"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 73 (Week 146)

*This episode was taped before the Femme Fatales/Stardom tour began, so some of the talent on the broadcast are actually in Japan currently.*

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, it's all tag teams tonight, as we'll have the entire semi-final bracket of the 'Mixed Match Challenge' and a Bantamweight Tag Team Championship main event!"

Renee Young: "Yes! 'Puro Dream' will do battle with 'Robe Warriors,' while 'B&C BayBay' takes on 'Team Little Big!'"

Melissa Santos: "And, in the grudge match months in the making, 'Power Stones' defend the Bantamweight Tag Team Championship against 'Ocean Queens' in the main event! What a night!"

Miceli: "You said it! So, let's get it started!"

Match One ~ "Show Time Femme Fatales Mixed Match Challenge" ~ "Robe Warriors" ("Glorious" Bobby Roode & Charlotte Flair) vs. "Puro Dream" (Kota Ibushi & Kairi Hojo)

Phenomenal match-up. Easily the best of the night. This match had everything--drama, excitement, momentum shifts, the whole nine yards. Hojo hit her "Diving Elbow" Drop" on Charlotte and had the cover while the referee was trying to break up Roode and Ibushi on the outside. Becky Lynch ran down to the ring and leveled Hojo with a chair shot to the back of the head. She then rolled Charlotte over on her and scooted out of the ring just before the referee turned around to see the pin.

Winners = "Robe Warriors" by pinfall in 23:06

Miceli: "What a dirty win for Charlotte and Bobby Roode!"

Young: "Kairi had her dead to rights until Becky Lynch made the save!"

Santos: "Dirty or not, 'Robe Warriors' move onto the finals!"

Miceli: "We'll see who they're opponents are going to be after the break!"

Miceli: "We're back! Lilian Garcia is in the locker room with our victors."

Lilian Garcia: "I'm here with 'Robe Warriors,' who just defeated 'Puro Dream' and has advanced to the finals of the 'Mixed Match Challenge.' Now Charlotte, you looked to be in danger of being pinned before your best friend Becky Lynch interfered in the match and made the save that one it for you. You can't really be proud of a win through those nefarious means."

Charlotte Flair: "As my dad would say, 'A win's a win, Lilian! Woooo!'"

Bobby Roode: "And, besides that, Kota Ibushi cheated the entire match! He attacked me outside the ring! If the referee had been doing her job, they'd have been disqualified long before we pinned them! So, either way, we'd be in the finals!"

Garcia: "Speaking of the finals, your opponents will be either 'B&C BayBay' or 'Team Little Big.' Do you have a preference as to which team you face?"

Roode: "It doesn't really matter, because we believe we're the team to beat. But, in all honesty, we'd like to the best team available, and that's 'B&C.'"

Flair: "Adam and Britt all the way. Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss have no business in this tournament and they're about to be put in their place!"

Garcia: "Well, I guess we'll see you next week in the finals."

Flair: "They might as well give us the win now! We're going to go out there next week and do it with flair! Woooo!"

Roode: "And when we win, it'll be absolutely...glorious!"

Garcia: "Back to you, Madusa."

Miceli: "Well, 'Robe Warriors' seem to be brimming with confidence. Let's see who they'll face!"

Match Two ~ "Show Time Femme Fatales Mixed Match Challenge" ~ "B&C BayBay" (Adam Cole & Britt Baker) vs. "Team Little Big" ("The Monster Among Men" Braun Strowman & "The Goddess" Alexa Bliss)

This match was dominated by the females, mainly because Adam Cole wouldn't stay in the ring with Braun Strowman. Honestly, that's sound strategy. Braun is nearly unstoppable these days, so keeping him outside the ring seems to be the best plan for victory. Baker and Bliss exchanged advantages throughout the match. Baker eventually took over and kept Alexa away from the tag for several minutes. Bliss finally made her comeback after evading a "Super Kick" and hitting a "Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors Takedown." She inched her way toward Braun as Baker tried to grab her leg. Bliss countered with a mule kick, then launched herself at Braun for the tag. The place went ballistic as Braun frothed at the chance to get in the ring. Cole's eyes were as big as saucers when he saw the charging Strowman. He tried to run, but Braun grabbed his tights and jerked him into a "Uranage." He followed up with a "Clothesline" and a "Running Tackle" that catapulted Cole sky high. Strowman called for the "Running Powerslam" and scooped Cole onto his shoulders. Bliss hit a running "Dropkick" on Baker as Braun planted Cole for the pin.

Winners = "Team Little Big" by pinfall in 20:14

The winners celebrated after the bell.

Miceli: "What a win! 'Team Little Big' keeps marching through this tournament!"

Young: "Are you kidding me right now?! Braun and Bliss might be the pairing of the year!"

Santos: "Huge victory! 'Team Little Big' versus 'Robe Warriors' in the finals next week!"

Miceli: "Oh my! What a night, and it's not over yet! Our main event is still to come after this!"

Miceli: "We're back and it's championship main event time! And, we just heard that Commissioner Aikawa has made it 'No disqualification!' This is going to be a war and I can't wait for it!"

Match Three ~ NWA: Femme Fatales Bantamweight Tag Team Championship ~ "Power Stones" (Jurina Matsui & Shiroma Miru) vs. "Ocean Queens" (Barracuda Nakanishi & Stingray Shizuka with Octopus Suda)

This was the scintillating fight we knew it would be. All four ladies really went at it. Jurina was out for revenge, while Shiroma seemed to keep it scientific, only trading holds and counters before tagging out. Perhaps she was hoping to show her superior acumen. For the second match in a row, Matsui got caught by her opponents and isolated. She was in big trouble before getting the "hot tag" to Miru. Shiroma hit a couple of "Dropkicks" and had things cooking. Jurina joined the fray and it became a four-way brawl. Miru knocked the referee down when she flew at Nakanishi. Jurina hit "Destino" on Shizuka, who was out of it. As soon as Matsui sat up, Octopus Suda hit a vicious "Shining Wizard." Stingray threw her arm across Matsui's chest and the referee had no choice but to count. Barracuda held Miru back.

Winners and NEW NWA: Femme Fatales Bantamweight Tag Team Champions = "Ocean Queens" by pinfall in 14:56

Miceli: "Well, it looks like that 'No DQ' stip came back to bite 'Power Stones,' as Octopus Suda blatantly interfered. But, the referee couldn't do anything about it!"

Young: "Yep, they took advantage of the rules, or lack thereof!"

Santos: "It looked like Jurina had Stingray right where she wanted her! Octopus sensed that and ran in with the 'Shining Wizard' right to the temple! Brutal!"

Miceli: "Like it or not, we've got new champions! 'Ocean Queens' seem to have Jurina and Shiroma's number. Fans, it's been an action-packed hour tonight! We now know which two teams will compete in the tournament finals next Tuesday on the Show Time Power Hour! 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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