"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 64 (Week 128)

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! Fans, we've got a hot one tonight!"

Renee Young: "Listen to this 'dream match' main event! Kairi Hojo will go on-on-one with Charlotte Flair!"

Melissa Santos: "That is going to be a phenomenal match-up! We just saw those two go at it a couple of weeks ago in tag team action, but fans have waited to see them face off in a singles match!"

Miceli: "Two of the top women on the planet will go at it tonight! We'll also see Mio Shirai defend the Bantamweight Championship against a former champion in Aoi Kizuki! And, we'll start it off with 'Foreign Exchange' versus 'Fight Club' in what should be a hard-hitting tag team match! Let's go to the ring!"

Match One ~ "Foreign Exchange" (Tay Melo & Nicole Zhau with Julia "WillKilla" Ho) vs. "Fight Club" (Demi Bennett & Saki Akai)

This was the heavy-hitting strikefest fans expected. Both teams have athletes with MMA and martial arts backgrounds. Bennett was a kicking machine as the tallest wrestler in the match. Her soccer and martial arts background was on display. Akai looked her normal smooth self. Melo was on her game as well. Zhao seemed a little off with her timing. She was devastating when she was on the offensive, but she appeared to be a half-step slower than normal. Perhaps she is dealing with an undisclosed injury or illness, but she wasn't herself. This caused the team problems because of the lack of continuity. Zhao eventually fell victim to Bennett's "Solefood" for the victory.

Winners = "Fight Club" by pinfall in 9:22

Miceli: "Impressive win for 'Fight Club,' which keeps stacking up wins. They might be in line for a Tag Team Title match after defeating the former champions!"

Young: "Bennett and Akai are a great fit! They could seriously challenge Shida and Syuri!"

Santos: "Great win, but I'm wondering what was up with Nicole Zhao tonight. She didn't look quite right."

Miceli: "I agree. Something is definitely up with her."

Melo and Zhao began to argue, but Julia Ho made sure cooler heads prevailed. Then, "Foreign Exchange" left ringside.

Miceli: "It's good to see that they didn't let that loss come between them. Fans, we have to take a break. We'll be back with our Bantamweight Championship match next!"

Miceli: "We're back! Before we go to the ring, Chiho Nishimori caught up with Aoi Kizuki ahead of her title challenge. let's go backstage."

Chiho Nishimori: "I am here with Aoi Kizuki, who will challenge for the Bantamweight Championship in moments, and her leader, Sumire Natsu. Aoi, anata wa taitoru kikai o motte imasu. Anata wa moto chanpion de, 2-nen mae ni kono taitoru o kakutoku shimashita. Hijō ni osoroshī Mio Shirai kara futatabi katsu tame ni wa nani ga hitsuyōdeshou ka (you have a title opportunity, your first in quite a while. You are a former champion, winning this title two years ago. what will it take to win it again from a very formidable Mio Shirai)?"

Aoi Kizuki: "Watashi wa kono taitoru o ajiwaimashitaga, kantan ni iimashita. Watashi wa sore no yori hitokuchi ga hoshīdesu. Sumire wa katsu junbi ga dekite imasu. Watashi wa kon'ya ​​ futatabi chanpion ni narudeshou (I have tasted this title, but only briefly. I want a bigger mouthful of it. Sumire has me ready to win. I will be a champion again tonight)."

Nishimori: "Konshū no junbi wa dōdatta nodesu ka (What have your preparations been like this week)?"

Kizuki: "Watashi wa, kono kikai ni sonaete, watashi no yūjin zen'in ga watashi no genkai ni oikoma remashita. Sumire Natsu wa Mio ga watashi ni nageru koto ga dekiru mono ni junbi ga dekite iru koto o kakunin shimashita (I have been pushed to my limits by all of my friends in preparation for this opportunity. Sumire Natsu has made sure I am ready for anything Mio can throw at me)."

Sumire Natsu: "Izure ni seyo, watashitachiha sono beruto ni katsudarou (One way or another, we will win that belt)!"

Nishimori: "There you have it. Back to you, Madusa."

Miceli: "Thanks, Chiho! Let's go to the ring and see what Kizuki and Natsu have up their sleeves!"

