"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 72 (Week 143)

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're three days away from NWA Spring Stampede IV and we have a great episode lined up tonight, with the continuation of the 'Mixed Match Challenge!'"

Renee Young: "That's right! As was announced this week, Charlotte Flair will defend the Women's Championship one-on-one against Kairi Hojo at the pay-per-view! But tonight, we'll see 'Death Machines' Jessicka Havok and Solomon Crowe take on the husband and wife duo of CM Punk and AJ Lee, 'Best in the World!'"

Melissa Santos: "Yep! We'll also see Io Shirai back in action, as she's been challenged by Heavyweight Champion Viper!"

Miceli: "If that's not enough, Priscilla Kelly will take on Saki Akai in our first match-up! Let's get to it!"

Match One ~ Priscilla Kelly vs. Saki Akai with Demi Bennett

This was an all-important match for Akai, her highest profile singles encounter since being signed as a ''Second Chance Talent." That, and she was challenged recently by Tay Melo and Julia Ho to step it up. Kelly was her methodical best, playing the sultry seductress to a tee. Akai used a bevy of kicks and other martial arts strikes to keep Priscilla at bay, but it was all for naught. Kelly used her cunning to sidestep and attempted "Yakuza Kick" by Saki and cinched in her "Tilt-a-Whirl Dragon Sleeper." Akai was locked in center ring with Kelly's legs draped around her waist in an anaconda-like grip. Akai began to fade and had no choice but to tap out.

Winner = Priscilla Kelly by submission in 14:11

Miceli: "Great win by top contender Priscilla Kelly!"

Just then, Melo and Ho came from backstage and entered the ring, berating Akai, who was still trying to recover. Bennett tried to play peacemaker, to no avail. Ho and Melo got into Akai's face. Melo pie-faced Akai, who struck back with a "Spinning Backfist." Ho then jumped Saki as well. Melo and Ho kicked Akai mercilessly until Bennett once again stepped in. Just when it looked like she had calmed the situation down, Demi then lit into Akai with a flurry of punches and kicks as well. The three laid the boots to Akai and left her laying.

Miceli: "What the heck are we seeing here?!"

Young: "They've all turned on Saki Akai!"

Santos: "We thought she had at least one friend in Demi Bennett, but that's not the case either!"

Miceli: "We've got to take a break and get some help for Saki! Stay with us, fans. We'll be back in a moment."

Miceli: "We're back! While trainers attended to Saki Akai, we dispatched Lilian Garcia to cath up with the rest of 'Fight Club.'"

The scene shifted to backstage, where Lilian Garcia was shown running up to "Fight Club."

Lilian Garcia: "Demi, what's going on?! why did you three just attack Saki Akai?!"

Demi Bennett: "These girls were right all along! She's dead weight and we just cut bait! Saki Akai is fired from 'Fight Club!'"

Tay Melo: "Saki Akai é um idiota! Nós apenas fizemos um favor ao mundo (Saki Akai is a chump! We just did the world a favor)!"

The three then stormed off.

Garcia: "There you have it. It sounds like Tay Melo and Julia Ho have gotten into Demi Bennett's head. Back to you, Madusa."

Miceli: "Thanks, Lilian. Well, Demi Bennett definitely flipped the script here tonight! Wow! Fans, moving right along, it's time for some 'Show Time Femme Fatales Mixed Match Challenge' action! Let's go back to the ring!"

Match Two ~ "Show Time Femme Fatales Mixed Match Challenge" ~ "Best in the World" (CM Punk & AJ Lee) vs. "Death Machines" ("Death Machine" Jessicka Havok & Solomon Crowe)

This match was an instant hit with fans. There was great action and drama throughout. Havok dominated her sequences with Lee, while Punk took the fight to Crowe. But Solomon, not to be outdone, was sadistic nonetheless. We very nearly saw an upset. The originally assigned referee (Summer Rae) was inadvertently knocked out of the ring. Senior Official Carly Rae ran down to the ring to take over. She counted a pin on Punk by Crowe.

Winners = "Death Machines" by pinfall in 15:23

As Solomon and Jessicka celebrated, Summer Rae conferred with Carly Rae and informed her of the foreign object Crowe used to blast Punk. Carly Rae ordered the match to be restarted. Punk quickly leveled with a corner knee strike, followed by "Go to Sleep" for the quick pin.

Winners = "Best in the World" by pinfall in a total match time of 15:40

Miceli: "At least justice prevailed in that one! Good call by Summer Rae from the floor to see the foreign object!"

Young: "Crowe and Havok nearly stole one, but the refs got it right!"

Santos: "Bravo to Summer Rae and Carly Rae for sorting that out!"

Miceli: "So, the quarterfinals are set and will begin next week! Fans, we'll take another break, then we'll be back with our big main event!"

Miceli: "We're back! Fans, Lilian Garcia is with Viper, who issued the challenge to Io Shirai on behalf of 'The International Bad Girls Club.' Let's see what she has to say about the match."

Garcia: "I'm here with Viper and Toni Storm. Viper, you issued a challenge to Io Shirai on social media after her thirty-minute classic with your best friend Toni on last week's episode. Why?"

Viper: "Because Io is getting all the press for that match, but it was Toni who carried her! If they had one more minute of time, Toni would have pinned her for sure! Our group is the best in the company, but no one wants to give us the time of day! I am the Heavyweight Champion and I won the belt in my first match here! Toni was a long-time TV Champ as well! Tenille is one of the best in the world! We deserve better! After I squash Io tonight, we'll get the attention we should have all along!"

Toni Storm: "They don't call her the 'Vixen of Violence' for nothing, do they?! Viper is going to strike down on Io Shirai early and often! I started the job last week! Viper's going to finish it tonight!"

Garcia: "Strong words from Viper. Let's see how this match plays out. Back to you, Madusa."

Miceli: "This is going to be good! Let's go to Jessica Rose for the call!"

Match Three ~ Io Shirai with Manami Toyota vs. "Vixen of Violence" Viper with Toni Storm

This was a classic "David vs. Goliath" tale. Io spent her time trying to chop down the Redwood that was Viper. Viper used all of her heavy-hitting offense to perfection. It looked for a while like Shirai would be outmatched. However, she used some impressive strength to overpower Viper, hitting an extraordinary "Rolling Deadlight German Suplex" that had the crowd shouting with awe. Viper missed a corner splash, then got dropped on her head with a "Straight Jacket German Suplex" that got Io the three-count.

Winner = Io Shirai by pinfall in 20:03

After the match, Storm and Viper promptly went after Io. She tried to fight back, but had nothing for them. Out of nowhere, "The Four Horsewomen" sprinted to the ring and ran off Storm and Viper. The crowd was mixed in their reaction, not knowing what would happen next. Io backed up into the corner, readying for another attack. However, Charlotte and company just glared at Io. Then, Charlotte gave a head nod of respect and they calmly walked to the back.

Miceli: "Talk about bizarre! Not too long ago, 'The Four Horsewomen' had a feud with 'Joshi Mafia!' Now, they made the save for Io! I thought for sure they were out there to pick their spot and lay her out, but they didn't!"

Young: "I don't get it either! Then, to see them give Io the head nod and just walk away! It was almost surreal!"

Santos: "It seems like the calm before the storm, but who knows with 'The Horsewomen?!' One minute they're teaming with you and the next they're jumping you in the parking lot!"

Miceli: "Very interesting indeed! Well folks, we're out of time for this week. 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'!"

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