!"

Cruz: "There you have it. Madusa, back to you."

Miceli: "Wow! AJ is fired up and for good reason! Lilian Garcia is with Ruby Riot in the other locker room. Let's hear what she has to say."

Lilian Garcia: "I'm here with 'The Asylum,' who in a few short minutes will send Ruby Riot to face former partner AJ Lee. Ruby, you guys brutally turned on AJ in the middle of a match and have targeted her ever since. What will it take to satisfy you in this feud?"

Ruby Riot: "First of all, get your facts straight! We did not turn on AJ Lee! She held us down and wanted all the glory for herself! We just defended our territory! Now, we're the bad guys?! And, you ask what it will take to satisfy us?! We want to spill AJ's blood and break her spirit! When we leave her a shell of her former self, we'll be good and satisfied!"

Mary Dobson: "It all begins tonight!"

Garcia: "Strong words from 'The Asylum.' Back to you, Madusa."

Miceli: "Strong words indeed. Let's see if the ring can contain them!"

Match Two ~ AJ Lee vs. Ruby Riot with "Crazy" Mary Dobson

If Ruby Riot wasn't enough for AJ Lee to deal with, the constant interference of Dobson was yet another mountain to climb. Mary snuck in some sort of cheap shot every time the referee's back was turned. AJ mounted an offensive several times, only to be thwarted by the combined efforts of her former stable mates. AJ finally put an end to Dobson's shenanigans after a "Suicide Dive" took Mary out. AJ then really went after Riot and locked in the "Black Widow." Riot fought her guts out to escape or get to the ropes. She began to fade fast. Dobson jumped into the ring and blasted AJ to end the match.

Winner = AJ Lee by disqualification in 12:38

After the match, Dobson and Riot went for a "Spike Piledriver" (reminiscent of what they hit the night they turned on AJ). Sexy Star ran to ringside and hit a "Dropkick" off the top rope to break up the move. "The Asylum" fled the ring before any further damage was done. Then, Commissioner Yuzuki Aikawa came to the ring.

Yuzuki Aikawa: "I am here to announce the NWA: Femme Fatales match that will take place on the Winter WonderSlam 'Pre-event Kickoff.' Now is the perfect time to do it in this present company. In a tag team match, 'The Asylum' will face AJ Lee and a partner of her choosing."

The crowd howled with delight. Ruby Riot grabbed a microphone.

Riot: "Good! We can't wait to get our hands on you again! But, who you gonna get as a partner, AJ?! You can't use her (referring to Sexy Star)! She already has a match?! Your 'bestie' Celeste is out of the country for the rest of the year and you've burned all your other bridges! You've got no one! It's gonna be a 'Handicap' match!"

AJ Lee took the microphone from Aikawa.

Lee: "Yeah, I've burned a lot of bridges in my day. And yes, Celeste is in Europe for two weeks. But, I have a friend or two left. I'll be in Greensboro Saturday and I'll have a partner!"

Miceli: "As if the event wasn't spectacular enough, it just keeps getting better! Fans, we have to take another break. When we return, we'll see our huge tag team main event! Stay with us!"

Miceli: "We're back and it's main event time! Let's go to the ring for what should be an explosive match!"

Match Three ~ Kairi Hojo & Mayu Iwatani vs. "The Four Horsewomen" (Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch) with "Money in the Bank" Mercedes KV

This match was a thing of beauty. Two sets of best friends and longtime partners battling it out. Hojo and Iwatani had revenge on their minds after last week's sneak attack from "The Horsewomen." Flair and Lynch looked to get some type of advantage ahead of their title defense on Saturday. It was a war of attrition in many respects. Hold for hold, counter for counter, these ladies pulled out all the stops. There were several spectacular spots throughout. Iwatani and Hojo both hit synchronized "Suicide Dives" onto their opponents. Charlotte hit a "Corkscrew Moonsault" from the top rope to the floor that took out everyone. Lynch got in on the act with a "Beck-sloper Suplex" on Iwatani from the ring apron to the floor. In the end, Lynch had Iwatani trapped in "DisArm Her." Hojo broke the hold with a "Super Kick" that hit Lynch in the chin and nearly took her head off. Charlotte went for a "Yakuza Kick," but Hojo ducked it and Charlotte got her leg stuck over the top rope. KV hopped up on the apron for an assist to Charlotte. Iwatani recovered and "Dropkicked" Charlotte and KV to the floor as Hojo scaled the ropes and hit a picture-perfect "Diving Elbow Drop" for the win.

Winners = Kairi Hojo & Mayu Iwatani by pinfall in 25:51

Miceli: "What a momentum building win by Kairi and Mayu!"

Young: "That was an absolutely fantastic match! Big win for Hojo and Iwatani ahead of their Trios Championship match on Saturday!"

Santos: "That was tag team wrestling at its best, men or women! Wow!"

Davina Rose joined her compatriots and they squared off with Hojo and Iwatani, only to see Saki Akai coming flying to the ring with a steel chair. "The Four Horsewomen" cleared the ring but continued to jaw at ringside.

Miceli: "Fans, this is a volatile situation! We'll take a break and see if we can restore order. Back in a minute!"

Miceli: "We're back. Well, we got that last situation contained, but now the Women's Champion Priscilla Kelly is on her way out to the ring."

Kelly came slinking out to the ring. She had a microphone in her hand and the Women's Championship belt around her waist.

Priscilla Kelly: "Tick, tock. Tick, tock goes the clock! It makes its fateful countdown to Saturday evening and the world will descend upon Greensboro, North Carolina for a magical event they call Winter WonderSlam 2K17. The problem is that this won't be a magical evening at all. It will be a night filled with darkness, chaos, and violence! At the center of it all will be 'The New Face of Fear.' My liege, Bray Wyatt, will slay 'The Beast' once and for all. And I, I will beckon Io Shirai to visit my dark playground one more time. Io, they will treat us like dogs when they cage us up. Our game will not be one of whimsy, but of blood and bones. Io, we shall play once more, but only one of us will leave the playground. After Saturday, the game will be over for you, Io. Now, I have my eye on a new playmate. She is a fun one! They call her 'Kabuki Killer.' Oh Sakura, won't you come out and play?"

Sakura made an entrance to the ring in a way that only her macabre mind could conjure. She slowly stepped into the ring and stared Kelly in the eyes, her head tilted sideways, almost mesmerized. Suddenly, Kelly let out a guttural, piercing scream and shoved Sakura down into the corner. She very quickly pounced on and mounted Sakura, still screaming and sticking out her tongue mere inches from Sakura's face.

Sakura tried to fend the champion off, but became almost paralyzed in terror. This was odd from Sakura, who typically intimidates her opponents. Then, for no apparent reason, Kelly jumped up, grabbed her championship belt and left the ring without uttering another word.

Miceli: "What a bizarre ending to the program today! But man, what an hour! We cannot wait until these two days are up! Winter WonderSlam 2K17 is going to be a phenomenal night! Go to nwashowtime.com right now and order the live stream! And, 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'!"

The episode faded to black with the image of a startled and confused Sakura still sitting in the ring.