Match Two ~ NWA: Femme Fatales Bantamweight Championship ~ Mio Shirai with "The Boss" Manami Toyota vs. Aoi Kizuki with Sumire Natsu

It was clear from the get-go that Natsu was at ringside specifically to interfere. She attempted it several times. Shirai was up to the task. She combated both of her opponents with veteran poise. Natsu's cheating ways finally caught up with her as Manami Toyota spun the referee around in time to see Sumire blatantly interfering in the match. The referee immediately called for the bell.

Winner and STILL NWA: Femme Fatales Bantamweight Champion = Mio Shirai by disqualification in 10:40

Miceli: "Brilliant move by Manami Toyota! She made sure the ref knew what was going on!"

Young: "Sumire Natsu tried to interfere several times in that match, and it finally caught up with her!"

Santos: "Who knows if Aoi Kizuki could have won the championship? Sumire Natsu was taking over the match!"

Natsu grabbed a microphone.

Natsu: "Shinpan wa kon'ya anata o sukutta! Raishū, sono beruto o watashi ni oshitsukeru no wa dōdesu ka (The referee saved you tonight! How about putting that belt up against me next week)?!"

Mio raised the title high in the air and nodded her approval. Natsu smiled in the ring, looking like she had gotten exactly what she wanted.

Miceli: "It looks like we'll see if Sumire Natsu can take the measure of Mio Shirai next week! Fans, we have to take a break. We'll be back with our huge main event when we return!"

Miceli: "We're back! Let's go to the ring for this highly anticipated main event!"

Match Three ~ Kairi Hojo vs. Charlotte Flair with "Lass Kicker" Becky Lynch

The fans were salivating for this one. Hojo and Flair stood toe-to-toe in the middle of the ring. Flair was talking trash and Hojo was nodding her head with a scowl on her face. The crowd was eating it up. When they locked up, there was a cheer. The match went hold for hold, with neither woman gaining a clear advantage. It looked as though each combatant could only put together a couple of moves before being countered. Lynch got involved in the match and nearly caused a disqualification inadvertently. Mayu Iwatani ran down to ringside and hit a "Plancha" on Lynch, then chased her through the crowd, making it a truly one-on-one battle. Hojo had the upper hand at the end. She went to the top for her vaunted "Diving Elbow Drop." Charlotte kipped up and knocked Hojo's feet off the top, causing her to tumble headfirst to the mat. Charlotte took advantage with a "Suplex" and went into the "Figure Eight Leglock." Hojo writhed in pain, desparately trying to get to the ropes. She dragged herself and Charlotte over to the bottom rope, finally latching on and breaking the hold. Charlotte was incensed. That had never happened in her career once she had her finisher locked in. She readied for a "Yakuza Kick," but Hojo ducked. She charged in the corner for a "Spear," but Charlotte evaded, sending Kairi crashing into the turnbuckle. Charlotte rolled Hojo up as the referee began to count. Charlotte then wedged her foot in the corner so Hojo couldn't kick out. Kairi flailed frantically, but Charlotte's illegal advantage won her the match.

Winner = Charlotte Flair by pinfall in 28:56

Charlotte celebrated as Hojo vehemently tried to explain to the referee that she had been cheated.

Miceli: "Cheap win for Charlotte in an otherwise fantastic match!"

Young: "It's a shame Charlotte had to cheat to get the pin! She had put on a marquee match-up with Kairi up to that point!"

Santos: "'The Four Horsewomen' win at all costs! She cheated for sure, but a pin over the former World Champion has got to shoot her to the top of the contenders list here in Femme Fatales!"

Miceli: "For sure!"

Just then, the arena lights went out. When they came back on, Priscilla Kelly and Sakura were in the ring. They attacked and laid out both Hojo and Flair. Then, Kelly stood triumphantly over her fallen victims while Sakura crawled around the ring.

Miceli: "That was unexpected from the champion!"

Young: "Clearly, she decided to send a message to two of her top challengers!"

Santos: "I guess she wants Charlotte and Kairi to know who runs things around here!"

Miceli: "Yep! Priscilla and sakura are a force to be reckoned with, as is all of 'The New Face of Fear!" Fans, we're 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'!"

The scene faded to black with Kelly standing tall over her fallen adversaries.